New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-07-02
Mr.. BEECHER IN CAMP.
PREACHING TO THE 18th REGIMENT.
RELATIONS CT MEN AND COMMUNITIES TO EACH
oTHER--A QUIET SUNDAY.

from A SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT or THE TRrBUNE.l
STATE CAMP OF INSTRUCTION, PEEKsKiLf,
July This afternoon Henry Ward Beecher, cnap'ah
of the 13h standing in the shade OF an old apple tree
behind a small green table. on the south SIDE OF inc
parade-greund, preached to the regiment and large
audience This morning he preached TO his regular con
gregation in Plymouth Church He engaged the ROAD
masters locomotive and, accompanied ny ms
wife left the Grand Central Depot ut 2;oo
d. in, reaching Peekskill an hour later On reach
ing camp he went at once to the tent Oh
Adjuant-G General Framework, where ne was joined W
Colonel Austen Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe and other
members of his family Joined him here IRE
ceding the sermon was sacred concert by
Dodworths Band. Mrs. Beecher and Mrs stowe
were escorted seats by Adutant- General farnswotn
Nearly all the state officers in camp were IN the suo
ence, including General Briggs General and Mrs "yhe
Assistant Adutant General Phsterer, Paymaster-Gen
era Reh Assistant Paymaster General Rice. Comnlis
soner Nichols and Miss Nichols, Colonel aid Mrs
Yale and General Hustled and family
When Mr. Beecher appeared. untrammelled by neck
tie he LAID bis broaaIinmed canvas hat ON the table
before him and, bealnng gooinaturedly oil the circle
friendly faces. announced the hymn, "boVe dVhe I'll
love excelling." Tine band furnished the accompan-
! rent After the hymn. Mr. Beecher read selection
from the Old Testament In the prayer that followed,
the officers and men OF tho 18th especially reinem-
bered Jesus, lover of my SOUL" was then sung, Nj
/ Beecher joining In the singing
THE TEXT AND THE SERMON
| The text was from Acts XVIII 20, And hath made
of bleed all nations Of inen ETC. MI beecher spoA
| in part as follows:
"The art of living together is problem yet unsoyed
These soldiers to-day represent the right hand OF
magstracy Theypossess the potentality ofwar but are
organized TO prevent Because they are the Lien
prepared for war they the who produce peace
Men are made to dwell together. Men are alike ana YET
different This seeming paradox relates to their con-
aons. Some very small and other nations
breed very large There are derencts IN intellect
and differences la disposition Some are quick ana merry
some slow and patient Some biologists, IKE hsaesu'
claim there were i've OF origin suspect not
do not think nature unfoded five times There was 1nt
/ one origin-fhe differences come from eveiop-
ment Man Is the only creature that las the power Of
! articulation Tbs ,upines them. You cav tdk
l TO q dog except about 50 far IL you '.'ehW
to talk with ban aJout the Constitution Of The Aed
states you VIII have lovely time. An unorrstauds
| gee and 'bas, but II you wish TO discuss the
subject of inli est.On with Inn what does
he know Of tina. among the things mean The
same things all the world the sphere IN oeh
| is unity in Substantial bat diGerenoes In tne
| deauuons Of things
HOW PEACE Is SECURED.
"Inteeent people ave The hardest yet alc9g with.
AT i've years OF age child knows mast subsl
tbings such as relate Aeat eod and the like at ten
years a good many things; a. fifteen many n.'re. and
| at l9enty he tainks he kaows all of It, A man
gets along y T1 1aq5Ai Sns s'' so dl anq
| as man other men. Weakness has no
the serpent foi cunning the lien the wol
for cruelty. Yet we said " be the children Of one
Fourth of July orators have vast deal to say Of this
greai al glorious land Of eqnah.y and peace How
make men willing to live togetheri Armies
are maintained 70 make peace 70 make peaoeable men
at the table WHO does not get as good as he
sends The same spiit reacnes 10 neghbors and com
|
election see DOW people tax Of eIch otheri Go to me
ponce courts aud see how harnoniolsy men live TO
gether Add there is good deal OF smoke that never
! goes up chimney.
THE DUTY or AMERICANS.
"Amercans must learn TO live together with all nation.
alres and classes We have no political class. by
the theory OF Government are a common
| peonle ali on level, and arc all
| Christians in terms, but len believe
| in the doctrine of election where ono
stl believes in good neigbborhood =, High doct.ine
common charities and hnaanitics are left out
l,inr rue langh ioundatioa sours After a p,,,s Iisb
men beg u 10 cone here Ireland Is magnificent
| hStca them in and then they fly away When
the came wouldn't harm them, bar VIC didn'i Ike
even more skDfu with the than with the spade
and nov 81 Is very respectable to be al Irishniau
month before election. ballot equalizes men
day MDorer oqua.s C-ief Justice on election day.
Whea man hta vote nc mas two sehooltnsst
man who wan 10 ~ to Congress ana that man who
| wants to go ~ Congress.
| 'NeWeEn gianOols are temperance folks. They
ana Irim They ohiec.ed 10 the Germans, who drank
beer wio had different iansuags and different ways ~
LIVING. The GeIiiaps are Ike parsley ID ine ear1en-
they keep millions az home and spare millions 20 the
| Toe Irish don't like the Ger,nsls, the Germans
don'i ike the ita..ns-and we qont Ike any OF them If
lager horizon. greater liberty, th qu -stion
gives as fae answer Thou shalt love he Lord thy God
| with al thy heart ana tly Degdbor Us thyseh The
love to man"
QUIET IN THE CAMP.
! After the singing OF "Ameriea" the audience was
| dispersed with the benedicion
Mr. Beeeher said to THE TRIBUNE correspondent that
while he should go into camp during the stay Of
| the 18th he should attend all ceremonies re-
ouiring the presence Of the stan officers.
rnere could have been no greater contrast Than the
% eqe az da ers ao as s q%ys
eysnIoc Witnessed by fair number of SPECTATORS was
an Improvement ON last night. Among 10
asy visitors U as ho nn ea" John ~erf SPn
son of Adjutant General Fanswortb. Paymas erGenera
Rich aud Coone Utey senior AID on Governor Glove
| lands isf, returned % Buffalo tonight.
THE ROSTER OF OFFICERS.
The full roster OF flee Of the 13th is as foIlows
Field-Dayid Il. Ausun. colone Theodore b. Gates
lieutenant colonel; W. H. H. Tyson major detained at
sIsasSTse PAWS afaan s T. Fred AsEss@rp
james j. Tcrhune, surgeon George ". Brnsb
assistant surgeon Henry ward g u, s,a cesp
lan Theodore H. BAbeock iueptctOr vi rlne piacuce
Thomas Adams, IT,, engineer honorary.
| Non-CommissOned 5taf-Russcll Benedict. sergeant
major; Charles Werner. qnarfrITnaster
| geant; Hubert p. Smith, comnissary sergeant
| James McNerviu, ordnance eergeant; Charles
q. Curtis, hospital steward; Hayward Smith. senior
sergeant coiorbearer; William L. CoDiey, JUNIOR
geant color bearer d. Schuyler Bennett right general
gude Arthur Gems acting lett general guide; Harvey
b. Dodwerth, bsnd-fnaSter; Edward Mcintyre, drum.
major; Herbert Fimer john r. Renuie, Ernest Roch,
| markers
| Company Officers: A-w. J. Collins. captain;
Charles O. Davis, second lieutenant. B.
T. NJ Smith, captain; William A. Brown.