New-York tribune., 1874-02-12
ga. BEECHER on TIE BIBLE.

OPENING II HIS THIRD COURSE or YALE LECTURES
on PREACHING - THE PREACHEUs' ArrrTUpE
TOWARD DOCTRINES TO BE THE THEllE-PRE-
IIlnNARY DISCOURSE on THE DIBIE as THE
REPOSITORY OF DOCTRINES.
lFRoM An OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OP THE rR!BuNrl
NEW-HAvEN Feb. 1.-THE Rev IL. W. BeecIcr
opened his third of lectures on Preaching in
the chapel of the Yale Divinity School this after
noon This course is the last of the three for which
he has been appointed and he has reserved for it the
discussion Of THE Preachers Treatment of Doc
trines." The lectures will be delivered on Wednes-
days and Thursdays for several successive weeks,
and are anticipated with much interest. The at
tendance this afternoon large, and the enthu-
siasm considerable. NT. Beechers line Of thought
was as follows:
He approached the theme With hesitancy. because 1t
belonged to an established chair Of the school and be-
Of a possible antasonistic position on his part
From the outset OF his ministry he had adopted
method which. in its practical workings, made his posi-
appear uuorthodox. Yet large sense he felt
himself 60 be sound as, nay souuder than most men
the fundamental doctrines OF Christianity the doc
rlnes, for example of rrune God OF an everDlessed
God-Man; of that God-Man's liiework which somehow
made atonement; Of an Indwelng Spirit sent forth
Of God of a regeneration effected by that spirit Of
new two-world lie. II his views OF these doctrines
were unlike those OF the different chairs OF the school
he would say first that did young harm 10
look at things from points Of view; and, secondly
that these chairs had twelve-mOuth TO root up the
weeds OF his six-week's sowing
Perhaps in country places. but at feast in cities.
among scientists. artists. and literary there was
tendency 10 regard the work OF the Bible about done
science as the hope Of the world; its revelations the
true text OF ali true preaching sOf whatever sort This
was a false position, because II was impossible 70 get
out Of scienceshat grand sefabnegation sublime en-.
tbnsiasm tov in the very absence OF joy, power Of
spirituality IN its best sense winch comes RON thc 7n
pernatura Not less false was II 20 hope TO get ont OF
fbe Bible certain formula OF doctrine. and stand Nv
them IN a cast iron way through all time There was
rest such view, but was the rest OF the sporeSen
Grating pool There must be constant enlargement OF
view aud face put ever upon things; ind II was
by conflicts and unrest that tins was 10 come II was
unrest which made "a brook a brook.
The Bible held felt, and interpreted 10y yng ana
advancing men, In the gn Of the natural world OF the
Divine Providence, or the experience OF ROOd men ana
OF influence OF the Holy Ghost was tue BiDe Whlch
authority The BlDles ann, thrOugnol 70 ueNe9P
manhood through moral power developed IN the lhdl-
viduai This was seen under tne od more
grows older There parallel TO TINS attempt De.
ginning as It did with sembarparisn ana making lsser
book by book for ages Inc BlDle was Oo0h OHeluON
ing WIN the tenderest sympathy for men, t was inter
crested in them because they were poor and sinful ana
damnabe 1t looked at them with the yearnlng tender
ness OF mother at the cradle IL was ever interested
in men q common work-s-iay plane. III was iuil OIL
the germs OF Philosophy, ana E.nlcs, anu SOCIOLOGY
lust as fleece Iul OF the possibilities OF broad
nor Sociology but O book for little children. Ii
could nor he Outgrown for chidkeness was at the bot
Of
nneenths of tne world yet children, the other
tenth philosophers IL was hlhg 70 De Rihu ol
fhat there was and chaf IN it-necdless things,
outgrowu laws, unnecessary histories THESE were OF
use TO grand moral evolution, ana were Elai 70
tne vet primitive species in every sqad
IL was a marvellous thing about the Boie that ms
tboUSb. of moral evouti0n OF bringing men step by
step mo 70 the Law OF Love, began among od-tlme
dvnasties: grew through ages side Dy sue
with mytboogles and philosophers which In no
wise approached TO its high ideal; illuminated u Goa
washing the feet Of men and dying iOr them anu .
even vet mere VI TINS spirit within ts covers tnan III All
the world beside. In any but large ana almost
dUIrative seuse, the God Of Calvinism-Ot VIII, anu
-oyereigDty and raising mp and casting down as 50
mucb property-was not the God Of the feet-Washing
and of Calvary. The Bible an exnaustless store
house OF The simpeste xpresscd but aptest truths Inc
hook OF Love sufereth long, "hopeJh All thngs,
" enduretn all things" could more grow olu tnah
forests or the blue sky he who ha1 sympathelc ana
perfect knowledge OF II grandy educated, thoush
ns Rnew other book.