CHARLES BEECHER (I815-1 goo), another of Lyman's sons, was born at Litchfield (Conn.) on Oct. 7, 1815. He graduated from Bowdoin college in 1834, and held pastorates at Fort Wayne (Ind.), Newark (N.J.), and Georgetown (Mass.). From 187o 77 he lived in Florida, where he was State superintendent of pub lic instruction (18 7 1-73) . He died at Georgetown (Mass.) on April 21, 1900. He was an accomplished musician, and assisted in the selection and arrangement of music in the Plymouth Collection of Hymns and Tunes. His works include David and His Throne (1855), and Spiritual Manifestations (1879).