Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1881-01-09
EASTERN intelligence.
PRAYER MEETING IN PLY
MOUTH CHURCH.
Outbreak of Freedom of Speech.
A SMoLpERIMc FEELING OF
DISSATISFACTION.
Too Much Beecher In the Meet
ings.
MIR. RICHARDsON's OPINION OF
MIR. BEECHER.
Particulars of the Fire ut the stat.
ford mDan Farm.
Too Much Beecher In the Meet
ings.
MIR. RICHARDsON's OPINION OF
MIR. BEECHER.
Particulars of the Fire at the stat.
ford Company's Farm.


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New YORK, Jan. 8.-The prayer meeting
in Plymouth Church last evening was sig
nalized by an outbreak Of freedom OF
speech that has not been equaled since the
days of the Tilton scandal. Fer q long
time ii has been known to the initiated
that among the leading members there has
been ~smoldering a feeling of dissatisfac-
ton with the spiritual condition of the
church. 1t found vent in the discussion
which followed.
DR.. White said he thought there was toe
much Of Mr.. Beecher in their meetings.
He suggested that the Pastor let the breth-
rem do all the preliminary talking, and
that he (Beecher) should come in and
round it off with his rich experience.
Mr.. Richardson said that the evil was in
too much admiration of Mr.. Beecher. He
believed that when Beecher died Ply
mouth Church would scatter to the winds.
Mr.. Beecher-No. it will not.
Richardson said that there was a feeling
Of too much dependence upon the pastor
by all the members.
Beecher made the closing remarks. He
said: You are not in dead earnest. You
come into the prayer meeting languidly,
with a thousand things in your head, and
have not the slightest idea Of Gods pres
ence in your mind. The good Lord of
heaven is not here; and what am / when
he is present? 1t seems to me that you
try to make me God, Father, Son and Holy
Ghost, whereas | am nothing but what
am. / am willing to take half the blame
of the present condition of things, but il
you will take the other half and distribute
it among yourselves, there is more than
you can afford to have. What / say is, that
you have not the permanent presence OF
the Holy Ghost among you. In future
shall try to be about half as smart as
nave been in my talk, and we shall see
what that will do.
Comments on the stafford COmpa.
Dy's Farm Fire.
DOVER On. H., Jan. SIT is now al.
most certain that twelve, and perhaps
thirteen lives have been lost by the fire
this morning at the Stafford Company's
farm. The County Commissioners have
been on the ground all day, and have made
arrangements for the protection and shelter
Of the inmates. The water works we're
rendered useless by the extreme draught.
There seems TO have been Encouragement.
Many of the inmates were locked in their
and there was 10 one to let them
out. There was no Waterman on the
premises, and the fire had made great
Roadway before being discovered. Loss
on county building. S65, 900. Nothing
further can be done toward the recovery
OF the bodies until the mass of debris
cools. No theory can be applied. There
were two fire escapes on the building, but
the doors leading thereto were shut and
locked. and that circumstance is subject
to no little unfavorable comment.
Report OF the State Treasurer of
Illinois.
CHICAGO, Jan. 6.-A record Of wonder
debt-paying power is presented by the
report of State Treasurer Smith. The
State Indebtedness on Monday, January
was $3.50, 900. All of this 10 called in
and is now being paid. When all the
bonds are paid, about 500. 900 will remain
in the State Treasury Of the fund paid by
the Illinois Central Railroad to the State,
besides a fund Of over 500, 900 derived
from other sources which Is In the Treasury.
Marine Disasters.
NEW York, Jan. s..--Ths crew Of the
bark Souvenir, from Baltimore to Queens
town, arrived here yesterday. They tell a
story of terrific squalls and seas during
the voyage. The Captain was swept over
board leaving q wife and child. Three
men in the pilot boat Caprice were lost on
Thursday morning in the storm. Other
marine disasters are reported.
An Old drudge.
LOUISVILLE, Jan. ga man named Bal
mer, aged 90, killed q young man named
Henderson this morning owing to an old