The New York herald., 1870-02-14

the orchestra. He is . devout worshipper, sings
he read IN the plymouth Colecuonn tnat he VIII
sting the hvinn through without the assistance OF the
one might wonder now the ERIE iawyer'' finds q
place large enough to dwell In so devout and 30 re-
llgious soul. There are other professional men
there besides lawyers, men, indeed, OF every profess
SION notably newspaper men, scattered about scep-
tica enough, as q class about everything, and tho
the literary armament, and whom the ladies' say Is
.beautifnl star" who is never absent from pew
near the pastor, and who should be- and perhaps is
believer IN all that he hears.
The service Was opened yesterday morning by the
Shepherd, by MISS Tnarsoy. and The chorus py tns
eghty-voiced orchestra, unaer the able direction OF
Mr.. Henry Camp, MI. ZemDe presiding at the organ.
snort lnv0catory prayer, the singing OF a hymn,
the reading OF the second chapter OF ST. Paus Epls
tie TO the Romans, longer prayer, In when the
burdens and the aspirations OF human lite are trans
mitled by the pastor TO the Throne OF Grace; the
reading or Sunday church notices. the singing OF
another hymn, and then that for which nine-tenihs
OF the people have come-f6r how many OF that vast
throng nave come to worsnipf-the text and the
MIR, Beocher's subject was .The Hidden Gospen
the fourth chapter the third and fourth verses or the
Second EpisLle OF ST. Paul to the CorintnIans:-.'ut
our gospel be hid 1t IL hid 10 tnen that are lost In
whom the God OF this world hath blinded the MINDS
o. them which believe not, lest the light OF the
a glorious gospel oa Christ who Is the image Of God.
OF perception, with deneation OF the rationale OF
mental blindness formed the outset Of this DISCOURSE
TINS KIND Of instruction Is characteristic OF Mr..
Beecher: 1t can only be few OF mis- congregation
who follow this Introductory line OF Thought in
his discourses; but then these spoken words are
printed IN the Plymouth Pulpit and read there they
may fnd an abiding place In the heart and the head
Ihe audience know that this Is only the overture,
that the SOLOS, the plantive air and "tne songs VI
angels" VIII be sure to come from that sonorous
voice, and that there VIII be very good acting
dlsappointea; the sermon was rather above the
average. 81 hold the understanding mas no power
Of sns ne qs ns wSus Sns '1s sp
Beecher's "life thoughts" and those who knew
him well pricked up their ears ana opened
their eyes, for to illustrate that startling truth he
may say and do anything tnat Is reasonable. He had
TO illustrate the truth tnat men are mentally blind
about that to which they have not bent their minds.
Plymouth church Is 80 great master-0ne OF the
'shoddy arlstocracy," setting up picture gallery
~ nome. ana how the picture buyer went 10 the
picture dealer, and how the former was q good
Judge OF the frames but knew nothing of Rembrandt
to sunsets and sunrises. The audience slightly tit
tered, and tnen he put another character on the
stage-the Wall street broker who was asked by
MIR. Beecher as to the Dest way OF Investing ten
thousand dollars and how ne recommended 'Mich-
gan" New York Central" and "Rock Island" but
when told 10 be invested in charity and good
works, said that he had never neard OF those being
quoted on the street Here The audience laughed
right out Another man goes TO ms lawyer; he
has daughter whom he has educated and provided
with every accomplishment, and hited her for that
Dondescrpt thing called society and Just as she IS
graces, she gets reilgiod ana the father tel the
lawyer tnat sne does nothing else but look after
says, Il don't know what to DO for you you'd
better go TO the minister; religion and regOus ee
ing, we lawyers don't know much apout; we DON'T
have much OF 1t in the courIsn u burst OF loud
iaugnter) Men get so absorbed In TINS one pursuit
OF their life that they walk along the streets and
don't know any man they meet. Take ride OF seven
or eight miles and don't know whether the grass
grows OR not, have % deaf ear to the songs OF tho
me BIRDS ana when the SICK daughter, who has not
been outside the house for months, asks her father
about the grass the birds and the woods scarcely
knows where he has been. and mas to tell his dear
little one who Ii pining for the woods and the hens
that he did not know he had been there. NOW the
audience Is almost moved TO tears, and there Is q
quiet hIsh).
The platform Of Plymouth church is adorned with
beautiful flowers every sunday morning; in the
large bouquet that stO0a on the norai stand
were four large lilies in full bloom. MIR. Beecner,
standing by the side OF 1t, used 1t Us an Illus
tratOn. lie said that II that were put IN the god
room IN Wall street, when IN gold excitements men
MADE arrant lunatcs OF themselves, they wouid not,
could not see those flowers, they would bloom ana
fade III vain for these men.
At Ave minutes past twelve O'Clock, Mr.. Beecher
introduced Cnrst into his sermon-he had preaching
threequarters Of an hour without having mentioned
that holy name; but IN delineating Paul's love and
passion for the Saviour, he made amends for the
omission by powerful and earnest practlcal appeal
to his congregation which brought the sermon 70 0
close