New-York daily tribune., 1853-12-28
ANOTHER BEEcHER.

To tss Eaae- e TAs N TSseuHc
s,P | was sorry to see thai your and the other Ciy
orrnss passed over with such slight notices the cln
seersiion sermon Of the New England Cnureh a. "h
Iansbureh. preached by the pastor OF nal enuen oie
pev Th0s Beecher Believe me that ne eurrent "ees
So rich hitherto in intellectual feass has witnessed 40 e
for, more rnorihy of publicity than this sermon Twas
triumph Of thinker, ft production oi soa o - hu
Beecfer A. Bossonian cannot but envy tue monoPo-
Iy by your vicinity Of another scion Of that ged any
We want such men in Boston. Men who can INNS & .he
thoughts of to day, whose minds are no, ever dve.s
among antiquities who, bringing forth things oo'a nsN
ard ola dare TO preach their newest thoagh eVeE NJ.
before before. WIS.,
Diversity Of Gifts and administrations but the same spirit
Or a. Mr. Beocher phrases it Differences Tifao1, az
ogreusrk drevsifses Eithoat opPosithoa lie ven 1e
hed the constituent prinCipes OF ChTi-s true churcn
10 te Love ard Liberty Attraction and kepusion ~
verstie betven individuals composing escs churen aa
betveen churches but spirit the issphiion o wnen
j. IN le good and 20 do good Wilhelm hs cordial conccP
tcu Of The genuine spirit Of liberty be held tortn inc ha
Of love TO oil churches woshipng IN sprf and ~ Huln;
whether under means Of Gorgeous ceremonies anu gran
csh dras or the m services Oftbe plain Pur ante meet
ing house the eloquent preacher protested mary
done iociey by those who laoored TO maze thef
more able church members and les manly a N IN lie
reoioed Ia the differences OF operations among eharches
ard welcomed into the ed Of christian conic; every new
siGlwaf company, Who though roOsd 10 new sl1 Nneu
Uniform were equally ready 10 battle Tor 6Oi ana lnah-
ify Ard be ;hsnk ID Providence that net only they IN
whom Intellect prcdoninated could tnd church and minis
Ter 10 suit themselves but such who required p2s ana
iitrroie ard thew too who wanted action who would maze
tre mistakes and 60 right the fourth time and al before
tic ehosoYLer had got through his thinking Or The orm
ist Lsd seiled his creed could meet with brethren AMI
woTsLip tho Almighty after their own hearts H. sara ne
were 10 se that ell fathers were to bcneh their Gnu
dr. and he By them addrese1 IN the same way thst all
brrfhcrs ns manifest their love 10 sisters aifef one ilsl
Ton and all lovers me rnoraize each other in the precise
STYLE Of Abelard and Heoise you would laugh at m yet
ever since Chr- men have wished the rather Of itheF
10 be Addressed and good done in way hat h in orr
oE II this sh be right why not build vast temple
fee one priest and have an immense manuaeory OF sain
each counterpart OF the other
Then aieT pointing out one OF the rev reislon: alVan
trccs ci.y has over the country-eieciive Ghinytjf
in The country there may be only editce, while ~ the
cjtv men need not be drawn togeher by haed Of Inten
Romanism snd the like bat be united a church
iy lovt and maintaining that the Christian thinker had
sione the rght the title OF free thinker he c'aelliei by
asserting LIS readiness 20 carry uned church action into
! tie various mental and social reforms Of the age 49,
Mr. Beeoier enlvened his discourse and atened his
IDEAS the minds his hearers b. many drawn
from every day Life, the apt application OF which proged
tbst Lis brother Of Brooklyn does not alone enjoy this
harry faculty and pottical temperament Although quo
taon from memory must Of necessity do Injustice 70 1ae
imagery and appropriate language OF the orator viii en
deaTor TO recall one OF illustrations speaking Of
free thinking he adGuced al instance Of school where
there may he two correct recitatons in arihmetcone
scholar confidently bringing tOrh MS sum because ne MS
figured with eye the answer another equally conf
denly Who sLs have cyIbered without seeing such an
afe compared The result So in Christian cypher.ng
sone think constantly endeavorDg to bring their thoughts
to Predetermined concluson other thinkers come right
]
/ True thinking will always turn ont 0rtk0fOr. In an-
other place be compaIed society to great gurgng wls
roo into which men being daily engulied, while here
md there on the shore isolated aud unsecured phi
laniLropsts endeavorng to help out their suffering broth
er-he only result such is too true history OF retorn
the h,Ters are drawn into the Vortex. As men should
Iurpe into the rapids above Nagas cataract 20 rescue
oilers hanging the brink without first securing con
reoton for themselves with the shore. But united ant
Christ secured church may advance safely and ehectuay
/ 10 the assistance of the victims.
Ard vet a third, and this time beautiful alegory. The
church was pictured & engine cOmpany-fully OH
cered and equipped possessing noble engine comfortable
engine house FAR away generally from the districts where
fires mostly roeed all ready for action The men stand
in readiness round the engine ong the joins and keeping
the hose raht when heard the fire alarm far down in the
worst regions Of the city DO they not rush to the spot
oh no propose such action but they are overrdled
and while watching the coufasration from distance the
company is entertained with elaborate exposition Of
the necessity Of houses burning from the popularity of
! their construction. merited rebuke.
And now Sir, with a recommendation to those Of your
young who wish for real thoughts presented in
fuch yle forbds any suspicion Of the sincerity of the
speeker to attend the mnisatons Of the youthful pastor
I Of The New England Church in Wilamsbargh, allow
/ ne to subscribe myself Your well wisher.
Net lrk, Dee. 3, 1858. YOUNG YANKEE.