The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-01-25

pastor, % you are 70 me. 50 willing to listen
to strangers as you are when 1t Ii expedtent.
know the general impression Of ministers preach
ing here 10 that they un welcome. IL Is not So
and say In your name you are heartily glad to
hear anybody speak in my place who Is an earnest
man ana means business when ne breaches"
Mr.. Beecher took his text IRON Philippians, w.,
H. IL, 13-"Not that speak in respect oil want; for
have learned la whatsoever state am, Herewith
to be content. know Doth how to be abased, and
know how to abound; everywhere and all things
am ms 'ructed both to be luil and to be hungry,
both to ABOUND and suffer need. l can d. all
things through Christ wh CHI str cngtheneth me-"
This IA a very remarkable declaration to be made
by anybody. You viii recoilect the many
tales OF gifts offered By Eastern king
to any man In his kingdom who Was con-
tented. and how iudicrous In many cases
their content turned out to be. To hear an intel.
hgent and educated man say Il am content" Is to
hear one OF the most extraordinary statements
-ssibe Tor man to frame. 1t Is easy to ieel con-
tent for an hour. l can understand how a man
who lives for money and has been IN fear OF having
$40. 900
CHOUsRD OUT OF HIM.
and after nights and DAYS OF planning and worry
ing, has, by dexlerous stroke, secured himself
against its loss l can understand how for q whole
evening such man may chucke and be perfectly
content Everyb0dy-i mean by that some
bodes-are content in the moment OF attainment
OF any great desire. Does not your state o.
content lie in the fulilment Of certain condltions'
Does II last all through the play OF lief Dan
you say 81 have learned in every state TO be con.
tent ~ How many OF you would n0ld up your
hands to that And yet this is what Paul says.
Yet consider, Is Paul quite sure OF hlmselfs Con-
sider, IN the first place. that content does
not necessarily mean state OF pleasant
ness. Thus. 1 may be content in one sense
to remain over night at o miserable inn. where
have congregated smugglers ana all the rifrar
OF The land. II nave been cast upon the shore
ngatlng for lie, ana have struggled to the light
think would say II am content;" yet the company
are obscene and violent How did / learn that
contentf learned 1t BY being thumped and
pounded and by finally being thrown upon the
beach. l learned 1t because l had almost
given up breath when fell at the door OF the inn
stances TO be content We must not confound
c0nrent with state Of indifference. II Q man
tent to sit in camp on the plains and hear what
no human ear ought to hear; having,
Of blood and niaecus inhuman.ties that would you'd
make the dead shiver. so these words in the
nsensbe 70 a uon S' on Sbon h maj he ne was
alI these things; he was NOT blinking OF them
wnsn ne said ar We
any sense OF supineness and corpu'ent indo-
ran mot nasns @a He
cious OF purpose. There were certain great ele-
ments IN mis- nature that remind one OF the old
strung between the towers OF castle and which,
when the winds d.. blew: rcared out its
spostls that WI. whenever the WINDS rom
was Of large moral nature; not a unive sal
genius; and that ne was content in any sucn
sbor ali deny IT, He was
says, mot as though ! had already attained,
S Ss ,S S0T or a Msco that an sso
hended Of Jesus Christ. THIS 1 one thing thing
I do, forgetting those things when are behind.
before. press toward the marx f"r the prize OF
the high calling Of God IN Jesus Christi This IS
what ne described himseii to be, ana this is the
man who says :-"ln whatsoever state am
THEREwTTH AN CONTENT"
o. this idea, o. the developing power 10 any mans
life for any s ngle great end or aim. Whenever q
se and a Win idea % %
zsal and eaorgy that aim makes every
es TeaaHs Evss sRs
this idea. Some men are born to be fortune.
builders, and they launch out IN lie with as ais:
Gated insy are mot
If It be needlul. there is no exposure no mean
end. the best things OF this lie are not those
which are recorded; II an old apple woman's
TWENTY REPORTERS TO TELL
how the apples rolled; If there is anything any
newspapers surely. tLaug6ter.j Newspapers ike
ours, nave rare capacities. Zach has nav
tina; %ossoes Ss Of led wall. nse ana wa
that 1t may get the handful OF shrlmps that the
water contains: There are sunerngs anc expert
winch go unnoticed here. l knew boy who
walked k ifom dIcnixsn here 10 get an education:
his own education lie obtained a round OF lamps
no gSt a nga and sxngusn IN the
He had his room and was ' his own own
cook and chambs rmaId and actotum-happy man =
SIDE that he might give 10 study three or fonr
hours every da, There fpo.nting his nngep sits
TRENDS" Isughserj He said. d.. Il am conten. 10
p ss To oco sa .Ss
ing to put out the lights? No; but the end ne nad
IN view was being accomplished. ana all else was
nothing man may 20 into The birch woods and
camp out ana leave behind him the hundred lux
uries which he considers indispensable at home
pound trout that he has caught. and did not buy
nc ne would I Just as soon sleep on q rock as not.
human literature scene 40 affecting rs that OF
TIE JEsuIIs SETTLING CANADA.
DO not mean Montreal or quebec, for there were
politics mixed up with religion They became rest.
dents among the Indians, without IN tercourse with
ierlngs and their patience Is not surpassed by the
history OF any equal number OF men. 1t is u
gU,!ous oh,ng 20 ne tnat In every SECT mere are
laurel from the brow OF the Old Church Tor any.
thing The glory OF each adsins the great Church,
winch embraces all Of the sects.
The apostle aul, speaKiug OF presents sent to
MIN, says:-"I rejoice IN TIE Lord greatly that
now at the last your care OF me nath n0urished
again. 1t seems TO have been somewhat inter-
rutted, wherein We were also careful, but ye
lacked opportunity"
PAUL WAS A GENTLEMAN,
ana always conceded the highest motive, "Not."
he goes on, that speak IN respect OF want, for
nave learned Ia whatsoever state ! am there.
with to be content" am willing to bear ali tnat;
know both both what how to be abased and
now 70 ABOUND. know hon to be without cent
and know how to nave pocketluI. There are
many who know how TO do either but lew know
now 10 90 D0tn. 10 know now to swing both ways
riCb poor rich, poor, and be
MAN At BOTH TICKS
not so easy. Paul says he had learned that. I
don't know what school he could have learned IL
In. In vie OF tuis passa ,e OF Paul's experence