The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-11-07
SOCIAL AND THEOLOGICAL LIONS.
Societies to Which They Belong-Mr. Evarts,
DR., Storrs and Henry Ward Beecher
specia, to the indianapolis Journal.

Special TO the fndianapolis Journal.
New YORK Nov. 6.-I see that organization to
be known the Western Society is to be formed in
New York. Only persons born in the West egi,
BILE to membership. This recalls the fact that there
quite number of societies in New York worthy of
at least passing note. The Sons of the Revolution,
for example the defendants of Revolutionary off
GERS and the society formed about the time of
the evacuation of the city by the British The Hugue-
not Society is composed of the defendants of French
Protestants who fed to this country in 1882 and
later. The members of the Holland Society de-
scendants in the male line of Dutch emigrats to this
country. The number of Vans in the Holland Society
is relatively as great as the number of Generals in the
Spanish army, Colonies at the South They are not
the largepaunched Hollanders of Washington Irving,
who once loved game of ninepins IN Bowling Green,
but sleek New Workers. many of them wealthy, and
some of whom perhaps never heard of the gentle lrv-
ing ignorant many business men in this money
grubbng generation. Then there is the Old New York
Society. The New England Society, however, of all
these organizations has attracted the most attention.
Ever since 1905 this society has taken of per-
from New England who have drifted to this city
and found themselves in INDECENT circumstances. 1t
has annual dinners which do much to MAINTAIN a
respect for New England institutions and traditions
the old country, but their brethren in feeling, if
in the ties of blood the Puritans of New England
have left, perhaps, greater impress on the
life the customs manners and aspirations of part
of the Republic which has come to be known New
England The descendants of witch burning Cotton
Mather, and other reverend and nOnreverend murder
who not hanged, as the Chicago Anarchists
will be, simply because they merely laid red hands
cranks in against witchcraft not stern
their forefathers and they sit in fudress suits with
monico, year, at least, to listen to
oratory, which is the best of its kind,
but which Hawthornes grim Puritans in
sad-colored garments would have regarded mere
profane vaporngs compared to the ancient discourses
running up to seventeenthly in their remorseess APP
plications, which sounded through bare, dreary
meeting houses in high nasal key, both on Sab
bath day and lectureday OF the New England Society,"
William NJ. Evarts is perhaps the most brilliant ora
tor He is said to esteem his membership in this
ganzation honor transcending any other he has
enjoyed. If Mr.. Evarts said this he can af
ford to browse his laurels prince of hattery
barneyng the blarneystone itself in Celtic efus
iveness of complimentary expression he is very
valiant trenc:.erman. He is one of the greatest
dinersout in New York and the gossips add that he
begins at the beginning and ends at the end respects
both solids and LIQUIDS. and that he is nevertheless
neither dyspeptic nor Incorporate He still weighs
only about 10 pounds but is match for the average
gourmet of New York London or Paris.
In former years Edward Everett. Daniel Webster
and Rufus Choate, proud New England triumvrate
of intellectual power attended the annual reunions,
and occasion Mr. Webster made of the great
oratorical efforts of his fe Henry Ward Beecher
was formerly of the most notable of the society
orators and the Rev. R. s. Storrs another speaker
of exceptional merits, rather rhetorican than
thinker for intellectually he is pgmy compared to
the large Drained dome headed champion of iberaity
in religious thought Beecher at whose heels many
spiteful spanies have snapped in recent years DIR.
Storrs possesses perhaps. varied culture than
Mr.. Beecher and there those in Brooklyn who would
lken him Bostons former idol, the polished and
scholarly Edward Everett. His style of eloquence is
smooth ice and quite cold; his sentences have
glacial polish; they please the with uninterrupt
ed flow of harmonious speech, but do not strike,
with The prophets commanding rod the springs of
now attend the New England dinners given in the
metropolis Since the celebrated trial the two dvnes
have had no Intercourse. Mr. Beecher, understand.
is no longer invited to attend the New England So
cety's dinners and Dr. Storrs is not there. Mr..
Beecher and his friends years ago organized an
other New England Society in Brooklyn, and only
those who acceptable to both societies invited
Mr. Beecher who has just returned from England.
had by the way very successful trip financially and
otherwise. He has salary of 500, 600 year from
Plymouth Church and refused substantial increase
which at time suggested; he earns $15,
900 year by his lectures and has moderate income
author. Formerly he received salary of SO 600
| year as an editor No clergyman in the United
States has received so large pecunary return
from his labors as Mr.. Beecher. In single year he
has earned over $4,000 yet he has only very mod
crate fortune He is careless with money; he is too
| great a to bow before the dollar He is gener-
| ous charitable and poor business Several
years ago he sold his house in brooklyn but he still
fine place at Feekskill, N. Y. His trial cost
fortune and, however the fact may be deplored the
sun of his remarkable career, as now in his old age
it slowly sinks in the west is going down under a
cloud. His former friend Dr. Storrs. has income
of about S15 600 year clergyman and lecturer,
lives in fine style on Brooklyn Heights one of the
finest urban localities in this country, and is said
| to be worth a quarter of million He is we'll
meaning man. and is president of the Long Island
Historical Society, to which, in his life of busy idle
ness, he devotes considerable attention He is be-
eve, one of the weathiest cergymen in Brooklyn In
New York, the Rev. DR. Morgan Dix, the son of the
late General Dix is understood TO have fortune of
| half million. One of the clerical pets of the late
halfdemented Mrs. Morgan. the sale of whose art ef
ects made such furore is said to have received and
kept. with death clutch, 5000 600 in gov
| ernmen5 bonds which the lady, in moment of aber
ration, appears to have given him.
OSCAR WILLOUGHBY Riggs.