The New York herald., 1870-09-26
HERALD MONDAY SEPTEMBER 2s ls7orRPLE SHEET

The ladies IN their fall fashions had evidently antici-
pated the season. ana the gayety OF dress was some
what OF subdued and chastened tone.
The subject OF the sermon was upon "Looking
unto Jesus,n and was founded on Hebrews XIII. D.
faith; who for the JOY that was set before hun en-
dured the cross, despising the shame, and Ia set
down az the right hand OF the throne Of 0od.n
MIR. Beecner began by stating that there was very
little doubt that this eplste the Hebrews said In
our Bibles to be written by the Apostle Paul. was not
written by MIN. There was internal evidence OF this
In the fact that there Is entire absence Of .' In
II. Whereas had II been written by Paul it would
have abounded in this personal pronoun. the
opinion OF The learned was that II was written by
In noticing the looking unto Jesus Mr. Beecher
borrowed an Illustration from the war; which he
used very effectuay. He said that ON the hill over
looking that dreadful battle OF Sedan were two men
who could not help but sea that dreadful spectacle
wiLh different feelings. There was our own general
General Sheridan. and by hts side was King viii
calm but CRITICAL eve OF military man. bat King
William would hardly have added TO this military
criticism the ,nseparable feeling that two OF HIS
own sons wore COMMANDING parts u those armies.
IL was not in his case tho mere
0UrcRoP OF GEEERALSHTP, M
but II was that OF paternal love. So t was with
| Christ. He did not watch over US with merely the
eve OF spectator, but "ih the love OF brotherhood
In describing the need there was to look to Jesus
Mr.. Beecher gave tue following definition OF sin.
He said that SIN was the result OF the ignorance
oi man as TO how he should carry his faculties har-
noniously, and added to this was the fact that man
aid not, even when be WAS enlightened, so harmon
highest possibilities OF his being Therefore II this
were true, ne said that the Introduction OF sin
came With the creation. There was not man born
who knew how to carry his faculties thus harmoni-
0usly.
Every man who felt the growth Of this narnloni-
ous lie, this development OF that winch was bestand
higaesL IN him. fet also the need that there should
be something higher than bmseii to help MIN: that
tnere should be above him some shlning mark.
Therefore u was that we had God revealed unto US
In the form OF man, and we were thus directed 10
look unto Jesus.
practical application OF this subject brought
out lew OF Mr.. Beechers witticisms and effective
Illustrations. Tne gradatIons Of conquest over SIN
tnat were marked by self-denia but which resulted
In victory were illustrated by the feeling OF a con-
verted plckpockct when ne passed gentleman with
I poDpous guard chain
STRETCHED OVER HIS POMPoUs BELLY.
Tie thef sad 10 himself he had known the time
Ween he would have had that cham, but he ala not
take ir, and gained victory. Whore the suffering
came In In religious bfe was In the endeavor 10
OBTAIN the conquest over our own EVIL hearts. Every
elort we made brought us nearer to the victory. 1t
was the feeling thar the prisoner felt when lie had
escaped from prIson-tne feeling Of liberty.