The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-03-27
PLYMOUTH PRAYER MEETING.

Mr.. Beecher evidently thinks 1t 10 longer neces-
sary to wait tn hail-past seven to commence the
prayer meeting, as long before that time the room
IS filled to its utmost capacity. Last evening MIR.
Beecner announced the opening hymn at twenty
minutes past seven. 1ne table was loaded with
flowers. At the lroat stood a cross bedGed in a
basin OF growing, blooming flowers. with
smilax trailing round the base and over
tue edge OF the table, wnile behind that were sew.
eral bouquets and one basket of lowers, prlnci-
pally roses. Before Mr.. Beecher's entrance two
strangers rom the country attracted the atten-
ton OF all within hearing distance. one said,
wonder what time this commences" Then, as
some one assembled the platform with notice,
"Ihat's MN tnats hml No IL amt either. That
was a failure wasn't it?n Then as Mr. Beecher
did make his appearance, the man broke cut
again IN an excited and very audible Whisper
Here he is! that's him that's MN see now
he throws his nat down; there goes his coat-see
him smile! what d lace anu head !" Then when
Mr.. Beecher gave out the hymn the men chuckied
as il immensely pleased, and whispered AGAIN.
Ike a horse on the racecourse, exactly. These
men continued watching MI. Beecner's every
movement and commenting thereon during the
entlre service, as If he were some natural curl
OsIty on exhibition.
Mr.. B9echer's subject was Good Friday. lie
commenced lit is noteworthy that OF all the
disci pies who had known Christ personally. and
wrote about dim, not one Is so full, so varied, so
aliectonate ana enthusiastic as that late called
apostle, who never saw Him except by miracle,
and OF the scriptures that speak OF the death OF
CHRIST IL reference to us ne-tenths VIII be
Corinthians, always bearing about In the body
the dying OF CHRIST Jesus" | cannot understand
taat, only IN the way that every motion OF weak
ness, every infection OF PAIN every hihdrsnce,
limitation or mouincation-all the yaflOrs ex.
Perlences-Were constant suggestlons Of the
WORKS wl5h CHRIST that, ny reason OF the thought
OF the suffering and death OF Christ, ne, doubt
less, was able to endure mat which was 20 be cu-
dured, Away bearing about IN the body the
DYING OF CHRIST Jesus. Then he ADDS that the life
also ol Jesus might be made manifest ia oar
body.
have been much struck to see how seldom the
Apostles indulge IN any kind OF morbid physical
dellght, now seldom theF brood on the Sunerings
OF Christ; but Paul. while he constantly makes
use OF the sunerngs and death OF Christ, never
Droods over 1t, never seems TO have
MoEBID RELISH
Tor the external forms OF HIS sunerings. Wnen
you mink OF II, what is dying but weaEnessP How
did Paul speak OF 1T 'cown in weakness and
dlsnonOr. raised in glory" The lie vi Christ Is
Illustrated by His death.
Now there was 40 need physically speaklng) OF
Chrlsts death; IT was not rom age; there was no
need, except that lie would rather de tnan yield
up HIS great end lie
THE MOST POPULAR MAN
then living III Galilee. The throngS which fol-
lowed Him for HIS miracles Tor lis teachings no
place coud noid. Tney became q matter OF appre-
hcnsion o. the country. There was nothing TOO
good Tor Hln; way Old He go the lark way ?
They would nave made Him KING again aud again.
IL was because He would not 90 wrong. lie went
step by step toward Ills dscrOvmont. ior lie
knew what awaited Him, ana lie vcntured into 1t
anu suicrcdsIt TO take nod OF Him for
A MORAL REASON.
lie did NOT Gle oecausc lie was week. He died
ior purpose, principle, u truth, loF hlelty ana
rove and self sacrifice, and above ali, not Tor Him
SELL not 20 vIdcate Ills own teachings, hut to
yindlcatc thGt love wuCu wound suffer raJncr
th1l lln!Ci. CHRIST represents or man.iests God
IN the act o. uyIng.
the custom that holds in Christendom Of cole
DIGLlNG IT'S last days NAS luuuy StfIklLn lcutureS
ana - emincnty fruitful. The dying Of christ
should make us nnow now to live, aud 1t IL not
enough one day IN he year. some never tank OF
God except AT church. PAU speaks Of putting on
christ as q garment. How many OF you think OF
CHRIST 80 mat he IL necessary TO you every hour
IN the day ana nghtY DO you feel that others are
10 serve you that you are entitled To tnclr CO.
operation ana laDOr2 or do you ecl that yon are q
! serVantf As Christ SAID, the son Oi man came
not 10 ne served, but 10 serve men. II so, the
hearing abont the death OF Christ VIII manifest
| the lie Of CBrIst 10 ".