The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-04-03
BROOKLYN CHURCHES.
The Foundations of Faith Must
Be in the Heart.
Papal Predictions of Plymouth's Pastor-Music
as an Aid to Christianity-The Question Of
Drinking Theologioally Considered.
PLYMOUTH CHURCH.


Reasons for Church Music In Bsndage -In-
dividual Freedom Under False CoIors Ser
mon by Rev. Henry Ward Beecher.
Mr.. Beecner preached to his usual large congrc-
cation yesterday morning upon the necessity OF
church organizations, and the duty Of nil who ae-
kn0wledgcd Christ inwardly to 0utwarily avow
their faith by Joining some Christian body. The
text (which Mr.. Beecher found with some difficulty,
remarking as he turned the leaves OF the Bible,
that he had made the wrong entry in regard
to book, chapter and verse; was Ephe-
slams H., 10 10 % lncluslve:-"Now, therefore, ye
are no more strangers ana foreigners, but fellow
citizens with the saints and OF the household o:
God; and are built upon the foundations OF the
apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ Himself being
tue chief corner stone; In whom oil tue building,
ntly framed together, groweth unto holy temple in
the Lord; In whom We also Duilded together for
habitaion Of God through the SPIRIT
There is q very Interesting progress Of thought
In this passage. In o civil aspect there could be
nothing 10 Greek, Jew or Roman more unfortunate
than to be born outside OF these nations. To be
born Jew was the same as IL ~ with us ~ be
BORN AN AMERICAN.
The Jew divided the world into two classes All that
tiles Se Greek felt IN the same way The fortunate
people were Greeks the rest Darparlans. The Romans
regarded Roman citizenship AZ the greatest possible
Eye are no more foreigners" 1t carries with 1t
THRU o. meaning a we can nay
non OF men IN Christ Jesus They forma
NEW CITIZENSHIP
The next thought is that Of household, which Is !,
the institution which stands next 10 God. We
come nearer 70 the spontaneous affections
OF the heart IN home-life than anywhere
else. The Apostle says therefore, that they are
brought from the barbaran's estate to ctHensnip,
hold or which God is the father. All OF this refers
to the associations In lie OF Christian people. At
the earliest period OF the Church Christians grew
together for purposes OF support, to
KEEP UP EACH OTHERS COURAGE.
Often there was necessity Of community Of goods
tlan religion depends very much upon social con-
dition. 1t never was meant that Christians should
ignorant gel influence and education that
they can get nowhere else. SO soon
there took place process OF evolution and educa-
ton that never can be estimated. It IS The inIlu
ence Of the higher natures upon the lower that Is
constantly changing society. IL Is this that works
the peculiar organization 10 which We belong. The
church Is the household. and all are brethren. or
and she poorest II poorly used. II there Is
true love and sympathy, then there is reel
Besides this the influence Of the members Of ali these
churches could be brought TO bear there would be
another Pentecost. Theology Is not religion Rell-
giOn II the spontaneous forms OF heart emotion,
therefore the songs OF the Church sustain the
Church often through dark seasons. love TO think
OF
LOVE Az THE CENTRE
OF religion and song as irs best exponent. We are
never brought into such union az when we sing to-
gether. think love those have sung with more
than any others. Songs make doctrines seem
LONGER DARK, but crowns them with light. The mil.
we never dreamed OF. At present
SONG Is IN BONDAGE,
muslc and just now Is seems TO be In danger OF
going into bondage to TASTE love culture, but the
heart Is better. would rather hear an
OLD CRACKED VOICE
singing from the heart than the sweetest cantatrce
the world ever produced. The soul the world over
sing for concert effect, the moment you
think You have only 10 put your hand In
%en. music Is going into aoyion sacred music
ought to rule, and though we want taste and under
standing we want uv,nr v,nsr
The Church is Yet very imperfect, but 1t helps men
N . tnousand ways TO DC moral and reiigions the
lure; the Church IL not founded upon arbitrary COM
mands. because ! Will not say that the outside
say that the Church itself is OF human invention.
That which calls US to meet together In the true
cannst live 80 wei in any way rs by banding our
selves together In spiritu things. respect Rtu-
asts, hui when the stately bishop says, ave are
the true Church;
60 ON, OUTSIDER
say, God called me, and where Christ meets two
three OF Ills friends, there Is the Church; When
Church thinks that gets every drop Of the river OF
life then protest. l do not disown baptism; l use
heart calls out for it not from any sun law. Men
say we must have something liked. We nave some
thing liked. God IL fixed; the soul IL fixed; the
Diary needs OF life arc fixed. l set myself against
the Pope only when he assumes to be my Pore.
AM POPE ENOUGH MYSELF.
Did young man ever hear his parents say, my
s0n, enjoin you seriously
TO FALL IN LOvEtn
The need OF the heart takes care OF that When the
lovers begin to love do they go before magistrate
and say formally that love Is begun We do not
need law or precedent for everything we DO.
should like to trace back Plymouth church 10 the
apostles, time. tnlnk that with little ingenuity
could. They had IN the apostolic church men who
were not worthy OF the name OF Christ; so have
we. They had selfish men and faultfnders; so have
we. In these respects the direct successors
Of the early Christians. 1 am not iconoclast1c. 1
give 10 men vi freedom. but VIII alilrm THAT my