2 0 , 0 0 0 ▁( ), ▁but ▁he ▁turned ▁it ▁down . ▁He ▁accepted ▁a ▁second ▁offer , ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 2 . ▁His ▁mission ▁there ▁was ▁to ▁train ▁minister s ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁West ▁for ▁Protest ant ism . ▁Al ong ▁with ▁his ▁presiden cy , ▁he ▁was ▁also ▁professor ▁of ▁sacred ▁the ology , ▁and ▁past or ▁of ▁the ▁Second ▁Pres by ter ian ▁Church ▁of ▁C inc inn ati ▁( today , ▁this ▁con greg ation ▁is ▁C oven ant ▁First ▁Pres by ter ian ▁Church ). ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁past or ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁ten ▁years ▁of ▁his ▁Lane ▁presiden cy . ▁ ▁Be e cher ▁was ▁also ▁not orious ▁for ▁his ▁anti - C atholic ism ▁and ▁soon ▁after ▁his ▁arrival ▁in ▁C inc inn ati ▁author ed ▁the ▁n ativ ist ▁tract ▁" A ▁Ple a ▁for ▁the ▁West ." ▁ ▁His ▁ser mon ▁on ▁this ▁subject ▁at ▁Boston ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 4 ▁was ▁followed ▁shortly ▁by ▁the ▁burning ▁of ▁the ▁Catholic ▁Urs ul ine ▁Sister s ' ▁convent ▁there . ▁ ▁Lane ▁Deb ates ▁ ▁Be e cher ' s ▁term ▁at ▁Lane ▁came ▁at ▁a ▁time ▁when ▁sla very ▁became ▁an ▁even ▁larger ▁issue , ▁threaten ing ▁to ▁divide ▁the ▁Pres by ter ian ▁Church , ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁Ohio , ▁and ▁the ▁nation . ▁ ▁Like ▁most ▁important ▁men ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 8 2 0 s , ▁Be e cher ▁was ▁a ▁colon ization ist ,