The New York herald., 1870-02-28
BROcKLYa CHURCHES.
PLYMOUTH CHURCH.

Oatsido Plymouth Church and the Worldly
Gossip Within-Tho Talk Before the Service
ON tho Current Events or tho Previous
Dny-A solemn SERMON on Preparation for
Denth.
A we'll dressed crowd clustering around the
entrances policeman here and there to keep order.
gentlemen with their hats or at the entrance TO
every aisle, crying aloud "Only pewho!ders allowed
to enter at present." "Pleasc stand back, Madam
and allow scatholders TO enter;" then policeman's
voice TO well-dressed crowd, "Please keep In iine
don't block up the entrance" This IL what may be
seen every Sunday outside Plymouth church. IL "a
too much like the yestibuc OF place OF amusemens
to strike an intending worshipper with any feeling
OF awe or sense OF worship and 1t had It's effect
upon the regular attendants. who enter ia q non
chalant manner and take their seats with the same
sang o,d a. though they seated In the parquet
at Tammany or the Theatre Comique.
The conversations OF these regular attendants as
they wait for the lng OF the pews Ia carried
on IN soto poce tone for Tue catter or chars open
Ing ana closing tho rustling OF dresses and the babel
OF sound a. the church entrances give license TO
oud talking. Yesterday morning this talk among
the seated worshppers at this Interval was very
worldly. One gentleman remarked to u lady WHO
sat near to him that nothing had yet been heard OF
the City OF Boston. HOW sadW said the lady. .'Yes
but see that anOther steamer has been sent TO see
II they see anything OF her." seafaring look
ing man. who looked like the skipper OF one OF the
line steamers, leaned over from the other pew, and
inquired OF the gentleman 'if the City OF Boston
mad been heard Off, mo; but see by the HERALD
this morning that another steamer las been sent
after her. and that Captain Judkins OF the Scotia,
thinks that she Is encountcring head winds of tho
coast OF lrelandn Scafaring man shook his mead
and turned 1t towards the orchestra The lady nrst
spoken TO then Informed the gentleman near her
thar she always felt very nervous about missing
steamers ana that 1t fourteen years this month
since steamer went down that nad friend OF hers
on board and that this friend was q gentleman
holding distinguished consular Office. BY this
time the pews IN the neighDOraO0d were nlllng up.
and rustic OF silk Ii al adjoining one indicated
the presence OF ladies' There was nearly recognI.
ton OF our lazy by the other, ana dulcet voice
.N0,n repne the lady, zone OF the girls was sick
yes, and MISS was with hlm.n A telegrapic
glance in each others eyes that seemed to
convey o world OF meaning accompanied
by the remark that II guess that's match; thought
gentlemen vita calculating countenap greet each
other by shake OF the hand and one says to the
missed YOU Gold went down again seen "Yes.n
was the reply; it's gong to par, expect, and
@ hear that specie payments: are TO begil a. once"
This gold' talk Ii stopped by young lady OF large
proportions, wao plants herself In tns front of them
Ia the opposite pew. The Wall street gentlemen
look at one another ana both glance ut the stupen.
enough to those near them 'Uncomlnonly well
built up thatn Then there Is hush OF the talk for
the first notes OF the overture are struck Dy the
ganist, Mr.. Zundell.
The overture played, two solos are sung from
"The Messiah,n one by Miss 1hursby (''Tnou Didst
Not Lead ThY Holy One 70 Soc Corrupt0nnl, wnlcn
sung with considerable preston and did very
mucn to subdue the w0rldness OF many OF those
who had come ostensibly to worship. Then followed
the chorus BY the choir Arise and Let Ihy Light
SHINE"
The sermon was one OF Mr.. Beecher's best efforts.
The subject was "A limely Preparation to Meet GOD
In the Otner Llfe.' The text was taken IRON the
Gospel or 81. Matthew, XIII So "rake ye heed watch
ana pray, for ye know not what the time 49, After
short introduction. In which the teachings oil
CHRIST IN st. Matthew's Gospels XIV. XIV,
and the texts are harm0nlxei aud SHOWN to be pro-
phecies as to Re Destruction OF Jerusalem with adj
montlons to Gil mankind to i've In preparedness
for DEATH Mr.. Beecher at once turned TO the
practical phase Of ms subject Men did not love to
think about death, because they are not on good
for death was physically to the majority OF persons
no more painful than the falling to sleep OF child.
II al the pain felt In death generally was put upon
q man In health he would be ashamed TO complain
of IT, Death, when 1t came naturally TO man, was
as the gentle breeze that blew tue ripe full frued
apple 10 the ground. IL did not need strong gust
OF wind to snake to the ground; the gentle breeze
was quite sufficient. 1t was not, therefore, the ply
dreaded form IRON the reflections OF men as 60 tue
future. man said. what Is TO become OF my
children my estate my influence la controlling all
around Inc and keeping oil things rights' Men die;
are struck down suddenly; Their children, either by
tue folly or dishonesty OF executors or agents are
1911 W HSut theT way III inc world
as he has done and are successful-mora
than they would have been had they pressed
the patrlmoAy. We come to every day
that men are not necessary to the world as they
tnlnk; tney leave u.s. and their departure except IN
rare instances, scarcely makes crease on the sur.
face OF the globe. These men dreaded death because
1t forced them into consideration or their relation
ship with God, aud they sal ia Judgment with them
selves thar relationship. Yet these reflections If
adjusted on right basis, gave sreadyng element
10 the life Of man III Its relationship to God and was
therefore TO be commended In that regard. 1t was
folly for man TO put or this preparation until the
dying hour. In a majority OF Instances men made o
wise provision for the future. but none for imlnor-
tally. No man had any right 10 leave that
preparation to chance, and 1t was loss
OF seli-respect TO any man to do II. Men
did not 90 this TO their fellow men.
They did not live In utter disregard OF
all thar their fellow mon commended as right
and then ask them 70 receive them at the end OF
their lie as though they had lived life that was
ashamed to do that TO one another, ana - that
what tney did TO God, their greatest peneactor
every day OF their lives. They said In effect thoy
would follow out their ambitions carry out their
desires, dishOnor God livo In defiance OF his GEM
mands and then they would turn lucky corner
aud get all the good OUT Of this world and out OF the
next too. man whQ dig tn9t was cheat. fraud,
upon his Maker. Then tncre were physical reasons
why this policy was suicidal 10 their Intentions OF
claiming peace In their dying hour. Men generally
died under 4 cloud, without consciousness or
reason and they slipped or this mortal coil ~ when
mon slip away into death wnen the ship sinKs
MIR. Beecher then gave his own experience death
bed scenes where he had met men who had lived lives
OF dsrepute who acknowledged oil that was urged
upon them. They sgni1ed their belief In The great
writers or the gospel but their moral sense was be-