The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-10-04

stirred chord III the ecclesiastical world and have
furnished material for able discourses and profitable
lessons. AS viii be seen from the reports given
below many of the ministers not slow In appre-
cating "the situation" and discussing It's bearings
and It's teachings while others confined themselves
to the usual style OF admoniton and explanation.
PLYMOUTH CHURCH. brooklyn.
Sermon by the Rev. Henry Ward Beecher on
Wall Street and the Getting Of Riches.
Yesterday morning Plymouth church was crowded
by large congregation. despite the inclemency
OF the weather. Mr.. Beecher preached for the
second time since his return. His text was
selected from Matthew VII, 10 and 2o-"Lay not up
for yourselves treasures upon EARTH where moth and
rust doth corrupt and where thieves break through
and steal; but lay up for yourselves treasures In
heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt,
and where thieves do not break through nor steal"
lie said that the instinct OF appropriation was an
instinct that was peculiar to man. The members OF the
animal Kingdom were possessed Of a kind OF germ or
rudIment OF instinct which in some animals induced
them to store up their foods but besides that there
was no provision by the animals to any considerable
extent for the laying OF stores for the future This
provision In man had resulted In large developments
0findustrial resources, and without which there could
have been sufficient material progress. Industrial
was the natural foundation Of true spirituality. Up
10 certain point It was worthy and pure instinct
and had been the means, through Divine Providence
OF developing Christian civilization. Up to certain
point 1t worked well, but when 1t stepped from its
coincidence with Divine Providence it was banded
with motives which resulted in evil. 1t was true
that riches contributed to happiness and the world
had learned this truth thoroughly but they had not
learned 1t as special TRUTH having Its limits. but
a rrpo1 trlfth 1rltr n1 rlnra IN hA
take. 1t had been learned by some men over the
river yonaer in nat great rolling maeis from
who lived IN this maelestorm aud kept this instinct
within due and legitimate exercise. There were some
thew were Tneir aith m the truth and nd, rIh, DOING
was flreprOOf They fought the devil with a ylgOr
and frmness that enabled them to stand up as con-
querOrs, as frmer men, more valiant Christians,
than the inexperienced man who had not been so
There were good men in Wall street, men as good
In cody purposes ana lie rs ever walked tne acs
OF the earth; there were some. ne qua not think
they marched in regiments or in battalions but
there were some even in Wall street. There We're
men who had love within them, good deal
OF healthy kindness ana goodness but they never
let 1t get higher than their pocKeslt never got SO
high as their hearts. Most men believed IN the
power OF wealth. ana believed that 1t would pur-
chase happiness but there were few, and very few
who practically believed that it would not purchase
true happiness. There were some in that church
that morning who under the whip and spur Of
preaching, professionally and profoundly believed
sitting there While the hanks were shut the
stores were closed and there were no business
transactions, while sweet memories of happy days
were passing through their minds, while their
beaar faculties were aroused their hearts
sofened by the influences Of the Sabbath and all ITS
softening and genial surroundings who thoroughly
believed that riches would not purchase for them
tree happiness But when they were free from the
sunday, got thoroughly free from 1t and Its In
.auences they would think OF the Sunday sermon as
'Jhcy think OF a sweet sentimental song sung at the
subduine at the time-but when the morrow came,
the Monday Of everyday life, the daily struggle, the
would wonder how their manl,ness could have gone
out of them at the recital Of much sentimentaity
That was the practical result OF much OF the teaching
or sermons. listened to by those who at the time OF
hearing endorsed all that the preacher said MS true
Such man meets another the next day and says
how the minister had said that ilcnes were DANGER
GUS, and brought trouble aud care. AN" he
replies, ~ think for half a million would RISK the
cares and the mseres;" and the other replies with
q sceptical sneer, ~ think a millions worth Of
unhappness would do me 4 deal OF good" Many
men who recognized and believed this truth on
the Sunday have lost the influence Its belief the
week, and on the following Sunday returned with
their PRINCIPLES OF faith y worse prac.ica cona ani
OF our Lords teaching was not that was wicked 20
seek wealth. but that nue. happiness or bessedness
could not he attained by riches alone. Let them look
at what was the treasure that could be laid up III
heaven. 1t surely could not be money, or SHIPS
merely the earthly symbols OF wealth could be trca
sured there. Now, Il was said that we could carry
nothing out OF the world. That was true physically
and that was what WAS meant; but we had come
into the word as mass OF germs, as far as our
the developments, the growth the what we had
made OF those germs. The dross OF ambition would
all stop on this earth. IL was only The treasure that
would pass the ordeal OF death that men would
carry.
the portals Of death, and which would be some trea-
sure IN heaven2 How was II with our reason? Our
reason and our conscience may be go developed that
1t becomes quite sensitive and nc TO become
heavenly treasure Our reason would go on and on in
Its progress and development in the world TO Gomez
as we had dealt with that reason here would onr
capabilities OF blessedness be there; so that the man
VINO had dwarfed and crippled his reason by neglect
abuse would have ages or education to 90 through
before he attained to that besscdness which was
the reward OF him who had developed all his facu-
Ties. NO young man who had loved lntellgence, the
getting ! OF wisdom rather than the enjoy
who had cultivated reason and devoted her
rather than the decoration OF her personal
charms would ever regret ii in heaven. Care should
the influence or fridhdships would follow us here.
AFTER Friendships were Kind OF paper currency
We should therefore sec to II that our reason was
carefuly cultivated and our affections wisely
garden and In ioraeirnl or in thousStfai mood
might gather few puds OF geranun, of verbena,
few blossoms M Of miEnonetie and carry them
ness put them into his pocket and no into his
house. Presently prattIing little one comes to hun
he has got. and soon his friends ask him what the
perfume IS he has. Our friendships leave perfume
sec was as o understanding fragrance TO
them, and which could not be concealed,
whether we desired or not There were some
men who instinctively entwlned themselves
around orr hearts; their electric afflpities their
generous nature aud largc.heartedness won all men
tA1d women unto them. Children knew them and
dogs knew them; for even dogs oftener In this
reApcc1 wiser than men. That was q treaaure which
tncH might be certain would be laid up in heave n.
Ineu there were our aspirations tho Excelsior OF
our lie, Ihat which the scriptures called hope. AS
We made our thoughts larger, affections flner,
our aspirations brighter, our work truer we should
have developed within us the instincts or higher
xlle, and we should grow inexpresslbly truer, and
~ direct sympathy with love TO GOO and man we
should have treasure that could be laid up IN
heayelf. There was 20 he'll for love- neither could
there be. Inere was but one place where love could
dwell, and that was heaven.
Some az those who hoard him said that they had
practIced these virtues ne talked about but they