The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-01-09


Ne Plymouth Pastor Dsssads Ms neesae
Political Acsion. Apologies for Rash
Vss<rAnccs. Oner~ 20 Resign Y Necessary.
nut Pl~ads Tor Unity In The Church He
Has Helped 20 Build ~.
NE~ York. December -
At the close Of his sermon yesterday Rev.
Henry Ward Beecher made : personal
statement. He said that for the hrst
:.ne In thirty-eight years Of his ministry In
Plymouth Church. there was enough OF .
disagreement In the church to need
notice. The disquIet was not on account
Of his ministry, for no one had charged
him with introducing politics into his
sermons. He had discussed slavery
from the pulpit because Il was
permanent question, and In
volved the necessity Of education;
but the present question was small one
and would Of itself soon pass away,
and therefore he had not thought u
lair 70 vex those among them who dif-
fered from his views BY abiding 70 the
matter in the pulpit But be fels when
the great Republican party bad failed 70
crown its career by bringing IN . unity o.
8EULIIlIUL MUIlM AnA -1A<4 1850 @@@@
Moses, be who had helped bring the
Deople within sight Of the Promised
Land. was to die without entering H. He
would gladly have given his life II the
Republican party could have given such .
welcome to the South as to have made
one Of the great candidates Southern
man. Feeling as he did, after long
consideration, he went into the can
yass. They knew very well he never
went into anything by halves
fApplausel. lie threw his life, his repu-
tation, his influence 70 the winds They
were nothing 10 him II only the country
miaht live again in absolute harmony. lie
would not say that be had not said things
during the campaign that he ought u
have said differently. But after he haH'
been with them forty years, they should
have had confidence enough IN him. and
manliness enough not to take an impetu
Gus sreech and draw IL out into every
bsse application. 1t was 3 shame fol
them to have done IL. [Applausel. As fol
himself, il was shame for him TO have
said ANYTHING that should lead them into
such a mistake. Tn no other point was ht
So'sensitivc a that II should be supposed
that be in any way underyalued the sancti
" Of chastity and the purity OF household
life On that subject time would 10 hin
Justice, and he had right 70 expect dill
ferent treatment from them. As 70 hi
poiical Judgment ne looked back upon i
with approval. As TO what had beer
said about persons intending 10 leave tn
church. II any preferred other miuistr,
they should have his blessing wArrtvr
they chose to 20. so far as pew rersins
was concerned, all he cared was that a.
charitable work Of the church might no
have its revenues curtailcd- They coulI
not rcbuke him by reducing the income
[Applausel. lie came TO the past-rate O
Si.5O0a year, end could live happily o.
that now. But IL he supposed that eve
= large minority felt no longer beneftte
by his preaching he would resign
they wanted him TO stay they must receiy
him with open hands. He regretted
any ones feelings had been Eurf, and IL
any mistakes he had made be apologizes
But they should remember that in speal
tng To . crowd one addressed Jul
rather then Judge, and used less forms
language. They should not Ia
the Attic rule Of their measure
ment too severely upon
speaker who was sent out to counteral
Ben Butler. [Laughterl. He was the
servant for Christ's sake and for love
sake, and he trusted In their love for hin
Many Of them would soon be with him
the other life, where they would smile
remembering how they let the grandel
OF life 90 by while thinking Of little i
telicities and slips For the sake OF me
perishing in ignorance, let them hold {
their way, all the purer and stronger 4
the slight misunderstanding that h
come among them" Mr.. Bcecher WI
warmly congratulated by host Of frien'
1T the close Of the services.