The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-08-08
LETTER FROM AN ADMIRER OF
Nv. BEECHER,
One Who IL Determined That IL,
Shall be Innocent.
"MY HOME, W. Va, August 4th..

Editors of the Register
Plymouth Church my Mecca! Yearly
| soiourn to thy shrine and drink
lessons of wisdom devine falling from
the lips of Gods chosen vessel, Henry
Ward Beecher. His ideal ola God Is
that of poor, fallen me- His picture OF
life land that real), so wildly drawn.
accepted as truth, without sophiStry on
his part to impress ostentatiously' !
travelled the miles intervening, saw the
man of God, and drank deeply OF
truths youchsafed in words of SIM
plicity. vet grand in conception, pointedly
penetrating the hearts of 1000 present.
This was my first visit to Plymouth,
wears ago, drawn thither through idle
curiosity, accompanied by Quaker
friend from Baltimore, led by IKE SPlr-
it. We were awed by the simplicity OF
the church, and more so by the chlld-Ilke
simplicity of the pastor. Well | rcm"m-
Der his morning lesSon-onc OF Paul
letters to the Church at Corinth. That
sweet, old hymn sung by a congregation
of three thousand My scdate Quaker
friend joining myself, Subdued to revere,
thinking Of years agone and that niue
brick church away off in my W. Va.
home. That prayer, 50 simple, 50 God-hkrr,
so heart searching instead of SENSATIONAL.
| received lessons of humility and sell
condemnation. Such n sermon from the
text. Glove one another as have loved
vou." left Plymouth deeply impressed
and trust benefited, with facts indclibly
impressed upon me. We know
but little of the world unless
we study and mix with it..
Secondly. few Apostles such aS Henry
Ward Bcecher, are given to the world.
No man can preach rs Beecher breaches
without inspiration. Divine words I'M
consciously flow from his lips, sinking
deep into the recesSc. of the hearts of
his hearers. Only go to the shrine of
Plymouth and feel what ! have felt
Before me lies volume Of BeecherS
PRAYERS. so soul stirring; beside me, abov"
and around me, Bcecher'S sermons, tn"
life. of Christ. first volume, &c. Beccher
!, nv guide of faith. 50 accepted IN an
honest heart. and as the devout Mohan-
mcdan. Yearly | visit the Mecca
Plymouth. Yet to-day falls upon my
ears stories of infdelity. Peter the
chosen Of Christ erred and sworc he
knew not the man, vet he represented
Bccchcr. my judge; Bcechcr 50 loved
and fondlcd may have fallen. If 50,
when or to what fountain on earth
from which purity can be drawn
| will vet visit my shrine yearly, even II
with II broken heart ignoring earth, be-
licving there is nothing pure but Heaven.
On the altar Of hate, Bcccher may be sac
rificed. vet pure and immaculate us earth
can produce, | will remember and rcver-
encc the man and invoke blessings on the
MARTYR. But am So sure ~ Heaven
exists and revelations of Holy Writ ar"
trur, So sure is Henry Ward Beecher Il
rurc, good man. You may call me an
enthusiast. man worshiper, or what not,
but ike me. rest under the droppngS OF
Plvmouth'S pulpit, cntranccd, spell
bound. soul released from body soaring
in purcr elements. and then say Henry
Ward Beecher is impure. 1t cant be SO.
The God ofthe universe may subject MN
tntbc crIriblc. but he will emerge more
pure and saintcd. Do not, | pray thee
like a PLATE condemn unjuStly. My
God. can il be- the just, the pure, I" sue,
cumb to blind inidelity. There Is a""d
who never crrS. 'hLA"'