The New York herald., 1874-11-28
PLYMOUTH PRAYER MEETING.
Different Rules Required for Ordinary
and Extraordinary Experiences.

Different Rules Required for Ordinary
and Extraordinary Experienced.
Mr.. Beecher entered the well filed lecture room
earlier than usual last evening, and had very
pleasant chat with one OF the brethren and
stranger. whom he had brought with him, before
ascending the platform. After the singing
OF hymn Brother Shearman prayed, and
In his prayer said, "Oh, God we bless
Thee for our trials that are past and for
those yet to come I'VE rejoice In darkness when
Thou art In the cloud" After another prayer and
hymn Mr. Beecner said:-We have rules laid
down for the ordinary experiences OF life but
sometimes there come extraordinary circum-
stances which demand extraordinary treatment
Thus, we have rules that govern our common life,
but In times OF sickness, or any extraordinary cir
cumstances, these rules fail, and men must adapt
themselves to extreme circumstances BY extreme
methods. Now, in casting our care on the Lord
as We are commanded to do, we are directed
In regard to the ordinary now OF
life. but now and then there will
come something to shatter ali ordinary expert
ences and It Is quite In vain to command per-
to do this that the other for the time Deing.
1t is not In regard to the extraordinary expert
ences Will speak, but Of the ordinary. We suffer
from the ordinary troubles, from want OF faitn.
Life loses It's life and flavor from reasons which,
when We look closely into them, ought to make us
ashamed. We smile to see children enjoying
their little Illusions and forget It Is ourselves all
over again on larger scale. II we
could imagine an angel as much more ex-
perenced than we as we are than our chill.
dren we would get some idea Of 1t. There are
three elements absolutely Indispensable to
patience and enjoyment under trouble. One Ii
the invincibie belief in divine and special Prov-
dence, personal and particular providence. IL
does not follow that IL is an arhi,rary power, but
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we are conveyed by that power. The next thing,
we are to regard the events ol tnis p -, me @ as
aratiou for a university. One more thing. ASIDE
from Providence, the sense Of the divine, the pres
enCe, real TO US, OF dvlnity-GOd present with
us-and we must imagine our God as . person,
not an abstract government and he muss be our
sonafty; He must be my God. The sense Of ap.
propriAtion is indispensable to the sense Of bene
Mt that tg to accrue to us.
IN THAT TRINITY OF TRUTHS
! II seems to me. man may build life OF great
Il mean 20 be happy" Il q man makes up his
he cannot nave copper he win take tin; i he can. a.
not not get tin ne WIN take shingles; II he can.
mot Ss' to snegss Rse sse storm, w asSn ~
recognize my immortality. recognize that ser.
vice to God is the perfect service. am contented
TO take what God gives me, my business Is to
stand here and be happy; tnat $50 say, not exhi.
Grated nor flashing, but contented trustml, ! am
God wished somebody to bear pain without mur.
muring, and will do 1t. "Thy will be donen A sol.
dier feels highly honored II his superior picks MIN
ont for some dangerous duty, though 1t may carry
him into the midst OF DEATH and II he falls his
ns are psaqsr Of 10 o m We sssn the LS
selves. Greater love hath no man tnan
TO give his life. God cares for you all the time. II
He calls you to suffer take It from the hand OF the
Lord and say 'rhy will be done,n and that ends it,
We say "Thy will be done" but our own Will is
what we want. The same Lord taught to pray,
.'Give us this day our dairy bread" Say IN work
for II, and II cannot get IL I'll live without it.
No, you won't; Jou'n die; and, glory be 10 God.
that Is the
What is there in that but honor and JOY and glad.
nesss This s enough. Perhaps You Will want to
ask some question, and I'll give you chance.
As no one responded TO Mr.. Beecher's Invitation
ne resumed. 1t Is very good thing in con nierenc
to near men talk Of how much they enjoyed the
praying and the meeting; but nlne-tenths of them
don't tell the real things they ieel. That door
yonder Is very good door now IT is shut; but
open 1t and II VIII squeak every time. Some
people are like that door, all right till you Upen
tnem. and then there ie q squeak some where.