New-York tribune., 1902-01-22
MANY BEECHER RELICS.
INTERESTING DISPLAY BEING HELD BY
THE wOMANS HOME MISSIONARY
SOCIETY OF PLYMOUTH CHURCH.

II was collection Of articles intimately asso-
ciated with the life of Henry Ward Beecher which
attracted the interest at the exhibition
opened yesterday in Plymouth Church. Brooklyn,
by the Woman's Home Missionary Society. Among
the choicest treasures are the Bible used for many
years by the distinguished preacher in the weekly
lecture room meetings; pulpit chair which recalls
many old members of the church the days pre-
ceding the olive wood pulpit furnishings made
from timber brought from the Holy Land, and the
beautiful brass lamp which lighted Mr. Beecher's
pages as he wrote the Life Of Christ" at his
country home. Boscobel, Peekskill. More highly
priced even than these mementos, however, are
several manuscripts of sermons in the well
membered handwriting and among them the first
discourse which Mr.. Beecher preached in Plymouth
Church after being called to it's pasrorate. The
subject Of the sermon 1t heads the first page is
Fear and Trembling" His letter Of acceptance
to the call to the church bears the date August
ls, 1S47 1t was written from indianapolis There
is also the signed receipt for the first quarters
salary which Mr. Beecher received from Plymouth
Church. 1t bears the dates August !, 1S47 No
vember !, 1S47 and the account indicated is 1926 81
woodcut taken from a magazine Of the time
caused great deal of comment among those who
remembered the circumstance which II illustrated
1t showed the vast audience in Plymouth Church
on the memorable morning when Mr. Beecher led
to the front of his pulpit a young slave girl and
asked that his people purchase her freedom. well
do recall said one OF the visitors yesterday
how high the excitement ran and how the baskets
because
people had left their pocketbooks home and
what Joy there when the people knew that
one slave at least had her liberty"
The first letter ever written by Harriet Beecher
Stowe, dated March a. 1922. is a part of the coll
lection. In photograph miniature painting and
sculpture Mr. Beecher is shown every age A
bust of him Is the property of Justice DAILY and
Is to be given to the church. it is said
In the other collections classified as Colonial
missionary, Civil War relics. Spanish war relics
curfos and bric-a-brac, many ages are represented
from the time Of the building Of the Roman Wall
of which there is fragment. OF old pewters
brasses. coppers and silver there is fascinating
display. There lanterns made and used long
before the Revolution, warming pans foot stoves.
reels and spinning wheels. Mrs. T. B. WeIlnan
lent arm chair. whitfield out by her great-grand-
father in l7i5. The old Dutch settlers are remem-
bered by an exquisitely carved linen folder and a
curiously quaint linen tray. A gown of stiff bro
cade over a white petticoat was worn at dinners
given to George Washington. There several
among them King James edition Of 1883. lent
Among the curious things to be found are pike
sGcn sia as .s vas given by John Brown to runaway
In their pursuit; portion of the smokestacf
or the Brooklyn. pierced by shell at Santiago;
mauga, with a shell embedded deep in its wood
and One bricks of e fr0m hRby ., M
airy display is series of ribbons. illustrating the
for religious purposes and % for IuxUries S Foreign
missions are represented by one inch Of ribbon
ioul one-naI lncneS, cnurcneS
twenty Twenty inches inches amusements. two ami onehalf
liquor seven and one-haf fo YARDS hs-''a yaFoS ano
Among the displays in the missionary collection
mere are lace work from the Philippines; needle
nsh scale and leather work from Porto Rico
weaving from Madagascar, straw work and feather
work from Mexico and baskets from Alaska
OF the members of the Colonial committee who
were IN Colonial costume yesterday were Mrs
Walter B. Moore. chairman of the committee; Mrs.
Frederick w Henry. Mrs Samuel B. Duryea and
Mrs aired Il. Wise At the afternoon reception
ne ne Key: pr Newell Dwight Hills and Mrs. Hills
the Rev. Samuel Scove and Mrs Scoville 0he
last Mr. Beecher's daughter), were among the re-
ceiying party The exhibition will remain open
to-day and tomorrow, from O'Clock to 10 o. m.
musical entertainments of high character will
De provloeo Tor the evenings. Supper will be
served from to p. and refreshments ali dav
The officers of the Woman's Home Missonary
Society are: President. Mrs Frederick ~ Wing:
vice-president. Mrs. Newell Dwight Hills; record,
Ing secretary, Mrs w. A. Parftt; corresponding
secretary, Mrs. W. L. Burke; treasurer Mrs r
W. Starr executive board-Mrs. NJ. s. Tallmadge
C Baker. ~ 80