The New York herald., 1874-11-02
BROOKLYN CHURCHES.
PLYMOUTH CHURCH.

A0AkOA SuAWAy AymOWth
Church-Scrmon by Mr.. Beecher
tho Indwelling of Christ.
Though the chill north winds blew yesterday
morning with ptiless severity the otbies of Plym-
outh church and all the entrance doors were
crowded with anxious and patient listeners, who
were unable to md seats In the auditorium. 1t
was communion sunday, and before the prayer
that precedes the sermon nine persons were
publicly admitted to the church on their profession
OF faith. The subject OF the sermon was on the
"Indweng Of Christ" and the text selected was
the last three verses OF the twentyeighth chapter
Of the Gospel OF Matthew-"And Jesus came and
spake unto them, saying 'All power is given unto
me In heaven ana In EARTH Go ye, therefore, and
teach al, nations, baptizing them in the name OF
the Father. and or the Son, and or the Holy Ghost
teaching them TO observe all things whatsoever
have commanded you; and 10, am with you al
way, even unto the end OF the world Amen"
Also the sixteenth and seventeenth verses of the
fourteenth chapter OF the Gospel OF st. John
"And will pray the Father, and he shall give you
another Comforter, that he may abide with you
forever; even the Spirit OF Truth, whom the
world cannot receive. because 1t seetn him not,
neither knoweth him; but ye know him; for he
dwelleth IN you and shall be with your The nrst
passage which l read, said Mr.. Beecher, Is the
mission OF the apostles, and well it expresses the
work; go forth and preach the Gospel In all lands
to those in them; and 1t declares that the source
OF their hope and comfort was Christ himself
within them. 1t appeared that that was to be
THE LIFE FORCE,
and that tney were In sphere where higher
lorce OF life would be demonstrated that could not
be obtained on earth. This is Just the conscious
ness OF sphere or higher spiritual lie that
faculty working together, then its working to-
gether was different to what 1t had been here.
Il there Is any one truth IN the New Testa-
ment that ls more precious tnan another
1t Is that wnch We get when Jesus died
without any evident power OF resurrection. and
when he declares to them that it was expedient
Tor them that he should go Iorth IRON them and
that the separation from them was 10 result in a
higher union, infinitely transcending that which
was known. OF this declaration OF union. did il
belong simply to the band OF the apostles or did
Il selong ay 70 S. AL Carlsans m Is i a special work
by every soul that can rise into the condition OF It,
The apostles were appointed TO be
THE FIRST WITNESSES
Offt what was necessary IN the beginning was
that the lacts should be witnessed to by COM
all authority, al! power OF instruction; and beyond
that they had no special prcrogativc Or doing any
thing that lsited them above the ordinary believer.
Is there really, then, any intersphering OF man
with the divine SOUL is this simply metaphori-
cal languageg It's very certain that there are
periences among men mat In themselves tran
scend every common experience, and which exalt
the power OF thought, Of vision and OF the
will, and also motives which spring up, and
give any explanation OF. Mr.. Beecher then
proceeded to consider some OF the signs and
effects OF this unlon One of the first tokens OF
the ndwelling OF the Divine nature within us Is to
be found In the profound sense OF humility 1t in
variaby works It's humility tnat is not degra-
dation; the man does not ieei any personal mean
ness. man may feel himself profoundly humble
without feeling degraded Christ says: "Take nv
yoke upon You, Tor am meek anu iowy IN heart.'
With that sense OF personal insufflclency comes
divine courage and aspirations toward the divine
nature, These are invariably the tokens OF the
divine presence. DO not say that all men win
have these In equal power, but do say that all
men will have them in accordance with their en-
deavours. Show me man whose life Is right from
the lower end TO the top and will believe there
Is no illusion. Show me a man whose soul
Is lifted up into these higher facts then he is my
magistrate. Enthusiasm and fanatcIsm are
noDier than ignobe unoehef, that stands dark and
dreary at the bottom Of life. | stand to declare
that there Is an atmosphere from which there may
come flights OF
THE HEAVENLY WORLD
ITSELF Thero are nights possible from hope, faith
and love experiences that ally us to another life
A man may counterfeit almost everything else bnt
tnis. Men may make themselves martyrs. but n
subordination OF their own life to others is seldom
counter cited, In referring to the attitude OF the
Church TO these truths. Mr.. Beecher said: -
III there were not saints mere and there
the Churcn would become On intolerable
nuisance. There was not in the tramp OF
all the armies OF the world so much blood shed as
had been shed by the Church ecclesiastics. There
mad not been so much ignorance manifested any
where IN the world as IN the Church, which had
sat upon ignorance and strengthened It, would
DEFY any danger from every scientific source n
you VIII gather together in every village ana town
q q band oi , lew true living Christians" Mr..
Beecher concluded with very earnest appeal 70
those seeking tns indwellng Of Christ TO stay and
unite with the Church AZ the communion service.
THE COMMUNION.
At the conclusion OF the principal service the
moor oil the auditorium was entirely filed with
communicates, and among these was MIR Henry
=. Bowen The service, which was one OF deep
and abiding interest, occupied about half an hour