The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-07-21
From the New York world.l
sPEAKIN' OUT IN MEETIN.
A Sisters Dialogue With Mr.. Beecher ant
the Big Organ.

eNo DAb NAbeN'
1t was sister who spoke right out 10
meeting In Plymouth church Sunday. As
soon as the last word Of the short prayer
alter Mr. Beecher's morning sermon was
uttered she stood up-an elderly and some
what dyspeptic looking woman-in front
pew OF the rear gallery, and, braudishing
her fan, said scidly, with evident determl-
nation to secure hearing, II want to ask
a question" She continued speaking in an
exc. ted manner, although Mr.. Beecher said
In louder tone thad usual 1--WE will
sing the fourth hymn
Inquiring Female But want to ask q
question,
Mr.. Beecher-But we want to sing the
fourth hymn.
Inquiring Female-But l must ask a
question.
Mr.. Beecher-But we must sing the
fourth hymn
Inquiring Female (brandishing her fan
and gestlculating vigorously with both
hands)-l aolH ask a question.
Mr.. Beecher (motoning to chorister
Camp to push things)-Sing the fourth
hymn.
BY this time nearly all the congregation
were stretching their necks toward the gal
lery, and most of them were laughing Mr..
Baecher grew very red in the face with the
excitement of the moment, but seemed to
enjoy the fun. Old John Zundel, at the
organ struck up lively prelude, which
was too much for the inquiring female and
drowned Der voice. She remained stand
ing during the singing of chime Earthly
Sabbaths, Lord, We Love-" with a defer
mined look on her angular face, but during
the singing she got no chance.
When the last words Of the hymn died
| out Mr.. Btechur adroitly put in the bene-
| diction. Then torrent of discourse began
to flow from the gallery, accompanied with
continued Establishment Of the fan. AS
soon, however, as the woman resumed
which was at the moment Mr.. Beecher fin.
ished saying amen" the full power of the
100000 organ was brought into requistior
for the ungalant purpose of quenchng the
sound of her voice. This made her indig
nsnt and increased the 6fforts she was max
ing to secure Il hearing. She seemed re
solved to keep On until the organ voluntary
should stop; ard the organ sounded as il
it meant to keep ON all the afternoon.
The congregation appeared to I've forget
iul of dinner in the desire to stay aud Sc,
the thing through. A crowd OF men ant
boy $ surrounded the woman, and presently
Usher Beach, taking her by the elbow
told her she must go out of church This
brought forth fresh torrent of elCouence
and gave rise to renewed brsndishings o
the fan. The congregation regretfull.
gazed on the woman as, under the manage
ment of Usher Beach, she assembled tn,
gallery steps sn1 vanished through tn
door.
Leaving the church by the Orange stree
exit, she went round the block till, in
state of violent Indignation, she reaches
the rear door on Cranberry street, wher
she waited for Mr. Beecher, in order t.
give him in personal argument the view
which the organ had deprived her of utter
ing in church. A waegish brother told he
that Mr.. Beecher had gone out the othe
way, and she departed, brandishing he
fan. She is a stranger to the congregs
ton.
Mr.. Beecher in his sermon had contend
ed that the danger to the church and to re
ligion was quite as great from undue rigo
and severityiS the presentation of gospt
truth as it VIZ from overlaxity of preact
ing, and perhaps 1t was this that trouble