The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1876-03-24
PLNMOTH's PAGODA.



VIEWS or THE HON. nAYLFss ". HANNA
on TIE CONGREGATIONAL COUNCIL. AND
KINDRED TorICs.
The Terre Ilauto Express gives cur
rency to the following letter written by
Inc Hon. ID. W. Hanna concerning tho
Deecher scandal, from a high pressure
Episcopalian stand point. The letter
vas not Tor publication but a, usual
IN such eases promptly found It's way
into print: Last night. being The Fri
day lecture or praycr-meetiag nighl II.
Beecher- clnrch, | went over there.
was all alone. and when cot there IA
the midst OF that vast audience OF
strangers. felt still more alone.
wished 50 often you were with me. for
ii had had you there TO nudge. and
laugh with me ii would have been ROYAL
iun. As | went in the door with NV
nuSe Ulster on, my prodigious locks
moving over my shoulders. | am almost
vain enough 10 imagine that the man
WHO received me was irnpre ssed. Con-
trast. you know. j. powerful agent.
and an sure there was not a mau in
the house besides myself whose scalp
ara not took as though just rasped bv
some barber, the style Of tho present
day, especially in New York and Chira-
20. Ny usher was very kind. and led
me down the aisle pretty near the front.
not more than six seat, back. Just he
hind the chair occupied was a huge.
grand piano not an organ. III the main
auditorium they are said TO have an
organ OF fabulous dimensions. but in The
lecture room they have only piano.
4 4. Z
all the aisles aud approaches filed.
CROWDED WITH STANDING MEN AND
WOMEN,
young and old. Then nrottv soon In
came one Of the deacons. on elders. with
an immense vase OF delicate aud beauti
fui cut flowers. White predominatad.
evidently emblemalical OF thai purity Il,
which morals may aspire under the be-
nign guardianship OF the white winged
sentinel OF innocence, who must never
cease 10 hover over the devoted roof Of
Plymouth. soon after the flowers wer.
placed on the table. Beecher followed
with Halliday on one side and bis
brother, Edward Beccher on the other.
Then came Mrs. Beecher. looking very
much like the eldest daughter OF Methu-
seiah. 80 there | beheld The great
Henry Ward Beecher in all his glory.
and on his own dung hill. H. W. D.!
By the way. do you see thai his initials
are Just The reverse OF my own b. w. III.
! never thought OF i. before. Fiafierinv
discovery. When he was seated. open-
ing his hymn book. W tha firm .teatori-
an voice, lac simply said. 1928 which
he Trayely repeated 543" That
suppose was The number OF the hvInn.
lie dld not read or line ont" The
piano struck the key note. aud the whole
congregation sang. The singing was
really grand. Every body sang. Sitting
there with my lips sealed. some oil
weerhh lace turned around 10 mr CON-
pasSionately. and with book opened.
on one side OF which were the measures.
aud on The other The notes. W wiirh they
called the tune book" he said to me.
4" wont you sing!"
SHOOK nY HEAD NEGATIVELY.
Presently another man, sitii.,u back Of
me who evidently had not seen what
had occurred between the other man
and myself. gave me a hard nudge with
the corner Of his book. and IN a coarse.
gruh voice, .airly demanded Of me.
: join us in praise" said mo / thank
yon, for ! can't sing note" Wen.
then thought that embarrassment over.
but u was not, for just then lady. not
old looking in the face. but with hair as
white as wool. carving camp stool. or
some other sitting device. which sho had
evidently brought under her arm. and
seated herself just nexi to the end Of my
seat. She was very fieshy ana whcezv.
had goggly ewes aud a mouth like !,
wabash catfish. She saw az once nal
no :" tune book" So looking over hc.
glasses and She looked like tie devil
then-her lips qIiveriEg with mercntial.
religious energy. "iere. sir. take nv
tune book and join with us 30 vou
may imagine by that time was pretty
well subiugiicd. and | concluded with
the grace of God to try nv wis a little.
! said. No madam. | cant sing"
" Can't sing." she replied. quicker than
tue best modelled SINGER sewing mn
chine ever took two stitches. "No.
madam. can not "rhut', strange
shc suggested, " Why can't YOU siug.
We'll, hid 90 shy something. ara %
told her r"uldut Rad word. Cant
read Why
Who wilt 60 us better? There isa
woman ta...p f.k...r.s "a, tlf. ...,.,