The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-11-16
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1874.
Bcechor More Brilliant Than Ever

Deecher More BEllllant lhdn EVcI'
Mr.. Deecher emerges from his troubles
with renewed brilliRncy, his recent efforts
being distinguished by more than his
usual power Of wit and rhetoric. In the
course OF recent sermon he said: There
is no recorded speech in which there is
so 6gurative language as that Of Our
Lord Jesus Christ II you should take
the words Of the Sermon on the Mount
and apply them literally 1t would revolu-
tionize and bankrupt the world" Here
one Of Mr. Beecher's rapidly uttered sim.
lies followed, in which he drew the par
allel between the progressive growth Of
Christ's Church and the growth OF u tree
Then in his own familiar way Of word
painting he told the story oil the mother
Of John and James, who asked that her
sons might cit, the one on the right, tho
other on the left hand Of Jesus when lie
came into Ills kingdom. ut was natural"
he said, that tho mother should desire
desire that John should be Secretary oil
State and James tho Secretary oil the
Treasury, Tor It would be Of great advan-
tAge 10 the whole family for her sons "a
have such influential positions" The Au.
dence, had it not been a church Congre-
gAtion, would have applauded, as Mr.
BeCchCr twisted his lips and shook his
head while utteripg this joke.
They laughed audibly. Quick ss
thought his COuntCnRncc and whole
figure changed its impression 10 one OF
awful dcnunciation, az he Numbered out
What was the Masters answer? Arc
you able to drink the cup that shall
drink Of, and be baptized with the bap-
tism that | am baptized WITH A stone,
continued Mr.. BeCchcr, lis made round
by stTition. Through revolutions, suffer
ings, tolls. the usurper's chains, the cries
OF the oppressed, We have been brought
TO our present state Of civilization Hud
enlightenment 1t has come along the
via dOlOrOsa OF the universe, the pains, the
blood and sorroTs OF creations army
Nothing is born into higher state, but
it comes with cries and birth throes. Ii
suffers. - And it must suffer" The
preacher's voice expressed, as he uttered
these words, the very agony Of physical
and mental torture He was no Longer
an ordinary preacher, he was an actor
an artist OF the highest, most unconscious
power. Then stepping TO the front OF The
rOstrum he gave description OF the val
ley Of the ConueLiCu! at sunrise, as seer
from the towers Of Amherst, envelopeG
10 u mist; the breaking away Of the mis-
AS the SUP rose and unlOlded the scent
below. III the sun had never risen tina
log would have hung there forever. l
would never have broken aud ROLLED
away. Thus it is with ignorance. So d.
the lower feelings OF men rise 10 divine
life chased away by the rising Of the SUI
Uf enlightenment and righteousness.
There are words in The Bible that arr
only seed forms. God saw that His VOL
Was good in making Adam. lie was per
fct. Was he perIcCt2 How could iha
be: A man with no childhood, no youth
~ education, no life. Why, he never sait
word worth recording. He never di(
anything OF any note except 10 mind hi
vile and get kicked out oil paradise, Sen
sHtion and laughter What kind OF me-
were Isasc and Jacob and all the Of,
patTiarchs compared with the msnheo,
We now have5 IApplsusc.l Jacob won
bear investigation. Laughter
Then with an artistic finish Of Kea
or Forrest or the elder Booth, Nj
Beecher described q carved oaken alta
hehad seen in Europe, with its lace.lik
trScCries and Chsste MRdonna's face, an
scuIptured dove and Father and SoR; an
described il rushing words with action
10 exemplify the whole process of MAXIM
the alter from the Telling Of the two hun
dred year oak to the completion Of Ii
artists work. He used all the figures G
rhetoric to give force 10 his description
and concluded with o comparison betwee
the oak when fellCd as the newly convert
cd Christian TO the moment when Ii
work was finished, and he exclaimed i
wonder, Lord, perceived not whs
Thou wouldst have me bel Thy will nc
mine be done"