The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-04-02
Mr.. Evarn-He svearn by the uplifted

hand.
Mr.. Beach-By the everything God.
Mr.. Eyarts-No; the New England Gus
tom Is to swear by the upliited hand, HI
does the same. There ia the same distinc
tion in New England to an oath and al
firmatiOn that there Is with us.
The Clerk-In the presence Of an ever
living God you solemnly swear to tell th'
truth, the whole truth, and nothing bul
the truth.
Mr., Beecher-I do.
Examined by Mr.. Evarts.
Mr.. Beecher, where were you born and
when2 A. was born in LitchReld, Ct,
in 1918, us am informed, sir,
Q. Your father was tile Rev, Lyman
lleecher? A. Yes, sir.
q, At what ago did your father die and
when2 A. He died in the Fall, II recol
IeCt Alright, sir, Of 1863, at the age Of 50.
Q. Your mother at what ageH A, Ny
mother died when | was about three year,
old.
Q. How long did you and your family
live in LitchGeld after your birth2 A
My father moved from LitchReld in 1925
II | recollect Alright, making me about
thirteen years old when We went away.
q, And where did your family and
yourself, as u member OF 1t, thereafter
liYeY 4, In Boston for eight years, The
family did,
Q. Was your father a clergyman Of or
thodOx faith in Now EnglandP A. He
was.
Q. Settled In Litchfeld while you were
thereP A. He was.
@. As minister and In Boston, over
what church, A. He was first settled
over a church that was called Beeder
Street Church; when that was burned
down md rebuilt on another street II was
called HanOver-no, II was called first the
Hanover Street and alteFward tho Beeder
Street Church.
Q. Rebuilt in Beeder streetH A, Re-
built in Beeder street, yes, sir.
q. How numerous family Of children
had your parents2 A. Thirteen were
born 10 them, and eleven were raised to
mans estate.
@. How many Of these we're men and
how many womenH A. Six boys and
four girls.
Q. Beside yourself 10 make out tho
clCvenY A. have never been able to
tell II Alright without counting six.
Laughter.)
Judge Neilson-There will have to be
less noise.
@. Now, Mr., Beecher, were your broth
ers all clergymen as well as yourself2 A.
All Of them.
Il. Where did you go to college, and
when2 A. AT Amherst College, In tho
year 1880.
@. Graduated In due course2 A. In
due course, In August, 1884.
q. Aud thereafter did you pursue pro-
iessionnl studies, and wlieref A. Three
years ut Lane Seminary, with tho exCep-
iion Of about six months, when took
charge Of the Cincinnati Journal
q. Was Lane Seminary theological
seminary. A. II was, sir,
q. Was Il under your fathers charger
A. lie was president Of II,
Q. And when were you ordained as u
clergyman2 A, | was licensed as cler-
gymGn think in 1887,
q. When were you first settled over a
church, A. Twas settled over II church
the same year.
@. Where was lhis2 A. Lawrence
burg, Indiana, Dearborn county.
q. That ia below Cincinnati? A.
Twenty miles below Cincinnati, on the
Ohio river.
@. Was II small town. A. A small,
inconsilcrnblc town.
O. With several churches2 A. Yes,
sir: u Baptist, Presbyterian and Method.
lat Church, and, Just at the close Of my
ministry, there was organized an EpiscO-
pal Church.
@. How large was your church mem.
berslip2 A. The communicates were
nineteen.
@. And how was the atLendance2 A.
The house | think would hold 800 II II
was crowded, but from 200 10 $50 was the
usual number.
@. And how were you supported by the
Church2 A. | was beneficiary under
the care Of the American Home Mission
ary Society.
Q. From there where did you GO? A.
TO The Capital Of the State OF Indiana.
@. And settled over Church tlere2
A. Yea, sir; settled over Presbyterian
Church.
O. Was that q more considerable
Church, A. No, II was u small Church;
IL was at the time Of the division Of the
Old and New School PreSbytcrians, and
this wnA an OlTslloOt from the Old School;
Il was comparatively small Church; |
cannot tell you the number.
@. Were you supported by your con-
grcgation, or did you continue as mis-
sionary2 A. was supported by The con.
gregaliOn al Il salary OF $500.
q. How long did you continue lhGre2
A. About eight years.
q. That brought you where? A. To
the year 1S47.
@. From there where have you lived,
and In what service Rs q clergyman A..
have lived In this city Of Brooklyn as
pastor Of Plymouth Church. 4
@. Were you the first clergyman Of that
Church? A. was tho first and have
been the only pastor.
@. When you were called was Il In Tie
beginning OF its existence as n Church
with pastOr7 A. was called to the
Church by the gentlemen who purchased
the property said that they could not
call me as they had no authority, and
they therefore proceeded 10 organize rs a
Church.
O. And you we're then called by the
church, &. was then called by the
church.
Q. How large was this isCommunity when
you we're Called7 A. think the church
proper that called me had twenty mem.
berS, perhaps twenty-five, perhaps not
over twenty.
@. Has there been any break or inter.
ruplion In yOur services az pastor and
preacher at that church from that time
10 this? A. / have preached continuous
ly from that time IL this.
O. Has there been any case Of inter-
rubtiOn on account Of strength or bad
health during that timG2 a. The first
year after came to Brooklyn, while the
church In which we now worship was
building, exposed myself In visiting
the church and was sick with eryaipelaS,
which enieebled ME for several months.
With the exception Of that sickness
don't think have lost five Sundays In q
years.
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