The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-08-06
BEECHER'S COUNTRY PARISH
The First Religious Service
Of the Season.
Yesterdays MORNING PRAYER. AND TALK.

TWIN MOUNTAIN HOUSE. n. H., August5 5, 1875.
A, the earnest solicitation OF the guests
Of the house Mr.. Beecher this morning re-
newed his practice OF previous seasons OF assem-
bling ali within the walls TO unite with him in
family prayer In expectation Of this renewal the
parloT and the approaches 10 1t were denseT
crowded. Many OF the guests from the Pronle,
the Fabian ana the Crawford houses were present
10 unite in the very interesting service. MIR.
Beecher was at his best and conducted the exer-
cises with all that magnetizin power for which
he is so famous. There was beautiful simplicity
about the entire proceeding That, despite the
crowd gave 1t the appearance Of a family gather
ing. Mr.. Beecher's natural manner greatly con-
trlbuted TO this impression. The services were
opened ny the singing OF hymn, after which Mr..
Beecner read from the seventh TO the sixteenth
verse OF the thirteenth chapter OF the Gospel OF
81 john
TIE TEXT
Jesus answered and said unto him, what DO
thou knowesJ not now; but tnOu shalt know here
AFTER. Peter saith unto Him, Thou SHALT never
wash nay feet. Jesus answered MIN, II WASH
Peter said unto Him. Lord, not my feet only, but
also my hands and my mead. Jesus salth TO nm,
he mat is washed needetn not save 10 WASH ms
feet but IS clean every whit ye are clean, but
not all For he knew VINO should betray hlms
therefore SAID he Ye are not all clean. So after
He had washed their feet, and mad taken his gar
menIs ana was set down again, lie SAID unto
chem Know ye what have done TO your Ye call
THE TALK.
>fter reading this passage OF Scripture Mr.,
Beecher began a little talk, after the manner of
his Friday evening talks in the Plymouth church
lecture ROOM lie SAID there was great deal in
the Bible that served the same purpose toward
some parts OF 1t as the stalk did TO the wheat; 1t
lifts them up and Is the means OF conveying the
exquisite and central truth. We told in the
text that Christ loved HIS own which were in the
world. The words Wnicn were IN the world snow
Us that there were others whom Christ loved
They were those gone before; IN TACT the whole
celestial world he loved, ana loved TO the en- d.
GOd's great nature is continually pouring Affection
the unworthy, making them worthy to be
loved by LOVING them before they are worthy.
Coos love 10 the unworthy is ike the sun to the
Iruit; II turns their sour to sweet God's love is or
that universal Divine influence which finds men
poor and makes them rich; winch nndS them
weak and makes them strong; IN speaking OF the
you take Peter John ana James out OF the lot OF
apostles what have you lett Wnen Christ goes
anywhere he takes with Him Peter, John and
James, ana they the only ones OF the disciples
who seem to have left mark; the others were
Just like common h1manlty-very common Ru-
manlty-they were nobody, IN TACT. They left no
impression which we find IN the New Testament,
anu none That has survived outside OF 1t. We
know from the very authors record which
they have lett OF themselves that they were very
ignorant and stupid IN understanding. They were
very quarrelsome among themselves and very
ambitious when they were going 10 Jerusalem,
and ChrlsJ's soul was overshadoWed by HIS coming
passion. They were squaobllng among them
selves as to VINO would, when they got there,
stand highest IN his court. Suca was the stun the
disciples were MADE OF. Christ, during the three
years he was with them found out and knew the
poverty OF their natures, and IN this fact
we IND the real significance of the
words, ''For having loved them he loved
them unto the end" Many people live
0nder a mistake. They bring TO the persons
they love what Eney love, they nOod them and
make them beautiful with their own Imagination,
and after little wniie they come down into the
reality OF things and fall or and their affection
WltnerS.
Here he read from the second to the seventeenth
OF the chapter aud closed in substance TO.
lows The motto or the animal life mankind Is 70
let every look alter himself; the life OF grace
Is, 'leL every man serve another.n No maxim OF
the organization OF society ever will surpass IN
wisdom tnls:-'H ye know these things, happy
are We II ye 90 them.n To serve other people
without regard to their moral quality; TO have
you that spirit OF Divine Denefcence which
snail love the unto goodness. TINS is that when
VIII make the cnurcn and the world Ultimately
that which we have been seeking an IDEAL We
shall never find 1t by ordinances, nor govern
ments, nor doctrine, nor preaching, nor laws nor
institutions but wnen men love one another, so
that the greater snail take care OF the less and
lend themselves to them In the service OF love
then we shall have pure church and q narmonl-
world.
The large congregation was then led In prayer
by MIR. Beecher, mrs most devout and earnest
manner. Alter this there was general scatter
ing to the varied occupations OF q holiday In The
cOunfrV.