, 1874-07-06
THE PLYMOUTH PREACHER.
From IN indianapolis Standpoint.

From IN indianapolis Standpoint.
Indianapolis s".v y eersesno,.1t"ee ofth' Cincinnati
It In now little oyor quarter OF q cont"rT
sinco the Rev. Horny Wald Beocher bada fare
wotl to hla Indianapolis friends and took up his
abodo in brooklyn yet the memory Of his life
and work here IN nB frosh IN tho mnds Of tho
community as II he had bliakon tile dust OH his
foet but yesterday. Ono OF his old frcnda horn
1t rnnn whose life has boon without renroacli-
pronounced hr. Beecher IA wonderfully pure
man." II will not say A1r. noecher las md
tenp.atfon," continued ths old friond, j" for
that might bo construed Into weakness on his
pRlt but believe there never las boon a time
when ho has moi, boon beaet by temptations.
And havo faith that Tho anne love Of God, llu-
milty, untiring zeal, active industry, md close
communion NTH Nature which kapt him from
spotted from tho world"
Thls reminded ME Of atory whioh survived
bIr. bencher'H ministry bore. Ono OF his first
good works WAS rovival, the like Of which Inns
! never 1ec1rred In tho history Of the place.
Young mon and maidens. Old men and matrons,
Of God, to repentance. aud for while II seemed
as II the Nov Jerusalem lad heeu anticipated In
thls Indiana spot OF oarth. Among the matrons
was'ono In her first youth, and Us lovely "a Il
peri. Il one can in'sgino stray angel form
| mother Of twins. Nevertheless was my heroine
beautiful, and added to rare porsoual
chnms WAS n certain bewitching trust;
fulness or hepiesancss Of manner that
dangerous proaclyto. One day in private In
| terviow with Mr. Beechar (sho toll tho story
Aorsol) ahe wns 80 moved By his holy teachings
TINT, with face glowing with emotion. l,cr oyes
snifuscd in teals and hor voice broken with ao1s;;
sho threw her lovely arns around his mock aud
cried, "oh, blr. Deecler, save mel" "You
must look to higher power" was his gravo re-
plv, 40 putting both hauds from about his uock
he fell on his knoes aud said: Let US pray
the occasion Of jealousy. .ons gentleman, in
particular, VIVA supremcly tealoua Of his vito
because the night before Mr.. Beochcr preached
bis farewell sermon she llad not slept Tor crying.
lie did not sleep much either, and. to, tuied by
| angry fears, went to church with her in tho
! morning., determined to FOO II tile popular
preacher know and would take advantage Of this
hold ho had upon the fair portion Of hia fold.
1uBtead Of that, ho beheld d man With solemn
! ulieu, like ono who goos forth to dtath, tho bur-
man for slus and shortcomings. II WAS NJ II
ho craved to enter Tho now nrd un"rodlon felda
Of the viuevard Of the Lord with clean hands,
aud ahriven BY tue bleaaing Of hia tried frenda,
He scanned lifted out Of hlmHelf, no the hour
was conaeorated one to his hearers. To
| ntx4e more than to the se1f-abaHhed.
humbled husband whoHo 1oyer-lise teudorncss
to his vito thonccforward was received with
| sweat enrprise. 1t Ia not patent that hs over
| communicated his Suspicious t. her. Il does
not take man long to learn that 1t is not always
best to tell his wife everything.
With his great, liberal, nobs nature, and
chidle simplicity, Mr.. Becchor d!d nla,ly
things, no doubt, which wioGeu people with q
regard to appearances could not understn1ld.
Il IL this csass Of people tnat MO quick tn say
| now, "Iie IL nn better thaa M should be." Il
| mora unconventional man, ! suppose. mover
lived, and hia friends aro seatly to believe that
ttR1.t
Of lifo has been taken advantage OF by llis ene-
n,iea. Tor INSTANCE. friend who was invited
| to breakfast with him, On QUO occasion, found
him in ladyfB parlor in his shirt sleeves wlilo
other hand, there arc many women wl.o ayo, in
manner, looking out for adventure. sensation, or
Insult az the case may be. and il would be easy
for such one to lniBunderstand the jnnocont
Kindness Of h1r. Boccllor. 1t should DO remem-
besed TINT he was never moro Of favoite Of
women than Of children aud men, Tlloso who
were children when no lived hero reverb hin
memory, and there is not . natyou who %aa
then a mniden. that can recall! MEM
b@nss'son boas Il Of a @ taa Ra tho ao sefs.y ee " u y
tho few women of his acquaintance
who haYo since been under bau or who bare
dropped ont OF tho charmed circle OF proprloty,
was favorite Of his It was not altogethar az
cldeut which preserved him from their tolls.
| UNEXPECTED TESTIMONY.
! had spent most Of the day hunting up tho
old mombers Vi Slr. Decchor's congregation,
Uhen on ths street was Lailed BY cbeery
yoIce with: How do sou do, l.. r 2"
The face Of tho friend that met my view WAS
as pleasant aa bis voice. and aa stopped 10
shake hands Il 7 asked: What do you thinx Of
Mr.. Decchev :"
~ tLlnk him an Innocent man." was the Eo-
My friend being a clergyman, further asked
his reaHou for tho faith tlat WAS in hin. and lie
| Haid i:
II bellsyo In Mr. Dooches's innocence from
| my knowledge ot hl1n ye@rs ago, and it was only
the othor day my confidence was Sustained bg
hearsav. co-miesdnary laborar OF nlno in
India Was at my house Oil lila way from tho prca~
byterian General Assembly in st. Lonlb- lI0
| told me that be met there a Kentucky clergyman
who is q COUSIN Of Mis-. Tton's. and that in
| conversation with hin. about tho Deocher-Tilton
sca,dal, Mrs. Tilton'a couBn said TINT aho had
assured him thera wnB not q particle Of founda-
ton for tho ohnrges Ms. Tilton had made against
llr. Deeehor; TINT Mr. Titon WAS insanoiy {eal-
grounds but bis morbid Imagination"
Perhaps you'd better not put that in print"
added my friend, ''it might make Eronble be-
twoon t man mud "ife-1E. and sifs' Tilton' sou
It seemed to mo rather late to talk about
that, aud give tho asatemont for what 1t Is
worth.
scnEENtNo soatEDoDY,
Tho Minority Of pessonB interviewed in regard
W MI. DcelAt4 hG!9 AtfO W FNt l1tHk AE GVN1tt
no longer n!lord to be sitent.-.hat silence would
lie taken for confoHsion OF guilt, wllie faw
wero as roiicott as Air. Heec!ler AimseIf.-de-
| claring thor perfect contioenco in hin purity
aud ayowing their Willingness to wait hin own
good time fur an explanation Of thu myetery.
Two or three persons accounted for his silence
by saying he was screening somebody" Tho
expression struck mo as peculiar, but In tho
delicsta tasA Of probing popular aontiment It
will not do to .appear inquisitive. and l waited
patiently for light.
"Yon seeo,' at longtb satd 4 gentleman. " Mr::
Doecl'or iB evidently screaming somebody.
think to Ia acs coming lsls w,fo."
ald not exactly, understand how that could
be, but took good cats not to sny 10, and, attpr
pause. tho gontIoman proceeded AZ folowa:
terhaapa / had ae good an opsortuMty Of
knowing alr. 1}oocller ln ls domuAso ralationa
AZ any ono lu l,is charge. and I never haye eoan
auch deyotioo az Mrs. Deecher manifested
toward her husband. Novor did w0man lovo
hcr hnsbaud better. II was tho ouspourng Of
tho pnreHt aud holioat affection. Iio loved nor
III much as most mnu loyo shoir Hlyos aftor tho
hoy.d4y ut tho honeymoon IL over; but se waa
ollor than ho, aud would likoly be moro watcltnl
than younger woman. IIo was absorbed in his
bookH liis work. mud his flowers. Alay 1t not be