, 1874-10-05
PLYMOUTH PULPIT.
It Is Again Filled by Mr.
Beec $
A Sermon Yeste' J to a Crowded
) $
Some Slight s. proach to Ap-
= Z 4se.
Tho Prayer Said to Be a Master
piece Of Patl,os.
Gard by MIR. Tiiton to The
Public.
Reasons for Mr. Beeoher's Delay in
Bringing the Libel Suit.
4 Solemn Affirmation Of tho Or1gina
Charge.

NA"A6O4
A.! 1ccchor breaches in plymouth
Church.
Special Dtsratch to The Chicago Trfbune.
New YonK, Oct. A church decorated and
rorfamcd with tho aowcra which loaded every
available place, crowded In saats, aialss, and
halls, With patient multitude, while people
enough to have filed it twice oyor struggled tor
admitsance at tho doors, awaited tho lolirory Of
tho first Hern,ou by the Rev. Henry Ward
Boechor aftor hiB summer vacation. Plymouth
Church soonlod to be d special cchtre OF attrao-
ton. Long bofore tho honr Of opening tho
church the crowd was waiting at tho doors. All
tho cara stopped at Orange strcot to add
to tho u,1,nbors. and from the ferry
boats the, Was q constant stream Of
hurrying people, Whom the doors were opened.
at about $780, tho soats were quickly tlllcd, tho
rights of pew-holdors not boing generally ro-
spoctod. Fortunate were thoy WHO gained Ad-
mittanco then. for tho would-bo audlcuco
On tho outside rapidly augmented its
number. A force of policemen at The
mnn entrance on Orange street laborod quietly,
but persstently, to keep como order in tho
crowd, which would not believe that pushing
and crowding would not force an entrance,
and to keep them from the doors when
there was room for no moro. Occa-
alonally somc lady or gentleman, a
chnrch-mcmbor, would be allowed to ontor,
only to reach tho door In q much-agtated con-
dition and tlud their BoatH occupied At tho side-
entrance limo was formed, and aome one
guarded tho door, admitting only those
Who wero recognized as mcmbera. A
small number were gathered around
the door OF the lecturo-room, hus no BtrateGem
would aeoure almttanco. There, some disap-
pointed in not gaining altnittancc, climbed to
the windows mud stood On tho siIls looking
in, but thoso woro quickly dragged from
their parches. During tho first part
Of tho services probably about $500
people waited patiently outside, tho number
gradually growing less aB tho impossibility Of
soeng or hearing tho great preacher grow moro
appat ent. Inside tho audience had settled them
solyos IN their seats. filing tho moments Of
waiting with . loud buzz Of conversation, in
astlo text. 1he floral decoration was very tnstc-
fully douc. The platform was frnged with a
bank Of ligI,t-cotorod 1lowerB aud yariosnteI
leaves. Tuborosos, lilies, sludiolusos, ivy. aud
smi'ax, Which. With tho bouQueta OIL tho table and
desk, rorfumed the air around. From tl,o trout Of
the cholr-gallery depended 2 simple res'oou Of
Btnlax, which, extol.diug along the ga}lcries
was looped with bouqueta. Tho sidca Of tho
church above wcro similarly adorned. RIr.
Dccchers entrance was unmarked BY any Of tho
domonatratiyo cnthuslasm as Oh Friday night.
lie quietly took Ills seat aud the Services
began. Tho choir sung tho To Dou,n, tho
hymns. PRAYER, and sermon, followed. No
alusious at MI were ulado whicl, could hare
boon construed as referring to the troubles Of
the church Or pastor: THO sermon waa upon tho
Government Of God, which he lllencl,
as near as human understanding could
conceive. to that of wise just, and loving
"a y$,nfYy lat.
men, and referring to tho human Judgment Of
God, each other and thon,soycs in comparison |
with what it should bo. When thn aeryices woro
over, the audience generally sooned in no hurry to
somo OF those ontBido avaled themselves
promptly OF the opportunity to enter aud look |
llp at HIM. rumor waH circulated at one tiu,o,
Just before the beginning Of tho Ser |
vices. !, and . slight disturbance at
Mr.. D1oulton had tried to enter. The only
foundation for 1t was the effort OF the police to
prevent y cr,leh at tho doors. which was misn-
Ierpretod BY some imaginative person: Tile At
non as follows, taking ''far far lis lis text tsE
Matthew. 1i.. verge To-: ssThy will bo done on |
east!s as it is in heaven" IIe said among other
hnf5 H. tho pss vi" ~ tS universal aw Y
sill or Inv socks fur tho hg hest good of ul tho
'rcatnres OF God, and TINT according to tho
circumstances Of their creation, and tho con-
iitions into which they havo beea put BY Provi.
lcnce. Wohuye boon taught from our childhood
hat we are sinful ,-und so VIC are,-tfat
30 were corrupt, and surely, III somo degroo,
irst or lust, alt mon have corrupted themselves.
'con formed iii respect to the nature and char
'uliar technical terms and the uoio
4 stating, gone wide Of the
rom the point from which he starts. if that ia
ho universal necessity, that III tile truth. but,
it bo sad tliat everything which
iom corrupt by reason Of their own original ns- r.
s.re, who made that nnturo It is tho work Of
aod. 1twas not born IN me by any choice Of nsihc.
nd, therefore, not BY any fault OF
o an II TSs st sys1 e h%z I mot iaso ts fs"t
ovo TINT it iB dove, 1t is no degradation ia 4
r. facts which indicate tho low low
hf i diDs sosa bs ho coon s st o Il s os
aco III such that IT needs ntnite sympathy, init
ito patcnce aud forhnarance. Infinite aud co,l-
nung influence, tint men ncstl coutinu
"; that tl,oy need tic divine for
trongth to upbonr them. This is groat tact, t'
UNIVERSAL both az to tinlo antl extont, Dut L
ooa not follow TINT it tH true from tic grounds
nd reasons TINT hayo been alleged. II
y tho will Of God you taka tho hislcut
inception Of the porfcc.nosa possible to rational
I'D accountable boinga; II you pray lhat thu
ord of God may become instantly, not si1nnly
general iloal. the point Of aspiration, TIT
"sn"Fass .s srs rue 10 OF bc ssmsa ansa aud aud at
e!r varying conditions, the poor Afri-
~, born with LIN peculiar temperament :
III IN tho circumstances where lite fouu,l him, C
ut IT., 10 ho Judged with tie Name rule by which i
70 A1chanEcl IL, in to havo instantly applied to !,
tn !!e highest conception Of niauhuod. and is u u
oo 1ndBol by TINT, that men all througll - "
lr. own alvlized land, born, como
thieves, Bome Of robbers. some Of ipicmpetato
lronte, bomo Of etupid paronts Hhoae geniaa
10Y inherit,- 1T. my. you bring down tho ideal
'rtsotspn Of manhood aud npp!y It at oucs to q