Cheyenne transporter. [volume] (Darlington, Indian Terr.) 1879-1886, 1884-06-13
THE TIME FOR FRIENDSHIP.
Mr.. Beecher Says 1t is When a nan Has Made
Mistake and Cites Grant and Conkling.

the CnlneSe giant, ana Slg. KemcnNl,
the vioinist The latter, Mr.. Beecher
announced would give a farewell per-
formance at the close of the service
''to which" said he, "those who wish
to tarry, are affectionately invited TO
stay, and those who do not, are aflec-
tionately bidden to go"
The text of the sermon was "But If
any man be overtaken in fault We that
are spiritual restore such an one in n
spirit OF meekness. Consider thyself
lest thou also be tempted" "
The law of Christ" said Mr.
Beecher, ''is the law of universal love,
and that law requires every man to be
interested in every man. 1t requires
us to be in sympathy with men not
only when they are doing right but
when they are doing wrong Faults
run from a very high pitch to very
low one and ] suppose all are included
in this eXhertation of the apostle. No
man ever lived. except one, and no
man ever will live but will stumble
and fall sometimes; and there is not n
man who lives that does not commit
faults every day of his life. Every
body, therefore, is dependant upon the
good will and charity of his neighbOr,
and the command is to return that
goodwill towards every man that you
wish them to restore to you; and it is
part of the grander law, Thou shalt
love the Lord thy God and thy neigh
Dor as thvself;' and rs to who is your
neighbor, the man that has fallen into
trouble. whether YOU know him or not.
No preaching. When man has COM
mitted fault, that is no time to preach
to him; he wants balm and quiet
1--WE are tolerant of faults whose
consequences don't effect us, and we
are severe when they do. My line,
says one man, is speculation, am man
that breaks up my line and puts me in
peril of bankruptcy | will be severe
with Linn. Tell that man that Maple
son has had trouble with his directors,
and he says, What do | care? They
may eat each other up for all | care,
but any man that NEEDLES with money
matters of the street I'm thar
Naughter) But that is not carrying
out the spirit of Christianity. 1t is
mean, and there is nothing more in
fidcl than meanncSS; even the devil, !
think, looks or meanness with scorn.
If there be one thing that is mean it is
ObseQueousncss towards those who are
wealthy and powerful. The next
morning YOU learn that they have
come down. Gone down. has he?
YOU say, Are YOU sure? Well, now.
tell vou knew how it would be months
ago. | told my partner when thai
thing first came out that ! knew thai
firm would never get along. All
these miserable parasites, these miser
alb worms; and yet if you 90 fishing
for such in the street you won't have
any trouble in filling your basket.
Il think Gen. Grant the most mag
nanimous man we have ever had. Whel
Conkling eXpurgated himself from the
United States senate the step takeI
was very much against Gen. Grant
Judgment, as was well known; and We
he attempted in every way to befricnC
Mr.. Conkling, and carried this to Sucl
an extent that everybody thought h,
was on Conkling's side; and when h,
was asked why he did this his repl,
was characteristic of him, and IS worth
to be written in letters of gold. III
said, when is the time to show man
friendship, except it be when he ha
made Il mistake?' (Applause) Ii i
not a time to leave a man when he ha
blundered and made a mistake; stan,
by a man in adycrsity, if You don
stand by him at any other time no
anywhere else. A friendship that i
good for anything is that which take
a friend and all his faults. The ma
that won't take my faults shan't tax
me. What is Christianity? Not churc
=, membership, not Il creed, not IA histori
cal belief in the Lord Jesus Christ;