The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-10-12

reading. Do that, and you eau be saved. But to
lie. Is the sin you will never be forgiven in this
world or the world 10 come.
PLYMOUTH CHURCH.
Sermon by Mr.. Beecher ON Immortality-
The World . Chrysanthemum World
What the Man Did Who Sat Down on
Thorn. NeM
There was smaller congregation outside Ply
mouth church yesterday than on the previous Sun
day. Better system was adopted by the police and
ushers which result in better order among those
who were unable TO gain seats. There was large
number OF strangers present at the morning SER
wees including many Of the clergy who are dele
gates to the Episcopal Convention, now sitting in
New York. and also two distinguished English.
men-viz., Right Hon. w. E. Forster, NJ. p. for
Bradford, England, and a member OF the last
English Cabinet. and also Sir Thomas Fowei
Buxton. These two latter gentlemen expressed
their desire to be introduced to Mr.. Beecher who,
at the close OF the service, warmly shook them by
the hand, and they engaged In o few minutes
conversation.
THE SERMON.
The subject OF Mr.. Beechers sermon was "Inl-
mortality" and was founded on the text selected
from Hebrews, w., 9-"There remaineth, there
fore. rest to the people OF God" The belief In
immortality, said Mr.. Beecher, was the hope,
the individual aspiration Of the Jews rather than
an announced doctrine. 1t is nowhere i'm
pllctly taught In the Old Testament; it formed
no part Of the Mosaic economy. All the
threats and promises that were made IN
the older era were secular. Yet we discern
perceptibly, in the nobler and moral natures, q
seeking after q continued life, or a life that was
everlasting. The enunciation OF this truth be-
longs to the divtnest stage OF the Jewish life. This
expectation has grown TO what may be called a
universal certainty. This expectation OF another
lie has not vanished as shadow; 1t is founda-
ton that is something better than an apparltion
1t is found with men, even with men in a savage
state. This fact does not am aware, prove tn Q
existence OF another state OF being, or OF immor-
tally. do not think that the desire is evidence
proof OF its existence in widening circles in other
words It is the testimony OF the consciousness Of
the signs which belong to 1t lt completes what
seems to Overshadow the existence OF man. The
world. the chrysantncmum begins to grow in
summer and shows Its buds in October, and then
NEEDS to be taken ss care Of put INTO the green
thereby come into state OF beauty In the autumn.
1t has not enough life In It without the aid OF these
warmer helps. 1t is thus in civilized society.
Men do not reach q development or perfection;
mans nature IS not in itself perfect. the love In
better, which he is but perfecting in this lie, for
the race Is, at the best, certainly imperfect
DO not all these Indications prophesy--I do not
say do they demonstrate-but do they not furnish
such satisfaction TO .he rational faculty TO give
mans Men who are low want but little Of the lu-
ture-they want but little more than that which Is
merely animal. But in state Of real develop
ment comes the CONSCIOUSNESS OF our whole and
complete manhood The sense OF incompieteness
is never more strongly developed than in the de-
this Is true Of the directions OF nfe Moth
ing is more disturbing than the imagination.
SYMPTOMS OF THE SOULS HOME SICKNESS,
and OF It's true hope. The true love always opens
possible love tnat rebukes the natural facts; 1t
calls for something higher, something nOber than
the original affection. There is no father or
mother that does not make for his or her ofspring
love that Is larger and nobler than 1t is There IS
IN every parents heart an ideal that he never
reaches. happiness ls the proper state Of man.
but 1t aces not follow that 1t Is the proper state in
this world Take the race universally, and happl-
ness Is not the best thing for man. Joy Is to be
that men are made by suffering, by hardships by
disappOintment5. JOY comes not because man Is
always smelling summer flowers. but because
man sits down on thorn, which makes HIM get
up very quick. 1Laughter.) The world is very
much like a foundry once saw at Salisbury. Mr..
castings are cleaned and frightened by knocking
against each other in a huge wheel. The effect
produced upon the iron was some what analogous
to the effects OF sorrow ana dsappoIntments upon
man, which resulted in this life In the higher form
OF manhood. II we consider and believe that these
things are substantially true it Is not meant
thereby that when we grieve tor this rest we are
expressing mere feenng OF discomfort. 1t is not
world with all manner OF l-uck. 1t is certainly
not painting alter Incidence.
WE LONG FOR A REST
that remaineth to the people oil God, because that
VIII be our true faith. In this word no man can
be man without bearing great deal OF sorrow
on account OF others and their lollies. The cries
OF the nursery become at last weary TO the nurses
ears. don't think that the longing to be with
God comes in such way as the catechism lays
down or the church attempts to produce 1t. The
intellectual state as it exists in such conditions is
not ptomotive OF an emotiye state. There are
large conditions OF the sympathetcs Of the soul
which are often described IN words like unto the
follewing:-"As the hart panteth Tor the water
brooks The soul does not SIT down ana say
God Is great, good, everlasting, Just AND endureth
forever, therefore, | long for him. DO you sup
pose the mother away from her children thinks OF
her babe In that way Does she say, my babe is
beautfu, has fiaxen hair, little dimpes in It's chm
ana beautiful Glue eyes ~ No. II Is the woman's
nature IN itself which Is the source from which all
moods do not projec, the Thought Of Cod it is not
produced by mere reasoning but IL Is the nature
Itself breaking out IN such desire and In such eX-
carnations. IL seems very strange TO go back 70
the Psalms OF Davlu Tor the best expressions Of
THIS language OF the soul. But IL has never been
expressed so beautifully as by the warrior David.
The gate of death is gate OF pearl out OF which YOU
escape from your own wretchedness. We come
into life crying and puling yet all men rejoice at
our coming. Yet, after our discipline and educa-
tiOn and publication by sorrow we go out OF lie,
thousand times more tnan when We came into
Iife This is the way all the apostles went. 1t 10
the way our Master went, anu is the way we our
selves must go II we are 10 attain unto His divine
manhood. 1T IS a rest no man can take away
from you. God has love ior you that can go TO
no other; there is Joy for you that no other can
have; there Ii falth Tor you that none shall take
away; IT Is portion that shall give song tor our
sorrows. When God wants you, when He needs
you, He viii want you TO 90 home TO HIM and be
forever with the Lord.
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