New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-03-09
Aem-llork Daily Gribnne.
THE MINISTRY OF THE BEAUTIFUL.
ALEorURF BY HENRY WARD BEEcHER.

LECTURE BY HENRY WARD BEECHER.
Mr. BEEcHER delivered lecture Tuesday evening at
Plymouth Church for the benefit of the Girls Industrial
School, located in Woughby Brooklyn the title of the
lecture being The Ministry Of the Beautiful This school
established about year ago result the abor OF
the Rev Mr. Brace in New York. in the same line aud 10
conducted under the patronage of the ladies OF Ply
mouth Church This school has average number OF about
sixty scholars who are taught the usual branches of
school and the principles of morality end religion
pupils generally of the poorest and most neglected
class Of children such those who spend great portion OF
their time in the streets uncaredor by parents Tney are
also taught habits of industry and how to do common zee
die work, by making up cloth into garments for their own
use out of cloth donated for that purpose One of the in
ducemens offered these poor children to attend this school,
is good plain dinner furnished them every day This ex
perence has taught the projectors and patrons OF this class
Of schools has not only the effect to bring these poor out
casts the school but it produces marked cviiizing
effect upon their minds
We do not feel at liberty give ureport of this beau
tifu lecture this tmc as is the intention OF Mr. Beecher
10 repea upon another occasion but made few notes
of some of the sentiments expressed among which are the
following
For what has God covered the earth with bea itiful
flowers if he does not love beauty LOOK az the via
flowers of the vast prairie and the beautiful oae 81 the
forest and the old rocks covered with rich velvet
ing of green moss Nature spreads banquet OF beauty
for through the kingdom OF flowers ana Dads ana
a.
the vast variety of coors The savage sees ana iee ne
beauty of nature-the sunshine and the storm are both
beautiful but 70 enjoy this world ofbeauty man must pos
sess ideaty The province of ideaity tends to m up md
refine his mind and make the soul see ana iee 'hat tue
world is full of beauty-the love of beauty make: men
more benevolent more good The natural word inc
grand source of all beauty. Its love gives relish for all
the growhs and existences of artistic and natural beauty
and teachings of the love of beauty tends to create ene
men ard improve the morals of the poor The beauties OF
tbe clouds and the birds and the forests and the chPng
crcets under the hearth belong to the poor and OF these
thew cannot be deprived And is how to see beauty IN
such things that should be Taught the children OF rich and
poor Ii is in the work of general education that inc
teachings of love of the beautiful must oe
he'd and white counterpart better than bed OF rags I'M
proves their well as condition When he desires
a better table, when man begins TO love mowers
or muck bud. he is outgrowing grossness.
man buying picture however rude has maze one al
vance from the time when he had eye for beauty above
hat ola sausage or an onion Can New Highlander wipe
ont of his mind the beauty OF one OF his youthful Saturday
EVENING" and Sabbath morning. orthe beauty OF child
hood home The first bathurst of beauty in childhood
is love of the beauty OF spring-the patterng all hSh OF
rain upon the roof and the going on ct the snow, anu
the Ist appearance OF robin red breast IN me groves
Who forget the pictures in the primer spelling oooK
and Bible aud the impressions made by them upon our
minds childhood II boy plucks flowers unbidden up
lis ramoe that 6oy HSS Srab and III h croa
the beautiful beautiful 10 his mind however rude one
of the traits Of American character Is that they never are
hut az always going be hapPygong TO haye time by
and bv to study e beautiful The best natures IN TINS
world arc those who love the beautiful the most walk
lQary Il
nsss Happy is lie whose controllers are the wni: ana
voods and flowers and birds and all thst oeaatiu IN
nature There persons whocan see beauty IN picture
OF SandscGpe who never can see any IN me 9rsina.
NE reason such persons cannot admire nature u.s. because
tboy have never been properly educated; Lei suSA
man once cultivate flower with his own rInds ana see
how be will long for spring to come to open his oeau'na
buds and bling the beauty OF his MOWERS Ii lie sur
psug how many people live through NE wi'hou. seeing
The beauty of one single thing that God mas cea'ea
Won regard taste profitable you VIII make an unrol
abIe BARGAIN for the enjoyment OF old age There are
two kinds of personal beantyone which Gof gives me
face end one which lie allows as to give through e
Which is the most TO be coveted lac hrs' ueV % ~
the rerson is cle aulness The next is Illness OF dress 70
the occupation condition OF the weaTer' lnev 1924
allie eoos persons whose c0nscenees are always ouoed
NJ an expenditure they have been tempted 10 make or
Iicture or decoration II retrenchmet IS lol
family the last thing cut off is that when ministers 70 our
orree Before retTenchmcnt is made in the iaois pc
lures books papers lectures concerts mac soh?S ore
All cut off lhe Injuries OF the table are never gwen up
While ANYTHING else remains TO be sacnheed beauty, 10
far as il exists in the world, the most economical Oh al
our If the mind IS properly framed 10 us ap
rccision The lavish expenditure of money IN aeoo'a
lion of our houses though looked upon W some Is waste
full extravaganza nevertheless may 40 goou Dy ploVs
fasfe love of the beautiful among the people anu tus
,Tsn them in their emulation 10 higher degree OF re-
T clo pg remarks OF the lecturer were upon Ch'StAn
"Ijhetv IN the Use of the Beautiful which We are PR
,i,,6 70 give in the lecturers words but the oe'uy
os the whole lecture can no more be understood oy 'ns
r.sc.r svnopss or this one extract Than tie ooau} u
rose can be appre ated by single Leaf as hoA''
o., tle eve N driving gale Here are the closing sen
,,rc, of This PRODUCTION Of mind trained 10 love OF
the beautiful ...,.-,,,,
CHRISTIAN LIBERTY ~ THE USs OF III =, -. 81
In an ace in which men and more fee ths lu! "
employing their strength and Their weAG 10, ooapi
Of beir fellows Il becomes question OF supreme
-, ,Ist exent Christi ~ may surroin nd hnse H'.A