The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-06-05

THE LOVE OF GOD, SHED ABROAD IN THE
HEART-A GOD FOR EVERY HUMAN BEING.
Plymouth lecture room shows no falling Off rs
yet in the attendance, as every available scat Is
occupied three-quarters OF an hour before the
time OF the opening OF the meeting. AS Mr.
Beecher came in last evening ne greeted his
friends on every side with pleasant smile and
word. He said TO one, Il am glad some
OF you aristocrats have to take democratic seatsn
which raised query IN the minds OF couple
OF. ladies' as to what he could mean. Brothers
Edgerton and Edward Beecher prayed. The
latter prayed that the church might be sancthed
and purified and humoled by It's trials, and that
all the roots OF bitterness that had sprung up
might be removed, that good might come out or
evil and light out OF darkness Mr. Beecner CON-
menced his remarks by saying:-Th OLD express
sion-tne love of God shed abroad In the
hearts, beautiful, yet By continuous use
1t has suffered the same harm which
comes TO Almost every figure when 1t IS used so
frequently that IL ceases to be figure. When on
q dreary, cloudy day the sun breaks through an
opening, in all It's glory, that is beautiful figure;
aud IL is In TINS sense that the figure is used
in describing the changes which take place in
Christian experience. IL IS supposed that Christ
brings His children through trIbulation and rebel
lion to submission and that suddenly the clouds
that have hung around them pari, and
the love or God Is shed abroad in
their hearts. II is beautiful, blessed
truth, that precisely this experience takes place
the lives OF some, and IL Is noble and desirable
experiences; but when such persons are taken ana
held up as being the distinctive way In which al.
vine grace works the conversion OF men, when
that Is held up as
THE TYPICAL METHOD
and all men undertake 10 bring themselves up
or 10 uf a atnhf nF tf
made. One peculiar method OF COD Is MADE to be
the only and chief method by whicE the divine
sovereignty WORKS, whereas larger experience
and larger examination OF facts SHOWS tnat God
works BY mutltudinOus ways, ana you vii always
observe that whenever person after an
experience THAI don't belong 20 them they are apt
to lose the one taat uOes belong TO them. The
way Ia which hey might have been cultivated Is
neglected. was brought up IN time when
God when lie does not make 10 tue world, but
does make TO Hiscnlldren. strove Tor mat. aud
was only beaten out Of II By dint OF continual OBJ
servatIUn, and at last saw tnat it was not my
business 10 preach my idea OF Gods Kingdom, but
me p right, ana let eaea follow his oo OWN
method. Let me say lev words about this.
People are continually asking, GLOW shall have
realization q Coca lover How shall love
Godfn Let me say, n-st, that, setting aside eX-
ceptIonal cases, tnink you will mud that no man
ever loved Coo until he came 70 view OF God
that was lovable This puts your nnger right on
the point OF great struggle. God mas been pre-
FUNDAMENTAL sELfIsuNEss;
God that sits in heaven with purer eyes than 10
behold evll-a Being WHO places you under obiga-
lions with no capacity Tor dong His VIII, and until
you have a special gilt you lave no power In you
10 prevent sucn view OF Goi as that to a sensi-
tive, moral nature. and It rises up against IT, and
saws II Will not SUBMIT All that Is the de-
pravity working out but BY and by In the conflict
SUCH A VIEW OF COD
that instnctvely all opposition ceases and they
bow their heads and say, mat IS ny God. Now IL
is not according 10 human nature, aud Gods gifts
run VITA human nature IA the best meaning or
the phrase. Gods character and administration
III admirably 70 the whole struc ure OF the human
mind, aud II you present y view contrary 10 the
human organization you cannot EXPECT men 10
carry that view Iamli'arly every Nay II you
want TO carry around sense OF God' loveliuess
lovely. How can man carry Into nis ONLY anars
a Gods presence wIo Is a Regent or Governor
Taere Is God for every onei there IS God
from stealing; God for men drencled in
How long lie does seeKl There is Col rom
which every man can take what he meets.
physician don't have one medicine that ne glves
70 all; nc has a remedy for every thing. Orlst
says "Tney that are whole need not physician,
but they that are sick. / came not to callthe
righteous, ont the sinners 20 repentance II tlat
Is the nli-station OF CHRIST then there Is snsn
ayiew u God taat every mau can carry with hin
words TO you on TWO other points, but cannot to
night; they are the power OF association and the
emotions. ordinarily we love people, ana the love
Is suggested BY assocauonsi theJ form
yourself alone. | never see the old house
In Ltehaeld where / was born that II don't
bring swarm OF memories; butl don't care Tor
your old brown house where you were born |
look a. 1t and | think OF tumble down AFFAIR.
uaughter1 Now, the same thing applies 10
higher things that does to lower. 4 never smell
sandaiwo0d that don't think Of one person, or
musk tnat don't think OF another. IL Is blessed
thing 10 put the odor Of sanctIty INTO our every
day lie. and In that way IN tue course OF few
years man VIII store up group Of associations
mat carry him back TO God always ana all things
viii be yours and you viii be ChrIst's and Christ
will be Gods.