The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1856-06-14
From the New York DaIl, Times
AN Affecting: INCIDENT AT MR..
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From the New York DAILY Times
An Affecting INCIDENT Ar Mr..
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SIave Girl upon tho Platform.
One of those remark able ocrurrenres took
place at Mr. Beecher's Church on Sabbath
morning. those spontaneous uutbur>ts of th4
>vmIarhirs and fellow feelings of humanity.
which rejoice the heart whenever they &C.
cur. and givp it renewed hope and cheer.
Mr.. B-echer closed an excellent sermon
hy reference to the great contest with S.a.
very upon which We are entering, and Nv
urging the absolute Necessity that all should
20 into it with hearts hathrd and SWIMMING
IN love-lOve for God and low. for man. H..
th'h. after announcing the hvmn. stepped To
'he edge Ut the platform, and said to l,i, con-
! .r""ttlon. Il am about to do something ~hich
! have not done since have been come ted
with this Church. have never been wont
to bring up such matters upon the Sabbath.
hnt that Won NAV know the feelings of Christ
t> to whether il is risht to do so. am suinc
10 read 10 YOU passage from his word" lie
then read from The 18th chapter of Matthew.
- follows; And when he was departed
thence. he went into their synagogue, and
'.rhod there was man which had his hand
w'herpd and they asked him. saving. i, il
lawful TO heal on the Sabbath d.y>:' that
they might accuse. him. And he SAID unto
Them. what man shall there b. among Won
that shall have on" sheep and if it fall into
pit on III" sabbath hav. will he not Law hold
on it and liz i, out How much then is aman
i,.Yf.,
TO do we'll on the Sabbath dav>' Tnvn saith
he to the man. Stretch forth thine hand
md he stretched it forth. ami it was restored
whole ike As the other"
Mr.. Beech-r then SAID "Ahon. two weeks
800. letters came to me- from Washington.
'rllln. me the facts which shall relate 10
Won. \ father had sod his daughter. a,
Baltimore. in'o slavery. Sad that >n.h thinc,
should ever be-. hut this was no ordinary cas-.
The daughter was of such a cI,aract-r that IL
t"u he'd the heart ot a >ave-frairr who had
known her previously. 70 think that surh an
me As she should br sold 10 the tar : NTH.
'or purposes such A. Won NAV Imagine when
Won Ser her: and h- bought her himself. for
Sl2uu. to give her chanr.. to save herself
wv purchasing her fr.',.d"m N.v, more. he
rave himself 500 towards her pr,re. and
went to another slave trader. who also gave
him 10" towards it. Al iher. is still left
>",nrih,n" OF good in th.. hearts even of fhe
lowest Bv his permi>>ion also. she went
with lttrrs to friends in Washington, and
here aud III H,iI,i,'re she r...>c.. $500 n,,,r,.
md then the l'nit OF her power was 7, a he'd
! WAS then written 10, to know If We conld
4" any'hing 10 help her rai,- IN" 500 which
wrIe necessary. ] answered them. saving
that We could do nothnc unless the woman
herself were here. aal 50 after much hesita
r"n on her masters part, relying on her
promise TO rcturn If the money was not rails
ed he gave her leave to come, and she is
here among us. free bv the law, but bound
by that which Is stronger than law. her rrom
I>e. IrOulh not spend time 10 90 round A.
i"..'.9 N"u '"ittritiliiv. io state the case. AMI
there was reed of haste. for the time was linn.
Ned. and So thought II best thar she should
, come here among us TO-DAY. and would tell
YOU the story. and we would see if we could
d. lend her a hrlpin. hand And so she is her.
Come. Sarah, said he. addressing the cir
J who sat near him. "rome up upon the plat
D t"rm.' The slave rose in her seat. a tall
t. fine looking woman. with barely enough of
. tingr in her complexion and wave in her haiu
l TO betrav her rOlorrd boo', and hardly ar
$ eve in the immense audience but was we
with sympathetic tears. AZ she. trembling
y and completely overcome with emotion stun
: hlrd up the pulpit stairs. Mr.. Bcechcr as
! sisted her to seat on the platform. Whpr
at last she raised her head. TO look upon tn,
o great roncour>e of people around her, large
S than she p-ohsb!y ever saw before. she burs
into tears. buried her face again in her hand
!. krrchIef, and sobt,ed aloud. As did also man
e of the congregation. The most sroical AN,
It the most refined shed tears like rain Mrr
wrpt. who had not wrpt for wears. Ladie
t cried aloud. The hearts of three thonsan,
n people were never so moved before a zen
t. ileman from South Carolina was there, T.
o whom slave was no unusual sight, for as h
d said afterwards, he owned fifty OF them him
n self; but the scene was too much for him
it and the big tears came dropping over hi
cheeks.
J. Mr.. Bcecher then said 20 the audience, ..
t wish you all to SIZE her, that YOU may know
: who they are that are sold as slaves-fha
r are put INTO The scales and silver hraprd u
v hS dH ttiuiSdteIt lot tncin- l cannot saw II
,, her "Strc:ch forth thy hand and he free.
h hut can say to you, "Stret"h forth YOU
# hands and make her free With that lie be
gan the contribution hv placing his own con
!, tribution upon the plates which were no,
II passed through the house. The desire a
5 mony al! to contribute something for the free
dom OF the woman was most intense The
10 gave. and then returned and gave again.
f Ladies took rings from their fingers and cas-
e them into the Treasury. A gentleman fron
,r Missouri, slsve-Owner, who happened to b
e present, gave twenty dollars. A prominen
| Wsll-strpet ''operator" who also happened I
Is be present. gave fifty-dolar bill One la
is DIV took a diamond cross from her dress, an,
l. put it into the money box. And as the bill
At were piled upon the plates-"Ah ."said Nj
!. Beechrr. IL see that the plates ars heapin
>. up. Remember that every dollar you lay O.
n is one step more Of weary pilgrim toward
e freedom. And there are but few more 70
10 YOU now, said he 10 the girl Then Mr. Lev
is Tappan rose in his seat and said somrthin
!, not loud enough to he heard over the Who'll
I church, and Mr.. Beecher announced tia
d some gentlemen had agreed to make up an
Ie deficiency, it there we're any, so that sh
,. should not have to 90 back-and then Vi
" wrouebt-up feelings of the multitude ccal