The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-06-03
BROOKLYN CHURCHES.
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III The Plymouth Preacher and the Ply
"a mouth Orgnnisf--A Sermon on BURDEN
a Bearing-A Hit Mt Horace Greeley's Adj
> vice to $50 West'-How Young Men
Conduct Themselves at Picnics-vyhat
to Do with Bad Boys.
q There not quite SO dense crowd as last sun
I day at Plymouth church yesterday The result was
4 greater comfort and more quiet. The strangers
were as numerous but the regular attendants were
fewer, and this, consequently, gave room for
the accommodation Of the former. Among
C. the strangers are many who go to hear
the organ as well as Mr.. Beecher. After
] the service Mr. Zundell, the organist, tries
to play the people out OF the church but he does
not always succeed and he not nfrequently finds
himself at the conclusion OF the '"vountary'' all
surrounded by strangers who have found their
way to the orchestra. 1t was yesterday and the
group included gentleman from San Francisco,
who had not only heard OF Mr.. Beecher, hut OF Ply
mouth church organ. To this gentleman Mr. Zun-
dell explained the mysteries Of the $4,000 Boston
butt organ with an righteousness of manner that
showed all the tenderness, all the fondness and all
the simplicity that doting father manifests when
he holds up for admiration his pretty chubby faced
infant daughter. The San Franciscan went away
delighted but before he left invited the obigng
organist to spend q summer at San Francisco,
which was graciously declined, on account OF ad-
vancng years. Mr.. Beechers subject was Burden
bearing" and the texts selected as follows:-
The first ofthe fifteenth chapter OF Saint Pauls
Epstle to the Romans 1--WE, then, that are strong
ought to bear the infrmties Of the weak, and not
to please ourselves;" and the second and third
verses OF the sixth chapter of st. Paus Epstle to
the Gaatians:-"Beary e one another's burdens and
80 fulfil The law of Christ For II man think him.
self to be somstng waen he II nothing he
the appositeness and ObvOusness OF the truth
expressed In the last verse OF the text, and the
exceeding folly and commences of selfdecet
started the discourse, and then the definition
BURDEN BEARING
1rst what IL was not, and next what 1t was II
was not, what 1t might be supposed to be according
to the old philosophy an importing or carrying OF
the burden Tor another but it was such carriage
OF the character on the part OF the Christian that
the burden borne by another should seem light
The strong man, who boosted in his strength and
was proud of 1t, should be considerate for the
weak; the handsome people should be thoughtful
aud considerable for the homely looking. This to
be done practically, thoroughly and on principle
was great trial For instance, people who were
never sick, could never believe that anybody else
was sick, but let any man get an autumnal catarrh
and before he gets through he will find that nearly
1every other man he meets has got an autumnal
catarrh How few there were who remembered
the young gentlemen at pcnlcs paying their polite
attentions to the ilavored and the homeiy ladies
OF that party What an artistic eye those young
men seemed to have How they seemed to have
SINGLED OUT THE GIRLS
with the pencilled eyebrows the delicate profles
and the sparkling eyes, and how few OF them be-
the poor girl who was half crippled We should
therefore make habit OF bearing burdens In this
way, and our piety would be something more than
sentimental pleasure Then there were number OF
|sefpossessed people, who were always living In a
groove Of comfort and who had never been out OF
It. II shiftless thrtess, ne erdo well people went
to them for assistance 1t was much easier 10 say
Ito man, EGO West, go Westln than 1t
was to think and act on his behalf.
Why, II 1t would please Divine Providence to
make these selfpossessed people shiftless and
thriftess for month"; 1t would do them sight of
good They would find out then how much good
telling q man to Ego West" would do him.
(Laughter Poverty Is good thing and bad thing
We all say blessed are the poor" and If there Is
one blessing more than another that we do not
wish for ourselves II is that. When have helped
man. giving HIM true help got him or the road OF
trouble, and that man some day shall be able to look
at Christ, pointing to us and say, "rhat took
me into his heart; II 1t had not been for him
should never have been here; he bore my bur
iden," 1t will be a greater JOY than dsmlssing
him with shilling to get rid OF him. We are toi
manifest this spirit OF burden bearing TO oil men,
10 the tmld spirited the tickle, the irresoute the
men OF violent temper, the cruel, the lying
deceivers the men who have an inbred nature foT
evil within them. "Wel,n you say, "are we to take
the whole
EEwGATE CALENDAR
into our bosom and make IL source OF sympathyfN
To this the answer WAS that there was nothing SO
wicked that 1t could not be cured; and that there
was not love enough In the world to cure 1t. II q
man saw Lion In u VILLAGE sprinQing from road