The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-10-03
PLYMOUTH CHURCH.
Henry Ward Beecher Re-
turned.
Flowers on the Platform
Many Ladies' Faint
Where's Moulton ?

! New YORK, October 2.-Plymoutl
Church. was packed Sith people thi
evening, to hear Mr.. Beecher on his re-
turn from his summer vacation. Largt
| vases of flowers stood at each end of tht
platform. At seven o'clock there was nc
standing room, either in the church ol
passages and ladies' were frequently
borne out during the services in faint.
ing condition. Among those present
were Mrs Bcecher Charles Beecher, DR.
Edward Beecher, Colonel Beecher, Mrs
! Harriet Beecher Stowe, assistant Pastor
Holiday, all the members Of the late in.
vestigating committee, Prof Rossiter, W
RAYMOND, and the trustees Of the church
Promptly at 1870, p. NJ, Beecher came
on the platform, and was received with
loud storm Of applause. He gave out
| the hymn: praise God from whom all
blessings fow;'-which was sung by the
congregation with great spirit. Beecher
then offered brief prayer, in which he
thanked God for this meeting on the
twenty-seventh anniversary Of his pas
forage of the church. He prayed that
much good might accrue from his labors
during the coming season, and returned
thanks to God for all his past blessings
Another hymn was sung, and prayer
was offered by Prof. Raymond. He be-
sought the Lord
TO Bless the Man on his Right Hand,
and gave thanks for the trials Of discip-
line brought upon their pastor, which
was for the glory of Zion. After the
congregation had sung another hymn,
Beechcr, rising to his feet, said
that hr would much rather
have met his friends As usual
at In" end Of his vacation. but he WIS
anxious, that the good old customary
. Friday night prayer meetings should not
be departed from. They were met
together aS in so many years before. At
the romucnccmcnt Of what might be
considered new year TO consecrate
themselves To the spread Of Christ ;
Kingdom on earth When troubles
carried Us away under burdens that We
had not strength TO bcur, and under
waves of sorrow when our strength failed
Gods strength began, when sorrows were
no longer to he tolerated and men came
To the end OF their endurance, then in
lis picntitude and abundance came the
everlasting presence and power Of the
Almighty. Then men looked back with
amazement, to think that their courage
ever failed.
when Addiction or Trouble Was ON =
he should not hold down his head as a
prisoner il chains. 1t was for US to lift
up earSel< <tsAforf the visible into the in
visible, and though there might be
trouble low down, God was above the
clouds. He made an appeal to the young
men of the congregation To grow in
righteousness and the spirit Of truth,
and say to themselves, II shall
not crumblc in dust, but shall rise ire
sistibly in the power Of the heart Of
Christ. | ask not your confidence or
sympathy, but the unity of blessed
hope that you feel sympathy for the
weak to lift them up, and save them for
Christ. He alluded very remotely
to the discipline that the Church
had gone through, which he thought
was only kind of grindstone to sharpen
their weapons Of spiritual warfare for
the remainder of the year, and he thought
they should be all animated by spirit
of love, JOY and peace in God. This had
been their animating purpose for twenty
seven years, and they would come out OF
this tribulation, for no other purpose
than the glory of God.
Proceedings Ended.
Another hymn was then sung and the
bcnedction pronounced by Mr.. Beecher,
which ended the proceedings. At their
close the friends of the pastor closed up
around the platform, shook hands with
and congratulated him, and it was
fully half an hour betor" the church
was cleared of the throng which
filled it. The Plymouth Association al
the close of proceedings held private
and informal, though a social gathering,
for the purpose of rendering n reception
to Mr.. Bcechcr. They gathered in their
meeting room, above the lecture room,
in large numbers. The room was hand
,omclv decorated with flowers and ban
ncrs on which were inscribed
Love" "His Banner over us was Love,
and similar inscriptions. When Beecher
appeared in the room after receiving the
greetings Of all his friends in the church
below, he was received with loud and
long continued applause. At its close a
young lady sang Home Sweet
Home" TO an accompaniment,
which was followed, after short in
terval., by the songs: Aud Lang
Savnc,' the Last Rose of Summer
The Marseilles,' and other well known
airs. Mr.. Beecher then promensded
through the room and held brief conver-
sations with those present, which brought
the proceedings 10 u termination.
Ku Klux Acquitted,
LOUISVILLE, October 2-William
Smoot, the leader Of the Ames county
Ku Klux, vas to-day acquitted by the
Court at Owenton Of the shooting o'
William Walker during the late distur.
bances in Owen county.
Railroad Com mn issioners
MILWAUKEE, October 2.-The rail-
road commissioners Of the Northwestern