The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-01-10
A NEGRO BEECIIER'S CASE.
.oyrTUTNG ABOUT DONNIE SAN
nERS or NEW ORLEANS.

Tn the number OF iiUiVtf M"V"~t'' W.
,,r,e,nner. i~G3 the author OF series OF art''
.,.s upon "rhc Religious Life OF the negro
80" r,ltes an interesting story Of the
,,,ublea which bcfel Dominic Sahucfs'
w., o,le N. negro preacher, by IT cans Of his
.d,iterous intiuscy With one OF the sisters
81. much I'm the story to remind the reader
:, ,i.,.,y ward Beechcr and the occurrences
a., have followed the discovery OF his siu
So ara also many warnings In 1t which Mr..
p..chor might well heed, and II indicates
NV vhtch he might have suenccd his enc
.,,e. and lived an unpublished, u not unsuspect-
ID, life.
nop,tni. Sanders charge. wc arc told was
,nurch composed entirely Of blacks most OF
.bom were slaves. The congregation mum
bered quite 1900 persons. Inc hu""'nE
and lot we're owned by the church, ana inc 'l'Ie
feeds we're held in their nam' 10y rosp"nslnlo
individuals Tho pastor had been SOFA "o'"
yircinta to Louisiana. was mccn me nv trace
md the church had lrcha-en hl' Iee"'U''
rbev paid him In weekly col etuons' yearly
,alary OF something more th.n StN~'
Hearing I'm mind the condition " tho negroes
NJ that time-eomewh about leoO-the slAe 81
m, congregation. tho generous salNv' ana the
hcf. elsewhere stated. that Dominic Sandefs's
hme was so great that white l1dici and gentle
men often attended his church. 1t will tie seen
hat lie wa reNu'e.'' ~ P',''" "'' ~
ml 10 his pulpit "a Mr. Beecher was LlNe Mr'
leecner. he was wonderfully gifted. lie had a
brce OF language. fertility Of ideas and
sealtn " Imagination that attracted the best
,as. Of the blacks iu New OrlcJns-thc house
sr,.nt4. porter- and clerks into his dock and
made tuem proud OF their membership.
LIKE BEECHER.
H. vasan emperor I'm his church. as Mr.. Bccch-
t I..sF.s id fl aIfHfl tfFf
ID t,rt cat tune r. said he, when the Singing
H., 'ea4ed him. Tho offender wts @ deacon Gut
mat did not appa the pastor " ho dat uon't
know now u slug SOP ga, az LEY s."Y,u9uy
nns who knows how 10 slug. brudder Peter
Tuu sius."
He 900 dc his people laugh when he felt IN the
butor, just "s Nr. !. tc"er uoes' hv'l luE
w. he .nidi INV brudder also SPEAK
r., 80 1,ihctnent Of ,ls tnucuel de otfberincnt
~ Wv fo,.,,i. . pr CrurRvrNr or nE rONOULi!l
~ me si.tc- nm, ~ II IiJSli,,Lirl '
- Mr. N.rcnef. he hcld his hearers nv the
,,',tsti.u ~ M t'r.spur.. his manner and his
" IA r,,,,i mon, a. ma stnoiinn or
r., "a 10 ,,tiled The writer OF the magazine
81 n..ri him preach about Ahrahain's trial
e,sr t',.s'erIi1e of isaac. and says /" How tue
~, "a ,,.t,i.li.lcd IL 1 d sc never been ahle to
i,,.rsl t,it inc desar,ttiNn Of the Offering
NJ T. ia, ,yla Intensely affecting. We were all in
. .ls iinsrsry. s,icn anaivsis OF the fathers
s,r..ioi'. ,slentlc rescue came. such an over
Ehelnins eject Wheniall this. ia sudden burst
q appeal. was "!!n'd u 'ne hearers ana tnelr
hiuiry exhibition
q * ' 5s, a3 Va s5.' e e %"15
tc,ue ~ ana lne sA
feptie sNaNihr rochln- ho'lon' Hil as the m
Miow 10 their hands ana half shout, a. If their
tnJoynent was irrepressio!e Then would
tome uoWh t.e pa.t9l-i cIo"s WIZ NpM tpvA
~ uat' III shalueu AZ W, as sc Mnite uleut' Il
bege' too You wont lei me 20 On VIC, ns gl.-
yes 90 Nv a. ~ 81 nou, , H,,,o -
EP 70" on ds ,rdou ,',ys 10 nt'P yoI NJ,
a. uAt master OF tneh az was ne, le' ali
this PERSONAL niagne,lsin; sprinHing from an W.
ten.eiy animal nature, ~nich gave nun power 20
NOV MS ne'I9Is ~ Nm. Oi p ~ n.snel na'
tor lst as Henry Ward Beechsr wac con
sure. and from that To- ruin
nporurp s,xprpe,s
n"o IL" - NnL"s 9iSS
Tn parallel in the tail OF tue two pastors Il
oni' 90 the "nence itself. All the accessories tC
b ''-i'- siu-the iursiving husband, the mu'
tia' ir 'ru. the years OF renDrse. agony, md
te..p fiuS wnicu money vas secretly cunveyee
g. uJ Ned man. anu resign. 'Hon anu retire
h' "'i' u'stN,-''' N1eh7 "l Va,ihi NE letIer'
b. ,n .ua tnnace, ard thoughts Of sulcld'
-. 'ut'rt in'l ell these arc missing from
.Dau u..r.,. ..i.,.c,i el,re the world W.
~ "' 49, ". ''''Oi m ", us SSun''ts J.,
.t',f t' '.im ~, ~. IT,.
v- '.le4vr2" ae s.s..
..s"
's..r $500 ~.ss u'
p. Lp a. D,e d. d' an ~ ru e. ana ae,e 50 y
h"l',r 10 q .c4r 'tn IN De ,trcfi. sis Jli,4 90
n si'.i 20 ste g. eg9d.eT A. sis . MAJ
sgia Z, s;est 1neer o.d nosqA'o let an ne 'raid
On ccuunt of this discovery Of their pas tor
49, " I ~ % ,i,r J'ui 80 ] uete, ,i'e
xor.iin Of the " 6ite neoHie OF their own dc
pouin"tlnn. But they knew that Dominic San