The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1874-01-01
Beechor's Invitation to England.

| The Pal -roN Gazetfs says: As Mr.
Henry Ward Beecher will preach AT Exeter
| Hall next May on behalf Of the London
Missionary Society, it is oalv right that
English people should know and appreciate
the difficulties surnounted by those whose
business 1t wa, to secure TIA presence Of
this popular preacher hero.
Some English Nonconforrnisr ministers
! Who attended the Evangelical Conference
a. Nav York were officially deputei, it
seems, to invite Mr. Beechsr, AMI did SO
. With great .olemnity at what tney thought
d CONVENIENT season, after the great man
had d.iverei great speech on The
FaIpit of the Az When the audience
lef, he w.5 ushorsd into the schooIroom Of
the church. and after formal introdHet on
20 each minister, enc followed the ether in
set speeches, urging him 70 accept tho in-
vitason.
Like many other clever men, Mr..
Bseolisr probably prefers to talk much to
others, than to be much talked to ; so he
tried under this ndcsion, and just as enc
Of the gravest members Of the dsputaton
began in measured phrases to support the
petition of his srsath,rn, the New York
divine cut in and said in the bro. dest Yam
kee tw.ng Il guess | shouli like to go
to England very we'll if it warn't for the
preaching - The solemn delegates look
ed at one another in di.may, and were still
more appalled, wten Mr.. Bsecher put on q
very unclerical, military looking cloak, with
a wiie-awake hat and sat down on the tn
Die, dangling his legs few inches from
the floor
There was an embarrassing pause, SAYS a
New York correspondent of the Sheffield
Telegraph, who appears to be in Mr.
Beechar . confidence. and gives graphic
description of the interview, "and | really
think Mr.. Beccher WAS afraid, that some
body would suggest prayer" His objsct
WAS to break ;hrCush the English prim-
usas and stiffness, to di,pell too clerical
atmosphere, and Joke the English minis,
tiers down into natnralnsss" But as he
only partially succeeded in lis enterprise
he SAID, seriously: Il can't preach up to
great expectations l can only talk AMI
must talk naturally, 90 l night disappoint
You ali "Ah." then replied one cf the
doputston, kiaiirs up, "bat that's JUS,
what we want. Your naturalaess has
beer revelation TO me, and wan: to be
= revelation to cur young ministers" 4
So Engli.h divine. next May will be
abba to study pulpit ora,ory from Mr..
Bsocher's point OK v.s~, AMI if be teach
any considerable number of them % be
easy anl natural, Ti...out being coarse or
Tulga-, ne will perhaps 10 even a Ecsater
service to Christians than to he.thern. /
The late Lord Jeffrey was fervsnt
,tnirer Of Charles Dickens One iay a
ady surprised him sitting in this library,
lis eyes sufused with tears, and was about
10 withdraw, VIXEN he led her to seat, ani
'aid "Don't 60, l shall be right again
'Con "liuve You received bad nsws,''
asked the lady 4" is any enc de.d?'
Yes, raid he solsmnlv, Little Nell is
lead. Are ycu hot tory p Jeffrey had
ust received the last number then out, Of
he odd Curiosity Shop
SEsAroR SUYSER has introduced 4 res
'lution instructing the Finance Committee
o inquire into the expectancy Of abolish
ng the Office Of Commissioner of Internal
Revenue and those subordinate to him.
Is this Is 40 economizing measure, it j,
lot likely that it sill pass the present Con-
.rsss.
The French Peace Society gave banquet
4 Paris on MUrd.r nigh, in honor Of iss
ecre.ary, NJ. Richard. who has ;u.i return
4 FROM a li,sicn to Italy. A psmber az