The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-06-29
PLYMOUTH CHURCH.
A SurginE Crowd at Plymouth Church.
How Eel Was Baptixcd--A Sermon
on the Universal Government Of Sod.

SurSinC Crowd at Plymouth Church.
How Eel Was Baptixcd-A Sermon
on the Universal Government Of God.
Plymouth church had mere than its usual crowd
yesterday morning. Every seat and available
standing place was filled before the service com.
menced. and after the Hobbies had oyerfowed with
impatient applicants for admission hundreds went
away, unable to get within the sound OF the
preachers voice. The choir opened the service
with an anthem. .Tne LORD Is Ny shepherd" with
solo parts for The contrato and soprano, followed
by quartet and chorus. u was very lneiy rem
dered. and rejected great credit on Mr.. Camp, the
chormaster Mr. Beccher announced the frs,
hymn, but there was some delay in commen cling,
in consequence OF some defect III the hydraa lie
machinery OF the organ. Az the tune marked
on the book Tor the hymn was Coronation" Mr.
Beecher. alter waiting few minutes, became i'm
patient, and said # Plymouth church congregation
could not sing an Old tune like 'Coronat
without the organ, they had not been well
brought up in music by this time the wind
had arrived and the organ ana choir struck up
together and were shortly afterwards joined by
the leadership OF MFR. Camp. VINO, on the discovery
OF the difficulty, had gone TO thc sutterranean
passages beneath the organ TO trace its cause. He
very soon discovered il; large eel had made Its
way into one OF the water pipes and, ectuated by
desire either TO become a member of the church or
the choir deemed 1t necessary previous thereto TO
go through the ordinance OF baptism. The moment
selected Tor this immersion lay the eel was mop.
perfume and Mr.. Camp elected
THE FIsHy CANDIDATE
from Its berth, and thereby enabled the service or
song to proceed with It's usual organ accompany.
ment. Mr.. camp describes the eel one or very
line proportions. and expressed his intention to
oller Il az sun lay evening sacrifice ut his supper
table that night. Mr. Deecher was ia excellent
voice and spirits, and preached with an his normal
power on the universally oil the government OF
Of the foreth chapter OF Isaiah The appeal in
this text, M. Beccher said, was founded upon the
love OF family and the love Of patriotism. IL has
whole earlh.r The Hebrew idea Of Goa stood
in marked contrast with the other nations;
for although national gods were abundant, and
as the divine idea grew among men, with the
growth OF family and national ideas, yet the He
brow possessed IT in an intcnser degree, ana
whole world, yet 1t was through the Jew that the
whole world was to DO blessed Tney ad not SEQ
that the candle does not belong 70 the condestick
but TO every one wherever IT'S light shines. how
surprising was the declaration OF God to Moses in
at the sixth verse. There has never yet been put
in one single word, BY thought or pen, more
agnheen, deneat nr o. ,as sae Ghsrac'er o. God
upon our knowledge OF fli-.
MY FATHER
because. up 10 the years OF my dlscre-
ton and my opening manhood, ne was
s s nv WAS awaTs an pnS oa ea
She did not live TO exercise direct influence upon
me. Everything that makes woman resplendent
have attributed to my unknown mother. She Is
the noblest quantity. But the God who governs
the world by laws, accompanied by JOY by sorrow,
by mistake and by happiness, that God Is known
Cod Men must very frequently lie whipped into
duty. 50 long as men have bodies there viii be
motives IN the skin. IA the world grows the no
ture and the reason OF the government OF God IL
disclosed. 50 a. the ages roll on men get larger
views OF God they make revelations Of his nature.
one OF their modes OF revelation IL hrmor there Ia
constantly some innny side OF mans nature project
ing ltseu sb2t atscoses Tue merctllness COD YoU