Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1891-07-02
BEECHER IN BRONZE.
Urveflr~ O. the Sxa-r-e OF Henry
Ward 5eec6er II R~uoSlyr


EtasrTr1 wa-s at the w9xcar3w r ~rsk % the
city ball STEPS. directly opr.lssss. the
ssasus.. Back - shis. ga she eitv hall
STEPS waS plIsfsrn SEleE With .hse
,'1rEln11.ss-s N charge 90 the matter.
szeuH hsrS - Nr Bss-ssherrs sazzzv- the
ezsE aHaa county OsieiAfs, judges q sA~
c'o'zrss az@ PROMINENT puhiie mez- A
larSe spaee On she Court stree.
ssae os the rssT hall parx
was reserved tsr subscribers TO
the stature fand Ths members
- shss Thirteensh regiment. gf wh6eh
Ar- Es-ech~r was Chaplain. anN the VET
erans @t tAss sixty Seventh New York
volunteer. IN whheh Nr Bse~vh.srsS s.osr.
Cox Henry r. R.ss,.her. vw~rs - the
war we're grouped "a shss park back ~
shst Statue with bansE and az shss E~fs
q the ssatgss were za0 >uasgay-sehssssE
enfistren - Etvl1ush church. anat is
nis's>sssus> sssisstss3 - sing Thss greater
part of the eitv hall steps and TIRE FuE-
t1n ssreet slssss of the square w1s crsu
% shss grzi'tis;- The cfsv hall was elah-
orsiselE Decorated
The exercises ap.n-yt with PRAYER
BY Kew : < HaMsiav. Hsur sf-.
bsssshssr's assistant In Plymouth church.
Or Charles r. Hail. chairman Of the
t.s~vhsr nRsnz,sriaI c,suz1irtee. fnsrxp-
es'1ss's't Aavor Chapsn a. the PresssIIn-y
eaaSvr- Before the speeches the status.
Wa aaveilest hE n yransiehIld ot Mr.
Esesvher, esertrJfsle EaxanA E@,echsr.
i've YEAR cid. sstarhser ot William c.
Bssscher- The sculptor. J. q. 4 Ward.
Le't h~r 10 the statue and plasesi the
lines IN her hard While the u-vefIiar
ssls0iS plls-~ The >ausIav-ss.hsloI children
sang -rseeshsr. = I.,,f bv tbs. SansA
DR. Hall Hi.sis she formal pressusa-
sIsau Of the ssHtus - th.s eitv. ami il
was accepted by Mayor Chaplin. who
turned t- over t0 the care Of the park
department represented by President
tse0ri-ys v IsrvVver- The bansE then
played shs as5as-iss FROM Eeehhoven's
6fth Symphs1nv- ami Tsr- seth Low. ex-
mayor u ErOalSfvn. aad president Of
Columbia eoliege. dsIfveress the eratbon.
He SAINT
ar's.1Stva hss psu=ssf sa-sh her rfnlsfst,l@s
Ea-sEtr On anveiI the familiar tsrrn ant rsas-
are- sf Msnrw w Hrsi B-s.cAsr- Every man
muse aatv~ aas asigiss IN ssseris aas pIGre. hur
siis Srsas EIsn ae che -arra sverieap al
bs5s1lsitriss and bseoHIls the fellow gems
ee All ussn. sash u1ta was Henry Ward
k4sseiler Eruns tais c2sv ~ *savsst tAs.
IA asts aad hearts &c aEsn N vast ululHirusf.s
Esar assrev YssHrs~ FF0uG raas center hf~ wu--gs
s-1v~rss.st EEssi assG -ss carrying anspH-ssisss
comfort. courage an1 something ee sAx ~x
hlIaraEion shie2 ersvttsna ertnxs wherever
tA~T were borne GA the aaar wtuais-
After an interesting review Of Mr.
Bsessiassr's earssr- the orator eoatiauesf-
Sfr- Eseeasr WIS a great o-sssor. nar be was
able % ee sss x-str crater he WIS because.
frsz OF al. he va a xrwas man He prs-
claimed srusa be sHw C With the eoa-
ll1ssia : carr. .$ta-=s % 3 great and anseEnsh
a1Eure- He had Eifs ef atEsrane~ saeh 40
s. granted s9 few DE hnt a playful
huner ant tender parhns rhas
enabled arm To draw AZ VIII sne
szzfIs or shss tear. he had an fusaII@er
capable OF lyh thinking and sustained ee-
rars. has uos fms nor all GT shes= na1ese hirn
rhss er1ror he wasl Il was the brave. true
sp1rir Of the man. ussnas all 0f shsse faculties
iR turn. that made b IA the greatest popular
oEsrow oe bis day No characteristics. was
more proninsus than his aho1asffasE ami d.
FightfuE Aua0r- He usesi hrs hamsr both as
a weapon OF offehs= and a shelter trpu
she .e0ru1- Like Abraham Lincoln he
took rsfugu Behind R In times
Of anxiety and sroubt<- wsa IL
GM GctkA1 some % 4A+ A4s-E E4eEt~
I'VE strokes in the heat OF sae eontfiet- Men
-enpEtEnesf sonesfaaes shaE he used e mop
porsureIy. 8Us his own gOaeerstan OF ts was
rsetisaEIy expressed II ane % his own say
1gs=
EVERY BEN which cod has hing ia my bel
ery shall ring
In latter life he rsEst-t u the active sascsp-
tibsEIaiss of his usasLrs the experiences Of a
bitter and searching truehle- In tine mlstss
rTa.kBN nFna
IN sEusEEy Of a8sGher- lie came through T.
eHaQed ant purified bg suffering. into a
EHrlser sympathy than ever with his fellow
msu- When be dhstt. aos alone his own
church. but 1--we ether eh9rehes IN TIN
city were 1lzesf with those who gathered TO
express EiIssir sense es h5ss n ais death and
Co tl.s hssnar - hls aeuIary- The legislature
Of the state asilaHruseI sar she firse time IN
- history n hs3a9r 0c a prtvaEs eftizsn- The
r butte znb,ue the man It was
the spontaneous xprR<@lon of the popular
feeI1uss and the rve0gmEGd9a she part %
the e0aInEuH sry anst rns seaes that great
ana good a1an hapt gone eroa1 among them
" hHE taen shall this ssssrlxss mean To
Ehase who <aA1t eoHs after Us. -
Wh0aa EAe nan1e 0e sfsHry ward Beeehes
VII be 0nEy an hstarte name, bse Er
sli<nlfy that the people sHsArtse N raslr
hearts those who are sincerely amt truly
their friends thas courage iR 4 good cause.
however & maT PROVOKE Ansa<9nIsnz. - GER
tain az EasE to be e0nam@nsIett of all men Les
4 signify that a wno woabt De lmflen-
siaI wlEh his fellows must enter into the
living sympathy with shsnas shar chs does
noe mean catering 80 prelgflea noe saying
onIy smooth things bus snas s naeaas ssrv-
Inx the p@0pEes through good repnrs and
through evfI reporr. vita every power that
one has TIE seulPser has preserved tor
The sszzz .a.G figure Of Mr. Besehsr In TIM
p~rfshsnbT~ brunxe. II remains foe you and
me 20 transnzEe IasS life those prineipf
whieh he demonstrated could make a ehar-
arfgr noble
After this America was sung. and
Rabbi Gustav Gottheil- of Temple
Emanuel New York. pronounced the
hsnesibctt0u-
The statue IS of bronze. Of heroic
size. and stands upon a Quincy granite
pedestal suitably inscribed 1t repre-
seats Mr. Beeeher with his head bare
AMI his has in his hand. wearing
a cape 0vereuas and an ordinary
saIt Of clothing. and standing IN
q 6rra- erect position The pose was
chosen from photograph which the
family regard as the best ever taken of
hfsu- The face Is somewhat 6eAllzed
bcr much OF the characteristics express
sio n Of Mr. Beecher has bsen preserved
Th=rp are three auxiliary ny1res placed
a6s-zt the pedestal On the right i the
nse-size figure Of y0unx woman. rep
rSsentsn,x vierfn ot African slavery,
laying palm branch IT the feet OF the
nan wAo did 50 mseh 70 secure
-nareirati0G- On tie other side are
-. ff<-ssx. S---zz - ahKt1~~n 0r1