Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1881-12-08

Jerusalem IN Gle clouds directly over
Jerusalem. That was an event in the
spiritual world, and the destruction OF
Jerusalem was al outward sign of hi.
coming. hold that for all these elgh.
teen centuries churches all have been in
error in supposing the second coming OF
Christ to be in the future That is the
proposition on which my lecture was
written, aud that was the result of three
or four years investigation on that sub-
ject.
The witness then went on to relate
his various failures in delivering his
lectures in Chicago, Evanston, Raciny
Kalamazoo, Ann ArbOr, Detroit, &c. He
frequently laughed as he repeated some
of the humorous incidents of his failures.
At various times he was put off the
cars for not paying his fare, and arrest
ed for not paying his board bills. At
other times he grew excited in the as
sertion that in all he did, he was like
st. Paul' engaged in the services of God,
| and that God was therefore responsible
for his board bills. On this latcer point
he said: 81 did not give up lecturing be-
cause ct my reported failures. | stuck
to my work. My idea was, as l was
| working for the Lord, would do my
duty, and let Him take care of me as He
feit disposed. Invent into that business
to serve the Lord; not to make money !;
success or failure WAS nothing to me. !
considered that the Lords affair. Paul
had no success because he bad new ideas
on theology. On my way from Balti-
more to Washington avoided the con-
ductOr who had ordered me to get off at
the Relay House, and so managed to get
to Washington. The strangeSt thing
about it was that after l had changed
my seat a man came along and said to
me: My friend. are you going to Wash
ington?" | said "Yes. He said, 'WO'd
you like a good boarding house 2" l said,
es," and he said he could take me to
one. Now had been praying that
could get boarding house, as l did not
want to go to hotel, and / had no SOON
er got the prayer out than this man
came along and was just as free and ca
sy with me as if he had known me for
twenty years. Now that / call Provi-I
dence. l have had hundreds of that
kind of experiences, where direct answer
to prayer has befriended me.
On Wednesday, Guiteau resumed the
witness stand; identified several posters
and program relating to his lectures
was averse to continuing testimony. un-
less he could finish the story of his con-
nection with the Oneida Community
first. Scoyille, however, insisted on the
witness answering direct questions. The
substance of testimony was that NOyes
was believed to be the immediate proph-
ct of God. Guiteau so considered him
and never got over his belief in the in
spiration. He still believed the Deity
could inspire him to do any deed the
same as the Apostle Paul and Jesus
Christ Himself and that part of Oneida
idea is all right. His efforts to purchase
the Chicago Inter-OceaR were purely
worldly and had nothing to do with the
He treated Mr. and Mrs. SEQ
vile coldly when they visited him at the
because it was said if he
had communication with outside rela-
tives he was starting straight down to
hell.
Scoville tried to refresh Guiteau's
about throwing dog down |
stairs, but Guiteau said he didn't care
about the puppy incident, and he wanted
to tell the story in straightforward |
manner. Scoville consented, and he went |
on to say that the $50 overcoat referred
to yesterday cost him $5, and was pur-
chased of a secondhand dealer. Inger-
soil claimed that there was no hell, he
said there was hell He went to towns
selling his lectures, where he was not |
allowed to speak. In Newark, n. J., he |
had a good house, but the people refused
TO buy his lectures. He told them some
thing about their souls which set them
thinking. During the narrative he con-
tinually substituted 1868 for 1878 and, |
his attention being called to it, explain |
I'D: "I don't feel we'll to-day; my brain |
don't work just right; probably owing to
the rain" Guiteau then resumed the |
of his experiences in trying to |
lecture. On one occasion he tried to lee
sure against Bob 1ugersoll, swho was to
deliver lecture against hell, while he |
Iwitness) proposed to lecture on the ex-
stence of hell. He found, however,
people very ready to pay fifty cents to
hear that there was no hell, but wouldn't |
pay cent to hear there was hell. The
was asked to identify book
handed him, and said, "Ohi yes, that is
NY revised work called Truth a COM
,anion book to the Bible. Haven't seen
t since it was taken from me when /
was arrested" Despite the objection of
The prosecution, Guiteau was allowed to
.ead selections therefrom. He read
describing the preaching and
lbuse of the Apostle Paul, and said:
That's Just the way l did" The read
ng was suspended, as Scoville proposed,
It the proper time, to read other ex-
racts.
Guiteau resumed his story, and said he
wrote his campaign speech on the sup
position that Grant would be nominated.
md when Garfield was nominated he
lad to change it all. General Arthur
lad it printed. He undertook toIdeliver
at Poughkeepsie, but it rained and no
me came, and at Saratoga it was too hot.
Then he sent it all over the country and
t was printed ia some papers. He only
lad one assignment to speak for the Re-
publican National Committee. He was
It Twenty-fifth street, New York, and
,nly spoke few minutes, as he did not
ike the crowd. He gave copies of his
speech to reporter. He was on free and
,asy terms with Jewell, Arthur and
others. He made the first application
loon after Gen. Garfield's election. He
,alled on Garfield at the White House.
After Garfield was at leisure Guiteau
'aid: 81 shook hands with him and
handed him my speech on which was
written Paris Consulship.' Hsknew me
It once. left him reading the speech,
md that's the only interview l ever had
with President Garfield. wish to state
lere that nv getting office or not getting
,ffice had nothing 20 do with my remov-
ng the President. That was the act of
IN inspiration. and was done as a polit-
cal necessity"
The witness then related his expert
,nce at the State Department and his in
,erviews with Secretary Blaine, describ-
ng, as he termed it, the modus operandi
IF getting at the Secretary Of State. In
MS last interview Blaine rather hurt his
feelings by his abrupt manner, which