Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-12-03
the foIIowing list of officers :


- ron PRESIDENTS.
Hon John Milton Earle, Rev. Horace James,
Hon. feter Y. Bacon, Rev. Merrill Richardson
hon. Geo T. Hoar, Rev. Ebenezer Cutler
Hon. w. w. Rice, Rev r. r.. Shippen
Hon. Lemuel Williams, Rev. j. H. Twombly
Albert Tolman, Rev Geo Allen
n mm Al I. i Miernheid, Rev. T. W. Higginson,
Hon. Austin L. Rogers, Rev. VIM H. Sanford,
Edward Earle, Rev. Samuel Souther,
John ID. Baldwin, Dr. Jos Sargent
Geo. w. Russell, DIR. VIM Workman
Abram Firth, DIR. O. Martin
Jos. 7. Hale, DIR. L. H. Gage
Ut. D. Rogers, Marcus Barrett.
VIM. *. Hooper, Warren Williams,
benjamin Goddard, Thomas l.. Nelson,
Jos. Pratt Hartley Williams
Harrison Bliss Edwin Draper
Thomas Tucker, S. A. Porter,
Jonathan Day.
SECRETARIES
Chas. e. Stevens, ID. A. Goddard,
Jos IL. Walker.
The President, Dea Washburn, upon TAX
ing the chair, said the occasion of their meet
ing was one of no ordinary soemnity, and it
was ut that before proceeding farther they
should unite in prayer. Rev. Merrill Richard
son invoked the divine blessing in a fervent
and impressive manner. The chairman then
read the following letter, accompanying the
gift of twenty dollars, from Hon. George f.
Hoar =
WORCESTER, Dec. 2, 1859.
Dear Sri shall not be able to unite with
you, as had hoped and expected, in vour
meeting of sympathy and charity. The no.
BILE and heroic old man who loved the cause
which we love, and who has been faithful nm
to death to the precepts, as he understood
them, OF the religion which we profess has be-
queathed to the friends of liberty the charge of
comforting the desolate old age of his widow
and providing for the education of his father
less children. The charge is too sacred to be
declined.
Permit me to enclose, which would be of
more value than anything l could say if pres
ent, slight contribution toward this object.
Yours, respectfully, G. f. HoAR.
Rev. Mr.. Shipper was introduced, and spoke
in very effective manner
SPEECH OF REV. MR.. sHIPPES.
To-day, said he, has added another to the
bad Fridays by an act of political mock Justice.
The sun which shone brightly this morning
mas been obseured by South winds, making It
oppressive for freedom to breathe The brief
tragedy is over. The heroic life, the unouaiI.
ing death, are his sacred testimony to hunaui
ty and freedom. He has gone where slave
manaces and cries enter not-before the bar
where the lordliest master and the lowliesi
slave must alike appear for judgment. What
more have we to do with John Brown? Ali
my friends, ne mas not done with us. That
Virginia scatfold has summoned us to iudp-
ment. No longer can we remain IN non-com-
mittalism and indifference. We must bear our
testimony. l rejoice in this great throng.
expressing its admiration for the departed
hero. Deeds and words which the daylight
makes to seem misty, are shown by night
TO be flames. Columns which seem TO
he made ofsmoke and cloud by day at night
become an illumination and glory. So this
event, Judged by the glare of daylight. seems
dark and lowering. We are bewiIdered in nur
logic We call John Brown fanatic. What
else could they do but hang him! But as
time shall pass, judged absolutely wa
see the man in different aspeet-insn;r.
ed by devotion to freedom to fulfil the Scrin,,.
raj command, to strike Off the shackes ami 10,
the oppressed go free. John Brown ftt as
Cromwell felt, that he was commissioned h,
God TO fight against the wrong. Believing n
that eternal judgment, based upon law more
lasting than the temporary statutes Of TO-DAY
he acted in accordance with the spirit of tho
Gospel, as he in his conscience understood IL.
In this trial of John Brownies Virginia it
matters not how many millions the census
gives her-the verdict of later day will be
that If he flung himself against the law of a
great state, IL was so much the worse for TINT
state. He has written his name by the side of
that Joan Of Arc, who led the forlorn hone of
trauce against the hosts of England. He has
chosen his peace with Arnold of Winklereid,