, 1875-02-06

| If tile dates bnrno by epiAt'as La reaf, and also
some letters Of Titton's which counsel wisLol to
read mud hRyo placed III eFiauuce.
Adjourned till Monday.
Mr.. BEEcHER'S iNFALLtBtLtTY.
strs. swIssltELM ON THE BEEcAER FAMILY.
To the Editor Of The cAtcaqo 1r,dHnt:
| CHICAGO, Feb. 5.-Tho ,inehakcn confidence with
which Mr. Bcccher's congregation cling to him is,
after hlLn hopeful sign for humanity. 1t ia prom
lse of tlatt}ay when great men must DO good men
whon Eenius will not compensate Tor vice wl,en
gifts will be nado the measure of Rraces ThcAo
people will not cannot, admit tho possibility Of
| 80 great preacher being 80 great sinner and
though ho himself. aud M angel, told them, still
tLo5 would not believe. To thorn he has
become tho representation Of tho hig}-
CT spiritual life, and thoy will not
connect this with subjecIion 10 tlo lower
| nnmal nature Rhich 1t in its business to rule
They refuse to recognize the mastor emil servant
| in reversed positions. If they Gid not beforo
know. ho himself has taught them, that Chris
tianity Is tho great purifier, and TINT its POSSES
Hors should he puro; and their failh in him is
the result Of logical demand. This don,spd
must croato supply either Ut good mon Or
ndtois lIypocritcB, and thorc III good reason to
hopo 1t will bo Tho former. It IL not now; for,
all through tho agcs, mankind tas boon eager to
'snarE the parfelt 1nan aud behold the up
right" and, after innumeraIlo mistakes
aud dlRapPointmeuts, arc still on tho out
look for that human perfection which is
Sot to be thu reward of this paratyzed hone.
Looking back along the ages VIC find, here and
there, man t'without blcmisi," like the lamb
for tho jewish Bu-oEcring and, like 1t, they
soen all to havo boon sacrifices On tho altar Of
human depravity. Abel was the first .of them, q
tyne Of those WHO should follow; and Of him
tho Deity said to Cain, " Ills doeiro shall to unto
theo, and thou shalt rule over him." So It has
hoen' eron unto this day, though al tho con-
tlirca IN which might has made right, tho world
has only had enough uispotted mcu to furnish
it with martyrs, and rs there IL not q drop of
marssr-b!ood III Mr. Doocher's veins, The d..
mand Tor perfection in him comes from tho u,l-
dying human want, and foreshadows what sLalI
oe rather than records what hab already bean
-, 20 1ar troni LYING martyrs, tue DcecEers have
oil beon Ekillful sailors before tho popular
ze,-ahtuto politicians ready to take nd
vantage OF every coming change They all huye
.,,,.s tsslklng talent; but talking and living the
truth aro two saings. baccher tho elder talked
aud lis son-ln-law, Prof. Stowe, used thcir best
endcayofa to prevent the congregational
churches GU taking early Anti -Savery ground. 40
IIesl1ent and profcssnF in Lane Seminary. tloy
Joined With tho Irustoea OF that Institution to
suppress The Ant!-5larery Hocicty organized by
Theodore Wells. student frun, Kentcky. and
maze sneh stringent rules against tho discussion
OF tho s!avety question that alnost tile eutire
class Of Theological students loft tho institution.
lney. no doubt sought tho welfare Of the
Ralaries.
tn;nk no one ever heard Of Mrs. Stowe as an
Abolittonlat until tho pioneer corps had oronod
ap pretty broad road through tho wilderness Of !
l'ro.s!aycry opposition. Thoy had created 4 de-.
mand fer Antt.slayory literature, aud ilrniy |
tGsLanshea IN Antt-slavery prcss, OF command
lng ininencc, IN the Naioaal CAPITAL, tho editor
ol Wl!'ch sent her tho money, In ADVANCE with a |
request OF order for AN Anti-SIayery story." /
nofoFe she wrote a limo Of "uncte Toms Cabin"
Hor opportuntIca Tor seeing tho cyila OF Slavery
ilad becn large. her stock OF Incidents, drawn
from feai lilo, almost inext1allstiblo, and her
sympathy with tho slave genuine, yos sho
waited until the Is subscriptions OF early Aboll-
!lohasts cailed responsible publisher to engage
:, When such mon AZ Garrison and Whittier were
y pouring tho living coals Of truth " upon tho
conscience OF tin American churches.
a9a cal!anK upon them 70 'eone mp to the help
mighty" Mr. Edward Decchor cams to the
rescue. and built for thom tho II organic sin !"
1roastwork, bahind which 80 many Of them
skulked until driven out by tho thunder OF tho
guns on Sumter, He 1t was who Hoothetl the
'onsciences of tho American Chtsatta.lb with tie
assurance that tin nlisaion Of the Church was to
,ohvlhca men OF individual transgi cssioil, but
'hat when any sin vas Incorporated into tile
ame q the land, II became organic. and WIS out
'lae tho limo OF Chnrcll-authosity. This va. after
10 Aad figured III tho friend and advisor Of the
Alton martyr, Lovetoy.
There is general opinion that tho Deochcrs
sere tue original Abo4lonis&H Of tho country, |
ne Founders or earlieas advocates Ut al. its ai-
'auco nlmAn1sarlan rnoreEnents; and that, there-
ore, the fAll Of l3cecLer must drag down all
y ist g hest IN our Christian progress This pop
.lar M toe& Of their poatlon III tho result Of their
'ollcy, Of their consummuto skill in Luowiu9
shen to s1riko All incoming wayo Of popular es1..
lmoht. IAirty years ago they were only known |
!. american Abollsionists as people whoae t4oo-
log upon for help when to give it would nubseryo
aef personal interests. | think no one ca,l point
at m Instance in which one of them over lost
months salary for any principle. They
aFo great talents, but haye always seemed +
regard themselves as the bona-tlda :
~ been intrnsted to their keeping. Thoy are
essentially M eli-iikins. holt-opnionatod peopo,
~ Henry Ward is the highest DEVELOPMENT Of
u tne family t1a1ts. Sympathetic, enthusiastic
p1t!eet magazine Of animal magnetism, an n
- deposit Of words. and words With
r;s;a ia ane devotional poetic; but incapable
1l6ia selt-contEol. Of great sels-abnegation,-
~. ~ !aee 90 strongly marked by se.,suatistu q
aat t muat Atflke even casual observer, !,
etnp!e nave expected TOO much Of him. Under
ltatnasy circumstances, with the amount OF con-
iiens1ouahesa that he certainly did possess ho
"p ~. have ved and died bearing clean recosd
" nla marriage was not cougauial, and he vss /
sposea ~ tho largest possible measure to =
aat teMPtatlon Which besets every popuiar | +
ieachef IN the opcu sesame which Lis profes- !
oa gives to the confidence of women, and to | d
10 Aovaneea maoa BY Que oIas& through childish
|. :notaase' .1 and by smother through total de- +
1aAtoad ct guAxdtpx him, IL th.v ahonia b.v. | =