The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-04-19
PLYMOUTH CHURCH.


ME. DEEcHER on sELr-HELP AND THE DUTY or
INDEPENDENT THOUGHT.
Plymouth church was excessively crowded yes
terday morning, and many went away unable 10
Ell CT au entrance. Mr.. Beecner's sermon yester-
day was undoubtedly the best he has delivered
Tor many weeks IL rejected the style or preaching
winch has made the Plymouth pastor celebrated
during so many years. IL was sucl a sermon as
might be delivered by a man OF great genius
whose only books have been the Biole. and tine vide
open volume OF lie II Is Indeed the
idea could easily DE extracted from IL that Mr..
Beecner passes all his time In reading the Scrip
lures aud IN closely watching nature both human
and animal He appears TO bind the results or
these two studies into a sheaf, which he EXHIBITS
as q sermon. II his sermons are examined
closely or-to continue the figure or the preced-
ing sentence-if the sheayes are taken to pieces,
II Will be found chat thev are composed merely OF
the tex from the Bloc, aud OF strong. eloquent,
though sometimes molly Illustrations drawn rom
the ways OF the world. No chan extracted from
the works OF ordinary writer's Is ever to be found
IN them.
Yesterday morning be read the fifth cnap:er OF
Hebrews. After long ana iervent prayer. and
wnen two hymns mad been sung, AIR. Beecher
began his sermon. The nrst hymn sung was No.
74l or the Plymouth church collection. II seems
likely bIdk ~ ID Olc Ntl9 hcdi " aE. DccCHtE,
wnen his present circumstances are considered,
Tor three OF lis verses read as iollows:-
Be sill my heart; those anxiouscares
10 thee are burdens thorns aud snares;
Ana con .radc; rs gracious word.
Brought safely by Ills hand thus lar.
My W.T. ,1 ,, row 9S give pi "a 2 ,esr'
or lose thy way with such aguide.
hc who has helped hitherto
viii aeip me AZ my Jonraey through,
New trophies Is iiis endless praise.
Mr.. Beecnr read the fourteenth verse OF the
attn chapter OF Paal's Epistlc 70 the Hebrew
"gut strong meat Delongetn to them that are or
fun age. even those who by reason OF use have
their senses exercised to discern both good and
evan
tie then said, In substance the part OF tnis
text which shall refer 70 particularly is Those
VINO by reason oil use have their senses exercised
TO discern Uotn good aud evn" The pr nclple ex.
pTee5.d 10 these words at the base or tue
economy u :ne world. THIS text alfrms that Il is
a many duty 10 take care OF yourself Tnat
passlveneEs, unoer whose influence person
wIn ST eth, waiting Ike young room,
for the mouth to filled, is rcbuked
By these woros. IN tne CHAPTER Of
Hebrews rom wEtch ~ = taken. every stage OF
human grOstn is recognized, out In tue text itself
the method 81 growth Is seized. IL y the recogn-
ton Vi The meta0d o CO. By when lie Is yrepar.
ing suau 10 10 sovereign, "A KING over hluiselL
Ine difference between man and IN chine II IN
iayOr o. TIE former; Jet &c machine Mli Uutlast
TOR m1re poor iauil1cs. Inc lUachine VIII 40
many hugs better than man can. jet the 20 rest
man m the &clofy IS better Lnan n, because he
can tanA. Looking at machines one can scarcely
DISMISS the idel tnat tney have ntelngeace.
Maiie In Lowell, lO3Hlnk az tie machine
cargct iacIOry. was powerfully Imprcssed WITH
this idea, anu saiI u Mt. Blgelow, ITS inventor,
Who was VITA he. "ihat inacMne ought to vUtc.n
That IS the American az 20 express tue IDEA
wncn one Is srrucE ~ apparent lmt cl1gencs. let
no machine can make marrow; and 70 the mean
est man : belter than tAc Most perfect mccnani-
cal conrlvauce.
MES AID CIRCUMSTANCES
IL has been sald mat man rs 4 creature of cir
culastances. NO man Will dispute rnat outward
motives or motors lnnaeneg him YetJ must pe
remembered tnat these outer circumstances or
Influences have 10 pass through tn man and DC
dlgesisd. iney mus mus pass turoaga tae miti
lates up0n tnein. mere ate men wh0 cannot
pursue inc process 81 legislation. Ihcy % down
on the stream IKE dead leaves. Inc stronger men
called perfect mea arr Ike ivury balls turned IA
lathe. lhey are smOUlhed AM ROUNDED on every
SIDE. ana they nave no power 90 10 &ugut them.
selves. BLIZZARD Dalis 40 not play Of themselves
These rounded men are those % WaOm strong
meas Del0ngetn not They nave not Their senses
exercised.
TRATNTNG AID ENTERTAINING.
Mr Beecneg sketches tue methOu ia when chill
dren MAJ be trained. Or. rather, Simply per-
mtte1 and guided % develop VI II reason ana
extinction 81 tncir rca on NJ sud seli-reitut pow.
els. cailu = fau4Nt the pieJndicss OF paren (;
~ ~ pt0iDtcd ir0m inquiry. ana tuus IT II stunied
M mlnu auu s0nI. Al Oybf-du& Gus Protestant
parent Will say 9cremptatiY, 10 . child, "U0AiE
700 ~ owes To tnag cHurca; VI IS GatHohc.w Jne
patcut ras 40 Orthodox uread Ol tue fU8e. Many
Ieogle tuink themselves good Christians because
ties nate me Roman Catholic IaurtA. the Purl.
Rome aud cries out, PAM al Nna' ne Calls "tni3