The New York herald., 1872-11-04
BROOKLYN CHURCHES.
PLYMOUTH CHURCH,

A1AC AACVs 1ACAIy "9KW 1ecCneT On tmc
Text, ssTO Will and To do His Own Good
Pleasure."
There appeared to be just as many people seek
ing admission within Plymouth church Yesterday
as usual, Notwithstanding the unpropitious
weather and the fact chat no cars were run. 1t
was noticeable, however. the pews were not all
filed by the regular pew-h0lders, many who re-
sided at distance were compelled from want of
conveyance to f0reg0 the pleasure OF listening to
the morning sermon OF their much loved pastor.
ITO WILL AND TO DO HIS GOOD PLEAsURE!"
The reverend gentleman selected for his text the
following -"For It is God which worketh in you both
to will and to do his good pleasuren- Philippians
IL, 10. He spoke OF the internal spiritual and ex-
ternal providence The Lord conveyed to His dis
ciples His assurance OF an external providence
Their lives matter OF Divine oversight but the
Lord did not explain to them how, for He never
philosophical with them. Providence was to take
care Of them, and they were told not to give them
selves any anxiety as to what they should eat or
drink: Providence had provided for the little birds
and the flowers OF the field, and everything in the
divine spirit of Gods universe would be taken
of, but He did not teach them how. Further than
that He told them
AS REFORMFRs
they would be prosecuted and executed but they
should not trouble themselves as He would take
care Of them. Later He gave them further assur-
invisible world Of the soul there was providence
which would take care OF the tangible and visible.
Gonds Mat lives were daily %
Consider how many trains OF thought were set
going day BY day from the time we arose in
morning until we laid down at night. The thoughts
which passed through the mind OF one single
person was beyond contemplation. Add to
TINS TINS the imagination which it produced
1f make Raas p1oassns voa%
see the silk come out with the birds and wings and
flowers, but 1t was not to be compared to that
human loom that went without the shuttles.
Every one was rushing on each human mind occu-
pied and all silent as the dews OF night. When
man built . house men spoke Of 1t sbetDg beauti-
full, and praised the architect. We all said to our
selves that we would build one OF these days for 1t
was
ONE OF OUR DAY DREAMS.
They looked at the outside Of the house. but the
inside was invisible; the improvements could not
be seen from the outside. When the artist puts
how out Of the many colors which he sifted, he
produced the picture. His imagination was con.
stantly at work, but the image In his own mind
which he produced. And IL was SO with the air
castles which we were constantly building;
than than the tney coad 'aS be IN this % world. He
held that the mother who brought up .
family OF children, and moulded their natures into
good, virtuous men and women, did more than the
builder, the architect or artist, and her work was
more important than the campaigns OF Cesar or
NapOieOn Every nttie CnanRe upon Tile ear III nhu
the effect OF changing the universe. Each Summer
changed the trees, though the change was scarcely
observed. How much more was the soul changed
They knew how much they had in the bank. and
could tell
HOW MUCH THEY WE'RE WORTH.
Sometimes they told you they were worth twice
as much as as they were; but could tney tell any
thing OF their moral sensbiltyi was Its growth
this internal building was like building In the dark.
II they ever tried to write In the dark they knew
how dinYcult IL was. So it was In the inward SOUL
When ne went to his country homo IN the summer
be observed that his evergreens were three fest