The New York herald., 1871-02-27
Brother BeechGrS Words Of Hope and En-
COuragement to the Unsuccessful.
THE MISSION OF THE JESUIT FATHERS
Rev. De Witt G. Talmage on tn,
Joys Of the Future World.
A MORMON EXCOMMUNICATION
PLYMOUTH CHURCH.

Rainy Day md a Large Congregation
Encouragement to the Unsuccessful-
Brother Beecher Thunders Forth Words of
Hope.
Through the dripping rain and the pools Of mud
saint and sinner, citizen and stranger found their
way as usual to Plymouth church yesterday morn
ing till pew and aisle, chair and camp stool were
full. The contrast between out OF doors, with its
towering skies, and the Plymouth auditorium, with
che beautiful nowers the expectant congregation
and the beloved teacher upon the platform. for
whose words all the people waited, was not un-
pleasant and, though the sermon was not equal to
those OF the last two or three weeks yet no doubt the
BRETHREN AND SISTERS,
as well as the visitors from parts provincial, felt
that it was good to be there. After prayer contri
button was taken up for the OF home missions,
Mr. Beccher prefacing it by saying that in other
way could q little money be spent 80 well as by
giving 1t to home missions. He described the posi-
.lon Of the pioneer churches in the West the sala
les of whose pastors average but $400 year, and
yed the necessity of helping them till they could
ONE self-supporting and help others In their
4 l. Last Sunday the congregation, he said, gave
i 5000 for the relief OF the wounded in France,
he believed that they would do nobly by their
tern brethren in need
r. Beecher based his sermon upon the account in
eleventh chapter OF Matthew, OF John sending to
Jesus to inquire concerng His Messiahship. He
made a running commentary upon the account
drawing from it the lessons that public or private
teachers and workers should not be discouraged
though they see no signs OF success In their own day.
At this time the common people were enthusiastic
over Jesus, and the rharisees had not broken with
Him openly. He was at the height or His popular
ity beloved by the mass OF the people, who believed
Ia Him Ii not in His doctrines, and not opposed by
JOHN, THE OLD LION HEART,
ns in prison. lie heard the fame OF this new
RI ha aoat.r nj mi tn Qckf
OF wnom He was the forerunner. They
Ame to Jesus saving, ''Art thou He that should
II the Saviour Should have said at once II am He."
But up TO tins time He had never declared himself
the things which ye do see and hear-the blind re-
ceive their sight, the lame walk, the lepers are
oeansed and the deaf hear @ the deao are raised up
them.n The last was the most wonderful OF
all: In that age 70 see man looking
dead raised. This interview gave Christ text and
He went on to say "wnat went ye out for to sees-
reference to John by af1rming that among those
born OF women there was none greater than John
the Baptist Notwithstanding the least in the king
dom OF heaven Is greater than he. AS mucn as to
say, "ln that new Kingdom which shall bring In,
new time when the supersensnous faculties are en-.
thrOned there JOnn himself, with all his moral
breadth and depth, Will seem coarse and lacking"
He was built according TO the pattern Of the Old
Testament, stalwart aud stanch, but he had not
blossoms and fruit-he was not heavenly minded,
GRACEFUL AND LOVING.
This leads Jesus to contrast His own success with
that Of Johns. He says:-"Whereunto shall liken
thls generation? 1t is ike unto children sitting in
the markets and saying unto their fellows I'VE
have piped unto you and ye have not danced; we
have m0urned unto you and ye have not lamented.'n
There rose up before HIS mind picture that we see
m every house where bands OF children play games
together. Little girls IN the corner Of the nursery
play having company or they play thatsthe dolls are
SICK and they send Tor the doctor and tell the dolls
tsat the medicine ia not bitter but sweet repeating
che smooth fiction that has been told to the little
maiden herself. so In the Old times, human nature
being ever true to ITSELF the children gathered IN the
markets and SAID, "We'll play weddlng,n or 'Wel
play funeral" " and some getting mad wouldn't play
all. This struck the saviour, and He llkened the
enerailon to q iretful child that would
PLAY NEITHER WEDDING NOR FUNERAL
Tohn came neither eating bread or drinking wine;
n was ascetic and yet they said he had a devil
T., he was crazy. The son OF Man came eating
drinking He left the wilderness and dwet in
} res and towns. He accepted the customs OF the
e. and they said, "Behold gluttonous man
= wine blbber. Iiepd Of pubucaps and sim