The New York herald., 1875-11-20
PLYMOUTH PRAYER MEETING.
MR.. RErcnER's LECTURE ROOM TALK.

Mr.. REFCHERs LECTURE ROOM TALK
Notwithstanding the fact that some 5000 or 600
Of Brooklyns relgiously inclined citizens went 70 at
tend the farewell service Of the royvasis the lecture
Of Plymouth church crowded last
night the occasion Of the regular Friday night
prayer meeting. Mr. Beecher had been at Peekskil
during the week. but returned preside at the
meeting. He entered promptly at hali-past
seven, accompanied by his wife, and mme
diately followed by Dr.. Edward Beecher and
Colonel Henry Beecher and wife Dr. Beecher
and tho ladies' accommodated with seats among
the audience while Mr. Beeeher took his accustomed
chair beside the table on which placed the in
eytable vase OF flowers, and Colonel Henry Beecher
also seated himself upon the platform behind his
ather whore he sat throughout the service with his
head and shoulders tilted back against the wall and his
left hand leaning lightly bamboo which he
carried
The exercises begun by singing Crock
Of Agesn While IL was being sung hr
Beecher observed to gaze steadfastly in
the direction OF the gallery the len the front
of which sat lazy worshipper whose feet thrust
between the iron rails Immediately the heads of
ladies who sat the main floor and the soes of whose
boots were exhibited to the congregation The annoy
ance OF the pastor had effect upon the gentleman
for no retained his position for a long time and only
Mr. Beecher began his 'talk' by referring the fact
that Messrs Moody and sankey holding their last
meeting in Brooklyn. Now, said he, the
question win naturally be, what noxt9 What
has been accomphshed7 What Is to be further
donef do not propose to examine
either OF these questions except far as they relate
10 ourselves. only say IN a general way, without
being specially informed except from what indirectly
heard Mr. Moody say that in his meetings the ngather
ing of persons from the world while not inconsider-
there
fore, we must derive comfort from the thought
that the benefit Is vet to accrue and that the services
winch have been held in the Rink and the Tabernacle
have been services whose fruit will fall out in the differ
ent churches and as the result OF the individual fidelity
and effort OF those several churches The question
becomes, How shall the different churches take up the
work? Shall we adopt those monster meetings. think
that would be a manifest mistake l way IN
which we could carry on those great meetings at the
Rink IN the absence OF the gentlemen who have super
intended them Well, then, shall we initiate their
methods and manners and attempt to have
LITTLs CHURCH.
and shall everybody try to be a kind of Moody and
Sankey in every church, limitations are always in.
ferior; they always the road down hll, and
to attempt to initiate those successfully re-
quires that YOU should be those men-it requires
that you should have their standpoint theology
certainly they are not careless workers There
were men working from more definite conception Of
truth than these men are | had the pleasure of
a conference of two three hours duration
with Mr. Moody at my house last Saturday. and, aside
from the pleasure should IN any case have had had
peculiar interest in learning Of the interior forces
that we're at work, and | thought | in
second the secret OF his working pan |
not speaking of the of his Christian life;
am not speaking OF his adaptation to his work; OF
that shall speak in another place at the right time But
IL is one thing that gives point To his abors Mr. Moody
is believer in the second advent of Christ He
tnually wants TO die and says there is in at
tempting work for this world; that Il is a thing
blasted that there is no help for il far human
situations concerned; that you going
UP.
He says II is wreck and is bound to sink and the
only thing to be done IL TO get of many of the pas
sengers as you can and let her 60 and that therefore
the business or every Christian is 10 wait for the Master
LOT ne oeheves that when tho Master comes there
shall be a destruction of the wicked, and the earth
shall be filed with righteousness and the devil will
have good time; and that up TO that time It's
to attempt any OF those large recreatons OF
cicty, as they are useless before Christ And
for the rest our mood OF mind should be as If waiting,
saying, Christ may come this year, Christ may come
this month, this week. He may come tomorrow"
Now if believed that | should be a burning fire all
the time; but it's use OF my trying to believe 1t In
1 order that may be burning fire. There great
many things that know would fire me
/ II believed them | would like 20 believe, rs true
Catholic does, in the Virgin Mary have longcd and
4 hungered for it many times would like to believe
that
PRIESTS WERE ORDAINED OF GOD
to hear the confessions Of sinners and absove men,
50 that after wont up smatiy, could come away
clean. IL would be comfort to me- should
like TO lean on some one | would like
70 lean on m man e. ihs, believed had
not done any such thing Nobody has ever been able
TO make me believe He has, aud don't believe body
ever will
Mr. Beecher then proposed that If his people wanted
to hold morning prayer meetings he would be
/ glad 70 attend them; but they should
not be considered the PASTORS meetings, but
/ the peoples meetings | don't propose to blow
the trumpet unro tho banner he said; but If 1t Is
in the hearts OF the people let have the meetings
and don't want a mothers son OF you 10 that
does want TO.
| DR.. Edward Beecher made few remarks about the
uses OF revIvals which he claimed OF transtory
and not permanent benefit
stranger arose and made brief address, to which
MT Beecher listened with great interest When he had
concluded and sat down, Rev Mr. Mckay said,
\ 81 think. perhaps, ought to tell you
who this fellow ia" He then introduced
him the Rev Robert Patterson the evangelist,
whom he had known when boy in Edinburgh, and
whom he had met only twice in twenty -four years
Assistant Pastor Halliday related some details OF
great revival which occurred years ago in a
country town, when the religious feeling in
tense that the business people obliged close
their shops. Mr. Bcecher took exception that
OF affairs being held up for imitation here He
thought that religion, so far from ncapacitatng men
for business should make them better business men.
This statement hailed with a loud clappng of
hands and stamping of feet Mr. Beecher this.
SAYING
'How would 1t have looked IL they had capped Peter
on PentecostY l, TO be sure am not Peter but am
prcclaimiDg Pentecostal truths
DIR. STORRS CALL.