New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-04-10
MIR. BEECHER'S TALK.
PLYMOUTH CHURCH PRAYER-MEETNG.

DRESS ON GODS FINAL JUDGMENT OF MES-luS
EXPERIENCE WITH EDITORS.
The services of the Friday evening prayer
meeting al Plymouth Church last evening were A. fully
attended as usual and many unable to OBTAIN all
mittGnco. Many q the prominent members OF
the congregation were absent Thomas G.. Shear
man and Assistant Postor Halliday came in about
the same time. The Rev. Dr. Edward Beecher followed
At 7:2O Mr. Beeclrr arrived, accompanied by his SOU
in1w, the Rev. Mr. Scoyic Mr. Beecher first seemed
tired and care-worn, but when the singing began he
joined heartily in It, and by the end OF his talk, all
traces OF weaIiness seemed to have left him.
The social character of these meetings i'll the Plymouth
lecture-roon exewpli1ed by group OF ladies' LII
front OF the pastors chair in the center OF which was
peasant-faccd old lady, who sat plying the needle III
some crochet work. and chatting with the others There
were other similar groups throughout the room, and
many persons reading while waiting forhe services
to begin.
After the preliminary exercises, Mr. BeecIer made his
usual address follows. without nking any text:
when our Lord was upon earth, He astonishod good
people very much by His ecssness, by Ills want OF
preston very prey alent then that good ought
always to he found with good men, and never anywhere
there as their natural al superior and lecturer.
Now i so hspdened that dear Master not select
there never wa. eh D an nHemp auds%ce Gathered
together In the land of Judea Cncouted, ragged
corrupt women OF all sorts and although You can con.
ceiye tina. lie might have and talked 70 them Just
body goes them, and throw meats TO them without
going down into The cages thu mseves you might haSo
imagined that the Saviour might have gone 10 ule
mountain and talked 10 thoni. That might have
been prOp,armI mean according 70 a the ,,s ss%a
tempt VAS very largely increased when lie allowed the1e
people to come close up to Him and touch lin ana De
touched them and when He went in TO take HIS meals 10
and to take bread and salt and He permitted them
s And M down S n S asSay Tsn and I'd
looked in upon Him they could not contain their pious
a. Jesus sat at meat in the house behold many Politicians
and sinners came and got down with hn ah. Ls aus
Ills disciples, "%hy catch your master with pnblicans
add sinners" But whom Jesus heard that nc said unto
them, The that be whole need not physician bat
they that are sick But 80 We and learn what that
meancth, / will have mercy and not sacrifice" ..
tn other hearts aud cbaracterswa:mh and attention 70
the condition Of Your fellow man. What does sacrniee
communion; and here The savior sGeaks not ony 10 1nS
Imposition but In antethess standiug one over against
say What want il q heart among you that is, Ike
Gods heart, flied with tender considerations for men,
needy, and you company VITA anybody it
Will. lo'c who most need you, need mat very lhS IN
you good, you 10 h. ply stefan II those who are
NOT; 4 You are knowedgeable you belong to those who
viii have humanity, not rlglieousncss. That IS
the Interpretation !on e'n To put upon h, ,nas pa,
fayorite topic with Savior, in the sermon on The
Mount, when he says: "Theroorc i thou bring thy git
aght gans thee, leave there thy gift and 20 thy way;
first he rec1ncle to Thy bfoies and then come and oef
WHAT l. ths When yon come to prayer and nd, 9s. an
acceptable git unto God ana rciHepere rest ips a Ue
important you should and relieve that sufferer
i o AZ ISa de s when are going
to your closet. when you are gong 10 revival esi
fcring on your account cont wait for them to come TO
you. hut 60 10 them When YOU have done yof duty TO
suffering humanity, ready for you ihen, BIT nov
Nrn
there Is ano,her rs,arsabl,s scene IN the the fn asi
ast SI N III pc ts no;
literally 1t mneh parable as any parable ~ ane
in IT, "W6cn The Son Man shall come in His glory
and all The holy angels with him. then snail lie st upon
gthercd I'll. naons, ard Ike shall separate them one
from another shepherd dvideih s sheep from ms
tne goats left. Ybcn shall The King Say unto them
his right hand Come, We blessed OF my Father III
hert the Kingdom prepared Tor You from The i'uha'oh
Now, what was the ground of their comma 81 have
recognized God and spoken wei OF Him prayed to HIM
day without incense smoking for them, or some otncr
hast stood in tie ehuse OF truth th'r hat aep' tn{"
rom every contamination Conc f'r was an ,hi nun,
s sSrrd We sa r ys s '' dr INK 'ia wa. ~ snangc
aud ye took in; come ha.cd and ye clothed me was
me-" Then shall the righteous Jim. saying,
looking around one On anytbef, why wGGn' Tnon
and ali Heaven brshh,g beauty and rc:ounding with
praise! When did ever see Thee SICK stranger;
tiHm, "Vcrily say unto yo' tnan,ch rs we nave
done unto Of the least OF these my brethren We have
mcnt { How many times have You praired God,
how many prayers you have uttered low oiteu You have
low many tines You have done this that or the other
tEingi not tis, hut have You carried tns 70 yo lel
low mcni | do not mean tlat all this is not taught
in the Bible, that worship is nothing. God en-
jSned %osp we" D; aS ,nr S Whst do
YOU worship God for! DO yea suppose thai the m'sc
Dr.. Wats's phrcseooGy is OF any, special iaVorf lie
hn.
say devotional exercises arc f1r1he Office Of th n,
that pety q a substitute for honor and morality;
having pefy they arc not very ca i,
don't praise God Don't worship Cod" There are
a great many Eca in the church who think be- asc they
arr church nlemijs, they do things which men OF
have been reader of religions newspapers, and
have observed i'll the conduct OF neHsIap"rs-thai
amy uttrdnce made Thai sccnAl 10 idke away we
proper view OF the Adjournment or 10 throw doubt on tue
Trinity or II any minister, or ccer or deacon rae Oh
sunday, any Inputaiion made on te Bnie tiry come
down on such II man with AL vciFeinc', lh.prtd
with faithluness 10 serve the Lord; and yet
INFLAMMATION %S fon whom they didnt Ike and try got
chance 10 lab him. ey would not ne state 10 40 So ana
when justice forced them 70 aL apology ty made the
apology sreat sight neaner han the ir.t iaagnnerl
can give you an Instance Wncn was - L3ninn w.s
With Dr. lolne OF the Baptist Church. "clookni very
much ' M W Sa T ia heart " @ 's G" to
bay tickets for TINT liz got some oil Dr. Joiu Kay mono,
to from Brooklyn sent me Alp from London re-
li.ious Journal saying Ward Bcccher came TO get
tickets To hear Spurgeon, ana kV' o ,i'h-
Ing with the writer about spurreon, whom
he compared win himself The writer mace
some remarks that didn't suit the genllcniti ana he
backed out and went away" Grace didn't predominant
for a few moments in my soul Laughter 90 not pc
lieye mean. hate il. went home ana si.l, 10
Won know anything about this paner! AMI the thoneht
flashed that Ilone was the Villain III ' iock
| went TO him, and he said he did not talk with
this man. and took the paragraph and went 1ght down
to London and saw the man. and says. DO You hI0"
Inc, sir {" " Yes. suppose do WHO DO You take
me bc !" " Ward Beecher." " am not he Jhen ne
went and told the injustice done and me man prom
sel with great reluctance. that he reiract accordingly
What do you suppose he did iiaughterl know what
Won think. We make haste 10 say that We dd great III
Justice to brother and wish 10 make II light that
l. what you think he said. We'll. he didn't lLaughtcr
He wrote little, paragraph. aud put away down
under advertise mcns and there was BIS retiacton
an