New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-07-13
Tile IDEAL CHRISTIAN.
Tie Rrr Lepeyn Bepan d. d., at the Central TIotrnac,e tCo'
QregIfi0saD Brooklyn.


greglno.aD at Brooklyn
Among the noted preachers of England who
have paid this country visit and have supplied accept
ably the pups of pastors while on their annual vdca-
ton is the Rev Lewelyn Beyan DID,. OF London,who IS
now preaching in the Congregational Church in Hancock
st. between Bedford aud Franklinaves., Brooklyn.
known better as Dr. Scudders church. During the pre-
sent congregations OF DIS Scudder and
Duryea by arrangement, worship In the church of the
former and owing largely to this circumstance the
attendance yesterday morning. despite tho threatening
sky and treacherous sun, very large Dr. Bevan
has compact figure OF medium hight dressedin the Gus
tomary black broadcOth with vest butoned to the throat
and barely permitting modest display OF white neck
tie cOunteDance full and hearty, dark In complexion,
relieved by mOderaely-trimmed black SIDE whlskers'
and surmOunted with long, thickly- black hair,
which brushed straight back from farslzed fOrehea1
In manner and delivery he is free and dem0nstratve,
frequent and sometimes bold in his gestures and his
cnunciauOn, while clear enough In the eCure-rOOn, Is
decidedly lacking in the strength which compels aten-
ton from persons in remote situations IN this immense
audience-chamber DIT Bevan wlrepresent DI. Duryea
and Dr. Scudder for eight Sundays or until one or the
two pastors returns He came here on the recommen-
datOn Of the Rev. Dr. Fadgen OF Edinburgh, who was
in this country last year. and he has apparently found
friends and admirers among his two congregations.
DR.. Bevans text yesterday morning taken from
Exodus aud the familiar one having reference to
the different classes OF men who do or do not see God
and yet and drink,he eating and drinking course
referring to the common or physical life OF man He
were those who do not God and yet eat and drink
and there large number of these who have never
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careless indifferent about it, such were the men and
who, working in the factories and stores and lay
the foundations OF the great physical supersructure
which the nineteenth century is erecting, rush forth
upon day sacred God altogether careless Of rest
recognizing HmthrOugh His Church. These were the men
who always talking about the worship of the open
and the birds and who liked 10 get away from the
sitting atmosphere Of the church" There were count
less thousands of these in this Christian country aud
of Him In their nature, and walked about the
world never seeing the flashing eye OF the Divine
rayin rnnnn hon
favOrs which the Almighty was continually showering
nPo r Ine a ony That WAS Better than nothn hut
after all it was not piety towards God. they went to
church Just some fashionable people went to picture
gallery, not because they liked IT, but 1t was the thing
whether with contempt or pity.
Then there was another class who do not God,
and yet not eat ana drGk WY was bnat
and was looking, as sometimes you would ind
blind watching for the sunlight which they cannot
find. This class were ever searching Tor Cod and the
lower nature was oppressed by IT the NE gave
body and the powers that belonged to the were
overwhelmed by the fact that the spiritual could not be
Teyed this nineteenth century. with all its marvellous
discoveries had out 10 look for God III nature and
questioning. The way God was rough and lowy, and
filled with much humiliation but il was the only way
Who by searching can find out God g. and yet who
soever will accept the Son. to him the Father will reveal
Himself. and dwell with that man and be forever in
The third class, who God and yet cannot eat
or drink were people who had not only had the IN
alive hut God had revealed Himself TO them The re-
suit had been so splendid and so ravshng that alto
gether the lower life had been suspended. Business
relations were absorbed and swallowed up by ravshng
visions Of God. Business men knew what wretched
clerks these people made They see God bat eat
drink.
can eat and drink. The ideal here presented him
self people thought the great thing in life was TO
get rid of nature, OF common life, soon possible;
but let look the nature God has given them. III
you say, Give up Your business then" they say on
the wickedness of these things commented the speaker
don't let me you live fine houses, surrounded with
uxuries Live the life Of the hermit, which you say IS
the highest earth, or else be consistent and don't
sacrifice your fallen nature. God has gwen me this
body and 1t, and use rightly according to
its physical laws. must not indulge 1t, but Keep 1t
under to proper extent. The world has not suffered
much sef-denal yet. don't believe In the 5acr
flee OF the spiritual for the physical and II Is equally
sinful to sacrifice the lower TO the higher The lower is
TO be Inspired the higher to be purified God to be
revealed in manhood and Heaven Is TO DO already
BEGUN upon earth,