The New York herald., 1874-07-07

mitted but the single error OF adopting the
theory that the reciprocal relauohs OF men men
and women can be adjusted on the basis
OF equality and right, whereas nature lntehueo
them rest on basis OF mutual inequality. inter-
tempting to prove hat boiling pitch Is very
clean substance, snowy white and pure, ne ien
into the caudron. II his catastrophe SHAH enable
any to in time that there is no 'spotess white
ness" In those who would emancipate man or w0-
man from that Just suoJectlon wnlcn Is impIiee IN
rlertstic inldelity, that nter-sexual love, 70 oe
chaste must be exclusive that lts SO called .lree-
dom" Is It's desolatlon ana ruin, hls iuartyrdom
VIII not have been IN vain.
Henry Ward Beecher and His Ministry,
From the Brooklyn Eagle.l
That Mr. Beecher has consistently preached this
faith since the morning of sunday. May l6, ls47,
when he first preached Christ in Brooklyn TO the
present time, none but bigots and sectaran qulb-
blers Will deny. To the Gospel as preached by him
not Brooklyn only, but the voice OF American
civilization and Anglo-Saxon Chrstendom has said
amen. 'My parish.n he once said," us the United
States" and in his mnstration to so vast fold
he has approved himself "a workman that needeth
not to De ashamed rightly dividing the WORD OF
him. jealous OF his mighty influence. was but the
inevitable course OF human nature The
homes which his words have made fragrant
with the inspirations OF higher ife; the hearts
whose wounds he has assuaged with the oil and
wine of Gospel nope; the minds he has aliured
from tHe DdFTeH sduuS VI uuDellel To tuc lutcueC-
tuai light OF sincere religion; the impetus he has
given to our public institutions Of charity, OF edu
cation and OF liberty: the constant suasion f0r
good which lie has exercised Tor more than twenty
seven years over the pubic sentiment OF our ever
growing cty-these are his witnesses before the
people, ana may well be his crown OF rejoicing"
before God. He leaves US Tor awhile as he came to
us at first. In all 'the iulness OF the blessings Of
the gospel OF Christ"
If there be characteristic Of Mr.. Beecher's
mind which Is more conspicuous than any other It
Is his capacity to take large and generous views
question.
one feature which more than any other has been
prominent in his ministry, 1t has been his catholic
instincts his freedom IRON narrowness, his per-
CeptiOn OF the good and true in all our systems,
which are but ''broken lights" or God. Those who
looked for curses from his lips have been disap-
pointed, ior 40, he has blessed them altogether"
81 do not believe" he says, 'that have ever writ
ten line against any other denomination except
few letters in an obscure evening paper
in Cincinnati many years ago, against the
Catholic denomination" Polemcs are natu-
raj to the theological neopnyte, but all
Plymouth church for Catholic charities, and
the Christian terms in which Mr.. Beecner has
always spoken in Brooklyn of that Church and OF
It's head lf MT. Beecber has not preached Calvin
ism 1t is because he saw that Cavinism narrowed
the broad teachings OF Christ and limited His free
name for fatalism, and led inevitably to hatred
and persecution, he Outgrew It, II indeed IL had
ever been taught him.
the relations between Mr.. Beecner and his peo.
pie are such as only death can sever. Many who
now sleep peacefully III Greenwood Will rise up
Oning, when 1--WE shall all OF US be con temporares,
and make our appearance together" ana, whether
absent or present we IN Brooklyn owe his name
q debt OF grateful reverence.