The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-12-02
JUSTICE rs INETITiBLE.
The Doom of Henry Ward Bcccber.


on Sunday. Nov. 7. Henry ward Beech
or urea, bod IN Plymouth Church. taking for his
text ' But Jesus answered nc hing. - that Pi-
raigument II Jesus before Pontins Plate on an
accusation 81 falsely md reasonably setting
himself UP as " King 81 the Jews" And ON the
bas of TINS text MIR. Beccher proceeded to es-
tablish a parallel between his own case ana that
oi tie i-tian saviour. treating his own rela-
lions to the subject in a sort Of autohiugrauhic
mar ner, and winding up with an appeal to his
peouie TO covenant with hun at the communion
table that they would unite with him In imitat-
ing the example winch csus had set when ar.
raj med before ptl te. that they with him would
then e'Orth abstain from answering his enemies.
In Ut er words. this man-defYing and God
de yins pulpit Luciior has dragged Jesus from
the greu trial whicu peluied the crucihXi'n.
and has availed himse II the Impressive COM
muuiou over the emhlcms II thrists broken
body and spilt blood, 70 invoke renewal Of the
"pOlicy Il silence" L. not thus the acme ~
bl sphemyf Is not this man the very prince Of
Wien Sir Beccher emerged from the great
scandal suit In which he had been most ably
defended bN corps Of the most distinguished
cuunse! In Christcndom, unacqutted ~ charge
OF infamous adultery aud suf iect to n conse-
queEt suspicion of audacious perjury, neither
The example OF Christ before Plate nor sense
OF common decency seems To have suggested to
himself OF his par1 sans an observance oil TINS
policy of silence. On the contrary there
were metaphorical nrings Of victorious salyoS.
bmstines OF bomha. bllrings OF ttumpets,
triLmrhM demons trati0ns IN Brooklyn and at
the White Mountain House, and every ctscum-
stance oil NOISY. buisternu-i uahuemohihn eN-
uitaion. No reminders OF Chfist-lke meekness
zen, no, not one.
Nor was there the slightest suggestion of
tolerant, forfiving. maynanimous policy Of
3 lence" when Deacon West and Mrs. Moulton
became "consi icuOus by their protracted alb
sence " from their accustomed seats In Ply
mouth Church. Prompted by. frenzy OF au-
darious arrogance, intoxicated by tie incense
Of tilttery ANA adulation, this mad priest must
needs strike the names Of Deacon West and
Mrs. Moultou FROM the roll Of membership, be-
tuse, forsooth, while still protesting belief in
Christ, they silently by non-attendance declared
their uubeiief ia Beecher. Aud not silently, not
Quie. ly. not compissiOnately or lovingly, tut
with another grand flourish and blare OF trum-
pets were these two people stricken from the
Ioiis.
But II the mills Of the gods are slow they
grind exceeding fine. Whom the gods wish to
destroy they lrst % AXE mad. The madness OF
his intolslant audacity In striking these two
people from the rolls mas drawn Henry Ward
Beecber between the upper and the neither mill
stones. The Congregational Association. Of
which he b. a member, has been thereby urged
t. an investigation which viii be searching aud
thorough. Mrs. MOultOu Is entitled To and VIII
have an examination into the reasons for her
removal anG the rightfuness Of that proceed
ing Henry C. Bowen retains but does not oc-
cupy the best pew in Plymouth Church, and
darcs them to remove him.
In presence Of these threatening complica-
tons, the bully fellow tins was his language,
uttered in tue pulpit OF few months ago
points pleading hngsr toward the silent One
unjustly arragned before Plate. falls prone be-
meath the communion table, appeals t. Chris
like a whipped spaniel for renewal OF the
policy OF silence" II Il too late. MI Beecher
Plymouth Church can no longer protect Barab-
has and set HIM above Christ stern Justice,
goHdcd beyond the point OF longer endurance,
dem tnd- tn { the indicator he brought forth.
Aud don't hug your nallucination any longer,
MIR. Beccher, IL IA Bar bDas, and not Christ, who
Is to be crucihed this time.