The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-04-18
BEECHER's FRIDAY NIGHT TALK.
One Popularity In Christ's Life-The
Way to Pray.

Way to Pray.
Despite the ram that fell rather freely last even
ing, the Plymouth church lecture room was well
filed After the customary exercises, Mr.. Beecher
said that "Christ was not only Jew but peas
ant; he was born OF parents In the low
est walks or life and he never took any
pains to get out OF that class, and when it
was pressed on him by the lures of ambition he al
most Indignantly rejected II, and was the absolute
refusal OF Christ to leave the common people, that
marked the dividing line between the extr enc
popularity, and the last few months OF his life,
wien it waned. When they wanted to make him
king he commanded his disciples TO come
and and went in 1s snip to the
that keeping himself close to the bosom OF the
common people that gave the most affront and
is a meaning In that Notice, in all his ministerngs
In Galilee he was not the priest, the prophet it
he had something to say and he said 1t, and that
is ordination enough for anybody. Christ minis
Cared 70 5e eas With the anu Me
elutton he is WINE pbDsr. Not that it was So D
bit 1t shows that he went into high places, the
same as the law. 1t was not with the sense OF
personality. II am you ana We are we" was the
essential quality OF His teachings. He might have
set up in Capernaum or Jerusalem as the mighty
priest and teacher, and said. NOW all who want
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them out. When He went to Jerusalem the last
forty days OF his lte,. you observe, he was not
city to the cries OF ..Hosannal" and a few days
after went out at the other TO the cry OF
He lived large lie. There was much more of 1t
than we know OF Where did He go and what did
He do day after dayf DO you suppose when He
visited families that lie sat up straight ana made
them afraid OF HIM We're the children afraid ?
No. believe II children had toys IN those days
So tnen all His life has this popularity that in
stead OF putting Himself in power, instead OF say.
g.
OF making the distinction between the
PRIEST AND THE PEOPLE
as great as possible he ODterated IL.
linen the scene OF His passionate trial, His cruel
fxiOn and sumber in the grave and His resurrec-
90 at once to ieaven2 Because it would have been
likely TO have seemed to the apostles swell, this
man lived al among us once, but He Is dead
it were, TO meet this. He walked again on
earth; He journeyed with them, and after lie
with them to show the cllnglng to individ uals,
and, that impression being made, He assembled to
heaven ana Is our Coo ana our Saviour forever:
God. don't believe you have friend on earth
you would treat IN the majestic way you treat
got into the familiar way, but | know when
sm9Ssy In ne says oh
could come to suca God We '" seem to TO
add to those peculiarities that drive away. / had
the pleasure OF receiving Judge Daily at my house
to-day. opened the door, and said, "HOw DO you
do. Judge. You have taken wet day to call on
me, }" and I.seated him In my best big chair, and
we had sociable chat Now, II were to go into
lamiliarlyP 1 should say, "May it please Your
Honor" and the moment ! began putting
on the adjectives l should feel the separation.
Now, we take that idea that springs from human
weakness, apply 1t to God and try to make Him
so good and 80 grand that we cannot approach
Him. He says the Son OF man came to serve. not
TO be served to minister not to be mlnistered to-
He came to be the slave OF love. That is the full
Interpretation; and we forget all that, and we
treat God as II He were anything else than the
DEAR, LOVING SAVIOUR.
NOW, you can't pray with any sort or comfort tnat
way In the household there are so many little
thlngs-the responsive glance OF the eye-lttle
things done and forgotten in moment Things so
significant In the Interchange OF family affection
Substitute Tor that the kind OF love you show to
COD. Suppose you should say in a family, "Come,
my children, and see your venerable parent" and
the child should say, Para does It please tnee to
l.want the natural love and confidence and family
trust that nothing can take away. We 60 to God get
ting snufie frequently, and begin IN alsetto
voice to pray. Do You wonder that your prayers
are not answered DO we bring the Saviour in the
households can't but feel that we know Christ
most when we love Him most.
Here Mr.. BeeCher gave space for remarks, and
brother asked II Mr.. Beecher did not think tnat
when God was leading the children OF Israel In the
great power Mr.. Beecher said :--"When the Israe.
htes came out OF Egypt they came out OF a ian d
where they worshipped monkeys for gods. 1t
was necessary to spritualize mems IDEAS and INT
mems thoughts out OF the regular routine it was
necessary TO impress them with the idea that He
was neither crocodile nor monkey, bat the GOD OF
the whole earth. Another said that he believed it
right 70 make distinction In praying to God the
Father and the Son. Mr.. Beecher said he did not
thnK tnat wnen anyone prayed to the Father the
Son got mad He thought prayers were ike well
directed letters-no matter what box they were
put I'M tney all went TO the General POST once. II,
sau !hat nc mad learned to pray to Jesus and
should always do so; and, SAID he, when / die, II
mnu ~ 10 sin To pray to Christ am damned