New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-06-05
MR.. BEECHER'S WEEKLY TALK.
GOD ADEQUATE TO ALL MEMS NEEDS.

TIES WHICH ATTRACT ALL MANKIND-THE SUP
PORT OF FAITH IN VARIED CONDITIONS OF LIFE.
The audience in attendance at Mr.. Beecher's
Friday evening meeting last night very large, not
withstanding the extreme heat All the filed,
and many persons obliged 10 stand while the win
dows the of the room, past which
leading TO the Sunday school room, open, and
through them might be number of people standing
and sitting the steps In the seats behind Mr. Beecher
the Rev. j. b. Keagy and the Rev l. :. Rupert,
both Of Ontario, Canada, together with Moses
Y. Beach, DR.. Edward Beechcr, and Deacon
Howard In connection with the usual services,
prayers offered 10y Mr. Eddngton and Dr. Edward
Beccher the latter Of whom prayed for Mr Beecher
follows: I've thank Thee that Thou hast brought this
church through all its trials and preserved miTacuousy
pastor Accept thanks that ThOu spared Thy
servant pastor that Thou hast been with him in
hours OF such trial and when such weights have been
thrown upon him that Thou hast been his strength, his
hope his joy and his salvation. May Thy blessings still
Test upon him. Give untO him the inspiration Of Thy
spirit and reveal Thysel unto him, and may he know
OF the hight and depth and length and breadth
Of the love Of Christ that passeth knowledge, and be
filed with all the fuincss Of Cod
Mr.. Beecher came in promptly at O'clock and be-
gan his address Ill The following way:
The Old suppositiOn, the love of God shed abroad
in the EARTH" Is beautiful and Yet. by
continuous use, il has suffered the same harm which
To almost every hguIe when II is used so fire.
quenty that il be figure. II you regard the
COuu rs uONtrluR over inc pdIth'u EI'dHU
and at last sheds down its precious burden and ILLS
the painting earth and in its touch brings all pleasant
things forth from the ground To shed abroad the shower
II is very beautiful figure. very much more probable
figure is when a storm and darkness have lasted
long, and at length the winds begin TO do
their work. the clouds hurry away and at last open
ing place and the bursts out in all it, glory and
shines there and shed abroad upon the whole earth
Then that transcendenty beautiful figure. And 1t Is
in this last that suppose that hsuraiye express
sion has much used and still, in describing the
change that takes place in experience when a
person begins TO enter upon Christian life. 1t
is supposed that God brings His children that
are TO be, through strife and through opposition,
10 point submission, and then through all the dark
and ded clOIds that have hung over hem suddenly by
TIE stroke Of His hand, and by the breath of His mouth,
there the light that brings down the love oil Christ
Jesus The love shed abroad in the hearts Of
Now, it is true and it is beautiful truth, that pre-
csely this experience takes place There are persons
that have wandered through years who meet the truth
only to IT, whose cOnsciences impel them toward
God and duty to be strivcn against and be
mt down II true In regard TO such persons OF
cuiar temperament and disposition that there comes
time that suddenly there breaks in the mind sense
of the glory Of God in Christ Jesus that is like the sun
breaking in the midst of stormy day the love Of
God is shed abroad in their hearts And such
nersons even carry on that experience. They
persons who by the gifts Of nature are eminently
adapted 10 gain and keep and TO have the
largest experience in the preciOusness OF this thought OF
God as manifested Christ Jesus. And their conyersa-
ton pervaded with that thought and their exercises III
the conference brmiul of God present with
Ii ia very noble experience, it is very desirable
one where il desired But when such persons are
taken and held up they very apt to De II not by
the word of mouth yet i'll the Inauguration OF the
younr and indeed all, being the distinct way IN
which Divine grace works in the conversion OF men,
when this is supposed 20 typical method and regular
and propcr experience, and all men undertake to bring
themselves least within sight or some such eAle-
rence as that the reality OF their love 10 od as
being similar TO that tlen mistake is made great
mistake is made. A single method under the SOW
areie,,tv Of God a peculiar method of drawing
nartieular men according 10 their law and their
nature, Their education, and their cIcdh
stances made DC the only or chief method n when
tie Divine sovereignty works whereas the larger eApe-
Renee the larger understanding and examination OF
what are the facts show that the Divine sovereignty
works in the bringing Of to of Gods nature
and love and a realization in Jesus; brings them IN null
utudinous ways; brings them in 50 many ways that
while We may gcner;ize them SIC never can particular
ize them without giving the experience Of each heart
And Won will that Whenever persons run 10 the
experience that doesn't belong {" them they are apt 10
/, -. Inc one that docs belong 10 tbcin.
Now there have been times Wlen me whoie cId,uc
M tbe age has followed certain manner; all Inc poe
try that written Wf.tteh III i'lShl"n; Al ..
ESSAYS that written IN accrtall age al present
,,ns in a pecuiar way. II You Will read the dTanasls
tnai wrote just before or just aItef ShaAe-' YOU WI
he struck with how ShIkespeaTean they are Inry run
tocethrr as ii were hOcss in certain waysnd the SAINT
hing is true i'll religious matters Ihere are ceriaA
wavs of thought and experience in when people an go
In Hooks. was brought up IL uihe Wlen .ii VI s
irving very hard to get that shining gn JAaI rcn'iye
,,-sence OF Cod thar manifestation OF Shrist WHICH ne
1oes not TO the world but which lie doGs nahc 10
His children | brought mp II that ana sITe lor
that and strOye to bring ether pcole 10 th. anu We
brought out OF only by dnt OF consclous & d
ms ministerial life didn't want people 10 rove uo a3
/ saw tAey were trying To, and uied 10 stOp heh an!
to put in better way But they Souidn Nc Pnt
On that way, and TO my disappointment n'y , -
they loved God III an orthodox FASHION anu au " e' "
~ f me saw then first that aside from exceptional
cases think YOU VIII find out that no man wi
recognizes God unu lie comes to nave view OF "u
maj Is Iovable II God is preached as God VINO IoHes
himself more than His people ms ia" n"Ir @ r
Inen-and often obligations Tor wnen th.y W. W.
moi adel uatc-then men VIII reDc VIII no. 60 ~, 70
~ snrb a being" The wicked soul is WOrklnS up.
can never worship God who never cares WILL Deoon I'm,
OF His people cann9t worsp and sd'h harineared rus
Is a view that must be destroyed IN you III, Anu 80
man goes on until with hls mora 7'n7' WIN -"
he canes 10 a proper view OF G"Ii 49,, .
NC cod ts are In harmony with our physical sense
We don't consider II a GIT when our rye Is hied WIN
call anything that goes aslinst our Ps @ t raic,i
along with life and the aITs 81 OF the
spirit revelations OF coos ehlraeiei an ' h,,dn
tIation IN admirably the whole structure Ol lIe nna
mind and II yOu present view Oi Goa Which - co
,r,rt to universal hnman intelligence or human moral
org nzatoD you need not expect men 10 IoV% H. h,,
God must be so presented that he Is lovely nc el
o IN tIousaud and altogether lovely. II, thrIc-
fore tncre been presented 10 men q y"W VI, ~ hnv
ca thcv carry down into earthly affairs such an idea
God snoud be represented AZ an Communicating ii-
vsr.ai moral government, having no feeling Tor meii
ING as a father nit--a children 10 tie L"In
pnerh those tnat fear o1 III" ,ram"" God
ought 40 win snch patience and forbearance AS
t9er never showed toward her child dntIe ,s ~ no ~
LITTLE o ~ yon have presented To you sncn view OF
God as Lhis In possible for you 70 ca mstannyscal
aSas9 1a 1s S Sy Hu mere governor tn accord