The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-01-27

HOW Mr.. BEEcHER AND HIS coNGREaAr1oN
MIGHT REGARD sAMBo IF THEY HAD BEEN
BORN SOUTH.
Considerable anxiety displayed on numerous
countenances at Plymouth prayer meeting last night
whom Mr. Beecher suddenly left bis seat ON tho
platform, just before tho prayer meeting
opened, ana directed Mr. Halliday to open
tho meeting. Mr.. Bcecher, after whispered con-
ference with District Attorney winslow, left
the room, and many OF tho congregation showed
signs Of leaving also, when Mr.. Halliday charitably
announced that the ''pastor would be buck in few
minutes" Mr. Beecher soon returned accompanied
by gentleman whom he introduced as DR.. Palmer,
from The SOUTH and stated that no would speak to the
congregation on that section OF the Union.
Said Mr.. Beecher SIT has been suggested
that this time while there Is much
excitement that would be hardly wise 10 make any
statement about the coorcd people; that 1t might have
an injurious effect on the public mind; that it would
be defer later period any disclosures, but
invited DR.. Palmer and he has accepted tho nvi
tation and he here ana shall withdraw my in
vitation, and Of one thing I am sure, that old
Plymouth church has not been seasoned for
thirty years to every excitement to be hurt by any
little event that spring now and II IL always
that wants l;od on mis- sdo had better always 20 with
the weak l, therefore, now renew my request to Dr.
Palmer read the remarks he has written down.
PALNER's REMARKS.
Dr. Palmer rose and, describing the negro dur
ing his hundred OF slavery and his providcnta
among the negroes. Tho black man wished to be
educated, but there were no schools for
yet. The South just determined to-day that the
black shall not learn when he was q chattel.
young school for bIuck children there,
and letters were sent him signed with a coffin, telling
him Y ne did not stop teaching ''nggers" the place
would be too hot TOR HIM the speaker had received
DR.. Palmer proceeded tell OF the various persecu
tions OF the negroes by the white men and ended by
saying:-'I hope God will touch your hearts These
men arc our brethren, and IL behooves that
they do not cry in VAIN Tor help" !Applause.)
MR.. DEECHER on THE MICRO.
Mr.. Beecher then and said:-There never has
been such problem-certainly not in modern times
as that which is to be wrought out in our land l do
nation toward its poor ignorant and helpless as crit
ical l don't know that we should behave any better
had been born there, II we had been
wontcd from our childhood 10 regard
cpated and all political relations turned bottom side
up and we reduced TO poverty and distress, see
nothing In Northern human nature that leads me 10
think it would have been any better than Southern
human nature. tApplause. All men are animals at
growls and religion tends against the animal side but
slowly. How long ago is 1t that man. well dressed,
would have been elected from an omnibus because he
was black? Even though he were bleached out to tho
fourth degree. How long ago Is 1t since Fred Dou
glass when asked him to come to church, said, sir,
don't know as should be permitted 10 stay, and
said 'rhcn como with me on tho platformT zap.
plauso)
Now, "Beng rich, for sake He became poor. that
we might become rich" Is that the Christianity OF
our churchesS know there are mon who are not or
thodox, who don't believe in the Trinity, but The
heresy nd inHdcity is that men willing give
up themselves for the sake Of their interiors. This
question OF the colored man voluminous and dubous
but believe wnen God makes up His jewels He VIII
find among the most precious the despised coored peo
pie OF the South.
toresee ono thing, that II the colored people
come up in, cllee and education they to
up through suering but whatever DO their iate the
American people do nothing damaR ing us to
permit high handed injustice toward these people
(AppIausel II with education and religious Develop
ment they become powerful 1t will be tho most won
deriu achievement that was ever known but con-
Tess the Anglo people hard people to get
along with. They rule with rod of iron I don't
doubt the capacity OF the coored man. but have very
great fears Of the Anglo Saxon genius.