The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-01-10
PLYMOUTH CHURCH.

Pe0ce ReotOre0 Vuce mOre-Tme IOSee
Thoughts Of Christ's Tesching-The
Past Year-Proceedfngs at the Annual
Meeting.
After the usual services last evening Mr. Beecher
said There are three thoughts trinity Of
tn0ughts-thst are At the basis OF Christ's teach
ting. First IL that the kingdom Of Cod Ii with
You. Second, the power Of inward life, az dis
eliminated nom the outward hIe-"GOd be with
you; IN enyer and abide with thee" Third fs,
because live 10 shall hve Fundamentally
insured by the word OF God. Now, the progress
OF the Kingdom Of God does not depend on
our own philosophical statement Of It. We are
10 determine what this Kingdom Is by asking to
what extent do the elements OF my nature control
themselves In the spirit Of Jesus Christ Take the
element OF reason. To what extent does It work
under the inspiration OF the Divine SPIRIT Ny
Imagination, all my moral sentiment s--in what
degree do they move all my social relations, IN
what degree DO they express truth, hdelityf This
would be self-examination, II We were competent
to do 1t, and in some degree we are. During the
past year in what degree have my powers come
into accord with the spirit OF God And In dong
this il is not enough to do what others do; our
standard is not the pubic sentiment Of the COM
munlty.
JRsus CHRIST Is OUR STANDARD,
and lower than that we may not go, and 1t Is .
pretty solemn test Has pride throbbed in me as
1t has in other men9 Take the element Of selI-in-
diligence; in what respect am ! living any better
than did last Year, Take benehcence; IN what
respect am more blossominga where have the
efiuence OF positive deveIof mentf These arc cru
Cial tests.
When look at you here don't think of you az
human beings scarcely. Every one OF You are
TEMPLES OF GOD;
every one q mansion some better kept than
others Now, In visiting Europe ! had seen some
o. the famous PIC, ares qua not an mao seen
jects, bus had access to what are called the
studcs Of the great masters, and I can't tell you
what feeling came over me when FIRST saw
them. Little scraps OF paper with perhaps hand
sketcneo 30 and then so and then sO-tMr. Beecner
Illustrating the positlonl until at last We see the
trace the thousht in some OF RaDhaels
mastery pictures the figures were put in
the completion, out here on the steps thew seem to
be a part OF the man. Now. 10 make the appica-
or woman making progress in divine nie-to 10 X
a. the steps DAY BY day IL Is small material for
PERSONS pride to have little Of the light OF
indiwduai efforts they come to but little from a
critical point Of view. But there 10 point OF view
from winch 1t becomes interesting-little things in
themselves, but immense the connection.
There are great many things person would not
e 10 IT, woua tsa not an BE Ss to
that is passed have had very neawvery frequent
evidence OF the divine prescDceEvy day and by
year past have had more than ever. The year
past has gwen me o deeper, intenser insight INTO
q form OF love, OF earnest desire Tor men, and to
want wlsttnl earnest desire Tor all tLat have
also had wrought IN me y kind Of giving up OF my
will, surrendering OF myself TO the care OF PrOvi-
dence, and ! can say, "Thy win, not mine, be
done.h don't remember but one time before when
HAD 80 clear and marked submission TO the VIII
OF God. l recOilect the day on which l was
going to make my speech IN England. for my
country. on the afternoon Of that day l went
WI INT n /
into state OF despair and had to fall back into
the arms OF God. had an overpOwer1Dg sense OF
what an English audience was; did not know but
should be booted Oh; but remember was IN
t @ Su an S sae wa 10 neaE and
then there came at once perfect submission to
Gods will--li 1t was Gods viii that should be
put where was willing, and there came such
FLOW OF PEACE
then when stood facing those 5000 faces felt
perfectly calm. had sense Of the power Of God
In Jesus Christ and the power OF the Spirit OF God
to annihiate worldly things.
have found peace In the bosom OF God and be-
eve others can do II also. This past year can be
more grateful for than any other Of my Lie. must
write down that 1t was great year OF harvests-
the revelation oil Himself was blessing.
ANNUAL MEETING THE SOCIETY.
The annual meeting oil the society OF the church
was held also me society Is comp sed Of al such
these only entitled to vote at Its meetings
NJ. X. Moody was elected Chairman; II. Chaplin, Jr..
Deacon Hutchinson. The Chairman stated that the
CHIEF business OF the meeting would be to hear the
report OF the Treasurer and elect three trus.
tees to fill the places OF Augustus Sorrs, Daniel s.
Arnold and Moses s. Beach, whose terms OF office
will expire IN one week. The minutes OF the last
annual me etlng were read and approved. Angus
tus Storrs Treasurer oil the society, presented his
annual statement, OF which the following is an
epltOme
Receipts -! oSo
D1sD ursements o1ioo
Balance in hand ss,42
The election OF trustees and others was the next
business IN order. j. b. Hutchinson and s. v.
White were appointed presidents OF election and
j. Carpenter and Sidney smith tellers. The result
OF the voting was the reelection OF Augustus
St0rrs, D. s. Arnold and Moses S. Beach as trus-
tees; II. Chaplin, JE, as clerk, and X. W. Ropes
and NJ K Moody auditors Moses 3. Beach
referred to the pleasing fact that the treasurer's
report showed a gooo balance IN hand. 1t was
the first time In the entire history OF Plymouth
church that they had had clear balance
In hand. The principal reason why they had not
had balance was that the several mission enter
prlses In which the church had been engaged had,
together with the church expenses, absorbed all
the receipts. 1t might not be generally known,
but sta ed 1t fact, tnat nearly 100000 had
been ex pended on mission schools belonging to the
church. Since the church was organized it had
paid from its income not only all the current ex-
penses and high salaries, but had betrayed almost
the entire original cost OF the church property az
well as the 500 600 invested in missions.
The meeting then adjourned