New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-12-27
crown him Lord of ALL


ing the Rev Mr. Beeeher safd that the annual reunion
entng OF pewsl would take place week from Tues
day evening" and that occasion would be followed by
a newspaper chorus on the immortality Of the pulpit IL
was matter Of cOngrstulation TO see much piety
manifested ny those Journals whom all the world sup
posed had Such uuveral OutbuTSts OF bsnevOence
ON the part OF tho press Is beautiful 20 behold II
Plymouth Church could exert such an influence once
year. 10 is something be thankful for There must be
power in church that awaken the OF
those who had not listened to sermon in twenty
the newspaper offices. In speaking OF New.Yenr's
would receive calls on that day. For once in his
life he would visit his frends 1t generally under
he Thought 80 too. and In that thought he would not
eeive on New Years Day: Mr.. Beecher then preached
the weak. for they shall inherit the earth" When
these words were uttered all Ihe earth was at war. If
there any quality despsed then Ii meekness
Had the air been filed with eagles and hawks and the
king of birds, He could not have uttered a stranger
prophesy. Weakness not faculty, 1t Is state or
condition OF tho mind. Under great excitement the
physical nature predominaes but at other times TINS Is
not the There Is intermediate condition. and
then the final one, which Is the highest Then the
entire nature is saturated with the atmosphere Of
faith hope. and love. Over all OF these there Will grow
No words define meekness. One can only describe
the conditions OF man when 1t rules Meekness is the
II thought that religion only existed IN the church as
he TSe e Of free tbougS Races
unfold individuals do FIRST physically; second, sOel-
ally; third, intellectually; and last, morally Moral
qualities are largely in the We have not brought
them out yet nor do mon how beautiful they
In all history the stories of those persons
who died for each other are the lamps that
increasingly burn in tho temple OF history.
BY nature men barbarians, for they Hive by force
After this they semicyiized and finally they be-
civilized. None will deny but that the latter Is
better than the former 1t the moral elements In
crosses it universally declares that the name OF the
wicked shall The final harmony Of all the moral ele-
ments in pIan constitute meekness. The world might
have ch irch in every village with the Westminster
oatechis and preacher in every Of them and still
be heather. Orthodoxy good hut 10 works the sur
face Christianity works vertically from the bottom up
rated Christianity means power To be cold aud nat.
like cold grddlccake, is not the Christian ideal
man can do without Christ just as the apple can
do without the sun. 1t has Juice, but no sweetness
Two thousand years when Christ uttered the words
OF the text The nations that are great To-Day we're u
heard Of America was unknown. Tue mighty empires
OF that day have gone down, and all their heather nst
tuOns with them The governments that have the most
Christianity are the greatest
people preach that TO be meek must never do
anything wrong that when he Is struck he must never
strike back. To be must stand up for
ca I be- Srtuoas ana still defend their rigRs
In olden times the rulers led the people; with
rare instance Stanton was at the head of the nation,
while others stood back "a VOce-Amen) In the years
To come will stand not far from the great unquenchcd
orb Of Washington. The conscience OF the nation sys
the national debt shall be paid and faith shall be Kept
things has been brought by moral culture We do not
stand where we Gqg1t 70 n4t we are GhSng ,o~ va
diplomacy Is becoming more honest The time viii come
when we snail have good men everywhere. The last
thing to be conquered wiz be Satan himself Some
call this the millennium Call 1t what you WILL is the
ripeing Of the race worlds face is turned toward
Jerusalem and already footsteps Fastening toward
the holy city
"THE JOY AND THE PEACE OF CHRISTMAS"
The Rev. o. d. rockingham preached q
Christmas yesterday morning ut Trenors Lyric
Hall on sixthave, fGOm the text "Glory be to God in
the highest, and earthpeace and good will TO man"
The Christmas festival, said he is not merely as old
as Chrstendom but many hundreds OF years older
1t ~ the festival OF the newborn sungod aud all over
the world at the time Of the Winter sostice at
the darkest period OF the year The old religions Of In
da presented long before Christ was born or Moses
talked & Pue o. tIe Sg ha mSnf o Jaw nt catos
churches In truth. festival OF CHRISTMAS j. fagan IN
everything save that have added, or tried 20 add,
new moral sentiment IT. Little gesminRs OF this have
come during the centuries LeanderDeg thc on con-
Gueror was Impressed with the LONELINESS OF Christ,
that he would not roast any Turks ON that Gay an9
Charlenagne decreed that prisoners should be loosed
from their CHAINS on Christmas In our Time, We send
turkeys and pies and clothes the poor But at no
other OF the year Is the contrast SO sharp u 20
ery: for while gayey goes I'm rich mems houses the
s naked fleet Il ' sseSs OF e y Is sim Pagan
even in ChristendoB. IL 10 joyous, untiuRDg reckless
proiuse, and does not reach % heaven because
new and better On sstmss Charles Dickens VINO sees
tbe earth gaddened by perpetual smiles OF the All
fovine and beholds men placed here TO make one an
other happy lie perceyes the eyh sue OF hulhau Cha
capabilities aud believes that even the scrooees ana
tie GradgTinds will give way To the constant droPHgS
~ kindness upOn their hearts And his delicious Chris
mas stories bearing this sweet witness OF love over an
fhe
than all the sermons that were ever Preaenta' io
spirit Of this Christmas Is sentlmenia ana roman
Won win saw But s not the sentiment rich ana divine
and wide and sweet and gracious And u Is cert.lhy
well 10 have least brief season OF INC year ~l
the heart shall be warm, when te thougnI sh, % VI
neaee and not OF war when there shall be truce 70 rear
and bitterness when we small all agree 20 l1s VI eao
other as kindly, and sweetly, ana gfselonsiS az We
can when the love that has been forfeited sal Pe re-
covered, and those who have become ahena.eu ha Wy
10 draw near 70 each other more when tho theO
logan shall lay by Ills pOlemlc sworn US ~ ne ~ nv
never 10 take It up again; when the pIps a ,t tnv
ahan M ug
VINO have been the habit OF eannonadug eaeh OlntI
from those castles shall display nag OF truce Sne h
man and a brother when the editor bhAlI eehso ioh,
his daily amusement OF mass3eiing soS u t ,s rh
bic; when the rich shall think iotl1Ey VI inc PoOi ~"
the poor tsny yS ., I around the Christ child aud
feel that the best thing can DO u 10 nave hn Dull
again hearts But n love alone VI" ur oG and
putting both together, sentiment anu scLenv ~ an,
wisden, we sli sif" IN fire hand And then wo shall
no longer dream OF making IA new heaven ant ne"
earth-tee shall make Hehn!
sEyENrH-AvE. NJ. Z, CHURCH, BROOKLYN.
The dedication of the new Seyenth-ave. NJ.
T. Chanel near Flstbushaye., Brooklyn, took place yes
tardav mornng in the presence Of large congregation
The society was organized th,ee years ago By few
members OF the Hanson-place NJ. t. Church, and nth
erto worshiped In small wooden building The new
chanel "a built Of BRICK with brcwnsono 'front.' ana u
Ss Te cost together With furniture IS about OO
chapel faces ON Buer-s and VII be IN the IegS ~
lots OF ground which they own on the cor
ner OF seyenth-aye and Butlerst ~ Inc h O9dois
are Messrs. French and BOoth. Jno C ca tti,ad
well ventilated and lighted by large Windows Oh staea
gass The organ Is an nstIneht Oi ao ' ,r ieetTTe
capacity. The lower story OF the ehaleI " ioa
rooms class rooms, and parois the upper y sIahso
for s t6 Sn church is built il win he used
services Rev Charles n. Griffin Is Inc fasioi ~ nc
aefhG n:ysSe d. d. Presldent Of Dickinson College at
pm by Rev g. H. Foss Do OF TRINITY 81 r. 6h5ron