The New York herald., 1870-04-18

as extended notes for passionate earnest fiery elo-
quence rs Is Mr. Beecher's uniform practicc. Inero
was an undert0ne Ot sadness In the pretty sketcny
pictures he drew OF the scenes OF the resurrection
but IL awakened joyous ga'ness despite It al cyl
privilege OF listening TO HIM. But 1t was the KIND
OF sadness IN both preacher ana audience tnit
young maiden iees when she bursts nt0 tears wnen
the lover for the first time tells how he loves he
and asks for the acceptance OF that love; or later on
IN the same tender history, when the maiden, as
KISSES HER FIRST BABY FOR THE FIRST TIME.
sucn are Tue tears OF JOY that Richter speaks OF,
when ne says
Tears OF JOY the dew In which the sun OF sneous
ness Ii mrrored.
Literally aud without metaphor, the service yes
teroay morhlng was menS scasUa iueno oved NJ, to
lew In the large audience thab were not moVeu w
tears ana must nave been ie IN tue cooi atinos,
pnere ol the sidewalk, tnat ~ was Eas'er ounua'
on course tne sermon was on the resurrection, but
the preacler must have had prehopition vi lug M
editorial IA the SundaY hE.ALD; ior, aitiiouRp ne
did as that editorial Ioreshadowed, celebrate IN MS
discourse 'Che rising IRON tDe ueau aiu tho asSeo
into heayen,u ne "abandoned tor the day those
ssereotyped ideas OF Christianity" aud uid not ue-
vote easter sunday To a dscussioa oi eee'aiah a"0s
tions.u
me sermon was founded on the ninth and tenth
verses OF the last chapter IN st. Matthew's gospel
Ano as they wenL TO Tell his disciples, Dehou Jesus
met them SAYING. All han y And they came anu
neli nim by the feet ana worsDpped MN. inen
SAID Jesus unto them, 'Be not AFRAID; go ten my
brethren that they go into Galiee ana there sha!i
they see me- -
After a word picture OF the incldenJ In the scene
or the resurrection disclosed Dy the text, Mr.
Beecler said tnaC time we should not
have been satsci with the grand simplicity oi tlis
narrative. We should with the nslu, fretiul curl
Osty OF these days, nave asked taousand questions
or Christ and had tnell recorded; out narrative
said 40 more tnan was needed 10 record Tue iac',
ana IL was undenlape that Christ said notning Vi
himself.
The time of the resurrection was alluded TO aud
skelcneu with all The grace and pathos OF q true
lover oil nature. IL WAS the dawn OF day, beOr
the morning came out OF the darkness into the lgnt,
before men went out TO work, wine nature was
pure anu as tender as 1t had Ueen newly made and
IL was III thai early hour ihat Christ came again INTO
Inc world. never awake in a summers morning
and see landscape 80 Young ana the blrdS trlilnS
their notes OF JOY anu glaQle55.
THE DEEP FOND LOVE OF WOMAN WAS THE PIONEER
OF discovery Oh shis memorable morn. At night aud
at the morning ner tender services were devotediy
given, and the work OF her hands crown the tender
memories o the past. But oi all The women there
lnere ~ no ntmatIon that Mary mother OF Jesus
was there, but Mary Magualen was These women
never expected 10 near those wOrus spoken by tnat
voice again. and taey remembered that love with
remembrance tnat w0men's hearts know best now
TO cnerisn. They were surprised at tue sight When
toey saw the Master, but ms words were words OF
VINO loved the Lord Jesus CHRIST OF Lnls subject and
Of the greeting OF the texL Those w0rdS were
the Christian lite they come with wonderons
appropriateness. TO those these w0rds, Be
not AFRAID" were appropriate to goaa those 81
life, and had consecrated themselves to the
work Oh endeavoring 10 make the world better. Be
not AFRAID IN this WORK; Tor II God oe with you why
fear wha. man cou DO unto you The varied provl.
dences or CHRISTIAN life, the encouragement 70
trust IN q God who had never OrOkep one Oh nls
promises, ali whispered to the Christian TO commune
unto tue end aud DC not AFRAID. TO those VINO were
OUTSIDE the Christian lie che thousand Judgments
aud warnings tney mad mad were to tncir awakened
conscience an encouragement 70 be not aifaid OF
tner offended God.
The serm IN was concluded by patheSlc reference
to the Comfort OF TINS confidence IN the dying hour
and TO that solemn hour when "the painless path
must be trod" and when we go compani0uless to
infinite host into the spirit land, and alone sur
rounded by lnllllOuS.u