The New York herald., 1870-04-25
BaOoKlYN CHURCHES.
FALMOUTH CHURCH,.

A Srr.uS Morning and Spring Flowefs-A Gay
Floral Sunday in PrOsDect-siranRers In n
Strange Land nt Plymouth Church-Sermsn
the Development OF Life in TOwB.
Tie verna spring morning brought the multitude
70 church With gleesome countenances, conse.
quent on the influences of the warm breath that
steals over senses when spring bursts into green
and awaKes Us from seep-a twittering and .
warbling that make the pulses leap. Inside the
church the enolens Of spring were in considera-
bic prorusion, tle platform, where rustic baskets
and floral stands were radiant with natures bright
est and nosl graceful d0ral offerings. Next sunday
70, however, the
FLORAL SUNDAY OF THE CHURCH.
The first Sunday In May Is day OF great reunion
and pleasanC memory TO oil the members Of the
church. 1t s not only the Sunday when memoers
are admitted to the church, but around that admis
sion on ths particular day the beauties Of nature
and OF grace significantly united In memory by
those who attach themselves members for the rst
time to Plymouth church on this May Sunday. by
the presentation OF floral bouquet to Gil the new
nlenpers. The preliminary intmaiion OF this inte.
resting service was given yesterday, when the names
OF nine.ysix persons. who on profession Of their
faith have desired to De admitted next Sunday as
members OF the caurch, were read.
Among the great crowd present yesterday morn.
ing were number Of those who have landed
in such large Numbers at the port during the last
week. Their appearance must be distinctive enough
for Nit. Beecner to lICk them out OF the numerous
audience, ior Ia the p aver before the sermon ne
strange Iani.S and commented their future 70 the
''ail sustaining grace Of Him who cares Ior all man
kind"
the sermon was on the development OF spiritual
life IN man. anu was founded on Inc ssth verse Of
the 10th cnapter OF the Gospel OF St Matthew" He
that ndetu life shall lose 1t; and ne that lOseth
hls life for NV sake shall find t."
The apparent parad0xical cha acter OF Cbrsts life
and ns anal rtttnyt tors npua
terly skech Of one OF the many phases Of the lie OF
Christ. Mr.. Beechsr elucida.ed the tnousht, and
continued the elucdatlon right through the sermon,
that the order OF development OF man was not III the
order OF vaiue. The order OF value II Of
powers There was no animal born SO low, so long
were not for the prophecy OF love- tneTe coud
scarcely be anyLhIng conceived OF.
SO LITTLE ATTRACTIVE AS BABY
There was nothing on the earth 30 precious not In
weeks for months this little mass OF nothing lies IN
It's mothers arms waiting for noerty. Then followed
the engineering Instincts that men called passions,
that give force to the ie then the higher social
lation, Dy winch man sought commerce win ms iel-
low man; ana beyond tnat came reason and imagt-
nation; anu last or all, and latest, the moral ana
spiritual Men lived as II this lower lue was the life
that they We're created to enjoy. Tney don't quite
WIN very slight protest against what they deem
mpert,nens auesti9ninss q THESE ideal influences
heyed tnat 1t was wiser and more profitable for thus
world Tor 2 man 70 i've In harmony with these
scorn In the store In the caucus IN tine Legislature.
Anc the indulgence and development OF this lower
lne Is oeleved 10 pe lawful everywhere: and to 90
that which Is called succeed" men may and Will
40 anything. Now. aver that man. TO succeed IN
any one position IN life, must acknowledge tnis
higher llIe ana that II ne does SO ne viii be better
man q better business manager aud
BETTER POLITICIAN; he COULD NOT Ba WORSE THAN
nE IL TO-DAY.
The truth tnat the seli-denlai which men make in
yielding 70 the dictates OF their higher lie are in
vestments Ia goodness that come back to them by
and by with interest was wen illustrated anc the
odJen made assertion that religion required man TO
give up any reuI and worthy plea ure stated to be
a1ase putting Of the C aims OF iegiJn. Among these
Illustrations was one very graphically givea Of two
men who had left them legacy each oi len thousand
dollars, an amount of legacy which was
JUST ENOUGH TO RUIN A MAN.
One spent his ten thousand Ia twelve months III a
gGy time, and the other invested ana reserved II for
middle age and got the good OF 1t when it was most
beneficial 10 HIM. Winch Of the two was tue wsest
and the'hal lpIestf
Men wno did this must throw themselves into o
SeIigious lie Win thusIasm, Tor enthusias'a is
necessary. Men delayed, reasoned, excused, palll-
eced, hestated ABOUT tho right and the wrong ana
how rear they could go to wrong aud do riglt. In
refeien Q W tnis Mr. 81 ecner asked,
OAh Tbs SA,uTiTf or CLARITY AFFORD CAsUlsiEf
inan s.isg-a 20 lato rs.igiou - 10 would 60 into