Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1861-05-04
Henry W. Beecher on hi. Travels.


The Rev. II w. Beecher, who has been alb.
sent from home for two weeks returned on
Wednesday, and presided al the prayer meet.
ing in Plymouth Church on Friday evening.
lie had been out to indianapolis, aud, we un-
derstand, returned by the way OF Virginia.
In the course OF some remarks, Mr.. Beecher
said that he had lived to see an age of heroes.
II such things as now happened every day had
been recorded in the days of Epaminondas
every schoOlbOy won d glow with enthusiasm
in reading them. While he was in Indiana, an
old man, 90 years of age, who had fought in
1917, aud in Indian wars, came to Camp Nor
ton, and insisted upon going with the volun.
teers 'to show the young men how to fight ]"
Another. 90 years old, with hair and flowing
beard white as snow, impored permission to
JoIn but being refused, went to a barber's had
his beard cropped and his hair and beard
dyed, and again applied for admission. Not
being detected, he was received and being
asked his age, replied 'risiny IS! A man
on horseback, watching the camp, said to the
crowd near him, ''If l could only dispo of
my wife and children, I'd 90 in minute" A
man who knew him stepped up and said an
take care OF them" "Hold my horse" cried
the other, and with one bound lie was in the
camp, and volunteer. A party OF young
men rode several miles 1--WE forget how many1
to enlist, and went TO the governors house
Ee sent them away three times, saving he
could take no more. At last they surrounded
his door, and told him they would stand there
until he took them into the army, The governor
had to give IN.
-Four hundred Kentuckians crossed over, al
most in body and enlisted for the Stars and
Stripes. They could not get chance to serve
the good cause at home, and were determined
to find way to fight for the Union. A veal
thy planter in Tennessee sent four of his sons
for the same purpose. (Those are the gen
uine Union men of the souh.l
One poor fellow from Kentucky came over
alone and enlisted at Madison. CROW d of
friends were shaking hands with other volun.
teers whom they knew, but he, being stran-
ger, remained unnoticed. He burst into tears
and exclaimed, "Fheres no one to bid God
bless me r Instantly a hundred men rushed
at him and bore him up in their arms, while
the whole multitude shouted forth their bless
ings upon the noble-hearted patriot.
MIR. Beecller said that he might multiply in
stances all night. The most delicate seemed
the most heroic. He had sked young lady.
apparently fragile and shrinking, wheth any
OF her three brothers We're going. She Ii up
like tire-"EDe1y one of them I'd have them
sho il they dIdn'tl It's all man is good Tor
now = was her vehement reply
In conclusion, MIR. Beecher said that while
felt less bitterness toward the south than now,
never more sorry for them. The last thing he
wished to see was servile Instruction. He
prayed to God TO avert it, and trusted slavery
might be blotted out peacefully. And he es-
peclally deprecated all mobs at the north lie
had seen the teeth OF mob set toward him,
and it always looked to him like Il brinlled
wolt When ii looked the other uay it was not
a btthe handsomer
An elderly lady, at the close OF the meeting,
said she was about to start for Washington as
nurse, her services having been accepted.
She was warmly greeted. Mr.. Beecher said
he was making up list of nurses tor home
service, as most Of the sick would be forward
ed to New York. The meeting then closed
Henry e. Beecher the eldest son of Rev.
IL. w. Beeclier, and Mr. Scovilie, who, il is
understood, is son in law in prospective Of Mr.
Beecher, have both enlisted i'll the 18th Rrgi-
ment OF this stale.
Over one hundred members of Plymouth
Church and congregation have enlisted Tor the
war len go together in Co. c, 4th Regi-
ment. member of the church has engaged
to furnish every one going from the church
with revolvers, up TO The numb,r OF 200.
The church will make ample provision for
the outfit Of its members. Gen. Ii. b. Dur
yea and Col. A. NJ. Wood of the 4h Regiment
are both attendants at Plymouth Church 1t
will be well represented