The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-04-02

be ready for the fall and winter campaigr
Q. You were not an invalid durin
your absence2 A. No, sir, nor before
! exactly an invalid; II was only for res
preparatory to larger labor,
Q. You had come to make public de
moRstrations and perform services Will
abroad? A. Doyou mean whether Ibid
Q. The fact. A. At first refnsed, and
with the exception Of a few breakfasts, .
they call them in England, took no publi
service, and then went on to the cOnEinen
and spent one or two months there, anI
returned to England In SeptembeI, deter
mining to return home, but was led 4
agree TO q line Of public orations or dis
courses on American affairs?
Q. In some Of the principal cities Q
EnglandH A, Manchester, Glasgow, Ed
inburg, Liverpool and London.
@. And these occasions had to do witt
the public situation Of your affairs herr
and the war. A. They did,
Q. How large Is the congregation, how
large is the number Of church-memberi
in Plymouth Church nOw2 A, ! can mo-
state with positiveness, sir, but l should
say that the congregation was limited
only by the building, and II has been &c
for twenty-five years. the number oil
COMMITMENTS, ! suppose, Is over $500
between $500 and 5000.
q. For how long has that number, or u
similar number, been the basis Of your
church service2 A. could not say; 1t
has been 1000 for ten years or more,
q. What are and have been your hab.
itual labors as q clergyman in directing
the affairs Of this church and cOngrega-
tion2 A. have preached morning and
afternoon, and conducted for q series Of
years u Wednesday night lecture and
Friday night prayer meeting and what
was called "the social Circle"-the social
meeting Of the Church,
q. Where were the latter heldl A.
In The pArlor Of the Church.
@. And more recently have your scr
vices there been reduced in amOuntS A.
The social meetings | have remitIed to
tho young people Of the Church.
@. How far baGkP A. should say
fifteen years.
@. And Wednesday night lecture. A.
The Wednesday evening lecture ldiscon-
btinued not far from or Just before the
time Of the war; l may be inaccurate
about that; have no special memory.
@. Now, within the period Of your SER
vices IN a Clergyman, what other public
or literary employment have you had?
A. have been connected with journalism
ever since | was In the pulpit; have been
connected with the New York Independent
after my first year, not as a member Of
The staff, but Us a contributor having n
column OF my own, that was the UNDER
standing.
Q. And furnishing a paperl A. For
every week; for every issue Of that paper;
we had contract arranged afterwards In
1870; | took charge Of the ChriSliaR Union
which had
Q. First go on to The time when you
became to bo editor Of the IRdependenH
A. 1 think, | am not definite; | think II
was the latter part Of 1900 or early In
1861; the editors who had conducted the
Independent, DR.. Bacon, Dr.. Storrs and The
Rev DR.. Thompson, resigned; l then made
an Arrangement with Bacon 10 control
the paper editOrialy.
@. Up 10 that time did you continue To
be responsible as chief editor? A. Until
the fall Of 1868, and remained editor un-
I'll the fall Of 1854; | think, sir, rs con-
tributor part Of the time.
@. Up to what time did you remain q
contributOr2 A! Until the fall Of 1865.
q. A constant contributorY A. can
not praise myself for COnstancy In that
regard.
q. And then your connection ceased
A. My connection ceased. =
q. In 1862 A. In 1860.
Q. And in The interval between your
assuming the editorship Of the Chriaida
Union, had YOU any connection-respon-
sible conneclion-with any public news
paper2 A. No, sir; there was move
ment set on foot by the congregation to
establish n journal, which, In view Of
other arrangements which were also In
prosecution, was dropped by these friends,
/ declining to take any position which
would seem to put me IN antagonism with
the Independent. -.
Q! And how did your connection come
about with the Christian Union when IL
did take place? A. The Chridiaa Union
was called In its origin the Church Union,
Il paper which was founded to bring the
Christian Church together on one founda-
tion, with the understanding
Mr.. BeaCli-Ono moment, Beecher.
Mr.. EyNrts-lt Is not necessary to go
into details.
A. That paper passed into the hands Of
IN intimate friend Of mine at time when
| was Under contract to write the "LiiO Of
Christi" he came 10 me al Peekskill.
Mr.. Beach, think these details arc In.
admissible.
q. You were applied tO2 A. I was mp.
piled 10 to take charge Of the paper and
declined, except conditionally At u future
time, but circumstances arose which
forced inc to that position In 1870.
q. How carly was IL In that year2 A.
January.
@. Now when you took that paper
what was the extent Of lis subsCription2
"A. Said to be 5000, but 1t probably had
600 to 1000 bona iide subscribers.
q. Only? That was my impression,
that was what ! was told.
q. Now during the first year ] ain lin.
iling all inquiries to, period anterior 10
The year 1870, to What extent had the cir.
culation OF this ChriSiian Union increased2
A. cannot give the figures, over 10000.
q. Besides your services ns clergyman