Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1859-05-18


two past. Rev Henry Ward Beecher has been
ct Metropolitan Fan. aud every body else who
oeuid get there. for three evenings. AZ two !
vas present. HIS first subject was "comrson.
wealth" his second Success and Failure =
his third, Burden Of Society" The last ere
ning. long before six o'clock. crowd. we're
rushing 10 the lecture rom to secure sca,s -
Probably no speaker IN this country hss been
more admired than The reverend gentleman =
His first lecture was fsli Of good lhing<. his
second was 4 pfaeticsl Illustration Of tn
branshes Of his subject: his third has been
highly commended by those who heard ii, aud
fsriously denounced by some who did no, =
4 This was locke for a. a matter of course. as
bis snt.ect led hir. necessarily to speak Of the
/ peculiar institution"
Mile Picked hominy' has also been getting
np "squall' amongst us have only the
opinions Of some who rs,roui1ed her enter
lsinments. who profess to he Judges Of such
ihings. Verdict as tho Price Current ssvs
fair TO middling with downward tendency .
The Musical Union have furnished tie ines,
entertainment which IL has been my fortune 10
witness duuug the season. in the performance
Of that sublime compositions. Handel's orato
RIO Of the Messiah IN. Union numbering.
-hould think. one hundred members. i com
posed of the choice of the varou. churches in
the city. and others of fne musical taste and
talent. Their performance reflected The high
eat credit upon their skill and cultivation
They were aided by three or four ladies and
gentlemen from Boston. who,e assistance had
teen secured fvr the occasion
The beauty Of the performance. aside from
those indispensable requisites Of time and dis
;inciness which are Away demanded BE- he
character Of the music what it may. should
charac'eriz as simplicity, nsluralness. There
was clap trap. putting on Of airs. no
acting These may smuse. They may even
delight the fancy but when you see the per
former rise with the subliniiy of the theme,
up up up taking the entire audience " ith
him. as in the passage:
The uumpe, shall sound aud the dead
shall be raised incorrupiible. and We shall be
changed -
/ Aud While boldise hen there ia hrea' bless.
sl'aost painful susprnse. chorus Of hun
dred voices freaks forth with:
Worthy is he Lamb that wss slain, aud hath
redeemed US unit, God by his blood. aud ynu
fnd yourself sAost IN ocean OF sympathy
scarcely conscious whether you arc IN the
body or out Of it, you may be quite sure that
no stage trick or operaiic clsp-trsp has had
any thing TO do IL producing the effect.
| shall attempt no criticism upon the Ora
torlo, however. That celebrated divine. John
Newton, the intin ate friend OF The poet Cow
per has furnished one. which is at least u
siruciive. whether perfectly just in all respects
o. not | rememb,red his criticism while LIS
ltening TO the Oratorio. and must say that |
was differently impressed from what he seems
TO have been, though highly sri,siic per
formanee Of Il, | can Imagine. vould have irr
pressed me les. favorsbly. lie says
Il represent to myself number Of person,
of vsrieYs characters involved in enc com
mon charge Of hiel t.essun They are nj
ready in a state Of confinement but are not We
broush, TO their trial. TIE facts. however
ARE so plain, and the evidences against then
so strong and poii.ted that there II not IN.
leas, doubt Of their guilt being freely proved
aud that nothing but pardon can prescrv'
them from punishment. In this srnation i
. 'si.ould seem their wisdom 70 avail thenselve'
of every expcient in their power for ohiain
ing mercy But they are entirely regardless
If their danger. aud wholly taken up viii
conirlving sue,hod. of amusing themselves
that thu, russ pass away the terra of their IN,
, prisoument " ith a. much cheerfulnesf As los
, sble Among ether resources. they csll in th'
assistance Of mnsc Amidst a at variei,
If subject. IN this way they are particular,
% pleased with one They choose to make tli
.elrmniiies of their impending uia' the char
aeier of their Judge. the methods Of BIS pfo
ceedure. and The avfYl sentence to which the.
are expossd. the gruni work Of q mUsioal en-
tertainment Aah a. II they were quite un
o concerned m ne event, their attention
chiefly fixed upon toe ssal, q the composer
? IN adopting the style Il his music 10 the yer
solemn Language and so pct With which the
are ,rialsg. TIE King. how.vsr. out of hi
great elemency. and compassion towards thos
n no have n, PITY on themselves. preveu,
them br Us roodness Jndesired by rheu
IA I.e sends .ae'n a gracious message. lie a
. sur.s cs.m that he r INV illIng they shoDl
, .aG,r. be rrquire-. yes, be en.rests then ,
= submit He points cut a Way 10 which the
n eoniesslon aud submission shall be eerts inl
accepted: and 10 this way. which he eeod'
j. .e.ns. 10 preser,bs. be offers them a free an
fall pardon Bot instead OF taking a s'ng
I, step towards compliance with his goodnes
10 they sci hrs message Likewise to music. an
i The, together v,th . description Of sher pre-
:. eni state. aai Of their feArfsl doom svsitin
, them II they continue ot.t nate i. sung Il
l. ltheir diver.ioa. accompanied w'th the sosn
= Of the eorae'. aaie. harp. ssckbai. psalisF.
;. duicimer. and al kinds Of instruments. Sur
y ". If such eA.e a. have sePPo-sd. COG
u se foand 10 real tie though m,shi sd@i
: me musical taste Of these people, shoal
N eorn,nisera,. their u-eusiLslnS"
II Iwer. 10 venture eritieism upon u
: e,riei.rn. I sbooll say that The Oraiosio. IA
Ne other productions sf exalted gsnius. - IN
= iirIsc srd soal-insp'rips or oiAsr~'>s. sseor
= isg to ,hs spini ia which u y sxssussd
'heaA. Th. religious esosieas however no
- ed. AZ, exalted and pure. o. low ard senss
~ I.eesrding % eur in PR ssio1s oi the os,eet