The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-04-15
pLYMOUTH LECTURE ROOM.

Dit of Mr.. Beecher's Experience.
The usual large congregation were in attendance
at the Plymouth prayer meeting last evening" Mr..
Beecher was in his familiar place, cluster of trail
ing arbutus lying on the Bible ut his elbow, given
him by some brother sister sister probably who
knows the Plymouth PASTORS love OF flowers
After the usual prayers and hymns Mr.. Beecher
said that he had received letter asking him TO give
his idea OF what is meant by coming to Christ AMI
by mans not being able TO get the victory over
self excep: by
LEANING ON CHRIST.
we are to come TO Christ as we would come 10 any
one heard Of but present Friends separated;
the wide world sunders them for years. yet true
hearts never grow cold. The love that begins with
the senses passes into the realm OF the imagination,
and learns TO work through faith. The power or
Goethe OF shakspcare, Of faror. unforgotten Plato
"a felt lO-day-the power OF great natures abides.
Christ is GoI revealed IN manifestations toward
the weak and wicked. That part OF the divine
Father which Is adapted TO impcrfectOn Is Jesus
Christ Men say that they can apprehend the Father,
but that It Is diiiicult TO apprchend Christ That
PTTY LOVE, FORGIVENESS,
that view Of God which makes MIN the nurse, the
Whatever name we call 1t by. Now, is II dlnicut to
form conceptions OF Christ In all these elements
Personal experience IN this respect is extremely
varied. remember when IL was thought necessary
70 STIR up the human heart as the doctor srs mp the
was allowed to get better. 1t was thought neces
sary for O man to 90 through terrible CONFLICT be-
fore he could be true Christian. strove after this
experience for years. sought for horrors, for
TERRIFIC wHIRL or CONVICTIONS,
but finally gave 1t up ! was at last swept into the
Cnurcn. Well, the Church proved restraint; but
had no clear conception of christ for long time
after. II not Till had begun to study theology,
and then not purpose, but accidentally II any eX-
perlence OF the soul can he called accidental. But
finally got view CT Christ, by surprise, concep-
ton that mas never left me. Let each come to
Christ as God appoints, and let neither doubt
the others experience. The action OF bringing the
mind sympathy with Christ IL subject to the
same laws as all other mental effort We have the
same mind to be religious with that we nave TO use
In other directions. The love OF Christ is the same
as other loves
THE HEART HAS ITS TIDES,
like the bay; they rise and fall. We nave not VI
tality enough to keep all the machinery OF the
soul In activity at once. Each emotion must
have its turn. Many persons weary themselves
vainy because they, cannot think OF Christ
all the time The soul Is constituted that IL can
not think Of any one thing continuously. When the
father leaves his home In the morning the love hes
down WINE the love instrument works.
LOVE. RESTS SOMETIMES,
az the flowers shut at night that they may open IN
the morning AL believed. In loving Christ the soul
does not act under new laws. Love Is not exsin-
guished because 1t subsidies IL latent aud breaks
forth at opportunity. Duties inspired by love never
smother love.