Henry Ward Beecher: a sketch of his career: with analyses of his power as a preacher, lecturer, orator and journalist, and incidents and reminiscences of his life . s. Engaged todeliver a course of four lectures in San Francisco, hedelivered nine, the proceeds of the last one being$4200. His lectures were published verbatim, and itwas afterward declared that he had done more thanany one had ever done to check and modify the publicsentiment against the Chinese, which race prejudiceand x>olitical interest had done so much to inflame,and religion had unfortunately done so little toallay. The m
Henry Ward Beecher: a sketch of his career: with analyses of his power as a preacher, lecturer, orator and journalist, and incidents and reminiscences of his life . s. Engaged todeliver a course of four lectures in San Francisco, hedelivered nine, the proceeds of the last one being$4200. His lectures were published verbatim, and itwas afterward declared that he had done more thanany one had ever done to check and modify the publicsentiment against the Chinese, which race prejudiceand x>olitical interest had done so much to inflame,and religion had unfortunately done so little toallay. The most striking illustration, however, of thiseffect of opposition to rouse into full play all powers, is afforded by his experiences inRichmond, Virginia, where he went to lecture in Jan-uary, 1877. Mr. Pond, his lecture agent, was withhim, and thus tells the story of his experience andhis victory ; Tn all the five hundred lectures which I have heard from —and I have travelled with him over 200,000 miles—therewas no one so remarkable as that delivered in Richmond. I had soldMs lecture for $500 to a man by the name of Powell, who owned. IN RICHMOND, VIRGINIA. 155 the theatre. We went to Washington January 23d, 1877, and Iwas telegraphed by him that we must not come, as Mr. Beecherwould not be allowed to speak in Richmond. I said nothing toMr. Beecher about it, but telegraphed Powell that we should bethere. As we arrived at Richmond in the morning, he came aboardthe train and said to me, It wont do for Mr. Beecher to speakhere, and he showed me a four-page circular issued by a Stateofficial, the heading of which ran something like this : Shall Beecher be allowed to speak in Richmond ? The Brotherof Harriet Beecher Stowe, the Author of Uncle Toms Cabin !Henry Ward Beecher, who sent the Sharps Rifles to Kansas !Henry Ward Beecher, who is famous for drawing the Bead, andProbably is as Liable to Draw a Bead on one of His Auditors asAny ! Henry Ward Beecher, wh
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