, 1879-04-06

1lE1L0l QFlOElU1G llIstL iuCAl pIIudtES Ns1uuOt
spring up in the Reformed Episcopal Church,
aud that tendency to anything like Episcopal
despotism can always be checked BY an exercise
OF the power Of assignment to another jurisd;c-
lion, then the church here and in Great Britain
max be thankful for the mysterious dispensa-
ton that sent even Gregg to teach the neces-
sary lesson to the infant church. :
BEECHER-SCANDAL SEQUEL.
HOW PLYMOUTH CHURCH AND ITS PASTOR ARB
AFFECTED By 1.-THE CLERGYMAN AS lie WAS,
AND AS HE'S TO-DAY.
Cnrrespondence Cincinnati Commercial.
New YORK, March Ill dropped into Plym-
outh Church last evening for the first time
since the DAYS when the great scandal was en-
crossing public attention. There were the same
beautiful flowers upon the pulpit platform. The
same throng waited without to get in, and we're
just as unsuccessful. Leader Camp as pomp-
GUS as ever, took his place as OF yore In the mid
die OF the choir, his eccentric head Of hair not
whit less artistica1ly arranged, but whittier in
spots. Mr. Beecher came up the pulpit-stairs
putting and blowing after his brisk walk to the
church. He SHED his broad-brlmmed felt hat
unuer the pulp!t-chair just as was his Wont six,
ten, fifteen years ago, swung himself out Of his
great cloak with an abandon that threatened de-
struction to the tender hothouse plants, and,
seating himself, crossed his legs and looked over
the assembling congregation with the same old
air OF complacencY. Mr.. Beccher's face
is redder than ever before, and suggests
apoplexy. 1t has the artificial color OF good
eater and drinker; yet it may be the result of
sun cxposure on the Pcekskill farm, or rural
iunkctings while hiding from h3V-feYer. His
hair is much winter, and there seems to be less
of it. In body be has grown stouter; indeed,
he is now quite as broad Us the pulpit-stand
that IS fathioned out of wood from the Mount OF
Olives. and he quite fills the ample chair in
,,.,;on ~ s+o-rs md Dr Ta,m,oe m;oht c;+ stde
"n'ln ~ ,.s 80 49, .i+1 80. s'e
hy side. did lncllnat1on tempt theh 10 such IN
experiment. The spectators gathered quite i'll
the old way. Strangers goadcd the ushers to
the same wicked calculations, by pushing and
VIC sa'us 49, t,o hattar saats Erarr roa,- at
"o'1's5 'o""'o N1'e oe'.s' 'ea,o es
and corner was occupied, as II nas peeu 1oe III
teen years. The same faithful men ana women
were in the same old ucws. their children. grown
=, r,.+,,-;tr ,ttcst,n. ncrhans ntatner than t},,
-'.ren1 $ s1Gcmselyes.how rapidly time has flown.
r., h,~ ,ho;r arose for the onenintr anthem il,
~ ea,na familiar manner. In mast Of them.
:. ~ .a,o -acorn;zai nd farms Rnt the musi.
;sn't 50 GOOD as it. used to be. Old John Zun-
a.u VIM wa. orrauist for n ouarter Of a rem
t',!,, Sas hacn sent hock to 7l,e Farherlard to
na' uo,,rT man 1Vhn 1,,ars for vo,nrar1es
~ ths nnn,,Iar ovsrInrics Of The day out OF Biz
hnolE tnS and doesn't NAV them too well either,
oooA, ."4 4,o s+ao1 - 1romJi1 ncc,n;a1 hv tha
nn4arnn 1noam,a @44' 0'' p ~N -
'eST'ae e.t ;r,,rase;on of Mr. reacber w,e that
h, ,a1 e. eaSdane; His rea1ii1,o of S;.rint,1re was
.;+t 80 s1I5n.d roicc. his nroyrr was uttered in
''.lt "1t nro ,11on.ire tnncs There we're nat in
~ sn,e not ;I h,-e+s ~ o7oo1oroo rh{cb n,.o
49, ci.a.. .,,o s,,hnrt;natn r,,ts ~ Tia Pirmnnt
.: uaaos ,S - ",+-nc,;,. yTnen ho reached thn snr
~ ~ .,e..a ~ ..,,a. If 1ha III t;r. ro+urno;,
,nun ,,t ,r,'s viii, Ice If e noancy and h,,mn