New-York tribune., 1875-10-18
SUNDAY APPEALS.
SERMONS FROM REPRESENTATIVE PREACH
ERS.

NIFTY THE REV DR. 3. II. TYING, JR. AT
CHURCH OF THE HOLY TRINITY AND ChANCEL-
LoR CROSBY AT THE FOURTH AVENUE PREsBY-
TTXsN CHURCH.
The clear weather of yesterday, Notwithstanding
the chilling wind which belonged more TO November
than the present month, induced q fun attendance
al church. and the prominent clergymen preached TO
large audiences. At Plymouth Church. the Rev.
Henry Ward Bcecher delivered n sermon on the true
method in " hch alone men can reform themselves
The Rev. +. II. Chaplin, ID. d., at the Church OF the
Divine Paternity, explained the principles OF Gods
law. The Rev. 5. II. Tying, jr, ID. d., preached on
the assurance Of the Divine Presence among men,
At the Fourth Avenue Presbyterian Church, the
Rev. Howard Crosby d. D.. spoke upon Prayer as
the Christians Defense.
TIE TRUE METHOD OF REFORMATION.
Tae Rer Hsnry Bchey al Plymouth Church (Congre7a-
noadl1
The usual crowded congregation greeted Mr..
Bcecher yesterday morning at Plymouth Church, the
street outside presenting at 10la the customary ap-
pcarlnce of pushing though orderly masses and long
es OF attendants and visitors eager 10 set within tho
circle ~ The text taken from the 1s chap
ter Of Isaiah portions OF the 10Th and 17th
follows: "Cease tO do evil Learn 10 do we'll"
Utuis began Mr. Beecler. had been placed the
sentiment is elsewhere expressed IL would have read
"Ieon to 10 WELL the way Of ceasng to do evil. Over
TN good. tut away hl1 ny putting hh
eousness" This any rate is the theory a. it IL un
eouiyocally taught in the pages of Scripture If the
Bible be looked at from the standpoint of art is no
look; II from the standpoint OF political economy, 1t VIII
fal 10 your conception OF modern political
economy as it is dcvelored. Neither will it
do to test IL science of mental philosophy;
nor ia it book OF sociology. book 1t is
that has III sprcd art high degree any influence
that ever existed book whose primitive political econ
omy. practced among the Jews when tiev were Sc
eluled nation has taught lessons Of wisdom that the
world viii never be willing TO let go. The times When
in the want OF all other books and mostly all other
tnovledc me were shut up the Bible and praised II
not too much but wrongly, teaching people that 1t was
kind OF universal arcane, that II had hidden IN IL soDe
thing of everything; that it was an encycopedia-those
days are gone by Ii il book largely devoted to The
reformation Of man from evil And the days so by,
unexOectedlv science will md itself teaching old theol
ogy on this succt the whole drift of modern seicn-
tic thou ht is that IL derived from Inuch lower
plane holds, and that in his primitive form
he rose very little above the animal creation around
about him And if that is not pretty near the doctrine OF
total dcpravty, I don't know what e; Many men
Fi doctrine Of total pravity and vet are Oar
wnttns and m,st al"n u lnat Ia u ~, b US ~ evst a
onglhiul} ifoin tc N.N oN'st iSl,uS w ~ g. ~, ~,
euce lower than That. Now the race hcan at the
bottom, and If its history has been one OF uniodiLS-
gradual eeyatiOnhy which the nOber reason the so
eal feelings and the moral sense nave been maze 20 pre-
dominate the animal passions aud appectes then m
tnc great truths OF evangelical theology become Won
dcrfny clear You might ~ well suppose that inc
whole vegetable kingdom Had ny nni9'ans; a GTGuiS ~
up iO IL present condition without ihG Hll NJ :"
s,ai ] mann au opmas had beer I,cIrshcd and brought NJ,
to the present stages or condition OF nanhihd "hous
the stimulating Influence oi the SOU OF righteousness" u
&c great Vivc Source Of life.
10 this is added the possibility OF changing men DI
their endeayors un Ter tde stimulus OF uuth ana
DfNine energy, IN other words, the element u. man
s not in tic lower, br'itc creation ahd Is noI III t
vegetable knsdom-a power OF VII Wich NVi ~ N ,,
iy fOr lie change of Now, II Is upon th!s ground
That the Ble displays It's DIVINE WSdoh tnCi" @ t no
other bork viii hive as long as THIS, loi us
relsoth.re never was book besides this so absolutely
~ mel Er Of Cg & e9 hr4a1 0 soH, Now tSc nary and
fundamental principle the Bible is tnat reformation
GIct' % ,n Irtica and teachings Of all other
systems for although philosophy has pointed to the
sprins OF nlnan conduct ana s.ild t1aI Ih.y ns pc
Corrected the root of the woid o God IN regard to tc
ref raiion man is that reformation must begin at ne
eeEer and work outward, not outward ana Notk nm ln
tlWsfd tne center. CHANG the sprS Oh aeIDu 'h1 ou
sil,Il chan-e the element, OF conduct. ont OF tlt
he'r' said tle savior. woc.ec al. eViis. dhe n a,p,r W.
recognizes ire TACT also hat al reiofatlIn mus pe S
stages and the clements O more leliccl cnI'
are bnlt up ny layer But TIE purpose - not Sal-
u.l; that instant aud sOVeTe'sn lHe n% @ rs t tTu &
condi Ia Wnlch t d't i,i7 IS MAJ, W @
Tat ccncIcd IN IN" sOu IL mast come nom maj cen
q A new eesrt is the Indispensable necessity for
new lie. 1he motive pOwcr-thIt Is what men "dhII
This is the nIt step AMI thlS Is the masphso VI al
30 that when men begin reform by dropping of tins
yic that ILi,dencluOr fOrbcr TINS prac'ce anu ti"
they don't do harm, they don't do WRONG; @ Dut & LneE
dont understand the true theory Of WORKING 0u' ones
svst0n. because they are attempting 10 worn rom M o
leaf the root, instead OF ""s from from IN. M l4HS % % % &
.-r0aEs and crcIkS and turns SLOWLY
every now and then, ana the superintendent Oh the
MIL rams around anu gr,aScS the looms, r1h5 up tne
spndles at the Aes Of tIe Wheels ana SS 10
e. ne machinery III better condition. But II Is 0i no
use the trouble lies in the motive power bus II thol9
comes great and luii channel Tue hlhpie NI'eI
Will and everything else VII t'ihe c1IG oi i.siI'
And men grOtlng hclc and there owe tHer uouo'
This las his temper, another mas hls aaYi"
ftes, and another his ayarice and al OF Oh 'nem ncr
are peck.ns AZ il and polishing son.'Iina nm, M
aud there but the motive power ls wanting
aud though IL is not wrong uhns IL Is hS one ~
suppose tiiat q VIII trasOl III himself DS peSliu5
aud NOrnuS I'D NJ Tue ttbt'I
" the reverse. That l. memorable scene IN With
Daniel pr, to Nebuchadntzzafi tAihk ~ @
had .een III cream ysteIlOuS vision, ahd citu Ior
an Interpretation OF IT, Mhel, the lhl9rIc'Itoh VIZ
gwen it, an awful retb button threatened lol hio uanS
candent arrogance and corruption ana Opesson "ilu
tHis - Daniel s advice him heTciOre, % \lhs itt
NJ NE - I,e ac,.ptable unto Lee and break on thy
is t,v is,;eIrless and thine iuiquites by showing
mercy ~ a. poor n il may lengthenng OF t1y tiait
Gniiiy" There Is woude Iul philosophy in that Now,
~ is rot merely a word Of exhOrtaticn, as
We shall sec. Right doing is the way 10 cure mIons
dong our exhortaton to the thief is to 70 ana
H.. TTouest. Gonf stead any That Is not
enough. A man that has tue lhHtlHcts OF u t'lei'
w,t reasonably good education under those lhstIhcle,
Wi, nd n yery hrd not steal and II lc has nOthns
bat "I-wOn tste-l y-'ioF0 lIln'pir n: ..rn
steal some But Paul pat tie HlheIy mus o %
4, worG Paul's eXhOitauOn was not ohiS stcaI ~
more" but go 70 wO.k as tlo iueths vi tI,ie ~
appetite for ang The way 10 cure ogH' 1i sroP
81 forward Of contrary actlSh. 1on eaino @
lay your hand ON temper an1 p1 j. 10y" In, yu cam DO
say 10 enid, Put down thai temper wa, 9uu ,I & w
ls: Won en- say, II you don't put tnai thitr uo"h
vii put something else down. snu y5' ~ Si ,eI S ~ t,'
elds mind "a sense Of lear ul3I VIII oe st"nsV. t1''h
temper TIus il Is by rasEE up ano Ie,n,, ,%y - III
ehd that you DO tais work OF internal sqHehf,' @ W. IA -
him. Better yet JOG can ta" u 80 In
worst temper get Lila lausllE ana "hoh , III, ,t
once ,tcI's Ia and oNefcolcs tlc chiu' VIC '7i'i' ~
Now. II YOU CONSIDER this the working plan, see how
much ( git IL throws upon tc "b0c ind' yer "i 6oN.an
rcct -, Inns that have the governing Of the young
Ne are bludly irving To sIlhe wrong IeehH5 n.tWct
the eyes and xh II, David dld 'ohalh; pu. NC @
ovcrS,c cI viii good s,rke Tor tine positive instead
of ths negative. Especially is thih uuc "a - =.
many of tie stronger impulses mat oy oeln9 ulic,S
sist,c are reused ara stnuialtd and bee1no HTi0 u
mana seaDie than before as thousi,us VIM MiL ya,cny
~ mol [ ittlt %