The New York herald., 1871-03-11
PLYMOUTH LECTURE ROOM.

Mr.. Reeeher Reviews the Slams of the Timcs-
He Expects TO Meet the Yopc in Heaven
Encouraging Prospects.
M. Beecher was In o jubllant mood last night
and in ON eloquent "ta'' 10 his large lecture room
congregation gave his reasons for hs faith
In the progress OF this much malgned old world,
He said that III many respects religion seemed to be
losing ground. Many people think that there is
coming through science better / veaton. When
there Is anything better presented TO the world than
Chrishonity he was willing to accept it; but to
throw away what We have before getting anything
in It's place would be like throwing over
q ships provisions In the middle OF the
Atlantic in the hope OF getting something more de.
when Christianity was such a power az now, or
when Christians were so large and sweet and true
AMI sympathetic.
IN TIE oLDEN TIMES
there were single saints, but no such bodies or
Christians. Christianity was more intense III
The propagating times, but not so pervasive.
There was never time when the distinctive
feature OF Christianity (which IL Christ in us the
hope OF glory, Christ to lean on very God to usl
was so much power IN the hearts OF men. There
was never a time when there was so much scholar
ship employed In Illustrating Christianity as to-day
Within the last twenty-five years there have been
hundred lives OF Christ written. Secondly there IS
the great element OF sympathy. There never was
SO much literature directed towards helping the
needy and the weak as now When novels and
PHILOSOPHERS and SO many varieties oG Literature are
based upon the central fact that
mo-, ,nn IRE rirS srHeNs ON MUST TIE nELp TIE WEAK,
poor, II Is strong reason Tor believing
tnas there Is an Intense Light somewhere
so much organized Christian action, 40 much CO.
operatlye Christian iorce Oae OF the best signs OF
or Rome sits up nights cyer the Tane, not of Chris.
tianty, but OF Rome am glad VI II; ana have
only
coon wIsnEs FOR THE popr
expect 20 meet him in Heaven, II get there. The
herarchies are like beech trees. You know the
beech tree don't shed It's leaves in winter but there
is not . drop oil sap in them. The spring comes,
the sap cimhs to the branches, aud with The new
e The o leaves fall What is an This furry in The
81 sat SS S e as Ssss339E s3 = IS nearer
STRANGE DOGS GET TOGETuER,
each putting on doggfsn dignity ond walking about
N canine clrcuinspections Wen, they are a type
OF a,e seets' each each trying 70 gne the other
each other, and this is The best test OF
inc increasing power of Christianity. SO
when men begin 70 whine ] say tnal,
gauge the growth OF large city II il my fault;
dom go TO such places ior my proofs OF prosperity.
The present altitude Of nations is remarkable.
1he United states ana Canada are in the hands Of
evangelical Christians, not excluding Roman Catlio-
llcs Tor though the Roman thuTch Is euCuuberCd
with enormous baggage | believe that God has
thousands and hundreds Of thousands oI dear,
precious s0gls In that Old
LuMBERING BAGGAGE WAGON.
England is evangelical Every drop OF the water
is not pure, but the force is Gnrisian and whatever
men may cay OF the decadence OF England she is
not dry in heart or brain or pocket, and
these measure power now, and not brute
force. ON the Continent, Austria has almost
a Protestant Premier; the priests are In open an
tagonlsm to l'omc. Italy is noninally Catholic; but
ls emancipating herself ana Is beginning to have
Tie nations that muZzied Christianity are
eiher recognizing or going under Ger
many Is the dominant nation, and It's
governments institutions and po,ty are all In
fayer OF liberty OF thought and conscience. Thus
every sign Is not OF decadence but OF Renaissance
Air. Beecher closed his remarks with splendid
eulogy Of the English language and prophecy that
IL Will DnaliQ be the universal lanQnapA.