The New York herald., 1872-03-18
RELIGIOUS.
Christian Worship and Christian Utter
ances in tie Churches Yesterday.
Mr. BEEcREa AT STEINWAY HALL.
An Eloquent and Effective Sermon
ON the knowledge of God.
"New York Upset in Twenty
four HOurs.'
uR. HEPWORTH AT PLYMGUTn CHURCH.
The New Pastor Of the Broad
way Tabernacle.
Father Tom Burke on the Wor-
ship Of Saints.
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4 Discourse by Dr.. Hastings on Men,
Poets and Philosophers.
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DR.. F'urness ON tho Roman
CatacOmbs.
Father PranSiOli on tho Persecution Of tho
Catholic Church.
Father Tom Burke on the Wor-
ship Of Saints.
a Discourse by Dr.. Hastings on Men,
Poets and Philosophers.
CHURCH OF TIE DISCIPLES.

CHURCH OF THE DISCIPLES.
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DIR. Bccchor EXCHANGING with NTr. Hep.
w0rth-A Greater Crowd than Usual at
steiuwny Hali-scrmon ON the knowledge
OF God.
Steinway Hall was never more densely packed
with living throng than It was yesterday morning.
The scene, as viewed from one OF the stage boxes,
was Of the never to-be forgotten Kind. Looking
down on the platform there was MIR. Beecner. the
central ngure, surrounded by an audience that com.
pletely encompassed him, and who left him but
little room 10 enjoy that Oratorcal promenade in
which he so frequently INDUCES while preach
ing In his own church. Stretching before
him on the door and in both galleries
was crowd that wedged itself into every available
and into every unavailable sitting and standing
place. Judging from the crowds that came 10 the
doors, and finding that they could neither see or
hear, and who went away lamenting their lost op.
portunity there must have been, in the opinion or
the ushers, quite many who failed TO obtain ad-
mission as were admitted. The congregation was
largely representative OF the more substantial pop
ulation Of the clty, and inasmuch az, under O new
arrangement, the regular attendants on Mr. Hep
worIh's minisrations have certain designated seats
reserved for them up to a certain hour. there was
discernable here and there amid the sea OF faces
many cOuntenance that Ia
FAMILIAR IN WALL STREET,
in the Exchange, on the bench, and In political
circles; while the long line OF private carriages,
both in Fourteenth and Fifteenth streets, testified
to the substantially as far rs this worlds goods are
concerned OF many OF the vast congregation.
Mr. Beecher was more tnan usually happy In his
sermon. He played upon the emotions Of his con-
gregatIcn like skiliul musician; ever and anon,
in strain ot pathetic minor. nlllug the eyes OF his
hearers with liquid brightness: and then, by the
Of talk hrtm nj w ~ m m ia
mimicry OF some representative character bringing
out quite chorus or laughter from all who heard
hun.
twentYiOurth verses Of the ninIh chapter OF the
prophet Jeremlah-"Ihus saith the Lord let not the
wise man glory In his wisdom, neither let the
mighty man glory In his might, let not the rich man
glory ia ricles; but let him that gloreth glory
this, tnat he understandeth and kn0weth me, that
am the Lord which exercises loving klndness.
judgment and righteousness on the earth: for In
these things delight, saith the Lord" MT.
Beecher set out BY sketching the early condition Of
humanity and the uniform tendency Of men even in
The earliest times seek to know Gods how mani
fest TINS IN the deifcaton Of the varied powers
OF Nature, and now men had come to worship
Impossible as It was 70 know Know God IN any sense Of
fulness OF knowedge, yet the race had at all times
thought oeny Ds SAID that YOU'D prepare 6m TO
say what, PROBABLY, would have been miunderstOOd
mad be said it at the outset, which was. that every
CONCEPTION OF GOD.
ana that conception was. OF course, dependent
wnO formed tne conception. For example, o stern,
just unyleldlng man would portray to himself
OF benevolence.. disposed TO take bright
view OF everything, would nave quite an
Him as being Of boundlsss benevolen ce. Now. in
the progress or the ages mems conceptions OF the
their growth IN spiritual lie and the capacity they
possessed Of taking In wide view OF the range or
,ne % So In fact s 70 gs tqE 81 81
In accordance With the perfection OF His character.
But Then the text says tnat 'the man Is TO glory IN
this, tnat he understandeth and kn0weth G0d."
''Well tnat Is true ana 1t isn't" said Mr.. Beccner.
and, putting the little Bible which ne mad
stepped 70 the front OF the platform, and with
au earnestness, faculty OF speech and power OF
portrayal that ne has seldom surpassed, he pro-
ceeded to illustrate this kindred truths
That, said he, IS no more true than 1t would be
10 say that the alphabet is
THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE,
and yet that alphabet contained all the letters In
which the English LANGUAGE Is spelt, and which
made up the wOndrous store we Call the English
literature. Men say they know Coo and plume
themselves on their knowledge. The wisest O tnem
only know just enough TO begin TO touch the hem OF
hls Garment Let us look at the limtaiio IS or our
kn9wedge Oh men here. 20 Into plsture gallery
beauty or coineiness or that has little IN it that Is
lndcaliye OF either, but may be the representative
some one comes TO me and says that Is portrait Of
ssx GSeas a%s,n sas say looS ana look aud
iosophy nave read his dramas, ms criticisms, and
"wells" are SO many Indications that am thinking
about Goethe. The man who has pointed out to me
the portrait says TO me, 'You knew GoetheY1 tNoU
reply II did not know him. "Vhv ~ he re-
spends, snow can that be, you seem lo Know All
about him. You tell what he did and ali abont
his life." "NO," tell HIM, al did not Know
Goethe" had not lived with him-the only way
10 know men. ! had not been with him when he
was 6he counsellor OF princes, had not been with
MIN IN his study, had not been with him In his
home seen him with his friends, seen him with his
enemies; what really did know about Goehef i,
all through lite; we think we know people, and
their lile and we find we didn't know them. Fol
instance, you 90 to see
YOUR wIFE's RELATIONS,
lor the nrst ttlme-Qaughter)-w you mad heart
them described you were pretty sure that yol
knew all about them. But when you got there 70,
found out that you didn't know great deal. Iha
They haa characteristcs bad or otherwise that y0l
had never dreamed OF. This brings to my mind tn,
remembrance OF husband and wife, wnom 0nc'
.knew-they are both In heaven now, hope and
am sure earnestly hope know each other better II
heaven than ever they did on earth. She was
s4ueenly. serene happy, bright, intellectual woman
NOBLE Ia cnaracter wondrously intelligent. lie wa.
poor valn weak mortal, going about having
q kind OF suspicion tnat he dId not know every
thing, but happy In the belief that he knew al
about his wlle. How blinded he Wasl but ID was +
happy blindness. II there was any creature undel
heaven that he didn't understand IL was that wife
There was glance at and claracteristc descrip
tf0n OF the attributes OF Cod in whlcn the side p
love anu mercy was greatly exalted and IN whicf
Ar. Beecner lad stress upon his own conviction
that II was the side Of the love ana mercy that wa
supreme over that justice IN Opposition 10 the Fioi
raneaA ala fEltan