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The Impressions OF N Hancock Caant
Man 1" Regard to 4iieeci,er and hi
I. Preaching. II 3 z "a /. 3 Z
5 NV YoRx, AIaylSth, 1889.
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It Is well worth the visit Of any citizen I
the country to New York to hear Hem.
Ward Beecher preach. In this ngo {
speculative doubt and Of material tcndcn
cies, and Of mania ior wealth, with the co,
responding glare that II brings, especial
In this metropolis oil tho country. wher
all these tendencies are 80 visible, It Ia I,
good thing 10 pause and from the height
Of our better nature listen at least casual,
to . plea for tho supremacy OF splrllua
things. Ri .R3 mn
Tue average American pulpit Is u fall
urc, The forces OF Professionalism In ,hi
country arc visibly weakening. WHY,
because OF the intellectual ind spiri,9a
l.mbeciiity Of n large part Of ,he clergy
Tho blood, the brain, the trained though,
the mighty energy. mid tho boundles
enthusiasm which Americans carry into
all worldly pursuits, arc essentially lackin.
in the pulpit e Nitssg1' l7 - ss!s}gFS'
plymouth church Is withou: doubt tho
most potential spiritual force in ati New
York or Brooklyn. With MI tho shadows,
suspicious and scandal thrown around It's
pulpit during the Inst few yeats, 1t never.
thcless holds steadily on its why under ilIe
banner OF Beccher, and is m agency OF tire.
mendous power in morals and religion in
tho ."city Of chuiches.m It.Ilsfs ,.s.,
Mr.. Beecliers sermon on the night FOL.
lowing the transformations in Ireland was
something especially we'll worth hearing.
Tho assnssina,ions occurred on Saturday
evening In Dublin, and Beechcr, preached
about them Sunday evening In Brooklyn,
so close do tho hearts OF tho old and new
world touch each other. There was ,leep
feeling here among the people on the sub.
jcct. Bcecher voiced this feeling promptly
in his sermon. There mus. have beef,
5000 people in the church that evening,
The scene inside was in every way striking.
The platform and the pulpit seemed like d
flower garden, and the house was rc,loleni
with tho perfume OF the early and later
flowers. At S o'clock Mr.. Beecher came Oh
the platform. The choir Of seventy voices
rendered voluntary. Z Afterwards Mr.
Beecher read hymn, and the plain cxcr
cisls, withou, any flourish OF trumpc:s, be.
gan. 1881 So 4
Mr.. Beechcr is growing old. At times
! in reading passages OF Scripture or 4
hymn his head shakes, and there is a
slight tremor in his voice. But nj!
this passes y away when he com
mcnccs his sermon. There is a marked
simplicity OF manner in his reading OF the
Scriptures and the hymns, us also in PRAYER
An entire absence OF seltasser,ion, and vet
Il presence and manner deeply iruverSn,
His enumeration is very distinct and The
cadences OF his voice are, at times, touching
pathetic and tender. Ie llas striking
face; it is full, round and rudly, and clean.
ly shaved, and above it rises q well defined
dome OF intellect. He has, however, an
Authoritative jaw. which makes him look
somewhat gross. But this changes at times
durin. the excitement OF the sermon to an
a2pressive look and al expression physi
cally heroic. ~ u
In the coursc OF his sermon Mr.. Beecher
said that We are living in an age when
| brute force seems to be give! over TO pas
sion and appetite. Throughout Russia VIC
have organized tribes OF Thugs to whom
murder is q main instrument for accom-
plshing their purposes. Within few
years there, have persisted By The hands o!
the assassin, Lincoln, the martyr, Presiden,
OF the United States, and likewise Garfield
a martyr, also President OF the United
States. Also Alexander, OF Russia, who
| had manumitted the serts, who was also 4
martyr And now two representatives Of
the Governinentsoi Great Britain, repre-.
scnting q concilatory policy, have been
stricken down by the same red hand Of
brutal assassination. = Assassination is 10.
day an openly advocated means OF chang.
ing the conditions OF government, and
murderers constitute themselves the judges
i'll secret conclave US 10 when the time has
come to make use OF this neans. 4 more
hideous sentiment than this has J.eyer
found acceptance among human beings
The pistol and the dagger arc abroad in
the world as the agents OF revolutionary
and communistic ideas. II is no longer
the progress OF IDEAS, by the. olive branch
OF peace and intelligence, but revolution
by secret aud cowardly violence, thus en-
dangering the very foundations Of ! the
social and political fabric, and re
ducing the world to agrarianisln and chaos
There have been centuries OF wrong gov.
eminent. All the world has been badly
governed Governing Alright governing
i justly and wisely, is the last trade that ner
learn successfully. Great Britain hcrse
is the outcome OF centuries OF wrong anc
revolution. Ireland has been wretcl,cd,
governed by. England For 500 years thai
island has been made a volcanic crater
and even yet the fires aro not qucnched
The harness OF government put upon the
Irish people, has restrained and CALLED
them. England seems incapable OF realiz
in: that injustice begets injustice Sh.
has not learned the lesson, rs ye woull
that men should DO unto You SO YOU mus,
do unto them. She has not done to Ire
land what she would have Ireland do t
her. There have been no grander traits o
character than those developed in England
That much must be admitted. Tha'
country is wise in some methods OF politi
cal economy. They have also done muci
. Tor religion and civilization. The sacred
ness OF the household has never risen high
er anywhere than in England. They are
great people, but they have never knowI
how to govern other people. vi
olence is the only thing that seems
/. capable OF + awakening rca,izin,
sense OF their misgovernnent.. The plai
OF the asitators has been to bring affairs il
that country to such a sharp edge OF iric
. ton as to make them bear upon the En-
clisi In way that Tor their. own saAes-i 10
The sake Of the peace of the kingdom
, they would be willing to do justice.
would be an suspicious day for Irptan,
and England il PArnell and Gladstone
could now join hands for real reform
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