The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-01-13

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est grade OF ballet exhibitions. rvaing and stripping
the concert saloons. The dens of iniany beneath
the lowest grade Of theatres too numerous 10 count
and too nithy 10 name He would not, however, be
understood to chaactrize tho performances al every
place OF amusement "a dcmoniscai. He happy to
say that there are some honorable ptions, and 1t
Afforded HIM pleasure TO acknowledge that within the
last year the stage in New York had shown manifest
signs of improvement and he believed that r ali OF tho
wspalcr press would deal frankly with public
ments In the crti1ues thereon much good would
be ACCOMPLISHED In tho way Of reforming them. Dol
lars needed no explanation except say that no used
the term 10 represent earnest business men-men who
made the acquisition OF money great object and had
succeeded; such as the Stewards and Vanderbts.
"rhe Dickens Is household word familiar that no
needs TO be told what that means Yet M II has
two familiar meanings, the one applying 10 ds,in-
gushed parsonage who was made TO travel out Of
heaven, and the other TO distinguished gentleman
VINO travels oil tho year round earth 1t might be well
TO explain that he meant the latter and regarded him
representative or tho popular III rftl Each Of these
classes Is power; but is remarkable fact that every
or them TO succeed better as object Tor
which sets out than do the clergy II is inter-
esting inquiry, Why IS Il sof Why are pcasure.gvin
men, mon OF business andypubc. literary characters
moro successful than ciergymen In their respective
derskngss The reverend lecturer then alluded the
manner in which the independent secular press OF the
of the age that mado araed tyranny tremble
It's throne that absorbed at the functions OF tho
executive the legislative and ud cal bodies and
cised wider influence upon rslg on and Christianity
than the socnod Church ITSELF and tho religious press
besides. He claimed that tho reason OF this that
tue press made itself hoard throughout tho length aud
breadth or the world and the tho Of
amusemcnts and business lay in the fact that
they TOO had determiued no longer to DO
hidden. but BY advertising sought out the people
The pulpit had formerly tho prestige to announce ITSELF
but in this day lis power had been eclpsed and tho re-
lgion that needed must be based upon the pro-
grossvo spirit OF the II must make itself felt aud
heard and instead OF finding two advertisements
case It needed to be presented TO the people in moro
comprehensive and frequent manner. This the
an ID the 81 II o DO
not awake to the responsibility Of their positions the
power OF tho press will overthrow them as Il Is over
throwing the Rotten desp0tsms Of Europe and will put
IL in tho hands OF better men, who will not be ruant to
their trust Let all, then, pray that God would rouse
up them that were sleeping at their posts and that
better era OF religion might ere long dawn upon hui
mainly.
A. tho close Of the discourse the benedcton was pro-
nouncod and the congregation dispersed.
Plymouth Church-Rev. III. w. Beecher
tho Virtues and Vices Of Youth ind Old
Age-Dr. MuhlcnberE ON the Midnight Mis-
sion to Fallen Women.
Tho Rev. Henry Ward Beecher preached yesterday
morning. at hapast ton O'Clock to crowded congre-
cation in Plymouth church. 10 took his text from
tho twelfth chapter Of Ecclesiastics frs! verse. and
to say that this passage stood In the midst
of an sminentiy poctca description Of youth and old
age and considered dissuasive from many OF the
innocent snjoymonts Of life; that to bear In
mind the coming OF old age. and that not unduy
TO estimate the transient pleasures Of life. He differed
from that. II they took tho closing passages OF tho
chapter he thought they might give another consruc
ton to them Let them hear tho conclusion of the holy
words-"Foar God and keep HIS commandments"
for this tho whole duty of "Re-
member thy Creator in the days OF thy youth
fear God and keep His Commandments " That
was the way 10 remember thy Creator If
a man arrived at sixty years of ago they would say
he was an old man, and probably not moro than one
H.
The fact that the average of human lilo placed
NJ thirty thirty -,hree years Non did not,
age 1.-Two onehslf OF their days Eighty years far
life under good conditions and with proper
Man had right to old ago: IL belonged to every ono
but II abused the life that given them they de-
raued themselves and got much less OF the parimony
that God had awarded Old age was harmonious and
ad .rabe according to the scheme OF nature. Tho
charms OF infancy tho hopes OF spring. the youthful
and frufuness OF mature manhood the tranquil
serenity OF old agea these things together constituted
true human life, which WINS The beginning, tho middle
and the end-lhe end glorious epic as
the summer itself. There nothing more beautiful
than serene. q tranquil and happy old age. such
old age belonged TO the life OF ovory individual II he
knew how to get il and build up IL should be borne
in mind that too late to mend in old ageod ago
had tns foundation OF It's joys laid in youth. They
building at twenty, and every stone laid down the
foundation took hold up 10 tho cave. mans life
like the separate parts OF pautwha no did in youth
was the root. The human body adapted tor the
aud protection or all that natural
congenal, but there were clements OF mischief
enough in 1t II he wanted to find thcm out; and
no could destroy his body II he wished. The
great laws OF nature were nourshing; they
werp . universal physician 10 guard US against
signal IN ward caution OF pain and for
benefit; but every immodcrate draft the appetite
was 30 much TO be casled IN old ago. The glory OF
true manhood one OF vvacity, cheerfulness and
happiness. lie (Mr. Beecherl did not object TO the
rational enjoyment OF youth, but he lid object TO
making animal OF himself, and living for the sake
OF his m m ua3siNns Every In
youth on eobioment OF its blooming virtue and
purity; Dut he did not believe that young who had
gone through course OF vicious habits could not
be saved ouch person bad not broad moral stamina,
ani he had loft behind him that would have made
young better where he had mingled bis
nature with animal excosses Animal excuses wore the
bankruptcy Of youth Late hours and irregular sleep
there IL any harm In dancIngW NO, no answered; no
thought there was much good in It, DO you object TO
dancing parties 20 Not OF em3elves, be did MOI; but
where unrpe youth and muscle we're put through OK
cessve excitement with stimuiants and food all through
me night whom they should be sleeping no obcced
that Wbys Was u because 1t was dancng2 No, but
because 1t dissipation, taking the tmo for sleep
and spending it in this kind of excitement
n Dansns no o'''a an.nS coS s "hss es
came. IL gave rest TO youth from It's designations
Nobody should be married until they knew the economy
and fundamental laws OF health. The appetites that
impaired the health OF man many assaults on
old age. He would that man know enough TO know how
thsse things written Gods handwriting vas plan
TO those who had eyes to Mons secret courses
could DO read There not q single unnatural Ape
title that had not It's natural language. Pride had its
natural language; so had lust; had ambition; so had
goodness: 40 mad vice; and " men thought they had
committed their wckednoss in secret thousands read m
looks and gestures, and said "rhou art guilty."
The reverend gentleman then went on TO condemn the
OF stmulants BY young men. He was particularly
severe on the Of alcoholic drinks and tobacco the
beginning OF VIII ch. he said, wasteful all tho way
through life. lie Mr. Bcecher) vain enough TO say
that he brought up from hts youth 70 abstain from
tobacco. He thought the day would como when young
would DO proud not TO drink and not 70 tobac
Co not their strength in animal passons either
secretly openly, but 10 be true to Gods law TO DO
round ROBUST cheerful and strong II all these things
arose. and II Gods commands faithfully obeyed,
1t would be matter Of praise among men, and he would
hail the day when they to pass Mr.. Beecner
next passed to the consideration Of the question how
men wasted their time and often their health through
ambition. lie knew Of artists and musicians wearing
themselves out through the night and day while every
throb OF their thoughts was upwards and NOBLE But
they ignorant that they wearing out their
brain BY unnstural excitement Having disposed
OF this matter, no advised young men " DO
guided ana actuated by wisdom In tho con-