The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-01-28
BEEClIER'S FRIEND PALMER.
1yrrrf.DEyTs. AITTNTTTES. BELTEFS,
UtBTTs, IND REPUTATION
u,rre,ic Doctor. Communist, md Itincrnnt
prcnchcr- Exhorting Negroes to Ar-cn-
what Chamberlain and Elliott Think Of
sim-IIis Wirc IA Witness for Beccher.


what Chamberlain nnd Elliott Think Of
Him Ills Wirc IA Witness for Beecher.
On last saturday evening the brethren of
m, Clerical Union met at Henry Ward Beech
or. house, and Frederick A. Palmer came also
H., wa, introduced to tho Plymouth pastor as a
piou. preacher who had been laboring among
m, n,groN Of the South. and had many thrill
In, experiences OF cruelty and oppression to
narratc The glib Palmer left the impression
nm B.eher that he had been denied an oppor-
mnity ~ tell the story Of the poor negroes suf-
fefnss Hc further enlisted Bccchcr's regard
By r,min linz him that his wife. Elizabeth La
prrr, Palmer, had testified for him in Tilton
A.. Beechcr. The result was an invitation to
lstar, before Bccchcr's flock. The lecture was
announced from his pulpit on Sunday.
On Friday evening the pastor was in his sent
A. usual. Brother John Winslow went to his
eide and spoke to him few moments earnestly,
evidently putting llca in his ear about his now
acquaintance. \ look Of surprise spread over
ths pastors fnce. and hastily taking up his
sl1u n ha, and his heavy cape. he called to Mr..
Halliday % take charge OF the meeting. and
hurried out 1t was aftorward ex-
pn.n'l that he went to intercept DR..
Pdm'r and to keep him away from the
meeting: but, on learning that the magnetic
phy-irians lecture was fuller of figures of
sp'Hh than matters Of fact. he deemed il best
T. lrt him go ahead. Accordingly. when he re-
turn'l To- the lecture room with DIR. Paine he
introduced him. saying that the wisdom of u
spec il on the topic announced at this exciting
tnlr had bccn questioned; hut rs DIR. Palmer
had como expecting To- speak, the invitation
would nOl be- withdrawn.
Palmer is six feet two or three inches tall as
straight ~ an Indian. has black hair and eyes.
black curling moustachc and inyerial. and in
ulelodlously from his lips. H. spoke from
pile oi manuscript, in turning which h. used
taking care TO show glossy cuIls fastened with
rinsed with gold. From his first uttcranrn, Il
stand tonight in the witness box of the uni.
verse. willing and not afraid 10 tell what
know his audience expected thrill
di-ncmbcring negroes in lonely swnmps but
the speaker weit on To- simply depict the evils
master with wife and beautiful daughters Lying
IN luxury on the earnings OF the poor drudges.
THIS was his strain for the first half hour. At
length he reached modern times. He said that
b. 'puli tell Of his own hairbrcadth escapes
how hi, life had been almost proNidentiay
saved. how his wife had warned him Of the
a>-'s-in'- pistol: how they had clasped hands
ut night in the shadow ,ot magnolia
tht hand Of the murderer. But he didn't
tl the~r things any more specifically. lio rat;
" thu manuscript. Then he dropped into
poetry. and closed. He hadn't given his audi
u u.
present condition Of things IN the South was
ur remark that he would not pause tp recount
b, Experiences in Columbia. whore he was
AT tho close Of the meeting when Mr.. j. b.
Murray. alta Exporters request, asked the tear.
o. husband OF Mrs; Palmer, the witness,
Brother Shcarmnn said Yes: but when re-
Ptr,er asked him the same ghesti"n, hc sad.
after requesting Mr. Murray not TO repeat what
h. had told him.
y"riectly suited 10 each other, As the " doctor
himself would say, the conditions were harmo-
ulus. He is u Plymouth Church sort of man.
Ihrra years ago he was doing business IN
h- 'ity Is magnetic physician" H. still
retains the title" pratis"s more or less among
" unfortunate negroes OF his .nnifhbor-
E,%lapdian IAN Magnetic Hdi Hcmedics.' iii''yI Ha ra
tqr II, IN New New H., York was not unelygn,-
aiy Mrs. La Pierre. Otherwise Daniels,
n,... Is's aiter oMaihlns dl&N9r & IRON from her
rIWrpyant. healing medium, and patentec OF u
s'nrkiug- -u-prnier she is b-st Remembered
~ tne B'cchcr cu-,. She testified that Shc had
SON Tllton and Mrs. WoodLull Kiss each other:
hli -een thrW sitting on a soia i'g'ih,r his
arm around her waist had heard cgnNcr-a-
ton T. lhe effect that Titon was 10 head the
f'intll-t moN"iuent IN this ,"uniry and that
ulr Tp'icii Ige and Mrs. Woodhull's pdp,rw were
i' Doe runseNdntrd ~ an organ lor that purpose.
81" lpid Nlr. Bcarh, on cross-cNami nation, that
ELI. WIS a spiritual medium. and that while he
tll boon praklng she saw the spirit Ola young
l.ly hosering about his head. Size claimcd 10
lm aba" 20 $50 the acts people have committed
,n ''iir souls she was enSb",o rd rrcad as Clear Clear
B what Is written on the soul Of Il man or wO-
mip Il, Mr.. Beach could rend the page of
DOOR. Mr. pAlmcr's testimony was pronounced
h y both Tilton and Mrs; Woodruff.
In ,in eaTy winter Of ls'i, Palmer was Nom
II" ant not personally take part however. in the
>.,'aAedl TompHns squafc rot;
About two years ago Mr.. j. II. Keyser. tho
Carolina real cstut", AMI shortly after in
.t,llri Palmer as agent 1t Is understood in
trnn,ferrei 70 Palmer. His principal employ
ni'ntS from the first secm To have been harnn-
stories Of intimidation for Northern Il publican
'on7umption. One OF his neighbor-, lawyer
II Intelligence and character has furnished this
account OF him:
A. one time he was9 temperance lecturer Now, from
Gre uenlhnty with which he drives hi wife up every
lsthr I'M, seen The error Of his course aud icpcni,d
'A strong believer IN sifitua,in. and is oi The
,g g"f ago 9s went i 70 1 tgi ant , ma,{igd The
tai .' wa. not hi, aiiliti he .araraUd iro,p he,'
v.W Nlftn asan, aud met IA. present wAe Palmer i,
'' n 'itp.air ui woman -nhrase ani j, hr SECRETARY
nn.h 3, 70 i,.i's,nnuie accumulated ali ,ocu.
,' 'ni pn thou,"mi dollars 10 n'N per cent o.. HYc
''i o'et, property undergo" ioue exempt from
i'cr'eton witA gentlemen here Palmer d.. an
do l,'c' an a Kind OF ran'mi-ranon. ami informed
tu ,rHag llnt Napolcon bonnparf' was formerly
4i"s na'i mmr,il win the R,runheon lgr,}. ,ws,.
". .a,in unified aud MAT tirg.sl 'len he
putting into operation the theo.l,s oi The United
.n.A' NOT preacher by procession ana refused sd
"'" nus puwl by e.!Dig! RAN mm,ct 10
s ~ ' u' ni rchHou, imprs,n'lilN oi Oh. peoplc,
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