New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-07-30

MR.. BEECHER TO woRKNGMEN

TroV or No RrrCuFn's PREVIOUS UTTERANCTs
Two things combined 10 crowd Plymouth
Church to its utmost capacity last nihs-the iact th'
Il was MI Beecncrs ast sermon before his summer va
cation, ana the announcement that ne Womd resume
IN his discourse tir discussion Of the labor question
where he left 70 The previous sunday morning
The many denuncatory and inGammatory statements
and threats that nave been made by COMMUNISTS
and other speakers and writer's during the wees
gave rise TO fear that persons might altehu tle
church the purpose OF insulting MI bee'Aer ol us
turbng the services Bv order n >upenntend nj OF 10
lice Catnpbeu about fifty policemen in civilians dress
attended the services ana carefully scattered
tnrou, the aud ere by Inspector Waddy who remained
outsda the Ill nee room. A they wcr ed 30 or
binary clothes probably very few among those in attend
ance were aware Of tacir presence
In Ills pray Nj Bcecher returned thanks that the
troube which had threatened dlruess To- the land was
passnr away peaceaby. He asked that those who made
the laws and tn Sc Who administered them should be en
wed with wise sympathy for their feilow-men and
ihat light should bc sven those VINO had Been led into
evil
Before beginning hs discourse, Mr. Beocher said that
ne wished make lew remarks IN regard 10 the publ
cations in journals Of certain ntteruces I'M his
sermon OF TIE Sunday before. He said tat not only the
reports but the conclusions drawn therefrom grossly
mi,rcpresen.td both Lis language and his sentiments
not intentionally, but through care 'ss reporting 10y
h. selection chance expressions he was made TO say
things he not only had never said but dld not mth'
These express, pns naG sent g!ns over the Cned
States by mail AMI telegraph They had brought Linn
swums OF letters fIol all parts; some obscene. some
cowardy IN their threal DIV those who were afraid
of their own names and some also honoraby pleading
Gan the cause Of humanity that he should not take sides
AGAINST the workugmIn lie had read these with MIN
ecd feelings of pleasure AMI pain-p e1'urc thi nc Nae
possessed tine puwe~ help the workncman. pain be
cau,e he felt that by misrepresentation be
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rirfv-ouc wears hc world un ont OF bis way 10 make
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tn have t,,eu this pcriod when tine workinguan was e1-
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