The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-05-18
PLYMOUTH CHURCH.


supremaey OF the Unsssn-lTr. Beeoher
On tho True Life Which II To Come.
The Summer sun beamed IN through the windows
OF Plymouth church ON densely packed conersoa.
ton yesterday morning, and tho atr vibrated TO
the exquisite tones Of the organ aud tie voices of
the choir when they sang the beautiful song ssBe.
yond the weeping and the waihng shall be soon,
which was divided into an alto solo BY Miss Dun
ply, the contralto, and chorus by the full choir.
NJ. Beecher gave notice Of the wonan's mass
meeting to be held In Brooklyn on Thursday, and
said:-"ln regard to the nrst speaker have notn-
ing to say. In regard to the second have this to
say, that no one is prepared - pronounce judy
ment as to the capacity Of woman to be public
speaker and Instructor until he has heard Mrs.
Ltvermore In her best moods can say that
have never heard any man who had the power to
move me as have been moved by her: and II
therefore should be very glad II those that don't
want to hear the other speaker would come and
hear Mrs. Livermore on next Thursday night at
the Academy" VOICE H9 0
The text was IL Corinthians w., 1s-- "while
we look not at the things which are seen,
but at the things which are not seen; for the
things which are seen are temporal, but the things
which are not seen are eternal" tts ee SCI. e4
zone has been accustomed Mr.. Beecher began,
'to hear this read often that he loses the sense
OF its sublime audacity. 1t was uttered in
the face OF the Grecians living In the most norid
and sensuous city OF Greece, itself nation OF
sensuous minded men. Consider how strangely
it must have sounded in relation to the Greek
hapits OF mud, formed with reference to the whole
realm Of conspicuous art; art worship IN city
proud OF its respondent streets Its magnificent
temples, Its affairs statues, gorgeous professions
and its princely ceremonials; and to call this all
naught, and TO say that all this wide pomp OF the
hoh0
that the only substantial and real was the
tnconspicuous and the invisible How strangely
adverse to every habit OF thought and the
! whole temper OF the Grecian mindf And here, in
| the face OF all this pomp OF power and arrange
ment, which epitomizes the wisdom Of the ages,
Paul declares that 1t Is all secondary; 1t all after
| all merely visible, and, therefore, evanescent
thing; 1t ia Of time, temporary, relative auxiliary.
We are living In time In which science Is doing
very great work. and yet Itself is uniformed; Is ge-
MUS has not been developed yet; 80 that we nnd
In many directions strong impulse towards ma.
terialism, as II there was nothing that had any
right to claim existence unless it could test this in
the court OF mems senses. doctrine Is prevalent
which declares that only that truth Is true to Us
| which can be reduced ito he test Of the senses
| And SO 1t is said that all the rest Is
unknown and unknowable. That part which
| man has, by virtue OF his connection with
matter, which. lying lowest In the SCALE
Is not only opposite but most remote from the
spiritual elements in man, is called knowledge; we
can weigh it, measure It, test it by various
agents; but as to the rest It Is imaginary. s IN
visible, and cannot be reduced to the laws or limits
OIL investigation. Now Paul declares that
| ALL SENSUAL KNOWLEDGE PERIsHBs,
ana that Is only thai which = higher than the
In this we have certain solution, II the apostle be
Of tns mysteries and q the most subtle
reject on have felt In regard the moral order Of
things In this life for In every age OF thought
things. The now Of facts, the revelation OF
| righteous God and OF moral government, discrm-
ana sos The II ,ass
spring up under such moral government has
s
state Q, being Is only one step IN an unfolding
s tom Of the dcsses The e outward 'G ;e
Inspires it paSSes Toward, draws BACKWARD
crowds down, LIFTS up The outward man per.
that while wealth and strength and gold al are
made to serve the true man. divine inspiration is
ana the outward man; and there IS to be tins con-
stant rectprocation, this interplay between them
Second-The inward and the invisible in every
man should be so real SO large and so strong that
y shall be to him as q fortress and refuge. For
! II we take refuge in the outward world 1t beats
| where are we then! II our lie Is that which we
death II taxes that 0 DIAMOND d. in ns It's " own
native condition, uncut, is no better than
bit o. Il goes he s9s
applies it to the wheel and it grows in value It
aer is o. and every
1 TO the wheel 1t seems to be going to destruction
the grinding. grinding. grinding Of the wheel, and
tine wasting, Wasting, and yet he lifts IL up TO the
light and everywhere the wheel has touched there
the sunlight flashes. And God takes man into this
ynp1A unAS tplf hfo lnou Vfn1 ri
sorrow comes out some element toned into har-
mony with the Divine. There is to Him staple,
growing by the storm as wen as BY the calm,
growing by oil that attacks 1t. The outward man
. world, that let's IN through these losses the
| light OF the other life
Tntrd-Tne essentials Of life ought not to be re-
/ Rardea BY US as residing in churches, govern
ments laws, mysteries or beliefs, but in the living
man. ieel myself called TO speak so much against
cal Gaughterl lwouldn't be Thought radical
right and necessary. But have been born into,
fed with the conviction Of the reality and infinite
OF man. the Necessities OF the body are many and
| real, but the Saviour said -"What snail II profit
r. he whole wOrd and lose MS
nze their servant value, but / denounce their
tyrant value. There is something In many mems
'pn .ss ss a Itself Ta ns
@SauSt tnc SAy, tuc Oh morn &uu lie lhAL
tints OF sunset resting upon It, and the poor
peasant gasping out his prayer. He has round
about him crow ds OF Gods messengers TO bear his
soul up into the dignity and the grandeur OF indn
| 1ty that is above hin. You look upon mitred
| priest or upon decorated cathedral with admring
awe and say, sWh0se Ia that simple funeral pro-
cessionW "Hodge'sn "On indccdp But God
JOCKS upon The gasping peasant or the dying slave
as transcendentiy more valuable than the noblest
| institution upon earth. 6 m
Foavth-The actual and the visible troubles OF
| lie are workmen sent to build up In men the true
| riQnteOuqu0R6
Jesus Christi as the apostle says In this context
| "Our light afniction, which Is but for moment
| worked for us far more eternal weight OF
! giory.n II one only thought this, nov, al once,
would he be victorious over ell the Ills and cir
| cumstances OF liiei No man can be hurt In
| this world who Is only touched on che outside; 1t
| In nor until you are wounded nwardly that you are
really hurt man may De manned his manhood
| does not 20 with the loot nor with the hand.
man may lose the things for which he has srrven