The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-07-17
loves LABOR Lost.
THE SWORD IN THE PEACE UNEoN--A
THRILLING SCENE IN CARPENTERS
HALL-oNE. LUNATIc, Possessed by THE
SPIRIT OF WASHINGTON, DRIVES ALL
OTHERS FROM THE ROOM. IS
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kept them afar from goodness. At IL
O'Clock, the hour appointed for the meet
ing to open, the president, Mr.. Alfred M.
Love, had not appeared, SO the Hutching-
Sons began to while away the time by sing
ing eNobody Knows the Trouble I've
Had, !" the assembly Joining in the chorus. II
some OF the spiritual brethren present had
kindly enlightened them as to the trouble
they were going to have the audience could
later the president appeared, and at once
began his usual morning address. With a
sigh he said that he was pleased to observe
shat each succeeding days proceedings had
been more interesting than the first. With
another sigh he said that the first days meet
ing had been intensely interestingly could
not have been more so. And, with q third
sigh he sat down, hoping that this day would
surpass them all. It did.
THE FOREIGN BRETHREN.
After some preliminary and routine bust
ness, and the announcement OF the sad death
from exhaustion Of one OF the delegation Of
French workingmen, the president said that
as the day was to be devoted to German
speakers he would call upon Carl Erschut,
of Berlin. Mr.. Erschut spoke in German,
and Mrs. Julia Ward Howe, who has been
indefatigable in her efforts to aid the Union,
acted as his interpreter. He began with an
account of his early life as soldier, his re-
fusal after some years Of service to carry
arms, his adoption Of the doctrines Of peace,
and then went off into discourse on uni
yersal brotherhood and the way to
bring it about. He characterized the Ger
man workingmcn as too materiallstlc to be
influenced by peace doctrines, and would
have said more on the same subject had not
the venerable and kindly Mrs. Mott re-
quested that he avoid that topic as likely to
!. produce discussion. Thereupon he started
off at score on the subject OF his religious
views, which proved more distasteful to his
hearers than his previous remarks, so that
he was hushed up as quickly as possible and
sent to his seat. Whether there were any
more German delegates present who were
deferred from speaking by the fate OF their
comrade, or whether Mr.. Erschut was the
only one the Union had to offer, is not
known; ut any rate, the deliberations rs far
as the German element was concerned began
and ended with this speech.
THE PROPHET SPEAKS.
But the subject Of religion had been
preached, and il there is one thing the men,
bers Of this Convention go in for, it is rell-
zion. Not q session has passed without
somebody wanting to tell just what his
spiritual status was. And as the president
makes it fundamental rule Of his position
as presiding officer to let who will speak on
whatever subject he may choose, a result is
that the tenets OF the Friends, the Shakers,
Spiritualsts, Materialists, and Nonists have
been proclaimed by their advocates without
the remotest allusion to the object OF the
Convention. So now uprose Chauncy Barnes,
the "prophet." Unrolling chart on which
was painted hand holding an equally
balanced scales, in which stood man
and woman, he made q speech that was
either flat blasphemy or the pitiful express
sion of diseased mind. No one interrupt
ed him-no one checked him. President
Love sat placidly smiling, and presently
volunteered the information to the audience
that q burst of gibberish from the speaker
was Indian "Now give us the interpreta-
ton, Mr.. Barnes" said he. And then came
another outpouEing Of hcathenish nonsense.
This was not all. Taking pigeon from q
basket he threw it into the air, eXclaiming,
"Behold the dove Of peace!' And when
the poor frightened bird found a resting
place on q picture above the presidents
chair, Mr.. Love said that he accepted the
action us happy omen, and the people APP
plauded his words.
A BANNER PRESENTATION.
When Barnes had talked himself tired the
Chair announced that Margaret Fuller de-
sired to make public presentation OF a
banner to Mrs. Howe. Mrs. Fuller came
forward. She did not present it to Mrs.
Howe, but, hanging her banner, which was
covered with stars and mystical devices,
above Mr.. Loves head, she took cane
from some one near by, and, using 1t as q
pointer, began to explain how she had
found God through the study OF geometry,
and how this banner was symbolic OF every
rarnal and spiritual want. Regardless Of
Love she flourished her cane about that I'M
happy MANS head until he found it wise to
leaye.his chair. When he would have re-
sumed it it was too late-another man was
presiding, who made things-what the gen.
tie Love had failed to do-liyely.
CLEANING OUT THE UNION.
DR.. Charles Pinckham, OF California, who
had come all the way overland to deliver a
Divine message to this Convention, had the
chair, stood up in it, and demanded to be
heard, He had drawn sword in his hand,
which he had snatched from the table, and
he brandished it above his head, all the
while yelling like the maniac that he was.
The way DIR. Pinckham attained his eleva-
ton was as follows: When Mrs. Fuller
ended her speech he rose from place in the
front row of the audience, and began read
ing the "Declaration OF God" Even the
peacemakers could not stand this last
demonstration. Some one tried to stop
him. Instantly he became violently
excited. First he ran to the middle
and mounted chair. Then he sprang to
the speakers desk, and from there to the old
Continental chair, which we venture to say
never had such nm occupant before. Police
men were summoned, but Love would not
have the man disturbed Somebody sue
ceeded in getting the sword from him by
exchanging it for q newspaper. Indignant
protests were heard, but Love said:
seFriends, leave him in peace. We will adj
iourn for an hour. Everybody leave the
room; then he will stop, and afterward we
can come back" Then the policemen were
ordered to clear the hall, and that grand de-
Lucrative body, the Universal Peace Union,
and their invited guests, were turned out Of
doors to wait till the lunatic should choose
to stop speaking.
THE SPIRIT OF WASHINGTON.
The man spoke for half an hour to empty
benches, and then walked out with his wife,
who had sat unconcernedly listening to
him. When questioned she said her hus-
band had message to deliver and they
might as we'll let him speak, for God would
help him. He, forgetting all about the Di-
vine inspiration, said that he was possessed
OF the immortal spirit Of Washington, but
he had shaken him. Thus ended the MORN
ing session of the Convention In the AZ