The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-06-14
PLYMOUTH CHURCH FRIDAY EVENING TAEK.
Mr.. Bcccher's Denial of Any Special
Meaning Attached 10 MIR. Murra US Ser
Observation-Disclosures of Roston-The In
nucnce Of Nature.

DccCuCTb DenEMl Oh Any special
Meaning Attached TO MIR. Murra US Ser
mOn-Remfnisc of ROstoR-The In
fucnce Of Nature.
Mr.. Beecher was welcomed back last even.
ing by large congregation. Mr. Bcecher's
thoughts were fun of his late visit, and
after the usual exercises he said:- IL learn
from the papers-we learn from them many
things-that yOu had good orthodox sermon last
Sunday and am glad OF il; what would be the
use OF exchanging il you were to hear the same
things? For my part, am heartily glad you had q
good
oLD-FAsnIoNED cALvANIsTIC SERMON.
Not that il was q sermon do not believer in when
1T is siited down to the bottom but it was clothed
in o manner | should not use; but I would
say, in behalf Of my good brother Murray,
that the sermon was not, some believe ana as
the papers tried to make it appear re tort on his
part on the supposed belief OF the pastor OF this
church. The sermon was an old one written fol
his congregation in Park street, two years ago,
ana 1t is not to be supposed that any discourtesy
was meant am glad You got 1t. Well, preached
in Park street church. ana think the matter was
about even daughter and meant no dscour.
tesy. Now, am going to be a little egotistica-I
am going to talk about myself. Lately preached
in Cincinnati, in Brother WILSON'S church. and |
preached in the Park street church. 1t may not
be known TO you that at the same time | received
the call TO THIS church received call to the Park
street church, which refused to conc here. That
church stands connected with the orthodox faith
IL was one OF the churches that
BREASTED THE DETECTION.
IL stands connected with my earliest associations
When went TO Boston was thirteen years old
church and my father in Hanover church. could
not help thinking OF the past time, OF Boston as it
was IN 1885, used TO know all the lanes and turns,
all the places that boys find out and grown people
don't know, or forget they ever did know.
Everything is ,ransformed o Where wealth
looked to in not to be found. The
mon Is there, but not bit as 1t used to look. But
the changes In the topography, the changes in
business ana IN population, which have been
almost revolutionary, are not greater than the
changes in churches. In my remembrance Essex,
churches; then came Salem, that's gone; Old
From the north end to the south eha |
that remains, and that is Park street, and Boston
itself is forced out into the surrounding country,
and take in Chariestown ana other adjacent places
l have spoken OF Hanover cburch that burned
down, then they rebnt IL. That church, alter
having one or two pastors, was sold, and passed
out OF the denomination. All the Old sacred places
OF my memory are gone; almost the whole city has
suffered an absolute transformation. During my
residence there the great battle between
UNITARIAN AND ORTHODOX CHURCHES
was carried on, and my father was the leader in It,
since came away have forgotten 1t, in my otner
battles, but 1t is curious 10 see how old I'M
pressions last The battle is as strong as
Unltarians don't know the orthodox, nor
the Orthodox the Unitarans. l can't tell you
the effect produced on my mind by these scenes.
/ ask myself whether the truth Is stronger, larger,
more elfectual than IL was IN those days. don't
Judge but never could have received
SPIRITUAL INFLUENCE
more real than did In walking through those old
familiar streets. l received a baptism, q conse-
Grafton there ! was staying with friend who
dwelt in the meadows. IL was an old
place; Old trees waved there. There was
peculiar serenity about it. 30 separated from
man and with nature, 1t seemed as though IL
pleased God to give me another revelation OF HIM.
self; not that believed in that cant that nature
is holy and the sky an altar but nature stimulates
In us holy excitement; 1t is possible that the
heavens may declare the glory OF God, ana so IL
befel me my heart rose very near to the
SOURCE OF ALL JOY.
| came back again To my Old accustommed place.
and could introduce no other subject; my mind
Is iull OF memories. can only add word or two
never was brought up az child TO love nature, and
I.had only two things that ever drew me TO 1t. My
mother loved everything In nature and that inhu-
enced me; and my brother, older, was passionate
lover OF flowers and he trained my taste. have
always found In nature such JOY, such rest, taat
am always sorry Tor child who is brought up
without being taught to love nature. II had my
choice In child, would prefer one who was more
susceptible TO the influence OF nature than all the
ICDes of the world.