Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-02-23
8eecaer'S Home ana Ss,sx

/ " D. How'll. fNhr
J ~ 6rSt sight the visitor 90 Brssoklvr A. A.
| AFRO nicd 10th with Ply mouthchunch ana fhs
1 houS"s IN which ~ dignitaries reside a..
Igm0la street which runs along the parapet
I OF bfpnklyn Heights, leaving enough Snace
between u ard the Sc n n the Fssf liver -,
I TOW 81 houses an' rex yards. contains fbs
/ tNo N sldences 81 i-.e famous pulplt orafor-
One OF these houses Is a painted franc q -,
81 bright pink color. which hrs i,es. ~ -
4 shd enlarged since Mr.. Beecbcr made hi ~
LONE ava study. There De lived in flle ,,arlIer
ye,IS 81 his ministr ton m brooklyn, when
| some ~ MS children were babies lbs nraS-
/ cnt dwell. ne is n brown stone house no; mar
/ ucuiarly fponlN or ornamental The aver
axe god resi.tei. &c tn Brooklyn il inferior %
TIE New otk house A New England char
acter belongs 10 I'll BROOKLYN The general
" wide streets. lived wf;ll shade fr,esS. ~.
abundant white frame cottages and frams
| mansions, set &C random, gable end % the
street, with portioOcS and NsyandeS 49,
green and white shutters. are very suggestive
OF ne IN New Haven, Hartford. or Wore -
ter ENcn the brown stone house Of Rnpok-
lyn bRS a minOr. humble look In such a
brown stone house Mr.. Bcecher has his home
very short distance from this house, on a
iranSverSe street. ~ the celebrated Plymouth
church. q H. plain and almost forbidding I'm
appearance. A slight touch OF satire might
llken II 10 a. warehouse or n brewery. Built
o orr r,d brlck' sith rather orouching roof, its
great cepth alone suggests the call upon itS
caTacity. People Ia the neighbOrhood say
mat u has raised the price OF real estate
around ~, and not the least OF the PECULIAR
ies OF the church and society il the identin-
cation Of pccunlary and moral values. The
income Of tie corporation or society il always
referred 10 I'm the same breath with a culsgV
Praying there.
Plymouth church is a power. sir" cx-
claims the Brooklynite. alt l. rich. Siri
MR.. DEECHER Il A WONDERFUL MAN,
tut even without him Plymouth church
would get along. They can raise money an
That congregation for anything they piease.
BccChcr only has 20 mention a., and an the
hands Of his hearers go 10 their pnrkrtS
They built the Howard University, IplDAl
the Jubilee singers, raised an annuity tor
Herbert spencer, amt whenever old Ply-
mouth feels an impulse she plants seed"
\ MosT REMARKARLE CAsUALrY-Ou
Monday. says the 81 Louis Republican.
there occurred in -. Louis county a casualty
50 singular In some OF it, fca lures that no one
WOULD nave believed beforehand that such
lining was possible The subject was Mr. ].
j. Kelly, nursery man. who FOR the mast
twenty years has lived near Webster ON thu
Racine railroad Mr.. kellyIs large, heavy
day mentioned he was riding from X irkwoof
10 webster. and 10 keep his feet warm had
put a lot Of hot bricks In the bottom OF the
wagon and covered them with straw. When
about midway between Webster aud KIRK
wood the straw burst into n blaze, aud set
fire To the wagon. Mr.. Kelly's size and weight
prevented him from getting out speedily, un-
less by The dangerous feet OF jumping out,
and he attempted 10 put out the flames with
out leaving the wagon. and in doing SO ms
ciOthing caught fire. He then got out ana.
instead of attending to putting the fire out ON
ms burning clothing, ran 10 the horses head
ana Selzed the bride TO prevent his running
away. He stood in that position. apparently
dumbiounded, until he was 50 badly burned
mat NJ Is Considered impossible Tor him 60
recover. netghbor passing on the road
found him, and after eNtinguishing hrs burn
ing clothing, conveyed him TO his home near
Webster.