Early Glimpses—Recollections of the Mother—Going to 46-71 School at Ma’am Kilbourne’s—His First Letter—District School—The Coming of the New Mother—His First Ride on Horseback—A Merry Household—Fishing Excursions—Minister’s Wood-Spell—Saturday Night—Going to Meeting—The Puritan Sabbath—The Cold of Litchfield Hill—Rats—Work—The Catechism—Formative Influences—Summing Up CHAPTER IV. Boyhood—Sent to School at Bethlehem—The Widow 72-81 Ingersoll’s—Failure—A Champion—Sent to Catharine Beecher’s School in Hartford—Humorous Incidents—Religious Experience CHAPTER V. Boston—Home Atmosphere—Various Experiences—Ethics 82-92 rubbed in by a Six-pound Shot—Discontent—Makes up his Mind to go to Sea—To Study Navigation—Picture of his Life in Boston CHAPTER VI. School-Life at Mount 93-108 Pleasant—Mathematics—Elocution—Testimony of Classmates—Religious Experiences—Troubles—A Romantic Friendship—Another Kind—Letter of Reminiscence—A Royal School-Boy CHAPTER VII. Amherst College—Private Journal—Testimony of 109-135 Classmates—Tutor’s Delight—Begins his Anti-Slavery Career—Spiritual Darkness—Engagement—Letters of his Mother—Experiences in Teaching School—First Sermons—Lecturing—His Reading—The Record CHAPTER VIII. Lane Seminary—Dr. Beecher Called—Home at Walnut 136-156 Hills—Amusing Incidents—Family Meeting—Death of Mrs. Beecher—Extracts from Journal—First Mention of Preaching in the West—Experience in Ecclesiastical Matters—Despondency—Meeting of Synod—Influences of the Times—Revulsion—A Rift along the Horizon—“Full iolly Knight” CHAPTER IX. Call to Preach—License—Examination by Miami 157-180 Presbytery—Refusal to Subscribe to Old School—Ordination by Oxford Presbytery—Visit East—Marriage—Housekeeping CHAPTER X. The New Field—Growth of Influence—Social Life—The 181-209 Secret of Effective Preaching—Editorial Labors—Lectures to Young Men—Call to Brooklyn—Departure CHAPTER XI. Invitation to come East—Call to Plymouth 210-224 Church—Friendly Misgivings—Plainly Outlining his Views—Early Success—Plymouth Burned—Preaching in the Tabernacle CHAPTER XII. Plymouth Church—The New Building—Sabbath 225-232 Service—Prayer-Meeting—Weekly Lecture—Socials—Church Polity—The Pastor’s Policy CHAPTER XIII.