The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-01-23
PLYMOUTH PRAYER MEETING.

Plymouth lecture room was filled to its utmost
capacity for the prayer meeting last evening" Mr.
Beecher came 10 at halIpast seven, looking in par
tlcuarly pleasant mood. He joined IN the singing Of
the hymns with great zest. Before the prayers he
said ~ have received several notes rom anony-
nous sources asking Tor prayer-special cases.
nave but one objection il asking prayer Tor un.
known persons, and that is, that such persons are
almost always led into the temptation OF the devil.
and write
ANONYMOUS LETTERS.
There is always very much to he suspected when
man is ashamed TO sign his own name; and
the eiore when people send me letters, however
good they are, aud see no name at the bottom,
feel reaction. Nevertheless many have been
bcguiled into his perncious habit. but are those
VINO should OF be forgotten, eved in such case.u
Brother uawkins and Brother White then
prayed. after which Mr. Bsccher said 81 suppose
You nave all read the amusing story told OF plain
mechanic who was taken up in the night, sound
asleep. aud transported 10 magnificent apartments
ana surrounded oy oosequOus slaves anu every
conceivable luxury, beng assured that 1t was all
PRISE tue slaves seem to think that lie had been
SICK and forgotten. After he becomes used to the
idea 'hcn commences sort OF comedy OF fantas-
tic wishes. and he sweilS In Importance. Now,
tn amusing clement II tnat Is seeing man IN
false position anu seeing HIM acc, when we
Know that not haIos breadth behind the
luxury Is the meanness. Now, II you
can Imagine the angels nave the element OF hui
NOR (2ud cannot conceive superior being tnat
has noU how many curious stories Of TINS sind
tuey see every day-ncn acting out OF relation to
the real and IN relation To the apparent circum.
stance. we are created In our lower relation OF
ilviDg and pay slcal works, put In that sense in
which we are men, IN which we are sons OF God.
heirs OF immortal glory heritors OF the
CROWN UNDEFILED,
we are higher. For US the course OF divine his
OF things AL things are or your SAKE" speak.
ing to Christian brethren. An things are Tor your
deserving Inc religion OF their ancestors they de.
serted everything most precious to man.
ssy scoed at voa a.d ne0 Paul
that was luxurious was constantly before Them
and they were trodden down and were Ike the
on.scouring oi the land, yet Paul says-what a
nocScry 1t was-All things are for you. Though
our outward man perish, though we grow old and
our eyes grow dim anG our hand tremoles, though
the outward man perish, yet the Inward man "a
renewed cas 10y day. ine canoiest'ck may be put
IN ne furnace ana melted, but the heat does not
reaca the flame. For our lie, which is but
for moment, Is not Tor mere external
glory we lcos not az the the things wncn
not seen, Tor the Things when are seen are
temporal and tue Things which are not seen are
eternal. NOW. the man that reailzcs that marvel
lOus cement IN the srIri u0 lie, mat rises above
narnlIes anu Tees mat he Is not creature of
tbs lie, out OF eternal liIe and under the gut
dance not OF ruler. tut OIL u MAKER and iudge,
mat moment he becomes u different man. 1t
dead before me. There IL a nameless suffering in
the DEAN OF the child, and yet We stand aud look
on the face OF the babe and say ~ is but Tor mo-
ment Just turn Oh the wheel again, and where
he Is shall he 100.
suppose a man could lift himself up above all
the ,rUuDes Oh tnis lie, loohipg ut Jne;n by tue
Gpht OF the life TO come. saying II AIN on pro-
oail0n /; AIN IL child OIL Cod; where now am con-
hned by the
LIMITATIONS OF MATTER
shall be nee. Where now see through glass
uarky snali see Lace 10 lace, and all things are
NINE ana am Chiist's, and CHRIST is Go1s ana
Goo IS supreme aud IN view Of that lip MT where Is
the man thar can marx down tue nttle jars and
tWrls oI bis HE. inis Hprlt oi le Is in liza m0ny
visa the wHoIs scoops o. tins Bible IL gives power
over sorrow, power over dlscouragemcnt TINS
LOOKING at ant living by the Invisible spirit Is your
victory, winch IS given to oil who 1--we BY faith
and not w sight