The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-08-09

grow out Of something lower and less than themselves
and spirituality grows out Of morality. II is carried
up and carried on, and tho reason why
has not had its development II is good begin with
and go on with, but II should perfect itself every
single root seeks through the whole circle OF liz
cnlargcs and warns and grows more bouninl and
glorious aud winds OF in the gracousness of autumnal
harvest so I'm the human soul terminated the first
stem forms, and these lower forms should go on 70
higher ones, reaching more and more nearly TO the
blossom and finally coming to the fruit. No vine
matter how many leaves il has could bring forth any
fruit by these leaves alone and yet no
one that brings forth could AFFORD to
turn To us leaves and say "You are
of no account They arc not good 10 eat but they
are good TO bring forth things that good 10 eat Now
moralties like leaves on trees which bear no fruit
or like vines which bear nothing though they gcrmi-
nate Uniruitfu vines are in many places in the Bible
set up as the emblem Of man who has just the lower
earth form OF virtues but lets them grow aud de-
vclop into their higher forms am therefore preacher
OF morality because am preacher Of spirituality;
am preacher Of morality because though believe IL
the Divine Spirit and though believe in the indspcn-
sa6eness OF i to all true protective human life, also
believe That the spirit does not create, but develops
Let us now turn to some Of the
FRUITS THE SPIRIT
We shall ind them enumerated in the fifth chapter Of
Pauls letter 10 the Galatan Church. This Is the
enumcration:-"Bu the fruit of the Spirit Is love- Oy
peace long suffering, gcntlencss goodness faith meek
ness, temperance; against such there is no Inv - I
cannot help thinking when read such passages this
OF the caiechumencal examinations which have heard
made by committee Of persons for church member
were prepared to join the people of God supposed
to be that they believed in the fall Of Adam, in original
SIN, IN election and rcprobation, and under.
the perseverance Of tho saints and about all the
intricate and subtle questions Of theology The Spirit
OF God Is nothing one would think from the questions
that are asked One would think that the Holy Ghost
was the editor Of caechsms from of the examina-
tions which are made But in the Word of God what
is that fruit Of the Spirit called lover These committees
never ask what mans opinions of love arc how is
the matter of joy Joy is ruled out very often No
Onp = m N LONG M ho ia
joyful. He must be
LONG FACED AND WITHOUT SMILES
feeling of joy, il is thought should only be
sonal, vacation experience They look with suspicion
upon gaycy beauty and buoyancy and the development
OF taste They will do for the natural man, they say,
but You must remember you are aChristian. Ny dec
araon Is that because You are Christian you must DO
the most happy joyful and buoyant Of all people Tho
first fruit of the Spirit which Is mentioned is love; the
next is joy, and your joy is an indication that you have
been born again. man without JOY may have been
born again. but he was dwarfed in Infancy for there
are spiritual dwarfs.
In speaking peace Mr. Beecher was so fervent that
many in the congregation were moved These are his
words-
Peace is one of tho fruits OF tho Spirit You may
look among the churches of the land and you can
hardly find it unless you catch persons asleep All tho
sweetness of peace; the calmncss of it,; that strange
and glorious joy which steals upon true soul walking
alone in communion through the vast cxpanse that soul
rest, coming ono knows not whence and abiding
strangely in tho midst OF distcmpcratures and troubles
that language which is taught by teacher Of
which neither gold nor silver nor precious stones can
value this you may possess though are out upon
you and tho storms black in the heavens Not
alone Of quiet not peace alone Of doing but peace
In activity, in enterprise, In sickness in peril Strange
power of nwardness that holds every fear in abatement
and gives to courage strength and camness. In speak
ing of
FAITH IN MEN
Mr.. Bcecher said man Is half man who has lost
faith in his fellows believe in depravity, for IL is in
dispcnsabc to charity II one begins very low you
will never be surprised except it be agreeaby for you
often find men better than you expected In speaking
of gentleness Mr.. Bcechcr said that people who
were sick thought they gentle; but true gentle
ness is the gcntlcness of strength. Think of a
bellows putting all the airs of a great
wind storm and saying, ~ don't knock down
poor mems houses and up great trees
and lash into anger the WIDE wide ocean" OF course it
don't but why Simply because II Is not able. Gen
tencss is not feebleness. No definition be given
good; they are not gcniuscs, can't hold argument
and they cannot write poetry, thank God. Still they
are good, and you love them You can't exactly tell
why; you cannot mention one single attribute of thcm
and better not to make them better and then happier
but happier and consequently better. Temperance one
of the fruits of the Spirit Mr. BecChcr said, meant self
CONTROL and on summing up continued
THE CONCLUSION
These are the fruits of the Spirit Moraltcs tho
sprouts and these the fruits of moraes, and If you
trace them one by one you may that every OF
these qualities, which distinctly pronounced TO he
the working of Gods influence is the outcome of
natural faculty and carried under the inspiration
God TO that stage at which blossoms and brings forth
fruit and when gets of these lower moraliticS
so that he cannot but blossom, he then has become
child OF God.
A SERVICE OF SONG
was held in tho parlor tonight under the auspices Of
the choir of the Park church. Hartford.