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

/. in the last FIVE years perhaps the ChurcI
Z bylspecial vote from year to year has en-
larged a little my vacation, sometime
| sending me off in the middle Of July I'll
the first Of October. Us the case may bC
@. For what period Of time have yol
} had a fixed country residence for III
7 same period Of the yearG
A. should say 10 or II years. not Il
the same place always.
. Q. How long has It been in PeekSkill
A. | should say - or II years.
Q. And have you had 1t fixed q
Peekskill for the most party
, A, Just as much OF 1t as could there
Q. For the most part that has beeI
your fixed summer FGsidenCe2
A. Until within four years | Away
staid there; only within the last four year
| have gone to the White Mountains,
@. Mr.. BeeGheF, when were you mar
ried2 Oil / begyOur pardon, haven't
gone through with the lecturing matter
A. omitted to state,
Q. Have you been an author and pub
Usher Of any worksY A, WillyOu allow
me to correct by an additiOnl l should
have included in my answer to your
question about lecturing that have, par
ticularly in 1866, | think, by vote Of my
Church, been set over AZ much as ]
thought to be necessary to go into the
field and lecture on politics, and that
during all those stormy times Immediate
| ly preceding and from the time Of the
Kansas troubles l was in the habit Of
making many political sermons.
q. Now as 10 the books, Mr.. BeecherY
A. Ihave been u very Voluminous writer;
| think there are about thirty-6ve vol
umes that stand in my name now.
O. All dating from within period Of
your residence in Brooklyn, or some
time before? A. Some timo before.
Q. When was your connection with the
work called "The Life Of Christ" made;
when was that undertaken A. think
that was undertaken In 49,; | have got u
memorandum Of dates here [feelingin his
pocket II the genLlemen will allow me to
look at II,
Mr.. BeaCh-CortainIy, sir certainly,
sir.
Mr.. Bcecher-I will submit my mem-
orandum, as II covers largely why whole
ground, for inspection, gentlemen, II you
wish to see 1t.
Mr.. BeaCh-Have no desire for II, sir,
Mr.. Beecher-[ After looking over the
memorandum for some time1 / signed n
contract for "Thc Life Of Christ" on the
18th Of December, 1867, and the first
volume was issued in September, 1871.
Q. Did the preparation Of that work
occupy your time and attention and
studies 10 any definite or considerable ex.
tent during that time? A, Very largely,
@. The work Is still inComplete2 A.
Yes, sir; the first volume Is published, the
second volume is twO-tlirds done, but not
published.
@. When did you write your work Of
fancy, NOrwOOd2 A. TWAS published In
the Ledger In 1870, and in book form In
1868.
q. When were you married. A. The
same year was settled; In 1897, ! think,
sir.
q. How long n period before your mar
riage had you been acquainted with your
aflianced bride2 A. Half US long as the
Patriarch and bis two wives; had been
engaged to her seven years.
Q. And how old were you when you
were married2 A. | think ! was %; |
am not good at figures.
Q. And what was your wiie's age at
that timc2 A. think she was 90 years
old; part Of the year she is "a when | am
20, and the rest Of the year We arc Of the
same age. Laughter.J
q. 30 that your engagement dates from
the early age Of 10 or tliereabouts2 A. /
was engaged, think; when | was between
10 and II.
@. You were In college tllen2 A. /
was In college, sir; think | was fresh.
man.
q. How many children hnve You had
Of this Inarriage2 A. | have four with
me and five are waiting for ME.
q. And now how many grandchildren
have you2
A. Eight.
q. During the period OF your mar.
ringe has their been any intervals Of
absence or separation between yourself
and wife except those you have named,
except going to Europe2
A. Except when have been gone To
Europe or out OH lecturing tours.
Q. And Of late years has your wife had
occasion to visit The south with reference
to her hualth2
A. Yes sir; since the winter Of 1870 or
1871.
q. The winter Of 1S70.7i2 A. 70 or
II; don't remember exactly when II
began. =.
q. Has she gone South every winter
until nOw2 A. Until this winter, yes,
sir. ,,,
q. While you were ~ Indianapolis
wIs there any occasion when your vile
went to Connecticut IN consequence Oi
sicknessY A.. Not to Connecticut; she
went back TO her home,
u. IN Massachusetts a. IN sutton,
Massachusetts.
q. And with those exceptions There
has been no intervalY A. ldohot recall
any.
q ~ regard % Ihe i conduct o. your
aolnes,lG aHalr, ,t NJ. i.eecner, % wLa' was
tne Napl. ol yF y9FpTL ILL.,, ny J." Lespect ~ ou
WIG q youtse., maU,s is9 emdilse VI .,,,,a sie
a. FROM W., W. 'aIay Ppel Perilou [ain [sIa''eu
her a'hlo't en.'ro!y i"y ..GI vGi'l"r ailairs, 30
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