Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1913-01-03

: DO YOUR LEVEL BEST.
N WARD eEEcHER.

by Il. r.. Lewis, Sioux City. la.

New N"rk-sS q great preacher pre-
vio,ls to 1863. but it MAS his mission
to Great Britain i'm that Year which
gave him q national and International
fame.
1t WAS sail by those who opposed
Mi. l.incoln'S administration that
Feecher WAS sent and paid by the
government L" create sentiment for
the north. Had that hee,l true the
result would have amply justified the
measure. But ii was not true. Mr..
Iseerlncr went of his own motion and.
at least so far as the government
knows. at his wv private expense. But
lie had 1t in his heart to attempt great
things for his country.
Great Britain had freed her W
slaves years before. Hut Wilberforce
was dead and a new king arose who
knew not Joseph"-king Cotton. The
looms OF Lancashire with tens of
thousands of operatives were abso-
lutely dependent upon the cotton Of
the southern states. As month after
month passed and the severity of mo
cotton bore harder and harder, the
pressure of Manchester became insup-
portable, and MIR. Gladstone-just man
though he was-could no longer see his
own people starving without making
the effort they desired. So the British
cabinet wAs preparing to recognize the
co~nfederacy and get slave grown cot.
tor although the pride of England was
S'"S NV IOuIU OIedIn0 the A1t
of Britain without becoming a free
man.
Mi. Beechcr went at this critical
juncture to marshal the conscience Of
Great Britain upon the question OF
slavery. to set England against her
self. to contrast the spirit of the Ala
bama and 1863 with that of 30 years
before: to appeal from Philip drunk
TO Philip sober" and right grandly did
he accomplish his mission. When he
arrived there he found the feeling SO
strong against us that he could with
dtfficulty obtain leave to speak. He
stood before Il bowling mob i'm that
great Manchester gathering and de
clared that he WOULD not leave until
ne had a hearing. And he had it,
Inc only ones quiet enough to catch
his words. But those six marvellous
addresses went out through the and
and laid hold of the better heart of
the people. Queen Victoria read them.
and learning that her cabinet intended
the recognition of the c~onfederacy. She
sent the premier an emphatic message
saying that she never would acknowl-
edge q nation whose corner stone was
slavery.
~confederacy would have meant to Mr..
Davis government what that of
France did to the colonies i'm the revo-
luton. The value Of Mr.. B~eecher'x
services cannot be the subject of cold
mathematical calculation. but when
ne threw all that was best of him
every fioer of nerve and heart and
soul-into that great struggle. and
With such wonderful success. he surelv
earned the lasting gratitude of his
country.
WlLeERFoRcE.
Some 60 Years or more ago. George
barnett. a young Scotch mason. came
to America. He a quarried granite
at Aberdeen and built sea walls
AGAINST the raging of the North At
lantic. Landing at Quebec he found
the government wrestling with the prob
lem or building a new customs ware
mouse. the foundation for which must
be laid in the water where the tide
came to a great height oftentimes. and
lanche.
several contractors a failed by
reason of the receding waters shifting
the blocks of stone. The commission
ers We're at their wits end. and young
Barnett Offering to undertake the ioh'
was at once given a chance. unknown
though he was. He employed his men.
procured his material and soon the
great blocks We're disappearing be-
meath the surface Of the water. The
payments came regularly for a while.
put as week after week passed and
nothing appeared above the surface.
the commissioners. recurring to their
previous experience. declined to ad-
vance any more money until they
couid see something above water. Bar
he.t knew the work was going all right
put he could not convince them.
evening came on with no
money TO pay his men and Barnett sat
upon a block Of stone with face rest
ing IN his hands as he gloomily con-
templated the situation.
Suddenly he was aroused by som.
putting q hand upon his shoulder
Looking up he met the kindly smila
Oh an old gentleman VINO said. .My
young friend, you seem to be in tron.
Die. what Ia the matter?'
encouraged by the question and thu
Isrs9,en nnsaa arr of the man.
the whole story, ending with tn.
words: ~ know the foundation ia ali
right. but they will dvanc no more
money and ] cannot 70 on. am
ruined IN money and in business REM
Mo- at ALL" was the cheerfu, -.
ply. How soon d. you think Won can
Drin2 n walls to the surface?' Rar-
nett told him, and his interlocnfn,
taxing a card from his pocket. wrote
a rev words upon it and handed II
20 nm saying. =! have been watching
stones have been going down. I have
Ialth IN you and in your work. Tnke
nat ARC and go to the b ank of Que
Dec and get the money Won need ever,
Saturday." eeS
Barnett went for the money. and the
work progressed. Within the time ha
i.aa SET, the walls doomed above the
w~ater-solid enough to bear nm the
pains OF Abraham. and the govern
llent oIlicers sent word that Nj. Bar
me.. Houid nave more money Barnett