The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-05-31
PLYMOUTH LECTURE ROOM TALK.
SOciablc Evening-Mr. Beecllcr on
COntentment In Daily Life-Peacc and
How to Obtain 1.-THE Spiritual Table
Spread for Us.

n SOCIuUIc EvcuInX-MFs neccmcr Oh
Contentment I'm Daily Lifs-Peacc and
How to Obtain 1.-THE Spiritual Table
Spread for Us.
The Plymouth lecture room was crowded last
evening. Mr.. Beecherwa in excellent spirits, and
the congregation enjoyed very pleasant social
talk. Mr.. Beecher said 1--WE were speaking last
week about care and anxiety, and there IS u
certain relation OF this subject that was not
brought out. There is distinct promise for those
bearing the cares and anxieties of the world OF
peace-a peace which passeth understanding We
can conceive OF people whose life ID
deprived of carei but how persons IN the very
midst OF life, bassed and warped by business
cares, should be able to carry settled peace, Is
question. Can 1t be? Is 1T practicabeS Now
recollect in time Of revival in western town,
the question came up as to whether the
business men felt the loss OF time which was
devoted to morning prayer meetings. The
hour was from ten to eleven, Just In the middle OF
the day, and their testimony was given that they
never had done so much business, their thoughts
were more direct and clear, and that they never
mad so much case in the pursuance Of their bust
ness; and have observed 1t since, and know 1t
in my own case. II one can rise TO q feeling OF
faith, filled with the sense Of the Importance OF life
to come, he can do more work, he can effect more.
pride has been wounded, or they nave lost where
they meant to gain, suffered in some or
their passions. What annoy most is that
our lower nature cannot have its own way.
This Is where the enemy cuts and
scores the surface OF peace Our lower nature
scientiousiy dwell near the spirit Of Christ we
would be set Tree from these disturbances; mind
, would be sa single Now the question IS can man
live In That slater Yes, he can. Can everybody
Not everybody, as fully or as easily as others
some can dwell for little time and then fall out.
prayer watchluIness and ' holy ' determi mi a.
ton to dwell above the world. don't say
he would not be brought down by a chance
arrow once in while, but do say that the ave.
rage Christian can live tranquil life. Mr.. Beecher
then asked II any one had anything 80 say on the
a story, which had helped him to be contented
many tlmes:-A man who was travelling in Eng
without pasterlng, and he heard voice crying from
withln-the voice Of an old woman-sayng, IAN
these, and Jesus too; all these and Jesus too;
OF bread; ''andr said he, sever afterwards have
been ashamed to be Disseminated" Then another
brother said he had little story to tell OF young
his minister thought that his prosperity
would would spoil him; !. SO he spoke to the
all things, through God.n Years went on and adj
versty came, and the minister said to him. ''You
he an sand all M ns
in G0dn Then another brother said ne thought
that peace did not come By any peculiar state OF
mind so much as by experience; that we have got
TO learn to trust God just as regiment
OF soldiers learn to rely on their general
Mr.. Beecher said:-ies, that Is good and sound
and orthodox too. One learns little by little We
have peace, but we won't take 1t. On Summer
mornings can see on the grass such sparkling
drops OF dew. such wonderful jewery and the air
so soft and balmy and the heavens so beautiful my
soul is lifted up 10 God, and say to workingman
Look there ~ and he looks and SAYS, "Wal whats
don't see nothing" SO God is overturning things
to us, only we are too coarse to see them
was reading fairy story this afternoon
OF q father who had three sons, and he
drove them out, one after the other, to get
their living one went TO a carpenter, and when he
lett MIN the carpenter presented him with table
that had this quality: when he said "Be spread
viands. Now think there is table spread before
US constantly, and II we only had faith we should
see the table, not the literal deal, but a table
spread with food Tor the soul. There is table
spread for US, and al that is lacking is our power
to see IL and our faith to call on 1t.