The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-05-13

moral intuition, that moral insight by which We
discerned the great invisible world. Now, said the
apostle, add to your faith virtue" which was not
what we meant. Our understanding OF virtue
was the opposite OF vice, and In the apostolic mnd
the idea was practiealness, substantial righteous
So the apostle said, "Add to this practical ana
righteous and wise conduct" 1t did not say 'add
to" In the original, but provide or develop IN And
in virtue, knowledge said the apostle; but by this
was not meant scientific knowledge. There was a
higher kROwledge-thOse subtle ntuitions OF truth
which men had who lead high and noble lives.
MAN OF GREAT CONSCIENCE
had great sense of truth. man who cultivated
his tastes had o finer knowledge of beauties The
knowledge meant in the text was moral intuition:
"And In knowledge temperance" BY temperance
was meant sefg0vernment, not the local use OF the
term. "And in temperance develop patiencen--en-
Ing. No man could beat down time and events
by force :,. Let IL not not. be stoical stubborn,
that God reigned "And to patience godiiness, and
to goodness brotherly kindness;n that you had
warm sympathy for your family for your neighbors,
church folks and for all the world. .And to
brothery. Kindness charity.n Mr.. Beecher re-
that should lead him into the likeness and into the
participation Of the divine nature. John told us
that we were sons OF God; but what that meant he
did not know, and nobody has found out SINCE We
are sons, but 1t don't appear what we shall be.
We had hints and analogies OF the way through
life, and 1t was evident that we were seeking some
thing higher. We were tending away from the
point at which we began. We began at the point
Of and ended at the point Of
and were to 60 through by that path that leads us
into the way OF divine excellences. It was OF little
but 1t was Of great deal OF consequence where he
went to. There were many men who were investl-
not think 1t would do any good to investigate the
ORIGIN OF THE HUMAN RACE
He regarded Mr.. Darwin's labors with profound
interest, and believed that the world would owe
him great debt OF gratitude, but he was not able
to accept all his speculations Mr. Beecher did not
participate in the horror felt by those who thought
ence. II would Just as Lief" said the Plymouth
church pastor, "spring from monkey as some men
so much about that thing, never having 'been
there" He wanted to know where he was going to,
and ne did not care where ne came Tom 80 NOW so
where am going TO. No man ever built house
with one lick, except when ne was In summer
dreams When men shut their eyes and are archi-
tects of scenery they can build earths. Many sup
pose that when man was converted by the power
lightning. Did you ever know lightning when 1t
EsS tHd pas liz s57s W M s5ay '1 y
the piecesf The conversion Of man Just
started him and told him to work out his
salvation himselfl Who ever threw an acorn at the
ground and caught an oak by the reboundP To
suppose, then, that the grace Of God did the whole
work for the man was contrary to the uniform
testimony Of the Scriptures and universal expert
ence While, the pastor said. he had great respect
SEEKING A HIGH CHRISTIAN LIFE,
be would thank them not to use language that mis-.
led. When he heard say that they had
reached perfection in Christian life he laughed,
for the same reason he did when he saw
child making baby house and supposng 1t was
o real house.
1t was said that Soomon's Temple was built with
out the sound OF a hammer; so was Gods temple Of
the SOUL 1t would be a temple built in darkness,
but revealed in light. Some said that If they could
get back to nature how easier society would be.
Where Is nature-in the cradle or In perfect ripe
m IA a
OF blessednessl 1t Is q state of savageism.
Mr. Beecher c0ntended that men were not to be
valded by their value in society. He who
was poor outwardly might carry all the
signs OF sOnship inwardly. In life who
could tell what men were ? As illustrating this Mr.:
Beecner referred to a circumstance which occurred
at his fathers house when he was boy His father
had in his employ as stableman man who proved
to be Latin and Greek scholar, and who read
and studied at the close OF day In the kitchen.
"And that man, said Mr.. Beecher, ''knew more In
his little finger than did in my body, and he was
scruhbng my fathers horses" Where were your
queens found2 Not in palaces but in novels Mr..
Beecher in concluding, contended that 1t was just
as hard to be wicked as it was to be virtuous.