Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-10-08
Mr. Beechers Sunday Tent"

. hnaJ Is tue CITY DOW. ABOUT DtecneT
What has he done, or what is he doing, that
all the clergy are up in arms against him ?
Ever since we can remember, we have heard
loud denunciations against Beecher
"Beecher Is sacrilegiousIy theatrical /; he
makes people laugh and cry all in one SER
mon." "Beecher breaches to the senses !;
fills his church with flowers on the sabbath,
and great many such like things that catch
the eye, but tend to draw the mind away
from the deep solid truths of religion"
People follow Beccher because he is
popular; when one goes for him, thea the
crowd all follow, like flock Of sheep
"He is not orthodox he makes the gospel so
liberal that it does not conflict with sinful
nature ; and this is why people follow him.
In breaking bread he offers it to 'all who
love the Lord Jesus Christ, whether or
no they belong to any church, Now to
cap the climax, he proposed to preach
every sabbath on the White Mountain dur
ing his stay there, and locomotives were run
on the sabbath to carry people to see
the mountains, under the pretense of church
going" Hero it is the same old story
people will follow Beechsr Does any one
honestly suppose two thirds of these people
had not seen White Mountains before ? or
that two thirds of them would not repeat this
trip every sabbath Just as long as he would
speak to them, or their money held out to
60 Yes the people will follow him and
we.coDt zee as there is any help for it, for
the prevention has been faithfully studied
these twenty-five years. But they will 60
after him up the White Mountains, or ny
tho Rocky Mountains, and back to his
church agnn If they cannot get within 0
rod of the door. They will hang around the
door hoping that the next sound may pos.
sibly be waited to their ears Not long
ago person went away from his church af
ter finding there was no hope Of gaining &C.
cess, went back home; they asked her why
she did not 90 somo where else? 80,
couldn't :" she said 81 will hear Beechel
or not any one." This, too, is one o
Beecher's crying sins /; (not the peoples bu
his) that people after hearing him, becom,
insensible to the plain simple delivery of the
gospel. A friend acknowledged this to mt
a few years ago, ri must own that Beeche
has spoiled me for hearing any one else
there is no one who can reach the hear
like him. In his church are gathered every
sabbath people from every land and ever
condition, and he prays for every one. Tn,
last sabbath heard him, | felt so lonely
and far from home, his prayer seemed all TO
me, and was telling friend so, who wa
from the distant shore of---, and unde
very different circumstances from myself
but she found part for her she exclaimed
Why did your D, what prayer that was
1 thought he meant that all for me.n ''Yol
see, my friend continued, "that with all Of thi
travelling motley crowd, Beecher knows no,
to feed every one, and 50 they all 60 ava
comfortsd, fed, filled, and 80 satisfied. tina
it will almost last until they can hear hin
again"
Oue clergyman dePlores the sad state Q
the engineer, the brakeman, the aagman etc
on this Sunday train. We hope their cas-
may be no worse, resting there all day will
no resource but a "Sunday tent" than
would be in a would be" aristocrati
church-pew holding, back seat syster
church, in a country village. Where. is tn
use in this incessant cry about Beecher
If people follow after him too much, go I
work to keep them at home! The wa
parents are told to keep their children froI
, saloons is, make home attractive, if 20
f want to keep your children there" WIS
fault of Beecher's is it, that a crowd press'
after him2 Who over heard of preacht
/. repulsipg his audience because there WEI
Q too many ! Or Of their limiting the numb'
) Of his tollogeTs7 r. lal ga bai. is,Is tiI "a
Q What fault of his is it, that he "pays h
: way by preachiug2" Do not other mini
: tiers the same Better would it be 10 r
f jocs that the gOspe hasa .Beeoher, fand
Moody, to unfnrl her banner high, and Il
{ reaching over this sinful land rejoice thu
Q the time has come when "the Lords hou
b shall be established in the top Of the mou
Il tains, and all nations shall flow unto it.
y When, 81 will make all my mountains
j. way ni allow beautiful upon the mountai
b IRE the feet Of him that bfingeth good Ii
1 ipgs, that publisheth peace that publisAe
1t salvation" D. Let us hope aud pray that \
G time will soon oOme when, not only SOR I