The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-12-18
From he Nerg lerl Times, ,Rep,Jltca,,) Dec. 17a

STONE
j. The trustees Of Plymouth Church, in BROOKLYN
received notice from certain quarters that mob o
roughs from this citv intended to interrupt the
SABBATH evening service, and possibly demolis the
lie building The reports had been nGustriously
y circulated throughout the cities of New York anG
brooklyn, and great excitement was caused there
n by. The universal sentiment seemed to be that the
S person of MIR. Beecher and the property of the
Society should at all hazards be defended and that
: though opinions were di ided as to the propriatv
$ and effects OF Mr.. Beechcr's teaching, there was
l. but one feeling concerning the absolute right of
Tree speech in the pulpit or en- the rogtrum.
At an early hour crowds beseged the doors, and
when the entrance ways were opened, thousands
struggled for admission The consequence was that
h Mr. Beecher never had larger audience that the
one OF last evening. In the adjoining ecturc-room
Il there was a company Of Metropolitan police viii
: two hundred of the same force were scattered
dressed as citizens, among the audience
h me opening services were unusually impressive,
and it was painfully evident that something was
occupying the minds of all present other than the
singing of the hymn, or the reading Of the Scrip
lures. This feeling gradually passed away as the
services progressed, and by the time Mr.. Beacher
took his text, everything had assumed its natural
aspect, with the exception that the crowds always
e dense we're now packed and squeezed most unmer-
r cifully.
l THE SERMON
was Patience, and the text was taken from, thn
| 9th chapter of ThessalOnians the Iith verse of
which reads as follows: "Be patient towards all
men" From these words, the speaker preached
dNie!, AhOdefate GOSpeI ana orthodox Of the
strictest sort, inculcatng the duty of patience in
all the walks Of life, and towards everybody: and
the necessity of having Patience with
|. Dull and foolish men.
,. Conceited and pragmaGcal men.
}. Arrogant and naughty men.
!. Selfish and cunning men.
= Violent and abusive men; and
3. Men whose character is uuholy: whose con-
duct IS wicked, whose dispositions are ungratefrl
and forbidding.
lie also showed and warned his hearers against
the danger of being impatient with:
l. Men who do not agree with them in santi-
ment.
2 Those who are naturally timid, fearful, Or
cow2rdy. BE ye (he said) firm and courageous
! but be patient with men who cannot be.
). Those who weigh Gods Providence in the
scales OF commerce, and suffer their temporal in
terests TO dictate their course Of opinion and con-
| duct.
4. Those selfish and scheminc men who crlbroiI
the public, because their chances for selCargran-
"zement .. in times OF confusion are better.
.. Against those lawless and corrupt men who
| are riot0us and violent; and,
G. Against political adversaries aud those who
| seem lagrantly wrong.
=, During the early part Of the discourse, Mr..
| Hcecher made use OF the expression, EBe patient
| with all men," when,
CRASH WENT STONE,
to the astonishment and CONSERVATION of the hear
eTs, through window, breaking taa shutter and
| shiveFing the glass into flinders. eyes" said MIR
Beecher, "cven with mscreants." No further in
terruption occurred, and the doctrine Of patience
was discussed pleasantly and sPritedy by Mr..
Beechcr. his aud ieHce listening, as he requested
them to do, patiently, until he came to the sixth
| point, upon which be treated as follows:
Lastly, be patient with those who seem hagrantlv
wrong. by friends, mean the Southern peoD2e
Then, advancing to the front Of the platform
leaning on the side OF his desk in an easy manner
and taking that quietly confidential air which can
only be assumed by an orator who feels master of
himself and of bis audience, he continued:7 Some
| people ask me: Why don't you go down South and
gay 'heSe talnSsf Why dont you go to Charles |
ton? Because prefer that Charleston should
come to me. Why don't YOU go to Mobile and |
preach these doctrines? Because | have no dspo-
sition to r"n into danger. Because they would |
bang me. ] have observed that puIpita are not |
very long lived in Mobile that preach such things.
have no desire to be killed. Not that fear death |
i do not fear it. But | do lore to 1royE, and |
have no mind to have my work cut short if | can |
help 1t. do not mean to run nv head into the |
natter that Is dangling there, because they want to
hang me. | have no desire to die rericaily.
Laughter
Ny Master has commanded me, saying: sIf they
persecute you in one city, flee to another And
man IS a fool who would not get out of certain
danger il he could, and escape to where he could
b9!t again. Laughter. SO much for going down
South mean to stay in Brooklyn and preach
yes, and preach Just ashnt Itbjnh Disturbance has
been threatened. We have had intimation that we
were to be nobhed here tonight. But we have
not been, nor sdaH zee be. | don't think are
just the people to take mobbing. Nor are we the
people who would be mobbed Who would do it?
Why ii you 90 to the lower orders of the people
You will lind no one to undertake it. Our
young men visiting the prisons and the
penitehtiarleS, they relieving the poor,
clothing the destitute. feeding the hungry
and Just the people whom you might, perhaps,
think would do this thing, have children under
your teaching and care. No, you will have to i'm
port those who will do it. They are not in this
city. The house is full of policemen-I am glad
OF it, They are welcome here-not because think
we shall need them-though if we did am sure
they would fight like lions for law and order: but
they welcome because we hope they nav hear
something that will do them good Perhaps
they don't often get chance to 90 to church
Sundags-bu but here they are in the house Of Cod
and on that ground / am glad to see them.
No, fear no danger. | shall preach and vou
Will hear me. just as you have always done. Sen
satlon | shall preach against tho wrong OF sa-
very, just as preach to gou-you who are proud,
avaricious, sellshjust as preach against all sin.
i am asked "DO you suppose you would have done
any better if you had been born and educated in
that state Of things?' No, | am afraid | should
perhaps be even worse than many of them are
"Do you think your people would be any better if
reared as slavehOlders?'' No, | think very likely
they would be as bad-pcrhaps worse. but that
does not alter the fact Of s7areboldjng being croag
Nor does it free me from my obligations to op-
pose it.
But while fighting against it With all our might,
let US be patient with those holding opposite opiu-
ions. Their right to talk is as good as ours Dis
cussion is what is wanted. Free speech on both
sides must be allowed Men say, ooh, these ever
lasting tatfera, what do they amount to ?" | tell
ought to teach you that If the steam cannot get
out at the SPOUT, it Will blow off the lid-and If it
can escape at neither spout lid it will burst the
contning barrier Men will explode dangerously
if they cannot let off their steam.
What do you want? Is it Incidence and sleep ?
Is 1t laZiness and quiet? thank my God, morn ,
active working days.
Times are lireiy. [Sensation and laughter. i
These are the times when should be glad to
llye-and work-and to fght-trustirg in God
for the victory
But while work, filed with zeal and fire, let
US remember always the Apostolic iniunction-the
injunction OF man who knew the utterm0st
depths OF soul provOcatiOn-who was prosecuted,
and Imprisoned, and bound, and beaten, and driven
about by all manner of evil men. Be patient
work with love for the sinner though you hate his
sln BE calm and Tesolute, though kind What.
ever may be your trials, whatever your provoca-
ton, however your Indignation may be aroused,
remember, be patient nth al men.
r. :, FROM The Charleston Courier pee. 15.l
over, and Francis W. Pickens, of Edgefeld, has
been elected Governor and Commander-in-C Chief i
in and for the State ofSouth Carolina for two i
years.
Mr.. Pickens is too well known to many readers I
to require any particulars. He served acceptabv i
in Congress from the "Old Ninety-six Dstrct,'' :
once represented by Calhoun and McDutiie, and i
now forming part OF the Congressional District P
lately represented by Preston s. Brooks, and for ?
the last time in the Congress of the United States
by NJ. l.. B6nbam. p
manned some years in private life, and last appear
ed before his teowcitzens in this State Presi-
dent OF the Convention which nominated Delegates p
for the Cincinnati Convention of 1856. p
He appointed. by President Buchanan, to the |
Court of st. Petersburg, and has lately returned at
his own request. He bears name conspicuous in Fl
the service Of the State, in council and in arms =
and his own record gives full guarantees that he I"
will never err in want of devotion to the State.
W. w. Harlee, of Marion, has been elected
acknowledgements worthy choice in all re- Sc
spects o.
Postmaster General Holt has so far improved a
in health as to be able to resume his official duties 81
He was present at his Office yesterday. tt
Over year since a Mr.. Drinkwater, of North Y
armouth, Mass. was rendered speechess by being n
Knocked down by OK. His horse last week 9,
having taken fright, and running away with him, n
in his efforts to cry "whoa, his vocal powers re- ~
turned, and his attempt to stop his horse loosened
bis voice, and he now articuates distinctly. v
Companies of military are forming in Richmond, n
a., under the name of "Fire-Side Protectors, Il
whose object is to give security to the citizens at
all times, but especially when the regular voun- ii
teer companies are called away, as in the case Of h
The John Brown raid. W
Lieut.. Maury delivered an address before the :,
London Geographical Society on the 9th ult, on y
"Ihe Physical Geography of the Sea- =
Prince Napoleon has decided to make trip to fl