The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-04-29
BROOKLYN CHURCHES.
PLYMOUTH CHURCH,

Large Accession TO the Members Roll
Opening OF Another "BctheI MIR.
Beechcr on Lifts a Confict-nIorc
About Pain and Sufycring-Mr. Emmb;e-
bee End Black Friday.
As yesterday was the last Sunday in April and
consequently the Sunday preceding the first sun.
day IN May, the usual custom Of reading over the
monthly list OF names of candidates for church
membership was observed by Mr.. Beecher. The
list, which Is always longer in April than on any
other month, comprised lbs Names and included DR..
Edward Beecher and number of other members of
the great Beecher family. All these candidates win
be taken into the Plymouth fold next Sunday nom.
ing. May Sunday has been for ,nauy wears n
memorable day ct Plymouth CHURCH, ana the forth
coming one 10 not likely to re behind in spirituai
glory, though The lateness OF the season may some.
what interfere with the usual floral display. Yes
terday was made a redletter day In the history of
the church by the opening of another evangelical
battery on satan and all lis works. A large
vacated Presbyterian church, situated in Jay
street, was purchased some time ago by
the friends Of plymouth" and was yesterday
opened as a "NaYy Mission House, designed for
carrying on a Christian work in the nelghborhood
OF the Navy Yard, that has been so long success.
fully conducted In Hicks street at the Plymouth
Bethel. In the afternoon Dr. scbenck, of ST. AIMS.
on the Heights, and the Rev. W. Taylor, OF Broad.
way chapel, New York, delivered the opening I'D.
dress, an In the evening Mr.. Beecher preached to
large congregations Tho text of the discourse
YESTERDAY morning was selected from the Epistle
TO the Ephesans vi, 1o-1S.
Mr.. Beecher set ont by commenting on tho study
OF human nature, Its boundessness its ffultfulness
OF suPEestveness, Its many-sded phases, aud how
Il resembed the floral world-ful OF an endless in
was deepened and widcned when looked upon Nv
the botanist. Amid all these changes, diversities
and varieties, however, there was in our survey Of
m nrna IN and -t.fn
not get away from, the fact that life was u conflict
II we watched the career Of
TIE SINGER, THE POET.
the painter, the musician the orator the hlcst,
and as IL might appear to u.s. the best Of mankind,
VIC should ind that conflict was the Alpha and the
omega Of their life. II IS the law OF our King. We
soon find out that we are hemmed in by laws that
control and regulate what we say and do. For ex-
ample 1t don't take many times for a child TO as
certain that u 1t puts finger into the fire that its
finger will get burnt. Children also soon learn that
i s pleasanter to go down stairs voluntarily than
II ~ to 80 down all OF a heap. uaughter.) In
lighting this light, and dealing with this conflict Of
HE, all men do not start equal. One
statlon he eats he drinks a n"SiS he see Sp;
and ne gets the good OF each. The tired day is io
forth each day ilcd With physical vigor. Another
man Is physically frail; he has Inherited perhaps,
from ancestors, two or three. generations before
that only produces thin blood, ana thes his brain.
power j. comparatively inactive, and he Is not con-
sequently very fruitful in line, noble large or at.
tractive.ideas Now IL cannot be said with Justice
that the responsibility Of these two men are equal
But II these men are SO constituted 1t Is also true
that TO work out their mission In life there must be
CONFLICT; the strong, hale man may presume on HIS
strength 10 override other men, to DO austerc, to
be selfish, to DO thoughiess and unsympathzlng "a
to others; and there IL hs weakness, which will
always need fighting against. The man with the
cnicebled constitution viii be always making that
as an excuse for his shortcomings. But Paul didn't
make
THORN IN THE FLFsU
whatever IL was, an excuse for his shortcomings.
We have therefore " nake I'D our minds that our