. ▁But ▁here , ▁too , ▁he ▁found ▁his ▁annual ▁sal ary ▁of ▁$ 8 0 0 ▁in ade qu ate . ▁ ▁Ministry ▁in ▁Boston ▁( 1 8 2 6 – 1 8 3 2 ) ▁ ▁The ▁rapid ▁and ▁extensive ▁defe ction ▁of ▁the ▁Cong reg ational ▁churches ▁in ▁Boston ▁and ▁vic inity , ▁under ▁the ▁lead ▁of ▁William ▁Ell ery ▁Ch anning ▁and ▁others ▁in ▁sympathy ▁with ▁him , ▁had ▁excited ▁much ▁anx iety ▁throughout ▁New ▁England . ▁In ▁ 1 8 2 6 ▁Be e cher ▁was ▁called ▁to ▁Boston ' s ▁Han over ▁Church , ▁where ▁he ▁began ▁pre aching ▁against ▁the ▁Un itar ian ism ▁which ▁was ▁then ▁swe eping ▁the ▁area . ▁ ▁Le ad ership ▁of ▁Lane ▁Sem inary ▁in ▁C inc inn ati ▁( 1 8 3 2 – 1 8 5 2 ) ▁▁ ▁The ▁religious ▁public ▁had ▁become ▁im pressed ▁with ▁the ▁growing ▁importance ▁of ▁the ▁great ▁West ; ▁a ▁the ological ▁sem inary ▁had ▁been ▁founded ▁at ▁Wal nut ▁Hills , ▁near ▁C inc inn ati , ▁Ohio , ▁and ▁named ▁Lane ▁The ological ▁Sem inary , ▁after ▁one ▁of ▁its ▁principal ▁benef act ors . ▁Be e cher ' s ▁Han over ▁Street ▁Church ▁was ▁sever ely ▁dam aged ▁by ▁fire ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 0 , ▁and ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Lane ▁Sem inary , ▁hoping ▁this ▁might ▁dispose ▁him ▁to ▁a ▁move , ▁later ▁that ▁year ▁offered ▁him ▁the ▁presiden cy , ▁with ▁a ▁sal ary ▁of ▁$