The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1873-05-02

q needles eye, than for rich man t,
enter heaven, his every nerve il
STRAINED to acquire wealth, and hi
comes before audiences assembled
in behalf of religion, and defends
his ayarice.
On the other hand, offseting thes,
charges in their order, his unminis
terial manner in the pulpit, attracts
attention, secures large congrega
tions, and extends his influence
Undoubtedly differences in creed
and fierce contests in defense of this
or that belief, have wrought untold
wrong and woe in the world. The
sharp angles of Calvinism and Ar.
menianism are constantly and i'm.
perceptibly rounding into a milder
and more rational religion. The
same Holy writ also says, "Eor the
laborer is worthy of his hire" True,
at that time, the shire" at the best,
hardly kept the "laborer's" body and
soul together. There is a saying,
not in scripture to be sure, yet never
disputed, that "the best trees are the
most dubbed" The Bible enioins
US to be "diligent in business" and
to "dO with (our) might what (our)
hands find to do" Whether, had
Rev. Mr.. Beecher been in the place
of the young man, in our SaYior's
time, who "had great possessions, .
he too would have gone away "sor-
rowful," is at least a mooted point;
at all events, very many good people
act, ii they do not talk. as if the sol
emn, divine assertion, eye cannot
serve God and mammon," had be-
come, by the lapse of time, at least a
matter Of doubt.
For some time, this gifted Rever-
end was urged to lecture through
the country, but the urging was in
vain. People had hoped, or at least
earnestly desired, that he would, and
his refusal was sore disappointment;
but they charged it to modesty-a
shrinking from stage popularity. At
last, however, he was induced to
come from behind that maiden shy
ness, and it was announced that he
had consented to give a course Of
lectures, or to repeat the same lee
ture, in some of the principal cities
Of the Union. People we're over
ioyed-indeed, they sUere ouerjoyed,
as it afterWard proved. But what
of delight were theirsl
Now all who had rapturously read
his sweet, thrilling, comforting lee
sure-room talks, from their first ap-
oearance in print, and his matchless
sermons, and read much about him,
would be permitted to see his heav-
snly face, and her his silVery words.
0f course, it was to be gratuitous-
'ne so wealthy would not think of
charging an admission fee. Wher-
'ver he should lecture, the largest
'laee of meeting would be secured
md the doors be opened to all. How
blessed that would hel Why, the
'nchanted masses would gratefully
'ear the gifted and noble man on
heir shoulders in an ecstacy of tri-
lph and Joy. Possibly they had
arried him to the Presidential chair.
That is what we do before the re-ac-
ion and reYulsion come.
Hark! What means this strange
his disheartening rumor? A Lee
ure Bureau has engaged the great
nan at enormous figures He is to
epeat an address sixteen times for
more than as many thousand dollars!
les, the Conscientious Bureau has
made a Corner on Beecher, and,
ike grain gamblers, means to enrich
tself or "break." Price of seats,
rom one to four dollars, and yet
very sitting even in the "nigger
is reserved. Strange sight!
Professional men and their families
Had to sit where drunken roughs
Usually cOngregat! In this way
Is sold for mOney,or rather
s sold manhood and money" That
s the the title Of his lecture. Besuti-
ully alliteratlye, is it not. Ah!
where now the fond anticipations!
where now the congratulations
.mong the noted parsons admirers
Vho have only read Of him! Gone to
he pitiless winds! mourn and sigh,
re poor and humble onesl you can
lot spare the money" to see the
You cannot afford to |
eec the show. The eleghant comes,
'ut he is hid from the plebian view!
you can only mark, with awe, his
!uge tracks, and wonder at his prob
BILE size.
He has come, deelaimed and gonsl !