The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-04-22

grounds OF good mans castle; he sees you, and he
says, without one word or sign OF preface,
''GEr OuT GET OUTp'
Why Ia he so roughs Why is he so churlish9 Why
ia he so uncouth9 Well, he delights to be so; IL il
his nature. Christ has brought God near to US, and
has made plain TO us why 1t Ia that we love God
because He first loved u.s. This divine love is re-
sponsve in men; IL may be very feeble, but the
wherever h God teaches the heart. You 20 into the
showroom of Stenway's pianos; y0n touch one Of
the pianos, bring out q chord. Well, such Is the
sympathy that all the other pianos in the room will
vibrate. 1t may be very feebly, but the vibration Is
there. 1t il in this way that the divine nature -
made manifest in men. rms shows u.s. too, that II
is not lie that is reconcied to u.s. but that we are
reconciled TO Him. | hold, however, that pain
bearing is part of the remedial scheme part of the
remedial agency. l said something in this connec-
ii n last sunday morning, and l don't take back
one word said then. No, would rather take back
all the soft words and utter them again In words or
thunder, that might express my horror ut the
thought that God had created pain for the sake of
pain, anguish for the sake OF anguish. God is gen
teness is mercy, is. goodness Is love- Is benevo
the guilty. Thank God for that. There Is no other
power that has such renOvatlng Influences as love.
No man ever looked upon the beauty OF the charac-
ter OF the Lord Jesus Christ and became weary. IL
is the invisible that has the greatest influence over
us and which draws out our love. l knew very
little OF
a great deal OF my father; she was invisible to me
very early in life; but how all my life my affections
have gone out towards her, how have looked up
to her, how the warnings OF my soul have been
towards her and what pleasant memory has
been the little / didl know of her
Mr.. Beecher here used an illustration that
never fails him in drawing out the sympathies and
also the tears OF his congregation, namely, me
memory of their little ways, that remain as balm
to the aching void that their death has left in so
many bereaved parents hearts, We rejoice in
Christ; He is invisible to US. The secret OF our
rejoicing, then, is this-"Rejoice In the Lord"
Well men ask If this Is so why Is there not more JOY
in Christians than there is The answer is you do not
plant the seeds right. II your being is pervaded
with the influences of this goodness and love OF
understanding. You say, IL am so harassed with
care" Well then, cast your care upon Him who
careth for you. There is provision made in Christ
for your care. You say that God has dealt with you
severely. Remember call atflictiOn Is not for the
present, grevous but joyous, for 1t worketh out
the more peaceful fruits OF righteousness" Sup
pose the earth were sensitive, and when the spade
was first put into 1t 1t cried out in PAIN and it were
to stop the planting of the seed, the rich blossom
ing the blessed fruits that by and by it yielded.
The sermon closed with O reminder Of the time that
coming to all of us as certain as that the ocean
was rolling on it's course to-day when our sorrow
would be exchanged for JOY and eternal gladness.