The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-08-07
MR.. BEECHER.

RELIGIOUS SERVICES AT THE TWIN MOUNTAIN
HoUsE-A TALK ABOUT TREASURES ON
EARTH-THE MORAL DIFFICULTY OF YANKEE
BRED FOLK.
TWIN MOUNTAIN HOUSE. N. H., August g. 1875.
There was a large attendance at the morning
prayer meeting to-day.
After the singing OF a hymn Mr.. Beecher read
and commented upon the portion Of st. Matthew's
Gospel contained in the nineteenth and thirty
fourth verses, inclusive.
THE TALK.
In regard 10 the injunction, 'Lay not up for
yourselves treasures on EARTH" Mr.. Beecher SAID
that literal iuldlment OF this would break down
all things turn back civilization and bring in the
reign OF savage immortality again. but that It was
not to be interpreted with rigorous literally.
The substance of the matter is that no man, now
ever industrious, enterprIsing and successful,
should make wealth the chief object OF his love
ana desire. Honor is more than money; love is
OF more worth than money; manhood is far above
money, and our coming self, the putting on OF our
heavenly self, is to be thought OF. and an ambi.
ton is to be laid in that rather than in the accu-
mutation OF external treasure.
GOD AND MAMMoN.
On the subject OF serving GOD and Mammonn
he remarked that man could serve twenty mas.
tiers ii they were all on one side, but that II mas
tiers stood representing opposite principles man
could not be on both sides at the same time.
man cannot at the time serve lies
and truth, or be a patriot and traitor
or live for spiritual purity ana the flesh. Almost
the hardest tnlng In the Bible he satd Tor YANKEE
bred people was TO understand and put In prac-
tice the command, ''Iake no Thought Tor your
life, what We shall eat or what we shall crink; nor
vet Tor your bocy, what We snail put on" they
are exercised In TINS education or foretnought,
responsibility and enterprise and nothing by
them Is deemed more honorable in society than
the spirit OF thrift and selt-care. Depending on
others they discourage, and they have Ieverisn
desire 10 get on. literal rendering OF this COM
mand, therefore, would destroy industry; but,
while every man Is respon s)le Tor MS THRIFT and
well-dong, there is no pleasure greater than that
OF healthy, ingenious industry. Let man, then,
bring 10 ms affairs the best wisdom he has lie Is
not responsible Tor more than that. But persons
say. "lou can't do it.n mat Is the universal ex-
cuse.
JUMPING THE COMMANDMENTS.
Every one oil the divine maXlms ana commands
is Jumped In that way. Men set up universal
Cant" IN respect 10 all The precepts on when
our life really turns and which have the utmost
blessedneSs IN them. In land where and at Il
time when men were so poor that they did not
know where to-morrow's meal was to come from,
that they had but one garment and that was all
tattered and torn It was said to them, "what
good does 1t do 10 think over your trouble; there
Is no use In IT. which of you In taking thought
can add one cuot TO his stature; there Is no need
OF your 1rettng, because you nave over you a
divine providence; God Is YOUR Father ana he
Knows what you need; II you are wiling, he Is
willing; the spirit oil God Will guide you II you
only put forth appropriate eXertion. care and
anxiety. running over and over our troubles, use
less indulgence III heated evered thought, are Tor
bidden; but to lt all You make the usual reply,
al cannot attend to that" At any rate you can
try. The exercises closed with Mr. Beecher lead
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