Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 47, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 February 1914 — One Dry Spot [ARTICLE]

One Dry Spot

Henry Ward Beecher did not believe that the most' juicy things in the world necessarily were seraone. He was visiting Dr. Alexander at Princeton university, and the venerable Presbyterian president showed him a polished cabinet in which were all the sermons of his long New York ministry. There they were, standing in stately array. "Thie Is a beautiful present made me by some of my people," said the doctor. “Yes,” said Beecher, “I am glad to see this place.” "Why?” inquired Dr. Alexander. “Well, I am glad,” replied the witty preacher, “to know that this place is in existence, Dr. Alexander, -because, if ever there is another flood, I will start for this spot—there will be one dry place.”