The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-11-12

whose ufiy-tnlrd annual meetht ""1
head OF that society beforef Yet - oder
than the lecturer himself ana man many Think
OF that@ts City. third anniversary iaIge number Oh
ladies' were present. Of course, for me dear anu
~ sa and disgrace OF the members Of the harder
sey in churches be il known, How many gentlemen
%e wss clergyman who presided and delivered an adj
dress He said that those VINO were really working
people this good cause were ana ina. III any one
stain a blemish for which there was no excnse.h He
never uttered truth, even when he quoted text
from The Bible But now, what had that society done
during tho past year wipe out that siu that blemish
Hear It's own report, my brethren 1t had expended
during the year So 937 upon more than five hundred
pensoners1 the objects OF It's charity less than
xl3 81 each What wonderful charity that is TO display
before world through the omnpresent columns of the
New YORK HERALD Why did 1t not give more to each
Of It's recpentsY Was IL for want Of funds? Let its
report answer, which that II has balance on
hand OF $l6Sl4 40. kindred society is reported at
the meeting having spent 81 l5l 81 in the pur
chase OF goods, such as lannels, blankets &c, and
having now cash balance on hand Of S0,34o 33-be-
tween the two societies cash balance OF $26 100 rs.
With hand that think it would be q stain,
blemish on that society indeed If II did not during the
next year. give more than an average OF S3 81 to each
recipient of It's charity the relief and religious in.
structlon Of tho sick poor" Oh, how unlike the
donss Of such society to the charitable operations OF
the early Christians of whom Paul says that out of their
deep poverty they abound in the riches OF their libe-
Talty, or those Of whoh the inspired historian says
that in the necessity of the case those who had houses
lands sold them, and Of the proceeds distri.
button made to every man rs he had need.
Such societies are fast becoming mere nuisances In
view OF such mock Christianity and such counterfeit
charity ! thank God that there societies in the
land less ostenatous but more INDUSTRIOUS who under
stand better than many OF those church
Christians the deep sgnihcancy OF the words of holy
WRIT 'Now abdeth faith, hope charity, but the great
est Of these is charity" From reforming the abuses
and removing the nuisances within the ring Of Christian
profession and hypocrisy, let the clergy in the next
place turn their attention outside and learn lesson as
TO the nuisances which are entirely independent OF the
NhIrph ne
some one more Of its hyrocritcal members. dare
say that many Of you came here expecting to
my clerical brethren last Sabbath evening, in a
TRADE against rum selling and such like matters.
II time would permit to-day, indeed, would
enter INTO calm inquiry into the pro q CON Of those
public and pubicprvate places OF pleasure and fun
which most apt to strike the imagination when the
nuisances OF New York alluded 10. But have
opened up TO you to-day efor thought which is
in that Erection and given you sufficient to reflect upon
until this day week. when, God willing, shall enter
fully lessons for the clergy the most dsreputabe
the oughttobe most dIsreputabe nuisances OF New
York, and then shall let you see its vices in as vivid
colors q OF propriey and decency will tolerate;
and on that occasion shall include among my lessons
extended and particular review Of certain perform
ance which is nightly exhibited IN a place which was
at one time respectable, but has become SO obscene in
its that the New YoRK HERALD would not
even allow it now to advertise in its columns.
NUISANCE.
Here let me say that l think the New YORK HERALD
merits the thanks and appreciation Of every right minded
person for the bold and independent stand which IL has
the opera, which places of amusement unless con-
Quoted with decorum are the greatest snares and spring
traps Of Saans arce for the utter destruction OF the
youth Of both had not heard Of the perform
to which alude until, few days ago. perceived
mention made OF 1t in condemnatory editorial In the
NEW YORK HERALD. resolved, then, that would ere
the thing Jor myself in order to form my opinion Ac
cordingy, as philosopher examines and investigates
nature in order facts principles which he
can turn to account in his dsqustions went last night
TO what the HERALD very properly calls the naked
truth have not tipe TO tell you now all saw, nor
~ ts,laa f,.r ,x1A itch. hrNT
promise, as have just intmased, shall,
on this day week, inform you Of things in that
nee the 70 Win &
utmost freedom regard it az an utter and most shame
less disgrace, not to city only, but to humanity.
Very Enthusiastically was 1t, truly, that the devil
figured conspicuousy throughout the parts 1t speaks
well for the inhabitants Of city that the number Of
ladies IN the audience was comparatively small and
such were there did not seem 10 have among them
tenances evidently told the tale upon them that they
ought to be- A great part Of the audience was COM
posed Of boys and rolcking young men, or older men
from the couniryIiaughteT,-.wn doubtless had
opportunity to see the elephant (Laughter) II
not only one person but ell the performers
have only been q characteristic representation Of
performance that devilish throughout Ho ye Of
tho clergy, who TO manufacture politicians are ever
lastingy decaimng against the rum interest," and the
modest dance OF the paror open your eyes 10 see 1.-THE
naked truth" and let your eloquence bear down upon
tuOee PUBIC nuleanCeS mOO0sty
and virtue Of our innocent wives and daughters IN COM
parison with which the secret frvoltcs Of brothes
parlor are Is nothing One draught OF pleasure Al this
public nusances fountain Of int0xication Tor the i'm
agpati0n is productive Of delru enens TO the brain
and heart Of youth and Of mad freaks not Of mere
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understand soul tainted with the vice 10 which
such representations naturally and almost rresistbly
scrptons Awake, then; awake, say, to realization
Of your peoples danger and your own responsibility
Plymouth Church-Sermon by Rev. Henry
Ward Beechcr.
Al Plymouth church, Brooklyn. yesterday morning,
Rev. Henry Ward Beecher discoursed 10 very large
congregation the subject Of the development OF
hood and civilization selecting his text from the third
chapter Of Ephesans sixteenth and twentylrst verses
and fourth chapter thirteenth, fifteenth and sixteenth
verses
Here and elsewhere the apostle showed how far he
from regarding his work done when he had gained
a superficial agreement with him, when he had pur.
suaded men TO enter into external dscipleship. II
was enough 10 follow. not enough TO learn,
was not enough to beeve-that but the beginning
There beyond that trsnscendent increase The New
and Old stamens were here compared In reference 10
their statements OF men, external condition and lis de-
pendence their morality and their happiness Men
yet hut pilgrims higher and grander sphere OF
manhood Men now were considered eminent who had
tered about secular elements. But there was 10 be
n day when all genius would cluster around
about central genius In moral influence. Men now
were considered genuees when they we're preeminent
in aras builder architect musician, orator, sculptor
and painter But all these but prelimnaries There
yet be genius OF the heart much greater than
the others the heart u important more rich and
manly than the mere intellect itself There TO be
genius In matters Of justice benefcence and chartyn
all external cxcellencea These yet TO be the
grand elements Of human development Man could only
develop oy developing communities WIN nim Dlnefent
bad 10 be exered whore characters Differed aud
the physical would undergo change as well as the
in the progress Of map. II he preached In the
Five Points In New York he did not believe he could
many souls but one Of the nrst indications OF his
would be In finding some unused to II washed
and shaved Cleanliness would be one of the ndicat ions
OF Improvement Lieblg had said that you could mea-
the civilization OF nations by the relative amount OF
soap that they used. This might be extreme, but u
emphatic and perhaps truer OF Europe than Of America
for he apprchended cleaner than they are, hsv
ing moro water and more room. To attain that more
perfect growth and development OF manhood was also
necessary that should be moulded so as TO