The Republican journal., 1869-09-16
AN ASSASSIN IN CHURCH.

Il believe in God the Father. God the Son
and God the Holy Ghost. You lie PA
shot, cry, general commotion
On Sunday August Sth, in the presence Of
numerous congregation, this sacrilcoous
scene (says the London Times correspondent
was enacted in the Cathedral church of Ber-
lin. The Rev. H, Heinrich was standing be-
fore the Altar, recting the Belief, when Il
young man, rising from Il front seat and in
terrupting the clergyman, gave him the lie,
and at once discharged u pistol at his breast
The next moment he was in the hands of the
sexton. and quietly suffered himselfto be led
away to the vestry. A portion Of the congrc-
cation, seated at u distance, having only
heard the report and seen the curling smoke
without any definite notion of what was
going on, Immediately began to move towards
the door, and created considerable tumull :;
but those near the altar, who had been wit
ness of the daring attempt, retained their
seats. In preserving their composure they
but initiated the noble example of the clergy
man whose life had Just been placed in such
jeopardy The Rev. II, Heinrich was unhurt
No sooner had the trying lncrludc come to
an end than the intended victim quietly re-
sumed reading the Creed, and with rcCollb-
led lervor proclaimed that Belief the utter
ance of which had mpcrilcd his life After
this, service was continued in accordance
with the prescribed ritual. The Rev. III.
Heinrich left the altar, when the Rev Dr.
koegel assembled the pulpit and preached n
sermon, in which he introduced u passage
expressive of his thanks to God for the mi
raculous escape of his clerical brother. Quiet
had been speedily restored, and the greater
portion OF the congregation, agtated rs they
were by the most powerful emotions. left the
church only after the final benediction In
Al H. l..
ed by a policemen to the nearest station, and
examined by superior officer. To al! the
questions put to him he replied with the ut
most trankness and composure. He said:
"Aly name is BLAND. | am 10 years of
age, q Protestant, and the son of Il blacksmith
in the village of Lank, county of Lower Bar
MIN, Il few miles from Berlin. NV parents
sent me to grammar school, wishing me to
become Il candidate for the ministry in the
Established Church. But my eyes were soon
opened to the falsehood Of the creed / was
expected some day to teach, and my dislike
was increased to disgust when | perceived
that many of those protesting to believe it
were liars nj heart | refused to pursue a
career which had become so hateful to me,
and resisted all attempts of my parents to
force me to persevere. Eventually | saw my
self left by them to my own devices and be
gan to study art-the dramatic art I mean,
wished to become an actor and to preach to
the public in my own way, but the religious
mcndacity rampant around me gave me no
rest. Some | saw uttering deliberate I'M
truths, while others, knowing themtob be such,
listened with contemptuous Indifference
Gradually taught myself that some striking
deed was indispensable to rouse the public
mind from its apathy, and chase away the
mist of superstition. |, therefore, determn-
ed to seize the first favorable opportunity
that offered for shooting clergyman while
in the act OF uttering his accurscd periuries
l have done it. | have myself cast the ball
and done my best to render the shot fatal
[ am sound in body and mind, and scorn the
suggestion that | have acted under the dis
tlrbing influence of temporary insanity, [
perfectly knew what | was about, and am
convinced there are many able to comprc-
bend the disintcrestedness of my purpose
though they may, perhaps, not approve the
method chosen to compass it. My design
was to shoot Mr.. Heinrich, and l was pre-
pared to pay the penalty Of the deed"
A New Yorker, writing from Mt. Desert,
says: "Thc natives here are, as a rule, a kind,
wholc-souled people, and treat the visitors to
their island in as hospitable manner as their
small means and unproductive soil will allow
them to. Notwithstanding the difficulties
they have to contend WITH their charges are
moderate for everything"
A pedantic fellow was complaining to the
celebrated Lord Erskine that he had fallen
over his brothers park gate, and extensively
abraded the cpidermis on the facial portion of