The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-11-10
A Conversational Set.to In Beechel's
Church Last Friday Night.


A Conversational Set.to In Beechel's
Church Last Friday Night.
.E;om The New York Worlds report
The Plymouth lecture room was crowd.
ed to its fullest capacity last evening. MIR.
Beccher entered and took his seat upon
the platform just as the clock marked the
time for the meeting to begin, and taking
up the hymn book he announced the first
hymn beginning, From every stormy
wind that blows"
Alter prayers from Brother Hill and the
PASTOR Mr.. BeeCher began his talk by say.
leg:
Without denying the indispensable ne
Cessity Of fear as moral instrument, the
question IS not OF all settled by demon
sration that the work OF the gospel
among requires the efficient admins.
IratiOn Of fear. For fear may be OF many
kinds. II may be coarse and barbaroue;
il may reach the lower forms Of being; II
may be solicitude only; it may be that
kind oil anxiety and care which the noble
feelings possess. There is no feeling so
strong as that which goes with gratitude,
where one Is anxious lest he should not
manifest gratitude where 1t Is deserved.
The spirit Of honor is in part spirit Of
fear; every ono Of the higher feelings has
lis own color OF fear, so that II you deliver
men from the bondage Of inferior fear, the
lower forms Of 1t, it does not follow that
you set them free from all the Influences
Of fear. There is coarse fear, moderate
fear, good lear, low fear, exalted fear. l
do not lear God as fear the devil. It
would be no credit 10 God or me either II
did, VIC keep one sort for one sort
OF blessings, and another sort for another
sort OF blessings, and so when men say,
"1tyOu preach love, meekness, riperess Of
moral faculty, you preach kind Of weak,
moral gush, and unless you preach fear
you never will do thorough work" Now,
myself think, l believe, that sometimes
it is very necessary that men should have
i am speaking after the manner Of old
fashioned practice.tartsr emetic and calo-
mel. have seen in the Western country
these drugs administered with very i'm
mediate consequences, but suppose the
practitioner coming in and saying, ~ was
down on tlAt.boat here, Nnd saw one oil
those whisky.drinking fellows, and gave
him five grains Of tartar.emetic," should
he prescribe the same for weak nerved
girl or child, and say, sit would do on
ilat.boat, and it ought to do anywhere"
| don't doubt that fear has done good in
some cases, but if 1t does good to those
low down II does not follow that 1t will
do good to those that arc eXulted. II
men are growing better, this ought TO BIO
one Of the results OF better growth
namely, REIMBURSEMENT OF apprehension,
growth of trust, Of learning faith, Of con-
tldenCe, of hope that maketh.not ashamed.
These are the fruits Of tho spirit I look
in vain in the catalogues for any fruits Of
the spirit that are sour. They are all
sweet. Joy, peace, hope, love, faith, and
all OF these are In their nature sweet, and
growth in grace ought to be in that
direction.
Mr.. Beecher continued at some length
in this vein, and when he had concluded
brother asked II 1t was not necessary
sometimes 10 use terror 10 persuade a
man.
Mr.. Beecher-Yes, il there is no other
way Of persuading him would wrap him
in terror; ! don't believe in corporal pun.
ishment, especially Tor adults, but il q
man came 10 me that had swallowed an
ounce Of laudanum / think l would thrash
him. would have that man walked up
and down, can tell you, but l would not
have It understood that would treat
everybody that way. (Lsughter.)
A sister who was present disputed the
correctness Of Mr.. Beecher's theory. She
said:
Twas brought up in the strictest fear
Of God. ! think should have gone on
worse than I have II It had not been for
fear. I never got 10 that point when
WAS satisfied with myself.
MIR. Beecher-I hope you never will.
(Lsughter) My father had thirteen chill
dren. Ten oil them grew up to manhood.
He had not time 10 apply moral suasioni
il was handler to apply cuff Here and
th ere; and as look back think was
governed by fear.
The sister-Don't you think you were
the better for 1t?
MIR. Beecher-No; I think II they had
put their arms around my neck 1t would
have done me much more good than
slSpping me as they used 10.
The Slster-Well, never had that.
Dir. Beecher-I think 1t would do YOU
a good deal Of good. daughter Bul
my father had moi the time. There were
too many otus, and he brought US up the
best way he could.
The Sister-I think no brought IN g
pretty good specimen-(great Laughter
and applausc-but taking the world as II
is, Iull Of all perjury and wickedness
wouldn't thorough knowledge OF th(
law as given on Sinai be Of benefits Lee
them have the tCrrors OF the whole mora
law taught to them In childhood, anC
then put the love OF Christ over agains
It afterwards. Would not the world b
better
Mr.. BCecher-Well, no. l don't know
why you should teach as you nut nj
plates, one on top Of the other; why vol
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