Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1866-12-18
Henry Ward Beecher.

One of the Grccian States had q
law for lvibing men Of uncommon
Bh artness. By this means the State
maintained it's integrity, held on
faithfully to popular rights and was
true to its religion till all other States
Of the empire went to decay. Very
lately it was quantity remarked by
w. II. Seward that if Horace Greedy
had any common sense the people
would have to kill him, because of
his remarkable diversity and amount
OF uncommon dangerous smartness.
There are mischievous minded per
sons who think the rule would APP
ply SO welt.to said Seward, but there
afo perhaps none to dispute that
the country would be vastly better
off were the law Of the Grecian State
to receive a living illustration in the
case of Beecher.
: What in the ID shall be done
with this man-where shall he be as
Signed, are the questions every
where, but without an echoing an
swer. Nobody seems to know what
to do with Hcccher.: The Elephant,
the Wolf and JEFF. Davis may be dis
posed Of, usefulty or otherwise, but
Tor Beeeher there appears no safe
quarters in the triune empires
heaven, earth, hell. Orthodox in
nothing, religion, morals, politics, and
dsho older tho less faith in anything.
The infdeis sro fattercd with the
crumbs he, has let fail 70 theta
Bonner, the dealer in light literature
and other stuff fQf badly spoiled
hfst rate minds, announces for his
paper a new story or novel 10y
Beocher; the other day the cop
perheads were filled with consola-
zion over Beecher's reconstruction
droppings his last is ali offer to bap~
tic. and rebapt'ze by any of the
doubtful apostolic methods-thus by
compromise compromising with er~
florists. els the "Eccc Homo" Of
al erratics, ismatics and Beelzebubi
Aus.r His books of star papers, de-
signed for PROSECUTING from every
faith to Beecherism are to be seen on
every parlor table; and since his an
nex9tipn to the ''ny policy faith, his
fancy bound volumes have bo
come popular also for ornamenting
the dens of gamblers and other craft
where godiness is an impossibility !;
his sermons of manybcautiful say
ings; but stadded with few guile
full heresies. which if credited would
explode tho foundation of every
christian edifc6 and heart, have gone
forth to the ends of earth, their dam
age not to be repaired in a century.
Strange as it may seem, Mr.. Beech
erss treasury of counterfeit coin and
his exchoeuor Of hypocrisy seemed
to be passing well enough when the
straw that was TO break the cancels
back was brought out His attempt
atbetrayal of his country by indor-
sing. tse policies dearest to rebel
hearts was like the rising sun. The
dark curtain which had so long
concealed the real Bcccher from the
public gaze, Suddenly came to light.
And every dodge he made to re-
gain his, place behind the mystic
9rapery only added another expo
SifFSS. Where Beecher may travel
next God only knows, but his power
for great damage to religion, NOR
atty and .pat. otisn Is at IN end We
think. '@-'.s'.i.7>'} .# a., W.
I Perhaps however in the hands OF
. wonder working Providence,
Beecher may be useful instrument
in the devisement and accomplish
ment of some one or more great
ends Though it is human to see in
a.direot way some of the weak parts
Of q stupenduona whole, there is
mono bqt 1od that can judge of the
metes and bonds, the cause and effect
Of men and their actions.
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