New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-03-15
RELIGIOUS TEACHINGS.
pTEWORTHY UITERANCEs OF WELL
KNOWN PREACHERS.


to be forbidding to the invalid. The Kew.
Henry Ward Beecher preached to as many
persons as Plymouth Church could contain upon
the Molding of Mans Inner Nature by the lndweii-
ing Of Christ. The Rev. DIR. John Hall. III inc
Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church. gave q dis-
course upo, the Evidences of True Worship
The English revival preacher, the heV
Henry Varlcy, showed to gathered tnous-
ands, in that immense structure the hippo
drome. how Indispensable the oospei s
to man. In the Central NJ f. Church the Rev.
Charles p Lyford who, belonging to the Rocky
Mountain Conference. has come In contact Win
Mr,nonism. showed the evils of that system. At
the Church of tho Strangers the Rev. DR.. Deems
sxnoupded to large assembly the lessons to BIO
derived from the life of Joshua, the successor OF
Moses. and from Gods dealings with His chosen
people
CHRIST MOLDlNG MANS INNER NATURE.
IT. Henry Ward Bher at Plymouth Cau' Oh Congre0osoHd
An immense crowd took advantage OF the
clear weather yesterday attend Plymouth Cburoh III
The morning. aud the consequence packed house
from top TO bottom aud through tho corridors The
based the text taken from the nrst chap
ter OF Golossians. last clause of tho 27th verse;
Christ in you. the hope OF glory"
THIS IT, sad Mr. Beecher the mystery that was hidden
aud which divuged by the Apostles It Was christ
In Them not simply the doctrine OF Christ In the God
head not tho doctrine or Christ IN history. not the
doctrine OF Christ 10 theology but something very
different, far more important" Christ In you, the
hope of glory. The inspiration aud the evidence OF
your Immortality OF happiness in Heaven That IS tue
mystery not revelation OF the structure OF the uni
verse not a revelation OF the structure of Gods moral
government but In each individual soul the revelation
God in Jesus Cerist TO him personally ana by such
revelation the confirmation OF the very highest wish,
namely, IN mortality and blessehness Ths was the
otp1tr ally OOf fho 4
truth peculiar the Christian dispensatioD 1T was
that also in the oily dspensaon and its light was re-
fected upon nations that had such sacred books as
we have 1t not unfamiliar to educated Onen'ai
nations We fnd traces OF this ruth that the DIVINE
Spirit IN way Interpreters the human SOUL ana
that there Is such thing as an indwelhng OF God
among men. However, have disclosure or this
truth In the Evangclists. particularly in John Here
Christ seeks enter Into men, TO indwell with them
He speaks OF their unity, indestructibe-"I am the
vine We the branches AS the branch cannot bring
forth fruit of itself except by the vne so cannot ye
abide in me because live shall live also In other
words spiritual LIE is absolutely dependent upon
Ny s,irual life. This mlnglng together OF Inc spirit
~ Christ and OF al that believe In HIN pervades tne
New Testament. Now 1t is only an Inversion or TINS
figure TO speak of Christ born into men, We speak OF
entering into such relationship that Goa mas
identified them aud it is only the converse OF he same
thought and figure 10 speak OF Christ OF being Dorm Id
men, Christ III yOu.'
Now. Of course tins can mean physical intrusion.
We are not IN any manner 10 cODfound hgurrs Win
actual facts We not to attempt any suc1 confusion
We are nor 70 saw the soul of Christ and soul of
man were compounded and united aud were insepara
ble and dentical that they were both one
Wy and the other and neither That attempt Is simply
scipn,ic phiIo opnca statement of the DIVINE nature
u III such beyond the reach OF investigation
that Is competent to use IL aiehlteetuaS' ING
most we can DO is 10 employ illustrations. init
nations aud ho'9 tro5 5SS ~a ass ' darky that
they convey TO US knowedse thousahI, iSno
r" know and yet Enowi,dse that must undergo
transmission when We stand III Zon anu see. see
Christ any literal aGd personal manner goes into the
of men, when we say Christ born INTO tue
1ySnce Of an actual Divine u all hguraatve
ma we meTn hy il such a moding OF the whole inward
nature Of men that a mus moral and social faculties
vii Christs would II His spirit was IN tne place
NJ His thoughts move 10 that lGsPraol Oh ttutn
His emotions play toward the center MS wiz moves CO
ncdcn, with The Dyire Wll, his Judgment works WIN
line Divine Judgment CHRIST Is ID Us IN his Sense '"'
That ourselves as CArlst would Ia our place.
wish that you would avoid supposing that III any myst
cal manner there is a transfer Of action.
Now il is a OF Scripture and OF experience to
line development OF Cnrst the souls Of believers You
viii therefore the rst place. bring 10 mind the iact
that CHRIST BABE, and l6e any Otncr chlld
undevelOped, needing help aud caro- rather thah con
ierriDg T. Althouga in ms phoe e nef 10 az no
soul upward the ehld Jesus lies helpless seemlnv' IN
in Inc Sacred s,riptu:e now Cnr.st is described
growng-a babe. child boy, yOnth young inan
= man grown LIKE speaKs OF him, " The child grew
ana waxed strong III sIiri, hed with wisdom, ana the
sraco OF God was upon HUI" Now, this We viii say
experience OF the oth5r OF those elements which
are CnrIst-hkc; the purposes OF ne growing
Iiper and noble the conservation or everything
"a hfe the yearnmg for things high rather than for
things snail suit the eye OF the fancy the disc m
mont OF good from evi me ienuomeht "l our hhinsS
and loves; not yet The ful sehs1 OF domhio9 ons
the enlargement Of the conception the opening OF the
mud That nen shall SEE not barren hes.h I'D Cnrs-
Iian experience not the mere following OF The church
bell eating OH Of tni5 aud the performance OF
tnat observance growing sense III me OF spirit
ual refinement and conscience sTeetened by love dis
cernmeut OF things nober imam tine BODY eau know, the
LAYING on ~ o. ' fn , tnrI man or fan witni
the HORIZON OF the uEregeneTa;ed man This Is Chrst
Then we return again 10 the historic element In
coming to manhood lie began the work OF Hning His
disciples, seeking 10 cSslpate the dafhhes tnat came
from their mind. filing them VITA serene Thoughts ana
feelings. teaching them forgiveness patience under III,
Jury love for those tat nated them paying Out gOu
and cola for lead aud for IRON gu every hand AS
teacher He thought not so much 10 tread Under loot
everything that had known as TO give nlsnef aud
pobier meaning old knowledge. lie did not despise
the synagogue With contempuous Words rather he went
IN aUd gave TO the services Nl,ali.y anu power he
aid not despiSe the Sabbath day. bat lie touched II with
divine finger and BLESSED 1t Wth the lien OF hlman-
ity and Kindness And from being boadsuan's day,
ia We day became globe OF ligh 20 those that
crowded the hard priest and the proud sauetu
uTy HIS mission among men was to sustain and
10 teach that there JOY in every He enkn-
Died hope and Joy Gu every side, gvng 70 character
higher plane aud TO life new meaning We have the
Iqrallei of this IN Christian experience where. when
Garst is born like child IN the soul aud grows III wis
dom and knowledge. charging the conceptions Of men,
they come finally 10 tnat power by which they
are Transformed. All things ara suDdued 10
paied, our passions and appetites are vanGuished.
We are superior circumstances We are no longer
10 be indeed as men no act under the influences that
are next to aud around them because there is all
iuper lfe food an inner communion Then
comes th last stage In the latter period life Christ
institu, HIS disciples life and said
"HeHceortb call you not servants bnt friends" He
came to hem that stage the familiarity of love
supDants fear, ami Obedience 10 longer TO be per
iuD0tO;y but they were TO into tsat perfect free
aom Of relationship with him which never take
plIee until moral quality Is spontaneous Tnis
son the lite Of Disciples is OF last degree OF
Importance, yet 10 hardly once pondered Tue dlsci
c. a