New-York tribune., 1874-03-16
THE PERFECT WORLD.

7a> Rev. EJrard Btsr alps EI,-lsr., Ipr.ll,f Ch.rA
The services at the Bleccker-st. UnivcIsalst
Church yesterday were conducted hy the Rev Edward
Beecher of Brooklyn The text was: " In that day
shall there upon hell, Of the horses Holiness unto
the Lord and tine pots IN tine Lords house shan be ike
the bowls before the altar. Yea pot in Jerusalem
ana Judah shall be holiness unto the Lord "f H"st
Zachariah. xiv; 20, q. supplementary text was {:
And the God Of peace sabctiiy you wholly; and
pray God your whole spirit and soul aud body De pre-
served blamccss unto the coming or our Lord Jesus
Christ"-I TbessaOnians '. Is.
When "a magnificent organ, Mr.. BceChcr said.
desire TO hear It IN perfect tune # il not so we
panied by the d,cOrds. one stop may be IN tune,
and the music may be i-uch that We can imagine how
grand it would be if the whole instrument perfect
All this in fact Swallowed forth in the system Of hu
man lie. God has given n magnificent FORM but
whole IT j. sadly Out o tune. But there Il To be time
it shall bc in time purpose To bring before your
minds some consideration OF INA. Dtcr State OF thngs,
that good time coming, which is obvious enough from
the words Of the Prophet The same Is Implied IN the
prayer OF ST. Paul, mat The Whoe 1odf ana Sou ana
spirit may he sancfed Ii Is TO bc done before God has
finished HE great designs in h, world There TO he
time when he suu snail bc 30 more thc llght oil the
nations hy day, for the Lnrd ~hul be their ever
lasting day; no bribery in high places, no buy
iug up the Legi,latuIe', no cheating or co1ul,
tOn. no forms OF dishonesty or crime, for all
Il II i. wen for rs 70 have before our minds high d"ai
We very far In advance OF what our ancestors
ideal and BY such they have risen step by step. until
they have reached this point But there Is something
fore Us. One sense or holiness that IN which applies
the spirit 1t is the action OF the free. voluntary, v
ing spirit, the spirit made capable of communion with
God to be happy In God and 10 be filled with the fullness
of God. THIS does not pertain t0 the body The
material implies that everything IA COusCcratcd
aud sancthed as to please Cod The fact that every
thing in this world was made by God, and that this
world Il divine system in which God s deeply, ten
dery Interested al the very OF TINS idea The
end for which God made the world was for the regenera
tOn Of men 10 tram them for eternal lfe As 10 the
extent 10 which holiness should be inscribed upon all
material things some persons have complained hat II
world would be il all religion. But the universal
conservation and sancttcaton of all things to the ser
vice OF God would drive away the clouds, the gloom,
and the darkness of human life, and throw upon this
dark and unhappy world flood OF sunshine bel ond the
power Of human Ian uage 10 describe We are 10 look
forward TO the day when all the powers and prOpeDsities
OF the body, the professions social organization ega
tures, political HE and ihpors VI Il" Minus ever! part
shall be in tune.
This then is the ideal. We very far below it, adj
nit. 1t is not encouraging when we 20 to Wash
ington and what the laws OF political administration
are there 10 the headquarters OF our state
ment and see how men manage the concerns OF this
great State aud the ideas win regard 10 politics, aud
how little Of ID there Is in them; or when we and
stand among the bankers on the Exchange and see
what a cold atmosphere of polar winter IL there, eepe
cally lar az Denevoence Il concerned we might say
it was utterly impossible that perfect state OF holiness
should here; but let US cheer ourselves with this
faith look forward and what would be the joy
ous results OF such a state OF things.
In the first place, 1t would make the highest joy OF
which man is capable common to all men. IL would
avert rivalry and strife. Wealth ard honor Involve
rivalry and strife; for only few can possess them.
There is only thing that all men can have aud that
and everything that now divides men Will become un-
important That love would be the baancewheel which
wonld regulate the whole system. The human mind
needs influence. You may be sure that society
cannot help ITSELF aud VIII run down unt this balance
wheel regulates and peryades IL. All excess In the
bodily appetes and in everything which now material
will be spirtLaZed. The love VI the sexes has never
vet existed should; 1t has attained most fearful
abuse IL is passion 80 mighty that until II comes un-
der this balancing influence 1t will bo regulated
The appetite for stimunnts Ia another bOcley has SUI
fered under II In all and suffers under IL now, and
will until there is higher controlling power to 1t
xgaas IA ali
the social Let with regard TO those dear
women who labOrng III OHIO and elsewhere that
they are by their PRAYERS and In the
degree they sing that ymn, Nearer, Cod TO
Thee the degree God IL 10 theID In the
same degree this divine power VIII MI thcIn There is
no force which overreach that evil until the power
OF divine 10, Is made 10 reach it. Let II not be sup
posed when say that IL will make better business men,
of God IN business VIII give knowledge ana
power skill In the transactions that men never can
get while work merely for success. IL men will
seek wisdom from Him, lie Will send nght over the
problems Of political economy which in the state OF self
ishness he never Will have Then all these crashes ana
periodical bankruptcies Will cease. This world wouh
be Weather than The most eKtrayagant thing Ia
this world Is sin II wastes hundreds OF millions HOW
much is wasted by intenp perdnce! Not only are hun
dreds OF millions wasted every year. but tho amount
might used for the benefit OF society which
now spreading this liquid fre aud damnation through
the community Again, that glorious state OF things
would redoem and elevate the high arts There IL
the hDe arts should not minister 10 the
highest puros noblest, and most heavenly interests oi
society There would DE higher manifestations OF skill
ia s that s beautiful and grand and sublime IN nusic
poetry. painting, architecture, and IN all departments
Of human life. II would redeem dress and social life.
fashion aud manners from degradation. suppose there
great deal OF IL Is conspiracy against the rising genera
and tue mothers, aud yot whom undertakes W