Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1861-11-29
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LETTER FHOHsNEW YORK.

NV York, No7. l9. 1861,
De5s7s. Editors Of the F,es Press
Two of tAe sights Of New York city lhat
country coulils do not fail 10 visit are Bar,
nuns Museum AMI "8eecLers Theatre as the
Plymouth Church Of Brooklyn is oltimes irre7cr-
emily cau-d.
The special attractions at pIo5ou; in that siugu-
lar collection Of what-isis, ard vhat-you-may-
cal!-'ems, Bsrnuus Museum arr Behsunoth and tho
Bellpouts--,he Hippropotamus aud the hquaria
( look al the ar5. urse. pretty much al NY pre-
7ious noti rs Of that animal. With skn Ike india
rubber, hairless, as cold as frogs, vriuklad and
/ lined liAe a dried mud puddle, ani nearly Of the
same color, head, legs and tellg Of pale selmon
color. little ears eyes rather prominent slits Of
noslIils that shut wates-tislt, mouth that opens
ss Fi e as d b-rn door. only few tusks Of front
teeth. and the heaviest Of grinders away back in
his Jlloat a tail like a mUiturtie's, atumpy legs
and queer toed fse,, truly On earth there is not
lis Ike THIS specimen is quite yourg ard
-4-l,-oaly Weighing 1000 ponnds-ani go-s
lam5oring abous his narrow cage, or lies down in
liggish oontentmeut, apparently as c5mfo1tably
well Of rs # at home among the reeds Of Father
Nile
The Aq1aGia are exceedingly interesting. con
tl.2in- f-h IF al kiads,-the remora. WITH fun
uy sucker On the top Of ts haal, the pipe fish The
golden carp flashing through the water like
piece # red sall git, tho balloon fish. rouua
'-lp, green and r20ss-o5ye.sl Ike stone above
-~el'ow rs la2on b-,ow. tae s1pdi,uo., ths
ltiusray, and shoals # more o5nuo1, ,--a1d much
'ao7e han some, fish. I: IS a q. eos uhsr. oas
can pend much time, and 20 away uas-tlsded
With looking. Some @, the tanks arc Glled with
beautiful waterplants, to keep tie water pure,
but in most Of them the water is continually re-
f7oshed by air forced in thr ugh the sard am
gravel at tie bottom, and bubbliug up TO the sur
fac, 20 keeping tue wat.r Continually il motion,
and supplying the necessary oxygen to the fish.
It has very petty appearance.
III BeecheI's church is a sight not less remark
able. II The night b. NJ. stormy you must 90
every place occupied hy ladies, their at alsat
masculines meekly holding by the straps and
the bars. GU needn't tell the conductor 20
stop.-"BeecheIs Station" is well known. The
sidewalks are full Of people, al moving in one
direction; you only need to follow the crowd
The vestibule is pretty full, ,-eallyas as it Is, the
church, seating 300 persons, is nearly full; in
twenty minutes seats viii be exceedingly scarce,
in half an hour. peFs aaa aislos will all be filed
to the last place
Presently the organ prelude commences; It Is
well worth hearing, for the player is Zu1dol-
Half past seyen is just at hand the little door a.
tie back of the pulpit, behind Mr, Beechors chair,
opens, and be step, up to his place. The gas
lights fame UP to their highest b7illisncy, the
-rganisJ pulls out all the stopples and plays
away OF tie p.dlar base" saI the grand crash
dies away; the heads Of the choir appear above
the curtain sud sweet voices commence beauti-
iul anthem. Mr.. Beochsr has been reading over
the notices he has TO deliver, and as tho ST.
them ceases he lays them on the table by his side.
ri-cs, and opening the Bible, commences the exer-
G ass. Tie sermon you may like or net, as your
beliefs and temperament are, hut at any rate you
must be impressed with the power of the man, his
fertility cf illustration and knowledge Of human
nature. lie sermon viii be reported in full, you
msy 1ead it in the Ia3spandsrt or 7raee'er before
log; bat 1t is an entirely different thing srom
VIA you heard. For Mr. Beaoher is a grear ac-
te-. You sec as well as hear what he talks about
AID to depths Of feeling thus doubly stirred are
reac2ed as they can be By few ether men.
Iao singing in that church i congregational
singing in "a 11al perfection as It can be found
on this continent. Much attention is paid by the
church to musical education, with direct refer
elce to Sabbath worship, and in 50 largo an as
sentlige there must be Of course many trained
lilgers. Tie choir is excellent, and well drilled
tbo organ il poor instrument, unworthy Of the
place, But the congregation oyerpowers it; 60
great is the force Of that mass of sound that If on
a g,Yorite tune. they set started a little faster
THAI the organist deems in good taste, he may
put on tie louiest stops, and he heaviest pedals,
it is Of avail; the vast choir fairly runs away
with him. There is nothing like It.
Yours truly, BEz.