St. Mary's beacon., 1858-09-30
SELECTED MISCELLANY.
From lie Sunday TItars.
Henry Ward Beacher.
''Et venunt heder~ spon,e sua melius. -
PRoPERTICN


Mon;aiSnc has chapter about cauuihals, in
which hc cm'"nds bravclv in lchalf "f III. 80
much abused Individuals h" sets forth their
u"TrrouS good qualities. and pall:atcs tE"i-
h!tl' l"rulLsrltlrS. proving quite Ia hls OWL
satisfaction That they aEr 4 vcVv E,Nd SORT "f
people, after all; aird h" tells the story Of pvr-
ThllS, whriI be- met the Roman army and
-xrlIi,ncd: Il know Mt wha: kind nf harha-
siAnt thcn" may lr, but the di>p '<iti..n Of
':r'ir arny has nothing Of the barbarian ia
i."
E-Tiy half Of these who have heard Of
M Brcchrr rrglr. him a. n,nIlS:er worse.
tH1n ANY caarha!; they would h- more sur
,rr-eI tIIln Pvrrhus tn discover -, little III
Il" barbarian in him. For it has happened
L HIM, IL I" many others w!Ir bee nr ,"n-
t;:!'t with n 'i'wtrIuP, or are r:ESi,ierctl the
60 dincnt uf Al ii,.I, tn II lie is l>t in the
dc'rInr; According; ~ I"~i;'ie hate or like i!i>
i.A:hlngs, they Lat" Iik-' hi'n; hr is prIi,-
a: considered not at 81! with reference -
I!s personal qualities, hut as tn"n's prcj,ui!-
c"H c0i.vi, tj'ES prOIilg,t The radicals
s~'rAr by him. whii. thc conservatives cr,r<
t.."In--iv..S 1t The mention of hi- name; but
Il /, The abni.ti"ni>t who il tiirl>lvc, A.r! the
iiIa Temperance. aiv.a,,t" VIII, draws c,sh
iru+es. His absolute merits, his abstract
t:.:'s are i"rs ttcn ia III. ':-':GS!" tia: :,sIe,
ever the d'e.trnr& l.c ha, "~pny~.,i Y~t tie
i..ct that hc has beco,n" 30 cunl Tletcly i,cil-
titled With th"$e doctrines prove his power ::
l,i,mty Oi people up'I'ld them, too. Vet ar,
lot INSTANTLY and f.rcvrr &>,.n..,:d VIZ.
them. But who can mention Henry Ward
E.crhcr, nil not think ot his p"liti.', and
- pnnciIl">' > He i they anil tnrv arr, he:
they in him N,i n j.. them TIE v"ri.
nt.liratloE that II !"> MS l.,i:' i'", dat
Ian remarked >iriu.c irolI. tie ,..S:kcl char
;"r oG those trA;tt.
Iii. success Also rcuiccs h,n worthy of
II ';ic. his position is established, his mix !,
made; t!er, is n .l,i,yil. the f,.;t uf H.
Ir''rnin !.,". r-'pic may quarrel over H.
l.rii"lS ami ali"r his i".rnar: tnrY Ia.N
,.i>arpr"v" every ":.r "f lis actions lir, reject
ever! one oi his t'ac!ring,. hut they cannot
i.Eor' him or them. There hr s:.:.,i>; abrupt
ar'! offensive. II nhy h-. bat secure. 4"
hXvc ttaiIst! this prominence Indicates aLil-
"; 10 have rendered himself - ohn"Anus T..
l'rAlar and blame, Is the siTcst proof af char
Hctcr.
!; strikes nc that NJ B.cchcr is csu-,..l-
ly u man "i the times !aau fitted tor the
very position h" holds in the publ eye; nj
for she ministerial position; | do n,'t think
the pulpit hi> sphere; b" >-rrn~ to lnc a stump
hlc,l into u church: h." would be more ut IL ,.,..
III a congress than il Hvl,"!; in the state as
AeInbly than III the general assembly; "a tie
House 81 Representatives., with his feet un thu
desk, intcrruEting the speaker. or talking
against time, than reading psalms and Discus
sing texts. That hr himself feels this is ap-
parent from his constant dragging the topics
of the day int, his sermons. Ii is notorious
that hc breaches politics, Temperance, abnli-
iinlIiSm, what yN will. ar rather what he will
in"rc than religion. Ultra opinions are de-
claimed in the most ultra style; the hrawlS nf
the hour are introduced into sacred places an,
the mud and mire Of politics hcSInear the r.bcs
that should be kept pure The Influence uI
religion itself Is injured, its sacr,rlnrss Icss,i.d
its effect curta lied bv such = course Imm,M:-
crate and inticrOrouA as Mr.. Beccher frruu.ntlv
is, he Grgets or n"ScctS the preccptS If his
master to insist up,n his own notions, Ur t.,
overthrow his own opponents: the christian
minister recalls the warning Of the hsAthen
poet:
"Sec deus inters,, ni.i disnas vind,ce nodus
IncIderIi.'
But if not fitted for tho pulpit; he is fttel
tor his place in the public eye. Tie was born
10 be leader. party leader; to control mems
minds and Feelings and actions: he is regarded
aS leader. as 4 master mind. His followers
think Of him ten times ottcner the public think
oi him ten times nitCCeE as = man AMI = poll
ucian than rs christian or q clergyman. He
has all the qualities of = man Of mark; i'm
Incnse energy; perseverance never firing. never
finchjng: irarle>AneSs that seeS ali chances,
ard takes them ALL whatever they be-
condemnation himself an cxemplifcatpn of
maHy Of the recognised traits Of the American
Character: with the traits intensified that =,
many around him share when these ionk "a
him, they behold themselves and approre. SO
he is eminen'ly and cmphatically of this age
OIL: this Country, and herein lies the secret If
much Of his success. For he wuuld never have
calmly considered what the age demanded, and
then shaped mis- cuurse accordingly: he, above !!
all men, could not conform tn circumstances
!7 halrcnr'! t" lie harm iu tir1e 'ansh country I
where just such qualities ~ ig"'f's~cs.,> cuulh
he tuned - best account, tat he world do
a,.fl DC i1st What ~ does snd is, no matter
where % w':'h lis tA misht b. eass. Ard