The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-06-19
PLYMOUTH PRAYER MEETING.

MEDDL1Ea cHR1sTIANs-oUR DUTY TO OUR
FELLOW MEN.
II people will insist on going to Plymouth lee
ture room at such an unreasonably early hour, 1t
wiz soon become necessary to carry lunch and
go IN the middle or the afternoon In order to Sc
cure seat Mr.. Beecher was in good spirits last
night, joining in all the hymns with ervor. He
began his remarks by reading-"Wnen Peter,
turning about and seeing the disciples
following. said Lord, what shall these
men do? And Jesus said, If will
that they tarry till l come, what is
that to theea follow thou men Both Peter and
John were passionate by nature, but they were OF
different passions. John was sensitive. He had
such a sense OF dlnldence and delcacy that he did
not even use his own name In his writings. But
Peter was one OF those prectpitate, positive men,
with an intermeddling familiarity. He did not
hesitate TO reDuke his Master; he did not hesitate
to give his advice before 1t was asked-wen
meaning and kind, but he plunged in without
the slightest sense OF manners, aud seemed quite
astonished when people were disturbed by this
NEEDING, SO here he saws, "Well Lord, what
snail this man do ~ what business was IL OF his9
Well, he had an eve to affairs, and you great
many such people, with ny-ike natures, settle
down on any dish without the slightest intent Of
doing harm; he never knows his company. Is not
agreeable, and If yon give him hint or slap he
comes right back again. There are many people
OF this kind, VINO mean well. VINO always speak
aud always propose 10 do and tell other people
what they ought to do. There Is
NOTHING so MEDDLING AS ZEAL
unless 1t be anecHon or arrogance or four or
i've other qualities. II the people love one an
Other they seem 10 think that love Is charter
OF intermeddng. Now there Is a duty OF love,
seen mothers always worrying about their chill
dren, IL would seem strange II we were 10 say
how IL causes anxiety In those who love US.
IL was not wrong oil Peter TO be interested in
administration under the jewish economy was to
keep the Jew at home, No horses. no commerce
were allowed lest they should mix with other ma
tons, and IL was great thing therefore tnot to
us restless Yankeesl the command, go We out
in all the world.n 1t was revolution TO the jew.
go out into all the world. Everybody is brother
to you. Don't stop with Jews or Greeks or
Romans; but everywhere look upon mankind
alike. aud nriEg the blessed tidlngs OF repentance,
of reformation ana oil the new lie OF nope ana
loven-tnlS VAS the mission. But the duty OF ln-
structing and bringing men to Carlst has IT'S limit
Its law oil discretion anu does not give right 10
everybody to talk to every body. Look at 1t in its
largest FORM Everybody is orthodox, AMI conse-
ana reels itself empowered, not SIMPLY to let heir
light shine, but every sect charges Itself with the
dut, o beng anxious about the others. Protes-
tants fret about the Roman Catholics aud the
Catholics are anxious ABOUT wnat shall become OF
out they are out OF the line OF the covenant and
what Is 10 become oil them And the new school
is anxious about the old school, and the old
school Is full of anxiety about the new school,
VINO are leaving the old LANDMARKS.
Everybody should wish the saving truth OF the
Gospel to be preached an state the truth as IL Is
gwen TO you. But may not minister talk with
another minister about his proessionsi Yes,
provided IL is q spirit OF love; but lntrusivey,
no. There IS such thing as preaching 10 I'M
Lift UP THE STANDARD,
but have no right to 20 driving into every mans
ca0tn II they 90 not want to hear. / have no
right to force them; and the properties. the deli
cacies ana the decencles are not abolished by any
supposed authority gwen to preachers. nave
never heard calylnists say, ''My dear Armenian
have heard ArmenIans saw. Tine Calvlnlsts
not painstakIng" No, IL Is the Cal
So IN the controversies among secis,
IL is not In respect to Christian dlsposillon 10 is
almost invariably In respect 10 doctrine. soyou
ma in other relations men think that because
they belong 70 a cnurcn tley nave covenanted to
lake care OF everybody In II, and so they become
SPIRITUAL BUsYBODIEs
looking out FAR and near and saying. "Lord what
shall these do S"-anxIous aoout Others far more
tnan they are about their own spiritual state. Ine
capital out OF which men are TO do good
is out OF their own character and dispo-
slton, ana ne who neSlscS MS - own %,i
neighbours as q poor husoandman. There are GER
tain relations wnere we can converse with our
fellow men, out not Ia an intrinsic way. tnlnS
there is no such temple, no such place OF pro-
found silence ana soemnity. as where tue
UNsPOKEN THOUGHTS
OF man dwell, ana resent any one's asking me to
empty out my reflections my inward thoughts ana
ieeilnes. am preacher. set 10 teach men, but
that don't give me authority 10 say what
please. | should viOa'e not only
goou sense, but the spirit ol Christ Hum
self IN so doing. make It point 10 be ac-
cessble every one, but never 10 thrust myself
on any one. might travel with you nom here TO
California and not talk religion. suppose a doctor
should travel with MS medicines with MIN, aud.
seeing some traveller little pale, mix nlm a dose
(Laugnter.l | tell you tnete IS nothing more
difficult tnan TO know wnen to TAX aud wDen not
to talk. We may talk to man IN a general way,
yet are TO respect the sanctltV OF the soul
OF every living man. But don't go now To
the otner extreme and SAY that Beecher
says you must not visit aud talk to people; you
must 90 potn, but IN the larger sense OF one soul
visiting anutne +, not meddlInQ. Bring 10 them out
OF your soul the rlpened rult 1or winch they nun
ger. Ana Whlle we accept the re0uke OF Christ
Tor racing about IN a careless manner, yet we are
10 near the voice OF christ saying as tue last mts-
sion, Go We out into ali the world and pour the
good tidings OF great Joy into tue hearts Of Gods
creafiOn.v