The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-05-01
PLYMOUTH PRAYER MEETING.

BEECHER WITHOUT DENOMINATION, SIMPLY A
cHRtsTTAN-ABoUT JOINING THE CHURCH
Before The prayer meeting last evening Brother
shearman called the members OF the Examining
Committee 70 private meeting. Before Mr.
Beecner's entrance quite an interesting converse
ton took place between u stranger and one OF
the Plymouth brethren. The stranger asked
"what denomination is Beechers" The brother
SAID, "He Is Christian; he is any
thing. II you want TO join the church and are a
Baptist nc will baptize you; IL you want to be
sprinkled he win sprinkle, or II you are Quaker
he WIN be a Quaker ana you may take COM
munion.n Then. after q pause, s'Do You see any
difference between this and other congrepa-
tions - 'Well" said the stranger, after pro-
longel gaze over tie crowded lecture room, - %
except that there are three women 10 every
man. Alter short pause the brother resumed,
Twenty minutes 20 wait and all full; |
should not wonder II we would all
90 pell nell into the church pretty soon.
Tight packing, Ell ~ wnich was literally trus, as
tie speaker had offered ialf OF his chair 10
another, and neither OF the parties was very
slender. There comes General Tracy, that one
win the full beard" me stranger asked, was
general aad lawyer ~ "wny. 10 the time OF the
war they left their professions" "You don't say
SO ~ "les; and when they came back they took
snem up again. Here Mr.. Beecher gave out the
hymn ''545,r and as Brother King began toe pre-
lude the stranger commenced agaln.-"IB that a
piano ~ as though he was not sure what sort OF
an instrument the organ was.
Sir. Beecher joined in the SINGING with great
zest, aliei which ne prayed Re began his re-
MARKS b. saylng:-We are about to have unite
with Us a larse number OF persons OF all ages.
oil training, and think II Is well TO SPEAK a few
words on my view Of what true religion Is in one
or TWO respects. heed not say mat regioo has
been represented In all Is stages aud, perhaps.
rom reasons Of necessity, an Gays gone oy as =
Kind VI professionalism, as n II were
mind la view o. the facts winch come 10 min. so
"a GU side the Church are regarded as Absolutely
unenligntened which ~ not the New Testament
way o. speaking. Tnc whole COMMUNITY rad
Learned some OF the clemens belonging TO Cnrls.
tan lie, and not merely ~ rote, but By having
were penftent men before tuere were CHRISTIANS;
there are men who love truth rather tnan lying,
though they are not Christians. In short, there
Is, OUTSIDE Of a personal choice, every degree or
PREPARATION. AL sorts OF gerns In people and
they are Drooght into conditioo wnere il REQUIRES
only tue ratification OF tue determination 10 bring
then 10 Z itist Many and many man has .Oeen
throsn back because ne ass mot gone through the
way II ne can't come any otner. Well, Is there
any other ayf Yes. As Jerusalem nad Twelve
AT LEAST TwkLvE WAYS
/ could point out out | shan'L Men heard the
apostles preach IN toe morning and joined the
CHURCH In the evening. They dId not tage so very
long. the attempt 20 Law your nle along ne line
Of Cnustitn virtue maJ be begun to-nigat-in-
SANITY. Thousands oil men VINO ought 70 have
blOssoined snd borne IruIt long ago are waiting
lor misunderstanding or humDugs what i the
evidence that love your iather and mother
see how absurd il Is when applied 70 anything
else. Wnen on become a CHILD or Goa COD puts
nobility In you; He dues NOT
MAKE YOU A DWARF
because ne makes you child again. When people
Joiu a church tniDk IL good sign 10 see them
hold 40 tnelr heaus: not proudly but a. the roses
do. When a man comes into a caurch ana says be
Is poor, miserable worm, ieel ike telling nim
I've don't want any worms neren tLaGEnter.l
called 10 he Chrlst's men aud lie waits for you,
ana nourishes you, and loves you, ana keeps
place vacant for you. what reason nave you TO 90
tnr0uga the world as II You were the slave OF
slave lou are sons OF Uod. rnat Ia religion
70 " Gods man. that wat Jon are called e