The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-12-01
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NOTES on NEW PUBLICATIONS.
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Prayers fren PIynessh Palpif. by Henry
Ward Beochor.
Whosvsr win examine the gospel according 70 b.
Matthew win ma there On account Of this volume and
It. author in the words and figures following, to witt:
Do mot sound trumpet before thss. the hypoertss
40 10 the snssoguss and In the Streets thas tnsy may
And when thou prsysst thou shalt mot BE- the hypo
s for s S o: o II 81:
BE- seen Of mon But thou when thou paysst enter
INTO hy eos., and .hsa thou hast shut thy door pray
thy Father which 10 In secret and thy Father whoh
sseth in secret shall reward thee openly.
But when ys pray use not vain rspettons = the
their much speaking.
In the same place u given . typical form Of prayer
thai wonderfully simple, minute, yet comprehensive
appeal. beginning 'Our Father which an in Heaven"
and is 70 be said Of tho prayers in this volume that
they stand at the greatest possible distance In form and
spirit from that model that human thought can con-
csva But then one was the form that Christ laid
down for the people TO foow-ths other Is the form
that Besoher lays down for the people follow We OF
ought not to expect OF tho Brookyn parson that
elevation and purity OF spirit that sinking Of person.
atty that forgetfulness Of ali little human vanties and
pride that We ind in the founder OF the religion he
processes; but then, looking at things in that light,
ought 70 expect him to keep out Of sight with his
prayers and not send them out through the booksellers
to ssound trumpet" and that ne ssmay have glory
before men"
Christs prayer given in the Sermon on the Mount
Is sublimely simple II expresses the thoughts
and hopes that are common to man and
every state Of society almost Beecher was en-
barrasssd with . greater range Of topics
hence need not wonder at his want Of simplicity.
Besides, those few thoughts could have been
swollen to Al volume Of three hundred pages, not
by the "forty pason power Of verbsgs peculiar
to Plymouth pulpit But then. this idea that Bsecher
had to pray great range Of opics-and had to make
volume to imply that the collection Of prayers
put forth rather to glorify Beecher than In sincere
spirit OF worship toward God No one could accuse OF
such hypocrisy Of Beechers humble and obscure
psty But he did have thoughts crowding on his
mind, It is evident than such find place in the
divine formula 10 not this greater, moro learned,
busting aud wonderful age with Its telegraphs and
other marvellous inventionsf Beechsr had to thank
God for the daily events which the Plymouth con.
gregation had interest He had pray that the
might not end till it had abolished slavery,
and had to put many other Of his personal views
politics. &C. IN the form Of appeals TO the Throne Of
left all these things out His kingdom was not OF this
world and Beecher's is Hence there good
arguments ana sound doctrine and first rate political
articles in one or Beechers prayers than in all that
Christ ever said while he was on earth.
We suppose the words we have given above. and
which form part OF the Sermon the Mount, they
the uterances OF the founder Of Christianity must
be accepted indicating the true Christian idea the
spirit and purpose with which should pray. Judged
by their rule It nothing than profanity for
to print his prayers parade in the cook shops his ps
titions to the Almighty, 70 make vanity and display
OF what should above all human expressions be
sacredy free from the intrusion Of spirit Of self gorh-
presence OF the book even that the parson 10 making
much Of himself in The very pre.snoe Of pro.traton
grace he cast himself down. how nimbly he can DO
up again, and with what elegant some
tion perceived in the parsona circe hence there
are two introductions, one BY -. l." to say that
BY ~. NJ" to tell Us who az is No ONE tells who
~. NJ a But mother intsoducer Is able apparently
as sr Soa Of
dong more easily than no could apologize for It, even
whom done.
efforts Some perception Of their character may be had
by consideration Of the fact that they SIM
given topics They are prayers ON thsmes One is ON
"The Precousn OF the Sanctuary - another sJoy
the Government r Of ana e on each having IT,
full Of rhetorical tricks and contain more epgrams than
the whole play Of '.Noswoodn For rare piece Of
would commend the thoughtful 70 that piece OF Boosting
biography in which the parson talks At his audience
tha. Thou saouds. have shown such msrciss 70 us
eve sssohsr were picked out FOR dssinc. i from our
birth guards OF angels waited about cradle;' and
would perceive that the Deity had evidently FOR some
good reasons, high respect for their pastor. and he
would accordingly become the greater In their eyes No
delivered some Sunday Immediately preceding the
auction sale Of the pswA
Religion and Philosophy.
Mr. George p. Philes one Of our most devoted bibo-
phes has had reprinted in the best Bradstrsst
press STYLE two hundred and sixty copies Of "Ths
Bhagvat-Gsota Dialogues Of Kreeshna and Arjoon."
translated from the sanscris BY Charles wikns This
translation endorsed in lisa by the famous Warren
Hastings who pronounced the sGssta" performance Of
great originality OF sublimy OF conception,
ing and diction almost unequallsd and single excsp-
tion, among all the religions Of. mankind, Of theology
accurately corresponding with that Of the Christian
dspensation and most powerfully illustrating its funda-
mental doctrines Barth. eminent continental re-
viewer cites the declaration OF learned English clergy
man. the Rev. u. Gnnth, that many passages In this
unique work Of antiquity have the suphony and phrase
OF our beloved Bible" In fact this spisodicai e.
tract from the "Nahabbarat' vouminous poem,
years ago BY Kresshna Dwypaysn vsias, learned
Brahmin. . sort OF Hindoo Bible. IL contains the
philosophical and Religious Revelation" Of Kresshna
and Warren Hastings description OF IL as very curious
specimen Of the literature the mythology and morality
ancient Hindoos has been universally accepted by
Europs.n and American schS.r. Who have bssom: r.
now elegantly reproduced by Mr. Phes In Schegels
Latin TRANSLATION which appeared In 1879 accompanied
pubshsd in 1883 with original text in Roman char.
actera The rapidly multiplying relations Of the United
states with the East VIII doubtless increase the number
already larger than IL might BE- supposed Of Americans
interested in Oriental studsa A Of the most r.
markabls OF Indian panthsism dhs Baghvat
attract the attention Of all DESTROYS OF learn
inc the n,ental hsorv thooa old vsess vha