The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1875-01-27

One of our clergymen found In the
Telegram something attributed to
Henry Ward Beecher that he deemed
unorthodox, and he sends it to him,
inquiring if he had been correctly rep
resented. Mr.. B. makes characters
istic reply and suggestion, which is
published in that paper, that takes
his clerical correspondent off at the
knees, and then heals the wound he
inflicts by giving him brief state
ment Of his "creed:"
81 have no time to defend my views
after they have been strained through
the daily newspapers, and ought not to
be expected to, for this reason, viz:
that my sermons are published every
week by j. B. Ford & Co., and can be
had, either single numbers or the
series, by application, and either the
matters contained are not worth writ
ing to me about, or they are worth
enough to justify the trouble Of send
ing for the sermons and finding out
from my authorized publication my
views, and my method of promulga-
ting them
Fairly interpreted he meaneth:
Hereafter, 60 buy an authenticated
sermon, and don't bother me; but this
time I make an exception in your
favor-and here's my articles of faith:
Il believe that all men are born in
to imperfection and that as soon as
intelligent action begins they fall into
sin, and that no man ever kept the
law of God, with all his heart and
mind, nor even with any single facul-
IL believe that all men need moral
revolution, a change of heart, and
that such change, while it involves
mans own will, is also, and effectually,
the result of Gods Spirit.
Il believe that the Holy Spirit
blesses parental example and teaching,
in some cases, SO that children are
brought by the Divine Spirit into the
Christ life at very early period, and
even without any conscious chance
but, early or late, the human soul does
not rise into a spiritual character
without the quickening and nourish-
ing influence of Gods Spirit
But, | believe and teach incessant-
ly, that conversion is only change, but
not character, and that Christian
graces, experiences, habits, knowI-
edge, are the result of education in
the divine life; that upon entering up
on Christian course, every one be
comes a scholar of Christ, and like
scholars of human knowledge learn
by the normal use of their faculties;
that daily household duties, business
cares and duties, social relations, and
the whole flow of secular life. is the
school in which God drills men,
as really as in the closet or in the
church; that the whole of life is, in
the hands of the Divine Spirit, a
means of grace. 'f
Il differ with my brethren of the
evangelical churches, in some details,
but more yet in the philosophy by
which the facts of religion are to be
explained, but am at hearty agree
ment with them in the Divinity Of
Christ, the Trinity, the Sinfulness of
Man, the Universal Need of Change
of Heart, of the Holy Spirit as the
efficient agent in Conversion"
The Alabama Committee, of which
General Coburn. Of this State, is
chairman, has returned, and report a
horrible state of affairs. existing in
that State Colored Union men are
leaving in order to save their lives.
The Legislature of Mississippi last
Monday, adopted resolutions heartily
indorsing the course of General Sher-
idan in New Orleans, and expressing
the opinion that if the present policy
is carried out peace and security for
life and property will follow.