The New York herald., 1870-04-11
PLYAcv:A CHURCH., BR soALYy.

sprin. Day Congrcgation--rhe Usual
trowc--S Red Letter Day at Piyusaafh
Charcti--Sesnen on the tsrnsty oil Good-
ness-an Incident irom Mr. sscecef'> Wcst-
Life.
Iiymouu church gregation ard It's iastor
were themselves again yesterday. summer sun
snone out brilliantly on the fine sp,lug morning and
The sidewalks III the neghbornooa OF the church
were dotted with happy looking, loving couples,
With here ana there a small group OF budding
pledges oil affection, tripping by tie SIDE OF the ov.
Ing pair. al going Plymouth cIurcii-waTl. Outside
the church were c.osea and open carriages serting
down pew owners al tue doors OF TIE Beccher
temple and lhe partners OF thclr ho-oms: the per-
scra charms o. the latter, aided by the newest
spring fashions and Sparkling iewelry, were won.
dr0us 10 nehold IN the sesI,bule there were
more than tie usual crowd waiting Tor
the rush ttat follows The loliing OF the
iast stroke OF the church-eolug hell. The ushers
AID the police were very forb earring and before The
organ prelude had ceased all the lews and chars
were occupied, and the lobpies, thc stars OF the
galleries, ana the NestiDuIeS OF the -ide entrance
were iilleh ~ crowds of STANDING worsnnpers.
The ialsilaf notes vi the - PoritAese lynn -
were hea!a On Lhe organ and The reeiu pleasure Of
was specify shown oy sparkling recognition IN
tue eyes O! many oil the audience, Mss titurpys
voice echoei tai ough the building In the open solo,
and before the chorus OF the last reached
there was disposition on lie part OF the seated
congregation 70 ielD the choir IN the sretBg OF Il.
~ the las verse Toe standing crowd IN The loobes
took is W spontaneously, TIE clect oi which was
very thrilling
The brish;, sunny day that Cod In MS goodness
hau seHt - al }is creatures, agd ihe nlslc thar
with It's bealilfui refrain had just pe n sung and
piaycl Wtt7 hc1rJ ald v0lje were The o1y eX.
citing and Inspiring influences. Yesterday wasa
RED LETTER DAY AT rI.YaouTH oRt icu.
IL was lie sabbath Of Juoee for the crl0re1 penpis
or all men Henry Ward Ieecaer was the cass likely
10 iofget e. IN lhe PRAYER mat preceded the ser
mat this day had arrived. In anuouncmg
me inceiiug at tue BrookIyn Acaaciny 0!
Music io-nsAt ne '.thanhcd Goa tiia he liad been
permitted 10 see The day when The colured people
could ride IN cars npcbalieDgei because OF tlIer
coior;' she thanked God, also lor iho priyiese Of
announcing ,iat they were to hold jnvilec iieef-
ing ia the Academy Of Music" nc ufgcd ITS con
grcgaton TO send all the fowers they coud spare 10
Tue Academy today That tue decorations might be
idsts.ui aia com .lete, aud tne theatre made 10
easnn. he added w.tn Sly kIn,l sidewise.
Aud know yod'l. do it, that pr0yokeda general
si,llie.
The sermon was "the Beauty OF Goodness ana
the text Wa selected IRON tnc ninth chapter oil
Iachariah, tie nfst clause OF The seventeenth
yerse:-'trr how great is M. goodness. ana how
great Is his ilcauiy' 1be prophet Mr. seecher,
impressed w,ti tnc beauty Of the Eastern secne be-
lore hin, broke ont into an exclamation as 10 ;nc
goodness ol Cod Identifying thas goodness with the
beauty IN nature That was an arouaoi hi;n. \ lew
introductory sentences illustrated the circuai- 1
stances anGer winch these w0ro- we're spoken and
then Mr. Teacher sad let IT, examine tie rela.
lion OF ths beauty to mora go5dnr.s Beauty
n0t knd OF seasoning Scattered upol
material .eaties; 1t was he result of the growth ef
the deycioDaents Of nature towards perfection:
rae natural Outcome OF IT'S strvihss towards peficc-
iiop. AZ IN nature beauty grew out of quantity,
then GGaiits, and last symmetft, "a n0yafs there
Ibe nopbc Ng.s liatso few people preserved ft.o
harmony. Most persons were like sl!cet oygGns t:at
have been roach use1thc notes THAT Ui,, pay bad
an indiyihad hbefiy, aad The melody pfoancad vas
Kind OF
nor, SKIP AND JraGLr soar og ruyg
II was not posslpie Tor man 30 come under ihe
inluence OF noble feeling aad not show 1t III ITS
lace. Wnen such leeiDgs bsa neen described Ia
poetry OF prose meu hsd called II scnilment, and
tIcg nad thanked Sod thcy mad got pant 'that sort
OF tning" # say tIat SUCH ieenss are tie ycry
arhabet OF dnN ersai truth" Sir. Beechcr here very
eOqnen:y AMI graphically portrayed the lover and
me matdrn at the momept wncn thr 1ashng OF MS
eye and the radiance OF his Csunteuance tod her
tnat he ioyed her and asked his audience, 'HYas
she ever ikeiy TO lofget that momehtf No. There
was nothing III this world Ike Il bealli;uI soul.
In turning theSe truths to personai aai PRACTICAL
application The preacher said that wAcn we looked
~ spiritual oeauiy we cou'd no! avoid being sur
prised Tie ineagreness OF spiritual attaihnlents
among men. Christians were barhalIans ct. Ihel
resemble the savage iu this respectable was l3sei.
IONS; but, though naked, he would have Stnug Of
heads arouaa his meek, and wouid nc lnite i,ctied
VITA this bapbic OF beauty. How iew Chrlssitns
there vito under provOcation ci temper BIOS
soned INTO beauty When they wete nnTeli I've,
good naturld. How lirle there Is OF
PlErS FIT 10 90 ALpSE.
And yet PAM had described the Chris IN a The
bride o tilc JSayioar, without spot OF wrinkle or
bemish, oi any sucl thing. The unbeaui;luness Of
Iiis Chislav fife was sh0Wn in the popular optai1n
ao0ut II, Nuch s that religion is p0icS Of safety
anifhal d n can be done Uith0pi ullti the end OF
lie II Is qAte rs veil Now, llc iact was thai man
WHO wa Christian was q GEtlcr f8tiier, better
friend better icigfbor and hsilcr business man
t9r his Chi'stahity. ana would certainly be that Il
lie lived III g. all hiS privileges, CHRISTIAN. ought 10
he as seEait;Yc TO Christian beauty hts ont-
ward beatty. lie liked 10 SEE u inan who cared 10
have tengs ol beauty arUund Aim--a preitily
aiorned house pictures ana flowers about hS home
some men thOGght they were SHOWING their COM
mon se1se Hhca thsy said
TItEy D0Nf CAni. FOR THESE "roi nE Rolls
1hese were the m3n who "uphoist8rSin tleir
houses win grand furniture, grant windows. wan
heavy curtain. 10 Keep Tho ligh out, ana get there
not strgc hoGk to be eecH ia the House or any.
taing that indicated refinement. such men would
ar. Beecberl wished were sunS 60 he ootloln Of lie
sea by every ship that brought iteln over. lhete
was these 'uauos Tie everlasting landscape. III.
WAYS tho same VIII tue stream running a0n. ana
nothing 10 wonder AT except
TIRE FOOL WHO WAS LooSlHG AT ~.
remember when liyed IN the West: was fond
OF Gowers then ! could not afford Ga bay many
zen about twenty thousand hyacinths ihey We're
universally admired ana people USED 10 stop and
look al them; and never lost one o ttcm by stealth
that am aware Of bu the reason OF thls was inat
was surrounded by Germans. ana tuey appreciated
tAe:r beau 8 too we'll to steal thep One o. my old
elders used 10 look the SIDE oil te ionce AZ them,
ALo he SAID 10 nle one daJ, looking ~ th.m;.rion
IKE this KIND OF thing, DO your "ies oo,n fe.
piled. Nell,v said my old Mend, ''tie pfettiest
and best flower TO my taste Is a canbasr
The sermon was closed by the aHpI,hcnl0n OF ihe
truth that Goa per.ecfing Us by ti!s pfOydeuia
dealings: bg the opportunities lite gave 0s. Aud