Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-07-13
TELEGRAMS TO THE STAR,
THE REGATTAS TO-DAY.
ROUTNG At SlRATOG4.
CORNELL WINS THE FRESHMEN RACE
THE YACHT RACE AT CAPE MAY.
BEECHER BUOYANr.
ANOTHER OVATION AND SPEECH.
SHOCKING DOUBLE MURDER.
WOMAN And CHILD HACKED 10 PIECES.
THE TAMMANY RING SUITS.
THE YACHT RACE AT CAPE NAY.
BEECHER BUoYANr.
ANOTHER OVATION AND Speech,
SHOCKING DOUBLE MURDER.
A WOMAN And CHILD HACKED 70 PIECES.
THE TAMMANY RING SUITS.
BEECHER AGAIN,
All no N m n. q A 4 q, l~> As a To-.

NEW YORK, July Blast night a num-
Der citizens of Peekskill and Beecher's inn
mediate neighbors, numbering i'm all about
500, and headed by a band, proceeded TO the
summer residence OF the Plymouth pastor
Judge Wells addressed Beecher saying tina [
those present had broken in upon his retire
ment for the purpose OF giving expression TO
their cor hdence in him as man and as a
Christian minister.
BEECHER RESPONDING, SAID:
"When began my life had no intention
OF being great and eloquent aud wise man
but did mean 10 be a good man and an
honest man 1 did mean TO spend ALI the
strength God gave me in making my fellow
men better. lApplause.l This has been my
ambition. This have done by the help of
God. make this assertion more emphatic,
because not few newspapers seem 10 thin K
mat have done il by the help and permits
sion
OF NEWSPAPERS.
but have done IL IN spite OF them. don't
ask that they should care for my future. Nv
future is In the keeping of the Lord God. to
whom my mother directed me. and should
ike 10 know who is going 10 stop my mouth
with q muZZle; my hand, that / cannot
write, If ii is given to me To say things which
men want to hear, and to write things
which make men better? Every man that is
a man that has help and courage and ma
thence, and that is right at heart and head
has his future in his own hands. Applause }
ask 10 better issue; and ask no advan-
tages,
SIMPLY, LET NE ALONE
and will take care of the rest You have
attended, sir, the trial through which have
gone. Well, left that behind me so long
ago that feel as the lsraelites would have
felt when after going over Jordan some one
mad talked of the misery of the Red sea pas
sage. went through the Red sea, bul il was
long time ago. The tact is, gentlemen, tn at
about 1870 and al, and for three or four
years, l had to go through pretty deep wa
tiers AT times, but kept IL TO myself. Reeve
latlon OF II TO mankind came within year,
but L had got through IL. / am receiving
scores and hundreds of letters, couched in
most earnest and affectionate coincidence for
THE FIERY TRIALS
through which / am going, but bless you the
ashes OF that fire were scattered long ago.
am gaining in strength and elasticity of
body. am all right. [Applause.l The let
tiers have received from Baptist clergy
men, from clergymen in the ministry of the
Episcopal church, and especially letters ard
messages from Roman Catholic priests have
been among the most Christian expressions
rendered me. prize these letters. have
received such tokens from every denomina-
ton OF the Christian church and from in
dfvfdual Christian members of every sect
more than that know have been the sub
Ject OF more prayer than any man on the face
OF the globe.
NOW AS TO THE FUTURE.
l nave no new course TO take. / am too old
10 change my position. The expenses OF the
trlal nave been enormous; enough to bank
rupt country ministry (glancing at the
Three or four ministers in the crowd five
times over, and wolld have destroyed me
but for Plymouth church. and even with
their help shall barely get through. for the
expenses of the trial TO me have been over
$4,000. On the other side they have been
very large, but they have got no money To
pay them with. Laughter!