The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-05-01
BROOKLYN CHURCHES.
The Church Ct the Future-The Saving Grac3 Of
Hope-humility and Fortitude-FalSe
and Unscriptural Opinions
PLYMOUTH CHURCH.

Tue Glory Of the Ages to COme-Tho Power
OF Hope-sermon by the Rev. Henry Ward
Bcechcr.
All lovers of sunshine must have been strongly
tempted yesterday morning TO stay outside OF the
churches; but If any OF the Plymouth flock were in
clined 10 indulge in vagrant desires for blue skies
and fresh air they smotnered the feeling, for they
were ali III their places, with the usual number OF
strangers crowdlng them and putting their Chris
tan courtesy to the strongest test.
Alter asking for contributions for the sailors and
Western college. MIR. Beecher read the names Of
ONE HUNDRED AND TWO APPLICANTS
for admission TO the church profession OF their
faith and fifteen by letter. The sermon from Ephe.
SLAMS il, 7-"That In the ages to come He might
show the exceeding riches OF His grace In HIS kind
ness to US through Christ Jesus'D was one OF Mr.
Beecher's masterpieces lifting everybody from
the hard, cold, exacting reality to the light and
beauty and warmth Of the ideal. What pity that
everybody could not stay there
There Is something very impressive he began, In
that
LONG LOOK AHEAD,
that Is significant OF the worthless OF old They lived
sensltivey m the present. and they trusted In the
future as blessed reality. 1t Is this forelo0king
and the susenance 1t gives the rest II affords under
trouble, that leads the Apostle say ave saved
BY hope" me Apostles seemed to think OF this life
BOND FOR DEED,
the seminal period. They accepted the intlmatio MS
OF the present as tokens or something tran.
scendentiy better. The glory OF 1od's work cannot
be seen on earth Was their spirit Now twilight
In the ages To come perfect disclosure perfect
knowledge; now the rudtment, then the whole
form. We need Just such "a f0relookng. The actual
condition OF the race seems utterly incxpilcable.
Inc l0Wness or the average man fills the mind with
PAIN. development seems to 60 on with extreme
slowness, and what Is gained on one side seems TO
be lost on the other Nations learn very little, and
that little forget easily. II death rabDed out being
II would not be so strange but TO suppose that age
after age men are dying OF and pouring into the
other world tasks ones faith, vikings Ones hope or
fear. We must believe that somehow In the ages to
come, when there are
NEW HEAVEN AND A NEW EARTH,
that righteousness will dwell In them by what road
We shaa arrive Ut We cannot tell. There Is to be
future that shall cast light and glory on the ma
lions. Secondly the condition Of the Church Itself
Is unsatisfactory The Church Of the future, OF which
We hear 80 much, the less 1t resembles the Church
Of the past the better we shall like L. The Church
Is full Of the
SICK, THOUGH THEY ARE CONvALEsCENT.
we SHOULD not look III hospital for beauty. There
are exceptions, but as q whole the
AVERAGE PIErY
s low, and the Church leaves the inward reality fol
externalitios. We must look to the future, where
God shall dwell with HIS people, and love shall! bt
the pubic sentiment OF the Church, and the Wisdom
be that which comes from lovs. Thirdly. the KNOW