New-York tribune., 1875-12-13
PULPIT LESSONS.
KNOWLEDGE OF GOD.
ne Rsr Usnsy BceAer at HysoutA CHURCH tse'ea


Before his sermon yesterday, Mr.. Beecher
announced that at the business meeting OF Plynonin
Church next Thursday evening, trustees were 10 DO
elected succeed Rufus II. Graves. j. B Hntemns"h'
and Hory W. In announcing the testimonial con-
cert given TO tho volunteer members OF te eho'
on Tuesday evening Dec 81. Mr. Beccher said thai he
hopcd the church would warmly support It,
Ingran ude was ono bas,st oi traits, and all fell
under ts influence People read books WITHOUT
ever thinking OF thanking the men who had written
them the pleasure they they read newsaperr
approving finding anlt tev pleased or dispeased
them without feeling any gratitude to TIE fifty men
whose brains had been taxed, and whose accInui,S"
culture had been expended upon each of them People
went church and gave al the praise for their enjoy
ment to the minister, while often the prayers OF 'ne
Iowly were much worthy Of gratitude The choir
integral part OF the congregation
and many OF Its members Incurred eA
pen-es ard undertook 10 attend constantly Al
a way tai became "A hardship to thcm almost Without
ng ANY recognition This unchrsiiaD and ur
gentenanly Gratitude should be felt to every person
from whom favor received, and mnei more ~
those who the sweet service OF song hei ,t se
a speech" said sir. Bceeher In cOncusi0n II you uU
make d crowded audience At the concert sEui 'h,h ,1
worse Of you than have ever done peiors; :. p nr @
Beechcrs text Isaiah w.. s-l0 beginning: for my
thoughts not your thoughts, neither are your ways
my ways, saith the Lord" ,o..
OF tic Divine Being OF The ilislty inherent In the naue
of ma I
declaration OF mercy The preceding verses nfe, g ~,
We the Lord while he may Dc found call ye upon nm @
while lie pear; let The wicked iosake his way and tne
nnrishoous man ns thonshs and es ni [",l1 d u " p
the Lord and He viii have mercy nl0n nlu ana 10 oi
ton Of ms. Is te Cecarafio tia IN this mercy Ills way
and thoughts arc as much higher tbah man ~ INC
nrsn i"lINea.araSH there is to-day in one form or
another tendency 70 atheisa, IL Is not 10 pe
Gland and America shcre, 10 tending In that direc-
ton This atheism Is exhibited largely IN lis loStipJ J
kind faith in the universe, BELIEF That Goa is no
sam OF creation. o,icrs deny the ex.ssnce OF Dod pnt
ness The purely scientific school say that while iIfle
may he personal Sod II cannot be proved Dy ae91n demon
strtiGn. is only dina'tcT OF sentiment Inc GOoson
our day intellectually viii beconis more anr more no,
whether his or tas religious observance or custom OF
ecccsd,ical iorm OF dress night, bat "hser 'leio -
any reon any where "nslaSl IL H., 10 o and if
there is. whether know anythlng og can hnoW hyi
thing about Him In lnat bat OF e sCane .. sa'JI.
,hl'osoitv Iyriybody VINO IL acquainted with that
philosophy knows about its speclsuuhs II reinemehts
and rcasoHilgS its " who'efOres' and 10 Whcie.aeS
t assrprd bs virtue of tiIc revelation aBd Of the
authority u tar ;,achin of Tue CAuTch u make Up LOT
The lcings OF %, BD.". to Know Coz III tgl5h lni-
macly It is quite natural tnat many scientific Ininls
claim tlat instead OF knowing ali, we Lno" houins
Uu iIeGs 81 The method Of creation have been sIeally
cuansed itIn ii ccntir! uy saali'ic 80 at',.
nas.ent sccGc.s. No olucatcd mind can siaud now
where al figUd u score OF tNO OF !tats dbO 10
SEe world bu looked upon iu regard 10 s eject, tle
by the great world measure me Dhdei'ty H,i a,iHn
oil TO-DAY - the medicine VI the world IL ISN'T goo" W.
AXE hut Il necessary man is not 70 BE- permitted
tO be b,iel "a ground not consecratol by the CbnTh
An English Clergyman te'caes thd VIM. ,,'S @ -, -
hpsu and te casino BAD, lt - Detfr Ioi lr w ~
ist because Lhci. badness s knoWn dud men can aNoi
their ac. ,odisi church erected because tidt j.
%a s ast e o. ts..d 1 ' cgrcE And That. IN rhis
ag5 the HoId 1nere seems 10 be no force ID 5e,s
wi., can Urcasp seciariau clamps, ana s.hct i,ie
olinot be done from Wiiain an atheism tlat MMil1
l,osllng plooue rosna III the present age-l we hAi
aea place Crrtiaui,y higher plane IS ~ the cllI
boucicl. dout lok on this rc.ouliic Ihrnfsen WIZ
such f,ar Otbcr men dO. Ii rlc IS no 20" II WI ~
no Iarin 70 now T. and il There is th"y can't exipgush
nBn by enntying their arrbics OF auytnog else oyer
iim Many man ls IN better health ior he terrible
clear sing tlat bilious fever has idVn HIM "bel one
looks az The foDu IGt the cnh nas aif IN .le ~ ~"
hnn!rcd wears cannot helping IL nhng tnatH i no
wonder that t ought 10 he plrged. .,..,l-
Ar III. fist step ia ie progress beyond this II tEe lts
ton Is Gal knowablci aiirln mat TIE Hci ,p'nf,s'
thai IL j. not possible lOr man 10 understand iiii iliy'
ana WHEN scenee coIaes aHd says You cibiot ~, ,u,
Thgts what they have been saying from IN, ns
'duf,lng "CanSt tlon by searching nnd out oodF'
iols l5 IL u 'ns t syr ndri6ok in sneIe instance
To give a lr philosophical view Of the Divine Naiure
sl s s,d "a M c me @ s 70 y yum only by the dSvcopen of
hi. mig en- na.Iir can MAJ se knoweage el 4od ne ne
revelation Moses does not assume 10 be portrait OF
tHe ,gbole natnre OF God. You cannot frame an cpirc
uirurc OF the Divine Being any where IN the BiDc
In ia not possible Tat lie should Do embraced
ia human lau-u II God were no IafSei
,bon that r,ula ret Him into my
mind Uc would be digger tban an. Paul and JohH
sav that we came ndt rstaHd al OF God 1htft II 10
nc something yer PROFOUNDLY affecting in the silence 0
tine Bhie The ftW Ieslamen' pants nolhng m 9sGI @n
lcgimsly bold 90 ike Michael Angelo ana htp!ac anu
Iifan have at,lapcd L. picture tue race OF jehovah
but wnat have they d"nei Phdias has maGe better
head of Jupiter ihan they " jehovah The Ne" Ica-
ment not ony paints nothing, but 1rforpds men 10 make
l,y art naacs to represent God Tne silence oil tic c"
Testament is sublime than lts uttPTt,h,e
Think al irving TO give Wild Indian boy IN ldea 81 tc
civilization aud Government OF the United States! Ihh
of atunpt r1prcsent to an uEetucdted llnq rue
iicft of Atr4cl Aagrld Dy rude c4lkhSs! Jlc httIc
Won feel when yen in love with papa Iha mother
says Wit until yoU get bigger, and Then yJu VIII al
drtsioud it," She can't give LDr child IN ldca Ol mat
Tine tttle grl knows something abOt her mother Du $40
God We are Ike children talking To father ana
mother But does ut follow that because dot Know
an OF God don't knew that He exists When II Is sl1
that we cannot ind Out Col 10 perfection, u nv pc
cat.sg God Is IN sterF, IN the ordinary scse, 'Ht
because we are at that stage where we can sec only
iGr INC knowledge of Him in i;s iun.ss Ihe WGrst
thi- j. tat Of un8duCated heart That not Gol
that tho psssous seek, tgcriEe, Acnkt, Vutuit-lhr
wolfuc. uiiuc. lou an atheist who believe III a
Your God u in creed Ny God Is ~ TIC tHilels., IN
Heaven The road 10 God Is the road youtStlI. open
vour nature Live b. iat By inRg DatOn, by the hgh'f
cjelurn,. not by signt, which means sense IN thal
urr region fhey tigt are pure IN heart s'l see oO-
se linn where sglb feeling and feeling IS TeaIity
The knowledge Of God Is by becoming divine.
GODS Law IN HIS WORD
f71s Rer Josph b. at ne scotch Prsbycrd" church