New-York tribune., 1874-03-16
TIE NEED OF PRAISE.

of the great mass of people who throng the
thoroughfares Of Brooklyn Sunday the usual proper
ION bent their steps yesterday toward Plymouth
Church where the Rev. Henry Ward Beechor preached
an eloquent sermon ustifyng human desire for post
humous fame. Nj. Becchcr chose his text from among
solofnpn's Proverbs. verses and of chapter 10:
Blessings are upon the head OF the just bat violence
covercth tie mouth of the wicked. The memory OF the
lust blessed but the OF rhe wicked shall rot"
There Is hardly one Of the wise sayings which are
gathered together this Book OF Proverbs said he the
larger part Of which supposed 20 have been written
Ia solomon that will not stand the test OF the expert
cucc Of the world involving some 3O or 400 years OF
every stage OF civilization IL Is in this respect thing
g e noticed that, speaking thousands OF years ago OF
commerce. OF saicsmau>hp, OF morality OF ambition
We cannot rtcoect single instance IN which there
statement that needs qualification; and that these
apohegms In aspect to political economy, sociology,
and the personal conduct today just as wise and
Iusi applicable they seemed TO be at that carly
period. Manv Of these Proverbs solomon knew TO lie
true because hc wrote them We have in the Boo' of
Proverbs through this Oriental King some OF the most
valuable principles Of procedure, and think If one
90 carry them about with lm, refresh himself day
L tay with them. lac would tnd them wise 10 the street.
Ju tc warehouse ia the office. the conference meet
i. wise in the house and among the households They
or. not worn ont. aud never viii die.
In tli> passage declared that the memory OF the
il shall no. perish. coutrac,tiactou from the mem
oy Df tho wicked that shall rot Good action tends. as
general thing 10 pcrpcuatc itself. II touches mans
memory aud mans mature that side that makes him
srEou. 10 Keep alive the memory of H., On the other
impurities of the sen. into the slime at the bottom
That as true Joe our observation as I'm the days OF
solomon. Now. i-l r-h' fOr men TO desire to be remeu-
'r,t and p7soaf l. It right for men 10 act IN refer
errr their happiness in the way of duty, or Is 1t
"'''N-.TN u'i man should IN ordet to oe t pliJ ~ % aI
cIrdus tu the Christian standard do mat when y rg'
t.om distract rcasnu~l Have right 10 deny myssu,
@, double activity ana usefulness, because see that
d. WI raise va the estimation oi men and because
,r,' Ie r,w,rhcrcd in future generations Is this
consistent with the Christian Standard In oiheI
y4-. does dlsutCr-stcduC>s require Lt man shall
u,r associate himself with the benefits Nhch accrue
o1et not men 20 know the way~ by v'fel men should
v.rretuatc their memory Al mon Who 'y ph' ,lrh or
s.ui in "a lRblc or CNtHorin-ry manner should
tf1ucts OF theit race Ihe "EeeNS G. tha'ed the name
yf un who brought FIRE u the earth and they made
ouy 10 the lowest e>imat, of the wor, thoy do. The
uIu Who makes trunks build, houses with articles Of
doc. anythinc fer me happiut., Of his LuI-thcrc are
iu Ai- work thousand things mat ne ought to enjoy.
.,rr,t many people happy TO-DAY. Instead % People
nv. made u,c trrt EaIpv to-iay" +" MANY men wdri
VITA Ccutriwta !Crcr. always seeking themselves and
poorest way to live 1t j. fo Of ccntr.ls5 force That
rH-, the true mauihe life that expand, ana takes in
= hc world, thru~ting for.h The creative power
'a't makes mankind happier and more able to
1' 'ood II J.; me dons Of ne thus, IN
u. glt to immortality among their ieuowlnen.
f~.i--N. ihr lIt tglutu studied
poor IN order 10 discover some better 70 make pot
i,. and vino has wrought revolution i'll the art and
Inrlrerc by AN a> the beucllcjors Of The human
race. are brGe,-buildcrS q be kindly thought OF
--l'rto nrns commun.i,, together ami make them
iarlnons Scfsacrdcc aud labor introducei iniiarn6,
tt which has become universal ncceSSitv never
hsuci in the Senate had no stae~nans crat no power
'rotry, Oid not de ou he battle field, but he found
ri,'e 70 stand p1ta thoroughly rer'.,erne manhood
.eg :. made his religion sustain him in the dong OF H.
irl his efforts have 10 many respects chang the affairs
o' thc world Natt,s name, associated with the OF
rd uc WORK, second only those wrought hv the
Who invented tlc aud the printing press They opened
u" "N Tor tht mdrcu OF tiNluINloh' were precursors
o. That great humanity connected with the gospel Of
4 those then. who toll ana are toil.nr, should have
il mced of pIai~. hold II 10 he the outy of every
tu., thnk II tncy had only written Gihb'ues History
tu, body who has written good hook ioT children
A. f..iya. ar Observation-Disclosures has enioved the TitC
o. g'uiu, bestowed upon INN To aSsauge the aspe cs
great discoveries and successes of literature hut fret Of
A. those things tich make the common people hap
prr. would give more for one ounce OF CJOdndtuIe
than ton Of con-c.encS tAmu,emcntl TUG meanest
'ho name OF conscience. Men have seen
broken o. tie whee'. TOO consceutoas to be
humane. Good nature b, benevolent ana adapted 10
the social wants OF man woud not even iebuke those
who wltc bad poetry because they iry TO do something
good What are often called fryOljtics and gave
t'- and pleasures caH means ot grace. sdy what
I'. needs j. not much stcrnness and ligor but
You are the children OF bdic-DOhed men VINO ran con
science to extreme. The age made them, the age
demanded them. They were noble race but u i time
that their children should reclohe themselves in
neuts which for temporary reasons they stripped oil
"F,l-ure q some say, Is 70 not the ruin OF young
mcn and womruW / say pleasure ought 10 become
part of your dolly arcin such way that people VIII
upi have 20 of aud huut for pleasure AZ II II were
separate pari of our human he. Let II come every
who're. lie that shall make reformation III these drec
tons VIII have q true reform.
The example, ~ hcroi,u which men Offer IN his life
give them the rgHt of being remembered, and tend
Go ga ia -
common level II j littc singular now much
trmF We have Tor the human race. We ray common
ieupe." aud get from that The term vulgar as ap-
Piled 20 the gre Al mas Of mankind Now, al! examples
that carry up the possibilities OF human 1e axe con
rinutIou which scarcely be forgotten. The indians
-xl MT "A hcrOSm IN bearing pam, enduring wounds
aui tOrmcutS, and never moving muscle and thdt re-
4uift, an enormous amount OF viii and sehdenia. Ii
a low plane, hut 10 advances rude conception Of
manhood. Everything that j. difficult fOr man 10 do,
snd Well done by force OF the higher feelings
a,l IL gives everybody that knows IT
conception Of the possibility of manhood
what one man has done another man can DO
H. therefore, Grace Darling can perform ftats of danng
and courage that rcsOund through the word huud
tcd Others can. When ttey began TO rot fast horses
there were very few that could run ~ less than four
minutes They got down finally 10 $780, then 10 three
minutes aud men said, "WOnderfui! When they got
g. 2o there only one horse that could do it;
sud yet II was not great while before they were run
al 25O, ~, and Z2o aud when TOOK the lead
other, followed that there would seem 10 be 10 tud
o. the resources that there The point OF Illus
,out minutes was the limit that -four minutes ond e
the im; but that example having been shown people
cad. Well II his nag can DO II, mine can"
When act disinteresicdy, cOurageously, the mo
tuent they have done that other can oft When
wnman IN her ueighbOrhOod can deny herself well,
OF the sick, make all the region about her hap
picr aud comfortable, her name anu her example
i've aud there Will be 500 others VINO can DO The same
thing, great deal nearer TO II Than they Thought
tney could 20 heroism Is virtue 'he & o. wf @
denying herself what her heart perhaps oDged for when