The New York herald., 1874-08-31
Appearance Of the Great Minister
After His Ordeal.
BLESSINGS ON PROSECUTORS.
Vengeance Is Mine; Will Repay,
Saith the Lord"
SYMPATHETIC SPIRITUAL UNITY.
A Sermon with All the Olden
Fire and EIOquence.
TWIN MOUNTAIN HOUSE, N. e., !


TWIN MOUNTAIN HOUSE. N. H.
August 30, 1874. !
The Sabbath morning opened with blue sky,
necked over with snowy clouds. The clear, brac-
ing air Of the mountains was tempered deliciously
with the warmth OF the sun, and the light that
poured over the pine-clad hills all round cast
giant shadows from the peaks far over the valley
All nature looked bright and expressive of cheer,
and the guests at the Twin felt its full influence.
From all parts Of the compass within circuit
OF thirty miles, vehicles or every description
rafting up In front OF the hotel depOst,ng their
burdens OF prayerful people. Many an ancient New
Hampshire conveyance, c0eval with the call0w day,
of the late amented Horace Greeley rumbled in
with its load OF wrinkled age and peachy youth.
Light spring wagons Of the latest build whirled
along by pairs of dainty steppers and piloted by
tail column "swells," came up with sharp turn
before the piazza. Large coaches, filed with hotel
guests, emptied themselves There were special
tralns-one from Fabyan's and another from Little
ton-which brought their composite crowds. All
seemed cheerful and happy, and some TO whom the
great Brooklyn preacher was a stranger in the
flesh exhibited mildly tittelated curiosity. Ser
vice was to be held as usual in tine large parlor,
and the guests were privately admonished to take
their places early. Rows of temporary benches for
the outsiders were placed along the centre OF the
room, and facing these benches was platform
about eighteen inches high. from which MIR.
Beecher was to deliver his sermon.
HAPPILY MOULDED MAN.
Alta quarter to eleven O'Clock there were fully
five hundred persons in the paror. with perhaps
one hundred standing without, and at ten min
utes to the hour Mr.. Beecher entered and stepped
lightly upon the platform. He had risen and
breakasted early and looked In splendid health
and spirits, his blue eyes clear and luminous and
rubicund CLEAN all over his face. In su ch
moments Mr.. Beecher looks q happy moulded man
OF high animal spirits, and from tins physical ex-
terror one can readily trace how, as his sermon
went to show, with him Iberality is the unique
doctrinal test heart is more than head; that the
body is valuable as well as the soul; that love
should be sacred avishly, and better unwisely and
too well than not given forth at all.
SIGNIFICANT HYMN.
When all were settled down he rose ana an an
nouncee the 1o2d Hymn
My soul repeat His praise whose mercies great
1t contains two touching verses, in the reading
OF which the preachers voice trembled.
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1t seemed as If he felt then that sharp blast,
indeed, had passed over his gray hairs and bowed
his head in sorrow, but that something SUPER
human had buoyed him up through 1t oil.
Yes, after all his trial there he stood,
with that sense of latent power visible in
him which we recognize in the war horse as he
champs the bit and paws the ground. He was
anxious to begin his sermon. he was sure that
every word OF it would tell. When he had finished
reading the hymn he sat down, but no one began
the hymn so after brief pause ne said, "Is there
anybody can start the tune Of BOylston ?" A thin
voice. like that OF an uncertain-aged maiden aunt,
began to family pipe the hymn; then another
woman's voice was heard; then mans; ana be-
fore the second line was ended the entire congse-
cation were wrestling like athletes with the mel
ody. The reporters at the table, particularly the
Bostonians, joined In with vigor, II not with pre-
csion.
''BLESS THEM THAT PROSECUTE YOU"
MIR. Beecher then read the twelfth, or Golden,
chapter OF Romans, whose grand recital OF CHRIS.
tian duties, lofty reprOof Of unchrstian selfish
ness and beautiful injunctons OF human brother
hood are beyond even Mr.. Beecher's power 10 re-
touch or improve The chapter was read with fine
emphasis, and where the Apostle enjoins the
Christian, "Bless them that prosecute you," he
seemed fairly aboring to do 80, but 1t was evident
further on that he had laid his trouble away with
the passing of this chapter, rep.ete with the
/ Will repay, saith the Lord.n
PRAYING FOR TOLERANCE AND FORGIVENESS.
Mr.. Beecher then called on the brethren to unite
in prayer. His orison was eloquent and beautiful.
He called on all to rejoice in the fresh and calm Of
the morning.; he prayed for blessing on all pres
ent coming from hundred sources as they did,
each with his thread Of life history, OF family, of
friends, OF joy and suffering, each differing, but all
united in one purpose here. He prayed that the
spirit Of tolerance and forgiveness might be among
us. eve need, o, Lord!" he cried, "hep to be
forgiving and Thou the fountain or forgiveness.
Let US not sit down in remorse bemoaning our
mistakes. May we forget the past. We are not
children Of the darkness.n His voice was full
OF emotion, and he prayed on 1ervidly for
those struggling against evil, for those making
toward good" as Mathew Arnold says. He asked
mankind to be knit and bound together all the
wide world over. AS he ended the prayer he an
nounced the clarion hymn
Awake, and sing the song
MR.. BEECHER's MANNER AND ELooUENCE.
The sermon which followed, and which will be
found below, he delivered with all his old fire and
vim. No such spirit as his could long lie crushed
under any trial 1t would XII him to silence him.
The marvellous physical recuperativeness of the
man glowed like rising sun ON the tide of his
eloquence, making his words shine with beauty OF
which cold type can convey no idea. Attacking the
idea OF external unity in Christs Church from the
ridiculous side he caused many smile, even II
he convinced but few Of the hard doctrnarians
who listened with cold grin to his inveghing
against the sects, who, like Dryden's Jebusites,
consider themselves God Aimighty's gentlemen.
HIS saAes OF humor were well appreciated. His
description OF o dry-natured man, probably
Scotchman, as one whom you might soak
in joke for month without getting it
through his skin, will stano beside Sydney
Smiths declaration that to get 1t through
his head would require surgical oper-