New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-06-28
RELIGIOUS TEACHINGS.
SERMONS IN NETWORK AND BROOKLYN


DIsCoURsEs FROM TIE REV. HENRY WARD BEECHEh
THE REV. DR. MORGAN DIX. AND OTHERS.
Tn spite of the excessive heat Plymouth Church
was crowded Yesterday morning. Mr.. Beechers en-
ergy did not fag at all under tho depressing intlu-
cnces of the season. and his sermon appeared to inn
press his hearers deeply His subject was concerning
the feelings and position of the heavenly witnesses
who look down on the struggles, the successes and
defeats. tho achievements and errors of men on
earth and concerning the Influences which come fIom
these witnesses OH high. At Trinity Church. in this
CITY. three graduates of the General Theological
Seminary were ordained as deacons by Bishop Pot
ter tho Rev. DR.. Dix preaching the sermon upon the
nature ard dignity Of tho Christian priesthood.
Other noteworthy sermons delivered in New-Yorii
are given below.
HEAVENLY WITNESSES OF HUMAN LIFE.
TIE Henry Ward Beechr Of Plymouth Church (CongTga
tOnaN
Inside Plymouth Church yesterday morning
the attentive faces OF the thousands assembled wore no
conscious EXPRESSION Which indicated the significance OF
the waiting hours TO them and TO the pastor EXCEPT Tor
the continuous violent waving Of fans all over the house,
there was deep quiet and interest IN the services ana
particularly in the sermon which made sof strongly
felt The heat was almost ubearable What little air
ero was outside seemed ignore entirely tie hOspabe
windows and 10 pass by on the other side without 80
much az touch N cooling power for the oppressed ana
suffering crowd. The most rcmarkable feature OF thiS
great audience was not in its numbers inside the
church or ont, for 1t was noticed That around ue
entrances the lines OF eager mon and women had not
grown above their customary size hut perhaps in the
prompiness Of the attendance and tho early arrival
especay of the fortunate pcwhOdcrs II was the general
expectaton that Beechcrs would be crowded As never
had been before and in this particular there was some S
annontncpt although bow the building itself could con-
tain any more than the ingenious uses manage TO pack
away every Sunday morning is n mystery
The flowers upon The pulpit platform were beautiful
but simple There wcrc modest roses and mountain
laurel md the brilliantly colOrcd oriental poppy When
the services wore concluded and br Be'chcrs platform
became mt once usual the center OF the assembling OF
warmheart9d friends who crowded around their PASTOR
he bent down on ono knee shake hands with them and
described tho flowers saying with somo little pride, and
with genuine pleasure sparkling in his eyes, that Trey
camo from his own farm in Peekskih Mr.
Bcechars pew was occupied by Mrs. Bcecher,
Mrs. Perkins Mira Col. Henry Beecbcr, VIM. Boochcr.
and Carl Humphreys The following persons from other
churChes were proposed for membership during the
morning: Mr. Beanc, from the South Presbyterian
Church Mrs. Anna watt, from tho First Presbyterian
Church WOrthington Gregory and his wife, from the
Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church Dr CuylerS ;
jerome Pcase ana wifo. from the Second Reformed
Church. Passaic N. J.; Arthur Il. Ives and wife, Asa
r. Meredith and wife. FROM The Second Congregational
Church. Now-BItain, Conn. Mary r. Shanks. from the
Park Congregational Church. Brooklyn; Frank j..
Adams from the Second Congregational Church in Had
ley Mass; John H. Walker. Pi mouth Baptist Church IN
NewYork On profession OF faith the following persons
Virginia j. T. Ryan Alice A. Smith. Sarah Pea,c, Esther
Jones Johanna Vandcrhofcn n y. Graf. Olive f. Me
Ewen Helen Camthcrs, Iouisa Brewer, Julia Sumner
BENJAMIN NJ Briggs and wife, John w. Mitchell, and
Edwin Pond.
The first hymn sung the welknown one beginning
jesus lover OF my soul let mo to Thy bosom ny: While
the pillows round roll while the tempest still Is high
The music was The composition Of tho organi-t, John
ZndC aud rendered yesterday for the first time IN
Plymouth Church. The sermon was based on the text
found in the first verse Of tho 10Th chapter of Hebrews.
Mr. Beccher preached Of his most cheerful dscouses.
Illustrating with his peculiar power, the various points
he desired TO impress upon his audience An incident ~
the sultry morning the aiuiing Of lady at one
the entrances just rs the sermon began
The text was Hebrews, xii l: Wherefore seeing we
also arc eumpassod about with great cloud OF wit
nesses let lay aside every weight and tie sin which
doth easily bcse and lot US run with patience the
race that Is set before us"
The historical form strictly OF this passage, said Mr.
Bccchcr is derived nom preceding enumeration 10y the
writer Of this book Of Hebrews-whocvcr he was-o the
most eminent Jewish worthless, who had achieved memo
rabls deeds Now whether in the Apostles mind this
WAS designed to he poetic picture historically CON
illustrative not, does not appear Int VIC can
very well, without tIe shsh 81 sIains suppose ,hit
tho Apustlc Bdsd here To t,ach the Intimate relation
between these worthics that had gone before aud al who
striving on earth ana siIusGlhS 10 ieh TO to et"i
nal Lfe. Undoubtedly HE ldta IS. by the presentation o.
these examples t0 the understanding. 10 quichel mons
aspiration, courage hope b} me perception 81 !no H.
tory wrought under great difficulty We are mol oohs
back period by period, To these names OF honor aud We
to.y-we are surrounded by them they are de"erlped
as lowering in the air above u anu as bihg great
crowd OF spectator wincSsct-iud III Vie" oi thtr
down-ioolng and in-looSns We are eAh"'tru 10 'ahe
care - thus without violence 10 the an oi the s'c
text tie teaching of the communion "f tHo SAINT j. al
any rate OF the fellowship ah1 nc sSini.'l I'M ~ 'it
way the COuhunlOn--O tAc spy 'a 81 great men hdlo
perfect who. oftArrreaim Of glory look do"hon MAD
kni IL this mortal sphere ~dlth 'hchl rec tH-4H 1u,'"
thm and give permission 10 ItJCCb W. lhrh. u In Il
thought winch man vii J.ti hshiy, ihlt WINE t"r
early forms OF lie arc MOI Ia Intimate S?"h'N "i WIN
the ios above them the higher forms oI me are ia con
CooInrrcr los In, body ia limited. We know those who
are next TO Us, ucHr to us or come 10 u
more OF Onr HE with men we never saw whose ppt'y
We read whose ee-; rcad whose historical writings
mOrc personal AID LFc Lod Oh inc h!5A'r pn-tN III Us
more tlm THIS VINO dwell under tne same ioo; ana We
ale more intimately conutctrd Win men Nh5 ~ Ger
MANY. France ana ELtldhd, Mhph We ht'o "a" ih t"'
ncsn, than with those WAC i've ~ our sue. bhl ~ 5oh
20 p along tie scale OF thought, iuasinatlon ANA ell.
ing, nan Nidens, a"d If DO 'oi5oI DYDnd ~ Ht.'u anu
on.tude: ana We conscious Vial men Dei0hS To- Us
Do uy ordinary relationship are not conntccd ana That
our union Is NOS ia the up nor NC hVi ',v 80 u"V
that most profound union IA lhs MOiu o thtt N ISL
bic one by which tne heart Is Affected, ana gran 4
thoughts profound mcdHstoh' HJ'Ne impulses axe
aroused. So thai the men WnOm you Know bcsl ac moi
represented between tue covers Of book ani
we have in this a kind Of fOrediselOsue aud inttioh
of te larger relationship tie mind Is 10 nave win Inc
universe. When that - place ana there Is the reality
oI this higher power disclosed, that We nave here ~ a
perlct glance 80, then, when tlnh OF those " 40 nay .
gone bcore. il does not seem to me tat thcy ae -ea
rated from nor from them, Simply cause tIr D0ulcs
are M longer communion Now, tle communion oil
sonse fellowship OF tie Heavenly most for years mere
upo tine eai ill., Is tlth tat ought 10 DC very deai ~
Us because IL is full Oi consolation.
You observe that tho euNror always includes The mic
ror Now, the lower animals cannot look up 10 t.Osc
above them except III very incOnsldefabe degree Ihc
auge in winch that which n below can take hold O That
which IL above is very narrow But, on tho Othcr dhu
the superior includes also TIE inferior. We have III our
selves the germs lower forms O lie 90 that WHO me
lower foIs animal lie aud the lOwor forms al human
hie with very great dicuty lii themselves u 10
higher forms, tnose that above can wth NerJ great