▁W ad sw orth ▁and ▁re ared ▁a ▁large ▁family . ▁ ▁Tem per ance ▁ ▁Al co hol ▁into xic ation ▁or ▁d run ken ness , ▁known ▁as ▁int em per ance ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁was ▁a ▁source ▁of ▁concern ▁in ▁New ▁England ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁in ▁other ▁areas ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁He avy ▁drink ing ▁even ▁occurred ▁at ▁some ▁formal ▁meet ings ▁of ▁cler gy , ▁and ▁Be e cher ▁resolved ▁to ▁take ▁a ▁stand ▁against ▁it . ▁In ▁ 1 8 2 6 ▁he ▁delivered ▁and ▁published ▁six ▁ser m ons ▁on ▁int em per ance . ▁They ▁were ▁sent ▁throughout ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁ran ▁rapidly ▁through ▁many ▁ed itions ▁in ▁England , ▁and ▁were ▁translated ▁into ▁several ▁languages ▁in ▁Europe , ▁and ▁had ▁a ▁large ▁sale ▁even ▁after ▁the ▁lap se ▁of ▁ 5 0 ▁years . ▁ ▁Un itar ian ▁crisis ▁and ▁women ' s ▁education ▁ ▁During ▁Be e cher ' s ▁residence ▁in ▁L itch field ▁the ▁Un itar ian ▁controvers y ▁arose , ▁and ▁he ▁took ▁a ▁prominent ▁part . ▁L itch field ▁was ▁at ▁this ▁time ▁the ▁seat ▁of ▁the ▁famous ▁L itch field ▁Law ▁School ▁( 1 7 8 4 – 1 8 3 3 ) ▁and ▁several ▁other ▁institutions ▁of ▁learning , ▁and ▁Be e cher ▁( now ▁a ▁doctor ▁of ▁div inity ) ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁under to ok ▁to ▁super v ise ▁the ▁training ▁of ▁several ▁young ▁women , ▁who ▁were ▁received ▁into ▁their ▁family