The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1881-05-18
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These appear not only in tive
places, once in the epistlc to the
Corinthians, q corrupt Grecian city,
and again when writing to a bishop
of q Greek church in Asia Minor.
If the Christian women had spoken,
and shown that they were compe-
tent to teach, they would have been
put down as courtesans and 1t
would have cast discredit on the
church. "And yet" said Mr.. Beech
er, ''some will put on their specta-
cles to-day and say that women must
not preach. 1t was not Gods decla-
ration to sexes. Itwas merely local
matter. If a woman wants to speak
in church and folks want to hear
her, there is no reason in heaven or
on earth why she should no do So"
Mr.. Beecher then contrasted the
difficulties in ancient times attend
ing education and the facilities of
modern times. The result is that
there is brain force among the
masses. Particularly is this the
case on this side OF the Atlantic.
This is partly due to the climate, for
there is no atmosphere in the world
which has such effect upon the
brain as this. A ship master told
him that none of .the sailors could
drink as much here as in Liverpool.
I'Heaven help Liverpool if they
drink more," was the laconic re-
mark Mr.. Beecher interpolated here.
1t does not make any difference in a
single instance, but when three gen
erations are brought up in this at
mospherc the effect is appreciable.
The face becomes long, the body
loses its rotundity, while the cere-
bral part is developed. This is seen
even in the newspaper pictures
John Bull, in his cool, calm atmos-
phere, is portrayed as robust, Jona-
than is tall, and lank, and spare.
With one it is all
ABDoMINAc. WITH THE OTHER CERE-
BRAL.
Public sentiment here" said Mr..
Beecher, begins to grind early. 1t
is excitable and forcible. More and
more men are realizing that if they
want to thrive, it must be by their
own endeavor and energy. It is
one of Gods blessing upon this
country that all children are not
borne poor. The largest inheritance
does not last over three generations.
If man leaves a fortune his son
commences to spend it and starts
down, and then his son spends the
rest. So the bottom is reached again
and everything is made level. When
men are born with the idea that
they must rise by individual exer-
ton, it brings the brain power to
bear at once on business. And
business here does not run like a
canal, but like an impetuous river.
1t is full Of life. The fault is that
there is not vacation enough.
IN POLITICS IT Is WORSE YET.
There is always something going
on in politics, whether county or
town, city, State or National, to say
nothing of the great quadrennial
bonfire which is Lit beneath the
political cauldron every four years.
When the candidates are choscn the
editors, orators, candidates and
everybody else declare that the sal
vation of the country depends on
the election of both candidates, and
we all believe il. No matter how
old we are, we get red in the face
and run for a fortnight. Then we
conclude to let the country run for
four years and give us another
chance. One might suppose that
there is one place where we might
cool off. That is the church, but |
believe that is the hottest of all :
Thre are
THREE KINDS OF CHURCHES,
those run by doctrine, by emotion
and by votion. In very different
ways they come together at that or c
point, themost sensitive part of man,
the brain. Mr.. Beecher, in eElarg-
ing on this point, showed how
the consideration of the momentous
questions of the doctrinal church,
the looking back to the eternity
that is to come for their final exc
cution. is a constant stress and strain
upon the brain; how the revival
shouting and constant high pressure
of the emotional chuch is an excite
ment to the brain, and how even
the quiet responsibility Of caring for
the sick and visiting the needy in
the devotional church brings a press
ure on the brain and sharpens and
deepens its life.
The vast mass of laboring men,
Mr.. Beecher went on to say, ''who
have been ignorant, never caring for
education, are now clamoring for it
as right, and the governments
which have hitherto feared it among
their subjects are now anxious to
give it. How did this come to pass?
Are they not better off than they
used to be? Better fed, better
clothed and housed? Yes, but there
is something more than this, which
is above animal comforts, that calls
them up to something higher
They don't know what it is. / will
tell you. 1t is the fulfillment of the
decree of God. 1t is the blossoming
in our day of the grand time when
BRAIN AND NOT MUSCLE SHALL RULE
when all that is of the animal shall !
stand aside.
Intelligence makes better sol
diers, education makes money. 1t
is for this reason that the nations
are becoming nursing fathers and
mothers TO their common people"
He then dealt for q while with |
those people, who, like buzzards, see
only carrion in lovely fields, and
speak evil continually. He left his
subject for awhile to sketch a 'Modle
Legislature and to commentuponthe
character of the men who make our
laws. IF a man don't want to