The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-04-04

The Thoughts OF This Week = MIR.
Beecher Disa appoints tho Curiosity OF
the Multitude.
The Friday evening prayer meeting was nm.
usually crowded last evening In expectation OF
the continuance Of the business meeting held Oh
Wednesday morning week. After the usual exer.
cises Mr. Beecner said
There is something impressive In the thought
that all the world at any one time are engaged ia
IKE tram Of thought though. or course. the same
Gay Is not the same TO all alike. SO II is rather
an Illusion 10 suppose that the whole Chris
dan word is medltating on any one
event. event yes It is the thoughts Of SYM
thoughts out OF the finite into the infinite This IS
week OF serious thought OF the closing scenes OF
the benefit derived from the physical REPRESENTS
ton OF these things; far from it. think 1t produces
on the generality OF other people. Many have the
power OF reproducing the lie or Christ. that al.
though II was 800 years ago, they have the power
that many derive benefit from 1t cannot doubt.
But 1t don't seem to me that because the world
ns sho snd suFd ' sd aa ~ LIS hs
possession OF God, 1t don't seem to me that that
reaches the I Of me 9ndeT
any code OF justices; or to put 1t in that judicial
way, like the Apostles way better Paul, after
perienoe, says:-..Always peaiing about In the
body the dying OF Christ" Now, do y0u suppose
Paul was always thinking about Gethsemancs
always bearing about in the body the dying OF
Christ that the LIE also or Jesus may be made
manifest In our bodyi The death OF the Lord
Jesus Christ represents In Him the
POWER or SYMPATHY
with everything belonging to the suffering side OF
humanity Now, IN tins relation, what power you
get You think TOu are near to Christ In the mo-
Ment OF prayer; but every single weakness you
pave got M you only knew it, Is another cord to
Dlnd you 10 Jesus. Every time the cloud dcscendS
ana everything goes, as 1t were, to the bottom,
every such experience brings you nearer to God.
Now we are all struggling TO get nearer to God; we
are all struggling to nave faith that shall be u
LIVING POWER.
but there is too little of 1t. Oh Ii it Is given to US
TO bind ourselves to Christ by all our impericctOns
Christ was tempted In all points like as we are.
without sin He conquers IN you, and for you. and
by you through sympathy. He Is your elder brother,
and II we, being evil know how 10 give good gifts
unto our children, how much more shall your
Father in heaven give good gifts unto His children.
1t happened 1soO years ago, and. was going to
say, He had forgottentt almost; but He has not for
gotten you. So, then we come to high priest.
and as the high priests OF old were selected
from those clothed with infrmlties, so that
they might have compassion on all the
High Priest bring to YOU. Ought any to be I'M
willing to come to Christ? Is there a heart here
That has not It's loadY Is there one that does not
need nOurishlng carer Christ stands through
ages bearing mems sins. and bringing men INTO
that state where they shall all be as GOD.
Mr.. Beecher stated That after the close OF the
meeting the committee to receive applications for
membership would meet, and after that the adj
jOurned annual business meeting. "But," said Mr..
Beecher, $40 far as curiosity might influence you,
go straight along, as If Jerusalem never Tell. Our
work Is not to stop and consider this that or the
other, put bring Lille and light, striving, with
meekness gentleness and humility, through life.