The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1874-07-15
BEECHERIANA.

IL VOoAO ooss& esAy OpPO0ou W o1ly
compulsatory burning. Whoever
prefers to be buried should have
an unrestrained liberty in the mat
ter. II it be pleasanter to decay
gradually in box five feet beneath
the ground, giving to the near
absorbant earth the volatile con
stituents of our cast off bodies than
TO be turned speedily to ashes, so
let it be.
2. II there be those who, looking
forward, contemplate with satisfac.
ton an urn containing the uncon
sumable PARTICLES of their bodies,
why should they be denied their
preferencef Shall one who wishes
TO be ashes be compelled to be dirt?
II one prefers to have his urn on
shell, should ha be obliged to have
. box far under the grounda
3. Let every one choose. Let
commissioners be appointed who
shall put the question without bias
70 each one-Will you burn or
bury! And let there be no odium
cast upon either side. Whether it
be dust or ashes, let it be esteemed
orthodox. Having fallen into par
ties, sects, clans, all their life, and
quarreled about almost every ques.
ton, there should be peace at last,
and mans ghost not be disturbed
as TO the disposition of his body.
The burning sect The burying
sect! Fire or the spade! Into the
ground or into the air! How un.
seemly would be these cries.
Finally, by way of application:
4. It is very little matter what
becomes of the body after we have
done with it. It is Of a great deal
more Importance to consider what
will befall the soul. The casket is
of little value. but the jewel is
priceless.
PCwERLEssNEss OF THE PRESS.
The powerlessness of the press
under certain circumstances has
been signally demonstrated in the
case Of the Rev. Henry Ward
Beecher. The entire press of the
country, outside of New York and
Brooklyn, declared that the charge
preferred by Theodore Tilton was
too grave to be met by silence on
the part Of the distinguish clergy
man. A large portion of the press
argued that Mr.. Beecher's guilt
w.u.u be pres. med in the event OF
failure to deny or explain the allie
cations of Mr.. Tilton. But neither
denial nor explanation has come,
Mr.. Beecher has treated Mr.. Tilton
and his letter with degree OF
contempt only equaled by that he
visits upon the press. New York
5and Brooklyn, and Plymouth Church
virtually says: 1--WE stand by Mr.
Beecher; he has conferred honor
upon us by q long life of brilliant
service in the pulpit and of the
rostrum; we care nothing for The
press outside our precincts; W.
choose not to inquire whether Mr.
Beecher is innocent or guilty. 1
he is innocent, that is sufficient
He knows that he is innocent; if b.
is guilty, we do not choose to hav
il proven" And Mr.. Beecher'
silence is also eloquent. He virtu
ally says: ''Brooklyn is my home
and Brooklyn stands by me; Nev
York is the metropolis of the coun
try, and New York stands by me
Plymouth Church is my church
and Plymouth Church stands b
me; the press Of New York an
Brooklyn stands by me; all thes
powerful influences stand by me-
Innocent or guilty. They tell m
to keep silence. and I hold alleg
ance to no other moral power
and choose to respond to no othe
tribunal"
RETRosPECTION.
The Rev. Henry Ward Beeche
ut the prayer meeting in Plymout
Church, Friday evening CJuly 8
gave q retrospect of his life, closin
as follows:
81 have passed through varie
experiences" he said, ''as ha,
most men in public life, but n,
through one that 1 would have lie
out of my history. My trust is
Christ Jesus absolutely. Isee sui
q sense of mediatorial work
Christ. seem to be caught up
Gods love, and held "a q ship {
an ocean. So, come what may
come life or death--my hold {
God is incontestable, my comic
in God is boundless, and my joy
God is increasing. Be you SUI
my dearly beloved, that when
stand in the presence of the reve'
ed God and you go up thither,
\ shall shake hands together. I sh,
" be by the side of Him who died +
me, and the memory of earth
troubles will be as the memory
earthly storms that have pas
away. have worked in spirit
love and sympathy-no man G
take from me that. What is
the future know not. I comm
everything to the care OF &c
Life is speeding fast. "Life's spe
is almost unwound; but that is
trouble when to 60 means to
glorifed. Let us grid up our loi
again, and go forward until
meet to rejoice in the kingdom
/ our dear Father, and of His d.
I son our Saviour"
I Then Mr.. Beecher prayed,
bvmn WAS sung, and the pra,