The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-08-18
BROOKLYN CHURCHES.
PLYMOUTH CHURCH.

Sermon by New Bedford Divine ON
the Humanity OF Christ and the SYM
pathy Of suifering-A Good Story About
Brigham Young and It's Effect Ola the
Congrcgation-Svhat I'm Artist Thought
About the Sermon.
There was rather more than the average
Summer vacation congregation at Plymouth church
yesterday morning, mainly, however, made up
Of strangers and wanderers from other churches
that are closed for the season. The preacher was
the Rev. Mr.. Quint Of New Bedford. There was the
usual criticism Of the sermon by the congregation
as they paced Slowly down the alscs and some were
overheard to say that the was very
colloquial and very natural. All artist who
was present said 1t was a pre-Raphaelite kind Of
Raphaete landscape enables you to see each blade
of grass, but not the field; the branches and the
Mr.. CUNTS sermon was very much ike this It
was string OF anecdotes told In an after-dinner
kind Of talk, but no indication that he was preach
ing living Gospel to dying or even TO thinking
men. One OF the merits OF the sermon was that 1t
was short. The tex, selected was one of the grand
that was tackled on to it all the more disappoint-
ing. 1t was the fifteenth and sixteenth
..For we have not a high priest which
cannot be touched with the feeling OF our tnhrmi-
tiles, but was in all points tempted like as we are
unto the throne OF grace, that we may obtain
mercy and find grace to help in time OF need"
"
consideration OF the Jewish symbolism indicated
in the text in the course Of which reference was
p 81 tne S'' were 0' 'n0 p0sa'a'
TERRIBLE SENSE OF SIN
that uuderlles mems nature, but total absence
of any indication Of the means by which these sins
70 be washed away. After this introduction
the main thought OF the sermon was ampiified,
which was the character Of the service that was
promised in the text to the believer. ave have
our High Priest who Is touched with the feeling Of
Him to have feeling Tor our infrmitles, for His
nature was dual nature--that OF God and man.
There was an old saying In the war time, that "nO
man was ut for the human march unless he goes
on foot" The Lord Jesus went foot for US. BY
His common life, therefore, did He show His won
drou5 wisdom.
was very much misunderstood. There was great
deal OF nonsense talked about elevatng labor, and
great deal OF nonsense about legislatures elevat-
ing labor. Laws arc but the expression OF that
to the law, then the law IS good. When we talk
about the elevation OF labor, and having caucuses
for neither can do it, Resolutions are always
sign OF weakness for the resolving Is indication
that we have not done the thing that we are
should not want to resolve about it,
Elevation Of labor depends upon the man
with common life, sympathy for man, was then
the attraction was In sslt Lake City some time
secret OF Brigham Young's power. 1 always
thought It was tyranny, lear felt by the people
for him; l found II was not. saw man there
whom l knew and Oh whose Judgment | could
rely, and l said TO him, do these people really
love and respect Brigham Young?" He replied,
"fes; there IS not o man OF the same faith here,
but would lay down his life ior Brigham" said,
"What is the reason OF thist" "Wel," my friend
replied, che Is
GREAT-HEARTFD MAN;
the other day, for instance In this street a little
girl was coming along on the road; she fell down
into the dirt and dust. Brigham was coming along
and he ran and picked the little girl up, tried to
paciIy her and dry her tears; aud it wasn't his
child either" This last sentence 'setched' the
congregation; the women looked meaningly at one
another, and the men smiled, some audbly, You
all know man very well, resumed the preacher
who, II he had not heart bigger than the world,
even with his mighty intellect, would not have
achieved the success he has attained to. Sympathy
10 suffering, present help In times Of trouble, q
Divine to men, were ali Illustrated by other anec
dotes, and the sermon was brought to close.