The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-03-20

in such way that you viii fulfil the gooen ru'e'
IL is very easy to repeat this and very dmcuiI 10
fulfil IL. Take the case of those In bonds held a.
slaves and let one undertake TO feel their bonds
Remember those in bonds as II you were yourseh
bound. Take those In the bonds OF ianor nee
bring 1t home, suppose iJ were in your mouse, the
weakness OF IL, the suffering, the limitation oil
every kind. Take those who by reason OF their
vice are thraled In bonds than CHI ms, what
are your tendencies Take young man well
brought mp ana afterward turning from
the right pain and Is Keeling toward the
grave, how do we feel9 We say
"Oh, there is another instance of taking
the cup" and pass on How many OF us feel that
we are bound to bring IL nome. On the otner
hand consider how strong the tendency of men is
to turn themselves away from trouble. How apt
We are to say, my house IS enough, must have
peace cannot AFFORD to distress my soul over
other peoples troubles, must be happy At home.
Suppose God thought that and refused TO give his
own life In the life Of his Son. God so loved the
world that He gave MS son TO die for 1t, and are
we, VINO profess to De His disciples, to
have our own happiness Without any
crosses? l would not disown Joy, buI
there are joys more joyful than those
that dance in the bubble OF common experience.
Consider now prosperous men are; men oIten
can you aiiord to live In such lne house Y' /
hold IL right aud duty OF Christian men to whom
COO gives means 10 make the hOuSenoQ II L only
strong and VI tu0us but beautiful AMI attractive.
the most beautiful things In the world are not
tn ones and crowns but ought TO be that In winch
father and mother stand king and queen, and
the children are the subiects-the household. Bul
woe be 10 that man who, by reason or his prosper.
lty, strikes q dividing line between himself and
those VINO have not these things. There
who, when they were poor were willing to shake
hands with anyb dy, but as they rise the springs
or sympathy dry up and prosperity tends to make
them less manly, tcnos to harden their hearts.
Because Oft prosperity test Yourself Is my hear
drying toward my fellow men? Not toward the rich,
but am tender hearted TO the poor aud Ignorant
and sinful; am mindful or ''ihOse who are In
bonds as bound with them" Prosperity Will not
hurt you as long az your heart IL tender
Bore in the maple tree and II II n
still winter no sap will run; but II the
spring Is come It will drip out freely
ii when you pierce yourself no sap rms 1t Is WIN.
ter yet. but II when you pierce into the old trunk
and the sap runs spring has begun. Every man
that Is man Is nv brother. All that are strug
Cling and striving through the dl1lcult places of
this world are mine. They have not yet attained,
but by their striving they are related to
me. ! open my arms and take In every man,
woman and child on the globe and say all that are
good and joyous are mine. all that are wicked are
mine, "because am he VINO came to seek and to
save.u
At the conclusion OF Mr.. Beecher's remarks Miss
West missionary from Armenia. addressed tue
meeting on the subject OF her labOrs and con
cluned ~ requesting collection IN behalf OF the
work Her request was complied with and q
liberal amount secured.