The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-10-08

!, DISPUTE AT A FUNERAL.
"a LIVELY DISCUSSION BETWEEN wM
! LLOYD GARRISON ANDA CLERGYMAN :
Is DEATH 4 PUNISHMENT FOR sIN--l
I FUNERAL rAHTY AsToNlsHED.
1 The New York SON il authority fol
the following: Since the war Mr. VIM
: Lloyd Garrison has lived in comparative
scclusion. lie lad taken little or n0
part in public affairs and even his place
. OF residence was known To only a few
OF those by whom his stirring abolition
speeches are still recollrcted. On sat
rurday he appeared ia Paterson. \. j.. in
the role OF theological debator. Mr..
John L. Benson. All old resident aud
iormel, silk manufacture of Paterson
,at" "A long illness. died last week. A
large body OF Free Mssons. aud nuner-
ons relatives and friends attended his
funeral on Saturday. and among those
who were specially invited was Mr..
William LLOYD Garrison. who was dis
anily connected with Mr.. Benson by
marriage. Mr. Garrison is in his sew
rnty first year, and lives in Boston. lie
went 10 Llcwellen. near Paterson.
where his SON lives. and on Saturday he
attended the funeral of his relative.
For some years he has been much in the
habit ut delivering brief addresses on
-nch occasions. and j. somewhat noted
FOR the liberaliiy OF his views. Mr..
I'enson's family are members of the
First Baptist Church, but The pastor the
Rev. Mr.. Banvard being away. = Mr.
.tsft Il a..
lheral sermon. The Rev. Mr. Grinnel
lis ia his eighty-second year. and was
One of the first pastors of the First Bap-
hist Church. Osieusibly he long ago
'ciired from the active ministry, but
HE FREQUENTLY breaches
u piarc' churches in New Jersey
t.r toys sre absent. In
.ia.. sesHe a.~ principles are diamet-
0.f.t c.l.l.tl ,ptHu>e oi Mr.. Garrison.
.na nc D. especially noted tor the
livanislic severity of his views re-
hrding death. When Mr.. Garrison and
is son arrived al Mrs. Benson's house.
they were introduced 10 the aged minis
ter who received them cordially, aud
said that n, he had not known Mr.. Ben
son personally. he would be unable to
preach such :. sermon as the OCCASION
seemed TO call for. and when Mrs. Ben
-On invited Mir Garrison 10 make some
remarks. The clergyman warmly sec
unded the invitation. saving that his
iOrmer acquaintance with Mr.. Benson
would enaUle him 10 supply all def
cirurie- ia hi- Mr.. Grinnpi's) sermon.
Mr. Garrison consented. and the party
u eni down stairs. After the opening
lflser. Mr.. G'inmel spoke Al consider
4nis irngh. and created rather nm un-
pleasant impression upnu hi- hearers.
b drawing start lug picture Of mans
total dcpr1Viiy. and the terrible punish
meat thar was the in"vitanle reward of
niluiiy. Dcni.. sc sad wss not merely
lie natural i"ImInafiun o; life hut the
uuni-lfinni impo-rd rpon aii mankind
b, an indignant God ior the sins of curl
oreiathers When ~ last the venerable
minister at down. Nj. Garrison arose
TO redeem hi promise of making nj
closing address. lie began by apollo
giying TO Mr.. Grinnel TOR what he was
about 10 sav. and added that while en-
eraining the most profound res spsct fur
he aged clergy man he totally disagreed
with him IN every particular. To him.
he aid. death seemed To be one of iod'-
greatest mercies 10 man: redecmiug
him often from life of pain and
aud opening 10 him the
g4te> Of higher aud better world. IL
would be mon>truus 10 suppose that ID
wa punishment Of anv kind. and es-
ntciall' a punishment tor original sin
Il was tho natural close of a temporal
Existence. a. birth WAS the commence
ncnt. and one could be no more a pun
>hnent than the other. Above All
hings he repudisted the doctrine that
Heath was
SWORD oF DAMoCLEs
,lways hanging over mems heads 10 re-
mind them OF their final doom. and
righien them into the paths of virtue.
There was no merit in the austere life
,f one who avoided vice and clung to
Tirtue. not because he hated one and
owed the other. hut because his cring-
ing fear Of Gods justice was greater
han his faith in his mercy. Every man
hould be righteous for righteousness
AXE and the love OF his maker or il
would avail him nothing. Mr.. Garrison
poke about twenty minutes. aud his
losing words were somewhat warmer
han he probably intended them TO be.
md. indeed. took the nature Of pretty
harp rebukc 10 the venerable clergy
nan. lie concluded with second
pology. in which he conceded the right
Il his predecessor to hold what views
le liked. but claimed similar privilege
or himself. The aged clergyman