Abbott, Lyman. Born in Massachusetts in 1835. Son of Jacob Abbott, supra. A Congregational minister of broad views, who as editor of The Outlook and successor to H. W. Beecher as pastor of Plymouth Church, Brooklyn, has exercised a wide influence. Writings: Christianity and Social Problems; Jesus of Nazareth; Old Testament Shadows of New Testament Truths; Illustrated Commentary on the New Testament; A Layman's Story; How to Study the Bible; Life of Christ; In Aid of Faith; The Evolution of Christianity; A Study in Human Nature; Dictionary of Religious Knowledge (with T. J. Conant, infra). Published by A. S. Barnes & Co., New York; Dodd, Mead & Co., Boston; E. P. Dutton & Co., New York; Fords, Howard & Hulbert, New York; Harper & Bros., New York; Houghton, Mifflin & Co., Boston; Methodist Book Concern, New York; G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York.

Abbott, Lyman, New York City, editor of The Christian Union. Author of religious works. He was born in Massachusetts, 1835, and is a son of Jacob Abbott.