Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-02-19
MIR. BEECHER'S OUTBURST,
He Is I'm Judgment Between two
Devils, "but'' and ..if,,

Mr. Beecher, in the advisory councII ves-
IerGay again asserted that he had no memo
~ OF an interview that occurred at his houSe
between DIR. StorrS and himself He com
menced speaking very quietly, but his con-
cealed power soon began TO exert its infiu-
ence over him, aud ~ he answered the sec
ond part of the question it broke forth He
compared himself TO a central boiv He
SAID; 81 should like 10 know how much
longer man need be al the focus of a polar
microscope, with the sun in the heavens
concentrated upon him for six months. and
everything that could be Takei from the
Norm Po'e TO the South Pole aud around the
earth forty times circuitei, Taked up and
Drought In, and raked up and brou Eht In
how much longer does man want 10 have
HIS Willingness 10 have the truth come out
ana vlndlcated to be put at that point? III
thereis any man on earth that has auv-
thlng 10 say TO my de;riment, L am here ard
LOW ChaIIenge MIN TO say il. [Cries of
"GOod! good!" and loud applausel I 90 for
ther than that. Ifthere be any anseI of Col
more president and Omniscient. / .hallenve
MN nm, 10 say sught. go beyond that, aud ia
Ihe name OF our common Rsdeemer and he
lore him who shall judge you aud me- chsl-
lenge The truth before Col himself TGr-at
applanse.l And what is all this going to
90? Tomorrow morniDg 10 will be said i'm
the luminous Journals, We'll, Mr. Beecher
now rhetorfcaIly he managed the matter"
and IL will be put in the religious papers,
"Oh, yes, that was a very plausible state
ment, but-but;n and am In judgment n,
tween two devils, "but" and "if" ILa1gG-
teri
NoIulbS tndt salu is taken To DE true and
am put upon perpetual trial on my vera
CITY; Tor, although L am willing To be trieI
do not disguise from myself suppre sing
every sentiment of natural honor that per-
Ialns 10 a gentleman. / know perfectly we'll
tn's whole process is a continuous trial and
cruclnXion of every sentiment of honor and
every sensibility of my soul, aud that am
questioned and questioned and questioned
as have been through months and years, on
The superstition that the truth has not t,eaD
GOT az and suppose it will be to the end OF
my llie don't look with any more hope for
the result or this council. / don't look for
any hope from the result of any council or
tribunal think there is hope in the grave
and beyond. But for me, l expect TO walk
with clouded head, not understood until /
60 10 heaven, and that is not far of: that is
not far away; and am content 10 bear inst
that lot that my dear Lord put upon me- He
Knows what is best. / have accented
Ibough the natural man rebels once in a
while ard bubbles out, yet grace In the ma
ture puts IL down. But / am content to walk
%. All my sorrow Is that the precious less
OF tue gospel which has been given me to
preach Is hindercd some what by this trou
bic; but TO work for Christ aud save men Is
my calling, and not to vindicate myself
[Applause.l
When he had concluded, the committee, 10
winch mad been referred the resolution offered
oy Deacon Capen, present ed report in the
form OF resolution, that the council now
assembled extend cordial Invitation t. Drs.
Stofrs and BuddiDgton to give il any facts
they might have in their possession.
While the discussion on this was coinp IN
an adjournment was taken.
AT the evening session II. C.yBowen an
peared on the platform aud answered cues
tons put to him by DIR. Bacon, but nothing
Oh Importance was ELECTED.