, 1875-02-22

OUT q regard 10 him that reserve it, for 1t
would hurt his caBe."
nEEcnrn's JoI1Y rnAyEn-MEEr1xa.
~, from ~ New yo,t Sun, trb. ~.
!o In tho lapniest t,an In tho nation, last night
!y 1nva1. rolcking talk to his rooplo. full Of
iuh and m'mtcry, aIoait that thoro was in aofno
sensthGah manifest untarcrrrcnt OF borrow
anu melancholy feeling. While tho congregation
Our pathway oft II flltd with tears,
Our txit1 with clouds o'oscaat,
70 The solemn tune Of "Cross and Crown, Atr,
Neeclitr ihter}ectod now aud thor; lima of bass
Int most Of the ttno he rat stiil and thought.
!, hoat OF Tho Lecture talk ras about prayer and
tho readisoss of lfod to annwce il. Tho yerv
look of atr. Bcoehor seemed to promise ono Of
hls niroartouB talka. an'l le had tho rcsnoctful
attention OF 100 resnonr. III far corner Of Tic
s!te gallery wcre Mrs. pu.nsn. Dir. and Mira,
thGlrs. WIG arc s1rs. Tllsons coml'anions daily
tin defanaa. Horace y. Cian Itanod nl:a;t,a, 4
pillar. Wallace CaldWsl1 g,ooti agalnss tilo unl,
and Henry Cleveland aat IN \ corner near the
pulpit. The Rcv. lfr. Halliday rat ia Eroup u
rcI,9rtstrs, snd cmGl's.i2ed tue pastors rcmar1s
After i. locei.cr iai eaid TINT We probably
1!arc no absolutely correct report uf the Hesmo:,
on tho Monnt. os tho four Alohtcs ili all did not
10 10 tired ot this part Of his talk an, thinking
moment, tafd: ~ think thoro Ia m u,con-
bcious conHnirscr in the world TO taho away our
God tLanshter.I As no uttered tho word
"consp!FacS," Which ts aaid to mean something
In Plymouth Church, Asalatant-l'aAtor HALLIDAY
gave lba reporter 81! unmerciful punch under his
arm to emphasize it. "Une OF the waYg," 3I,
I3ceclcr continued. "is to destroy tho efficacy
an'l unroasoil.b!ene6s Of prayer, to teach that
there u dod., bnt that ue Ia unknowab!e.
nMatsainah!e. and that tho brcati, OF prayer
a'ae no more effect on Him tLan tho curl
Of thu morning smoke ont Of tho chimney
has on tlo burning Of tho Efube. 1t destroys at
ctr approach to our Father, and rips tho Now
70 destroy ns In the faith III prayer Is to destroy
our faith in God"
MI. Esec,.or quoted from one Of tho Apostles
tue Illustration given Of ono man who wen:
to lin neighbor mid snEed for brehd, bccauss ho
hn;i hungry guest: and the nughbor who waa
In bed with hia childscn, said that lie could no.
get up, but ut lcnc.l, did got up not beca11se e
WAS his friord. hut bocausn Of tho importantly.
slr. Beo:her qaa,nty lnnicltea tue erutf neixll-
,ou are in trouble. said he, snd ii sl,Is tie Rcy.
ar. Halliday Eave tho reporter another vigorous
punch. And" continued tho pastor, iii yon
80 to him and tell him you llavo hungry friend.
a''1 be won's ntlr out Of bis bed. you nay what
mean fellow hscaaso ho .is eolf-Iudulsent and
sleepy. aud will not get up. bns importantly
makes him generous, aud he Ray7, ho wort get
any alecp at all II son don't get tho bread, and
no gets up but from the lowest instinct, and the
Then afr. Beecher ran MP aort Of ladder with
bis words, and presented the realincAs with
which the neiglbur would hayo holpad tho mau
II it hal been from sympathy or bcncvolencc
and stu more how much would God have l,elred
hi1n. II kelhhhnena will give. what will lore do,
and What viii Tho all-full. al.c,urtying hand OF
ti;M DO for thoao who lave Him." 11r. Bcecher
elaborated this thonglt-man acting seldstty,
God ncssng from love. His lfo flowing out to ba
the life OF the uui'erse. Oh said Mr. 1,cecher,
1t Is to God }Tc can 90 with tha rrr r,f frorhto
IL the ssld.lcn waking in the night with tho
globe OF darkness all about you, ns il you wore
to be anloterc1 by It, WHO il ttiere to 70 TO but
10 God? There hIe many things which ths l,u.
tnnu hoRrt can tail to 10 one but God, ard into
tint holy Of lo1icH the inncrEnost temple uf tic
FonI, no ono can enter hut Him. fu tho days
that arc dark, and the sorross that arc bitter,
and tho diaappofntu,aEts that are many, Go;s is
our golden gate. our refuge, aud cur SHIELD"
Ihots wns little touch of sadness in thoao
words, and Mr. Heechcr said slowly and medl.
tntiYoly, as II ho meant every word Of it: "If
God ho for ue. who eau be agaius. uA, and then
added, "An,on."
After the hymn. Mt. Beochcr made long,
rich. and remarkable prayer. Its petition wa4
from ths world to 10 reached. too high to bc
harmed. Q, for tho soul-rest-thst resting in the
bosom OF Uod. 1u every age Ihon hast had Ihr
servants in trouble. IN tho dungeons, tn tho
wilderness, and yos Ihou hast heard them. and
they arc With Thoo. Tho world could not hurt
thcr arc With Thee cvon now. How ncar nc aro
TO tho pleasure ground uf the universe, Why
should We dculeau ourselves, OF Eroyol. or walk
a. dlshonofel paupcEs. when wo SIC our Fashos'a
GiTc us the peace that tho world canuot take
away. dIorify rhyself in us-in our faith and
trust, In honor and dllhonor. Graus peace to
sotdli burdens"