The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-12-10

would % shocked At guCh eignt In ana ABOUT the
theatre RIGHTEOUSNESS has full scope while every side
Ia dissipation and procacy destructive to soul and body
These the surroundings and these are the scenes TO
great consumption OF time and both time and
money 10 thus wasted Leisure hours are spent 10 dam
aging dissipation, Injurious to health and destructive 70
Juvenile house Of refuge In Boston, esnes tnat ous q
twenty young men confined there for crime seventeen
chase tickets for the theatre It is estimated that TWEEN
thousand people attend the theatres IN this CITY
nightly was time that this state Of 'm,Gss was
homes places whore their children will delight TO dwell
mako them attractive that there shall be no desire TO
he would say touch not taste not handle not the
unclean thing. The discourse listened TO with deep
attention BY large audience
scrmop by Rev. Henry Ward Beecher.
Al the morning service yesterday Plymouth church
crowded. and chairs placed in the passages for
the accommodation Of those who otherwise could not
find seats Previous TO the sermon o collection was
taken up 70 aid society which proposes to put libra
board al ships going to for the Of the sea-
men. Mr. Beecher called attention to a temperance
society which being organized bya number of young
men, Of which he approved as being capable OF doing
great deal Of good After the war, and the habits OF
dissipation which II had caused movement In favor Of
temperance desirable, and he hoped 1t would be
successful and have long and useful career He then
preached from the First Peter fourth chapter and six
tccnth He dwe at length the ncucaon by the
New Testament Of the necessity OF suffering From that
II would be supposed the whole spirit Of the Testament
should be sombre but yet other book was so uplft-
ing full Of cheeruness and oyousnes although tho
the symbol Of the religion 1t taught But u
was a mistaken Interpretation Of IL to suppose that
should suffer for the sake Of suffering alone. Some
seeking suffering from mistaken notion that they
Christians they should suffer hero in order TO secure
their future happiness. Others who did not exactly
It, dsquieted because they were cheerful and
had many seh reproaches because they being
ried to heaven on nowery beds But the suffering
which the Testament taught was allied TO Joy because
Joy arose from II and suffering self dona mia which ad h.d
seek trouble He often chided himself because Of his
indifference to the people around him. for he should be
trouble as he wanted in keeping down his pride and
keeping from sngness and self indulgence, and had,
therefore no need q hard bod or pilgrims fare
II he did his duty to his secular nature We living
in times heroic as the world saw. There were
the hundreds Of madens who had been highly cultured
In all the learning ana accomplishments that schools
could teach and In all the eegances of art, who hav-
ing heard or the Ignorance of the poor African children
OF the South whose future depended their education
went down among them, with their retirement and
Of knowledge, and the OF their minds
teach them the learning of which they in need
That self denial which was of use He concluded
by advising those who in trouble to seek out others
who also afflicted and cheer and assist them and
by that means their own sorrow would be turned to JOY
Lecture by Rev. Charles b. Smyth-A Defence
of His Course of Lectures.
large and decidedly respectable audience assembled
yesterday afternoon at the Everett Rooms to hear leo
ture by the Rev. Charles B. smyth, the caustc and
popular social reform agtator, on "a defence Of his
present OF lectures, introduction to his
second lecture on the Naked Truth" The asscmbage
was largely composed OF ladies', and the speaker
frequently appauded during the delivery of his dis
course After prayer and singing the lecturer read the
4h chapter Of the Acts Of the Apostles and taking his
text from the lsh 10th and Goth verses remarked that
OF all sensation preachers who have appeared
were 40 popular az our Saviour, and II was through
His fidelity to His cause In denouncng the imnoraes
OF the world that he eventually became martyr. For
himself ne had determined 70 pursue his course through
FIRE and water aud felt graed at finding hts policy
endorsed by the presence OF large and intelligent
audience In the course OF his remarks the lecturer
gave very concise and full account Of the causes which
led to the postponement Of his lecture at Cooper 1ns
tute and read letter from the secretary Of the board
OF Trustees Of the building explaining tho OF the
misunderstanding and expressing regret at the
renee. The audience accepted Mr. Smy,h's statement
with evident satisfaction and at Its close heartily ap
pauded him. He also psd tribute TO the persons who
had been disappointed that OCCASION thanked them
for the orderly and decorous department evnced BY them
at the time In speaking OF the objections which he had
heard had been raised to the effect that the subject Of
Naked Truth was an improper and unbecoming one he
wished to ask them whether exhibition which too
immoral 10 he spoken OF In the most refined and choicest
language was DC TO look upon public He wished also
nj his lecture that SUBJECT but still advertise regu
lary In their columns the nasty thing" and alluded 10
him as being hired 10 agtate the subject and also as
being ian employee Of the HERALp inserted the adver-
tisement from pecuniary motives or otherwise He
OF the opinion that they advertise for filthy lucr4 Tho
speaker also called the attention Of the congregation
notice of his former lecture the "Naked Truth which
appeared in the columns OF daily paper the following
morning, stating that "a person by the OF Smyth
had attracted small congregation to the Cooper Ins
tute; but upon his announcing that he about to
expose the deoasng nature OF charming play now
being enacted at a city theatre the audience rose en-
pdsse and left the house. leaving him to ineucate his
modesty and morality 10 begearly account Of empty
benches" This report be believed, would also the
three thousand persons who present the occa
SION referred 10, TO be utterly and unfoundedy false
aud such being the case who could expect 70 ind any
good thing In the werd now The report appeared 10
him TO be filed with degree Of malice that Ia unac.
countable and insult 10 the Thousands of people
who remained TO tho close Of the lecture alluded TO-
The speaker closed his lecture by announcing here
after he intended 10 hold services the hall they then
occupied every Sunday afternoon and next Sabbath
would deliver his second lecture the Black Crook
After short prayer and the pronouncing Of the bene
dicton the audience dispersed.