New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-06-24
TILE NORTHUMBERLAND

MR.. BEACH RESUMES HIS ARGUMENT.
The Court met at II a. m, pursuant to ad-
journment-
Mr. Evarts- your Honor please, in pursuance OF your
Honors suggestions made yesterday in regard 10 the
quests to charge have revised the list that we had
nrepared and though we shall find II necessary as we
think present Honor before your Honors
charge ia given we shall oil matters that we
think can thus be suitably reserved and very likely may
not have to present them to your Honor at last.
Judge Neison-Do not let what said restrain you
Mr. Evarts-And your Honor is aware that our learned
friend very properly has presented some authorities and
we may present one or two Mr. Abbott will present
them to your Honor, and with little delay and con-
sumption of time possible.
Mr. Beach-You will see, gentlemen, from the pro-
tracted length Of this and the multitude OF matters
that were TO be examined the prOprety OF my relying
In the various quotations have made from the published
works Of Mr. Beecher upon extracts furnished at my
desire by others to whom have applied. 1t has not
been possible for personally to verify all OF them
although very many OF them have examined. Inc
statement made in regard to the invitation which was
extended by Beecher to other persons to unite with
Plymouth Church in commemoration or the LORDS
Supper was given to You from memorandum furnished
to me by an orthodox clergyman, whose name 1t is not
necessary to mention in which he specified some OF the
invitations given by Mr. Beecher and then gen.
eraized or paraphrased those invitations in the language
which gave you, and In advertenty suppose, at
tached to that paraphrase quotation marks, ana was
led therefore, to suppose that that the precise Ian
guage used by Mr. Beecher. 1t appears on closer ex-
animation that the actual invitation given by Mr..
Beecher was at the close Of sermon to be found In the
sixth series Of his published works. at page $685. in the
following words;
An those who love Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity
and truth whether they belong church OF not are
invited To tarry.
And at the close OF In the 10th SERIES at page
H. the invitation is qualified with the addition,
without regard to their church connections or special
beliefs.
And therefore the gentleman who furnished me the
statement from which spoke giving what he supposed
was the and conclusion to be derived from those
invitations, used the expression "socinians, Quakers
Mormons, Baptized and Unbaptized" &C. The invita-
ton from Mr. Beecher in principle just what my in
forrnant concluded 1t to be- 1t invitation to all
who proessed to love the Lord Jesus Christ without re-
card to their church connecOns that s whether they
we're members or not OF any church organization and
without regard to their special beliefs no matter what
might be the character Of those beliefs All that they
had 10 do b entte themselves to communion and fell
lowship with Plymouth Church. TO profess love for
the Lord Jesus Christ. Now, you are aware that II
Is the custom Of ALL OF nearly ALL churches and ministers
TO invite all members Of other churches have very fire.
auently heard the addition in good standing with other
churches TO partakc in the communion Mr. Beechers
habit on the contrary to invite ALL without regard to
their church connections their special belief. But
was in formal error and perhaps you may think 1t
substantial quite unconscious one in atbutne
to Mr.. Beecher the precise language I did