The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-06-10
PLYMOUTH CHURCH.

The First Fair Sunday OF the summer
Selections from ssThc Messiah'' by the
Solo Singcrs-Serm0n q Personal
Christ.
Mr.. Beecher preached yesterday morning to
congregation that was rather beyond the usual
average, as far as numbers were concerned-a cir
cumstance, considering the sultrness OF the wea-
ther, that did not contribute to the comfort OF the
general audience. A few ladies succumbed to the
heat, and were carried along the aisles, shoulder
high, by several male protectors, to obtain supply
Of newer and purer air in the Hobbies. At the open
ing Of the service Miss Sterling and Miss Lozier sang
number from'T Messiah, y the former singing the
aria, HE shall feed His nock like shepherd and
the latter the beautiful soprano solo of Come unto
Him all We that labor" Both were rendered very
effectively, especially the latter Miss Lozer singing
with purity and clearness seldom surpassed by
sopranos Of q more extended reputation. Mr.
Beechers subject was personal Christ. The text
was selected from the first chapter Of the Epstle OF
Paul to the Colossans, the last clause OF the twen
ty-seventh verse-"Christ in you the hope of glory"
glance at the various aspects under which Christ
and His work might DO considered all of
which were alleged to be important, formed
the opening OF the discourse. None, however,
were 80 satisfying; none OF greater significance,
and none so worthy of careful thought as the per-
sonal relation of the individual to Christ It was to
that the preacher said he should ask the attention
Of his audience. The most
PASSIONATE UTTERANCEs
OF the Apostle Paul were made In connection with
the personal history and relationship of the indi-
vdual to Christ, and the relation OF the individual
to time and to eternity 1t was not wise to discard
the theology that was ordered from Chrtsts rela-
re SO hid % sG ev w neTe
set with beaming face and childke trustfulness
and radiant trust In Christ, as though 1t were the
theology disturbed them. Their creed, for they had
none, needed no formulating, but men taken col
lectvely needed to have clear views as to the theo-
lOgy and their relationship to Christ for their theO
logical views largely affected their piety, and were
dependant largely upon the product thereof But
1t was needfui that we should have romantic
Christ, or Christ OF the imagination. The apostle,
Of Saa r
part Of our lives II was that conception Of Christ
he says cSrist fny S's % Christi
and each meant one personality TO him. For the
to the believer than = s.man Of sorrowsn he must
be Lord OF all. For II Christ is to be the individual
or strength that cannot fail he must have had q
larger experience than humanity has had Man must
look up not to nature like his own alone for guild
ance, but to nature that is beyond It, What is 1t
strives to get up higher is 1t because 1t needs sup
port 1t could obtain that on the ground; 1t is be-
IN LOVE WITH THE LIGHT
Why is 1t that mems souls aspire It is not In
stinct; it is because there is something that stmu
lates the SOUL something that fills 1t with an aspi
ration that is beyond ITSELF and is met by the rap
turOus declaration of the Apostle In the sixteenth
verse-"For by Him were all things created that
are in Heaven and that In EARTH visible and in
visible, whether they be thrones or dOmn0ns, or
principalitles or Powers all things were created by
Him and for Him." Christ therefore is the Con-
troler OF the ages OF the aqueous globe upon which
the nations tread and Is the Creator OF the invisible
world, which wraps this as In swaddling band;
Then this Christ is Christ who loves me- Man Is full
Of germs, full OF purposes but not full OF accom-
pishments. Man has no desire to love Christ
there Is nothing in man that should commend the
love Of Christ toward him; H. before Christ loves
him, man has to wait until the desire OF the man to
love Christ Is perfected there never will be any
thing she calls her babe2 Look at II; 1t Is but
LITTLE MASS OF RED FLESH.
II the mother In her love for It, presses IL to her
bosom, it has SO little consciousness that it knows
but little OF the loving presence. Why then this
lover 1t is because OF the richness OF her own
teaching the child to love 1t. God Is o God who
loves out OF the royal influence of His own
for what we are but for What we shall be- The bet
ter you make God the better 1t Is for me. In this
respect the Christian is like the Wall street men
plus when the dividends are to be distributed
Then "Christ In me' means support In all bur-
all al al 70 1t
summer 1t Is not only you who know 1t; the spider
knows It; the sparrow knows IT. the leaves know
it; the grass knows 1t !; the budding blossoms know
1t; all creation knows it. 1t is said
that III In this life only we have hope,
then we are OF all men the most
miserable There Is a side OF morality which has
it's value even in this world, and there may be
something to be said in that regard. But II this
world Is the only world then men have an aspira-
ton to the highest; II this Is all then insist upon
having good commons. But tell me that am In
the bosom Of Omnipotence-that my limited know
ledge is to have boundless extension, and that
the burden OF the senses Is to be no longer bur-
den, cannot afford to live otherwise than to the
the blessed book OF e and thus the development OF
the Christians life becomes development Of Gods
glory. An earnest, tender and practical applica-
ton closed sermon that was somewhat shorter
than usual.
ST. MARY, STAR OF THE SEA.