New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-10-21
+" MANHOOD AND MONEY
LECTURE BY THE REV. Il. W. BEECHER.

lecture OF the Mercantile Library Course ~ AsSoch-
| ton Hall last evening to large audience. The
! theme was Manhood and Money" and the lecturer
proved if the frequently manifested approval Of his
| hearers was a criterion, that the art of making
money is not to be classed among sarcastic dcfn-
tons but is to be regarded in the light Of virtue
and as a measurement in some sense Of refinement.
He qualified his position. however, by selecting the
! ways and means of attaining to wealth, and the
limit to its pursuit illustrating in an apt and anus
ing way peculiarly his own the points OF hs argn-
ment The main parts OF bis lecture arc reproduced
! below:
THE LECTURE.
Among all the striving elements which are 30 "orb ~
modern society there other that az the present
time is 80 strong and fervent as the desire Of money
As 10 Is key which unlOcks almost every d00r
it is sought by all manner Of men and from al man
OF motives the last aud least Of which If ayarce
NOn-ucratiye professions never much Stunned
rs to-day while on hand those professions arc
gorged whose chief end Is money making We are
Christian people after a manner. and hold our
selves omenable TO Christian principles anc
IL Is supposed that two things certain 10 the
light OF Christian truthOne that ought not to seek
riches in this world If they mean 10 inherit eternal
riches and the other that IL they seek IL they cannot
gain riches world without the sacrifice of the
substantial moral which constitute Chris
tan manhood. Yet without this sacrifice the whole
world has become civilized and that too largely by the
direct indirect commercial spirit; and u becomes Us
therefore, ask whether 1t be true that Christianity
disaows riches. Some men, when In sober ana rehg'
ous moods hold that they to deny Themselves and
not seek wealth, yet by the necessity OF cir
cumstances they are drawn seeking II, and
| are trying 10 compound their conscience and
Judgment, and by giving little here and more
theological scrpes But the Church teaches no snch
doctrine, for good many in the Church have TOO nahy
money to come from II riches be contrary TO the
spirit OF Christianity what we TO do with that com
pick scheme Of charity which is the gcry OF the Church
| In our day Men 20 into church on sunday anu Wy
forget the world and on Monday go into the world
supposing It TO be dlsunctYely sometnhg sasn most
than the church. For education hold that the word
regiment Of soldiers is dr drill room, what good
they be in the field OF battle ana SO inc rengouS
instruction received sundays and IL the chnrshes
which is not actually carried INTO the world u OF NIUE
account
MANHOOD NOT SACRIFICED IN MAKING HoNBf
Christian manhood lie compatible with the pursuit Of
money Tn the first place we met with the general
abatement that life Of sorrowfu selfdenal the life
recommended in the Gospel aud that men cannot he too
careful 10 deny themselves seidenal Is necessity OF
every man. Just as it is his duty spiritual being TO
deny himself SO ss to overcome pride. vanity, and sell
ishness but further than that there Is no use III sen
Wix a. aSainst lower way Men have deny them
selves the sake OF benevolenee and true
is the ascendancy OF something superior over something
inferior IL ia only when you do not wish 10 40 nHns
that you must deny man tnSt carries t tSTonSS hs
life is that has grown out ntlle aurins
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moral purpose Of this world-one stupendons wre9k
on which clings generations. The wreck cannot pe
raised but you pick of az many rs possible WIN a
e.ooat; and many think that the object Of life 10
pick off many you can, aud therefore ths Nhois
and the man that lives not to be swamped VINO can
cling TO safely ashore That Is Tue happy
man meaner idea OF life can scarcely DC conceived
than this. Unfortunately selfish lt u aDoolueH
inconsistent with any conception OF o OF
there clutched and carried ashore The world means
! a something iu the future, something more than
wreck something building aud 10 De buht IL IL a
stupendous academy The material gloSe Is ainlr,oy
adapted 20 the development OF certain physical nccess
ties, and many influences ~ II are assisting 10 ee'ate
man and populate this earth by perfected race Ae
cordlng 10 this view the best school oi man VA nt
world rs not the school OF secusOu Men an" tnu. pct
ter by taking their lot aud place IN the tasks, entefprSc
temptations and ysssitues OF iiie' Norkng tner way
manfully IN sucn manner that not only me Nord sua
bo built up but they themselves IN Duldhs " up
The PATTERN OF MANHOOD.
NV conception therefore Christian manhood is not
on a meager pattern do not SO read Providence or
Scripture. believe that whatever Is strong noble aud
lust possible that he has right TO develop ana
that the world will be all the better for his developing
DO YOU suppose man, to be CHRISTIAN mast fore
.wrar all beauty and sackclOh! Are the reDned
more eontemptible than those under Tie dominion
belIeves that 10 be a Christian man, one must rot
il. He may eat But suppose be Do iona iona
wrong cultivate that one sense and rght 70 cvate
another Is not the nOie higher d. d st ms and
zee their elegant furniture plainly covered and not
picture WALL for the family say we are not 20 I'VE
~ tbs world for our enjoy meUr that self-iD
diligence is wrong but that she appetite must be
sppd9 earl Is the whole God0ead mans
beliyi daughter All manner Of PICKLES AMI sweet sweet
meats seem proper enough, but when one wants
other fall back on prickiy conscience ana
say " One who calls himself pilgrim can deny snch
things" AZ 10 the finer divner feelings IN man that
lift him above the brute and marx the alsnneton De
tween the top aud bottom, many think that those are
entirely inconsistent with the fundamental notions OF
Christian denial. There Will he a time thlnk, @hen
man clothc himself with beauty ana NOT pe uns "
H. That pure religion for our time anu WIN De
pure religion for any time .o.,oo,,,, -, ,ro ,,,r,s
, Character is one that is not alleged deterorated
nv material pleasures but Il the master OF them. Nc
man much he who Is heir with Crlst 10 al eerns
inheritance has right everything that belongs TO his
FaIer Shall God fresco the heavens morn
ing and evening and H. DC ,ur sarii' the ned.
with magnificent changing every day through
All tue regal months aud stand aoof looking out and
wishing might 9 pSr tSa 70 take. aWay from ma nan ali
rigbt and liberty for who loves God and loves men,
apb tsen makes himself strong that he may worship
1bs me and serve the other has right riches has
right TO pleasure has right to what art aDd beauty can
brihg him, and tue day wl come whe9 man can nave
Ny idea OF true Christian manhood being man de
ant IN tbe social afections In Everything that is
brave and aud fac. aud this whole compact
~" TOR the Welfare of MS fclow.mcn | say that the
pursuits vi wealth OF artaDy pursuit that has for ITS
ends tue strength or society ana the welfare OF men
are perfeetly compatible with christianity
OF civilization Is in the direction oi the cres-
ton Of property. ana " that ~ inconsistent
G5ug ont into life and creating civilization bY the gen
era accumulation OF wealth is will not sa' ree0pe
very essence DO You suppose auonG al sf sn
that In a hundred IL miser that oue-tentn part
OF them mere money -usgeSt don l. AZ
has been my business TO look into a, rp ors 700" ~
weakness and suffering. In that most terrible nous
when bankruptcy hoyers 10 the AIR IKE an sSrns .
sorrow was not that he was a0ont 70 lose money, no.
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