AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED BY LYMAN ABBOTT, CONGREGATIONALIST THEOLOGIAN AND EDITOR OF THE OUTLOOK WEEKLY. by Abbott, Lyman. (1835-1922). American Congregationalist theologian, editor and author - 1901.

Charlottesville, VA: April 29, 1901., 1901.. Good. - Letter penned in black ink & filling 1-3/4 sides of an 8-3/4 inch high by 5 inch wide cream-colored sheet of University of Virginia letterhead. Signed "Lyman Abbott". There is some offsetting to the letter. The right edge of the letterhead is wrinkled, probably from humidity, with a paper-clip mark to the top edge. There is a small stain in the left margin. Good.

Abbott, as editor of The Outlook, writes that he doubts whether the literary material a correspondent has inquired about has any market value, but suggests he try sending it to the N.Y. Times Literary Supplement. He also says he has forwarded the inquiry to Henry Ward Beecher's publishers who will contact him if they think the material has value.

Lyman Abbott [1835-1922] was an American Congregationalist theologian, editor and author. He was ordained a minister of the Congregational Church in 1860. He was pastor of the Congregational Church in Terre Haute, Indiana until 1865 and of the New England Church in New York City from 1865-68. He founded the Illustrated Christian Weekly and edited it for six years. He co-edited with Henry Ward Beecher the non-denominational religious weekly The Christian Union [renamed The Outlook in 1893]. In 1888 he succeeded Beecher as pastor of Plymouth Church, Brooklyn. He also wrote Beecher's official biography and edited his papers. From 1881 until his death Abbott was editor-in-chief of The Outlook. He was a constant advocate of social reform and promulgated the Social Gospel, applying Christianity to social and industrial problems.