New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-11-08
THE FORTIruDE OF SILENCE.
The Rec Henry Ward Beecher Plymouth Church tconS
fiy9al.

The Rer Henry Plymouth church tcOnSTega
ttO1idtl.
To the great congregation which filled
Plymouth Church yesterday morning Mr.. Beecher
preached o sermon which left at it's conclusion OF
his hearers in tears AS usual 1t personal in its
character perhaps less than usual Astounding IN ustra
tons but fully making up for this the occasional out
bursts OF intense feeling. which were especially marked
by alusion to his troubles and anxeties His tears
flowed freely, aud his voice filed the entire in
emphatic be described the dignity and grace OF
the Savior under persecution The sermon based on
the text found In Mark xv., s. " But Jesus answered
nothing, so tina. PLATE msrvelCd' and Lis deductions
from the history which the chapter contains were TO
show the nobility sou that could, 10 resolution,
distress and doubt, silently endure.
We have been SO Long accustomed ne began TO inE OF
power connected with eXertion that are likely To
forget that the want Of eNerton is sometimes more power
full than display OF active force We are accustomed
90 regard the power Of speech IN reasoning and IN eO-
queut appeal that we forget mat silence may be ar
more eloquent than speech. Now, however much the
spes oh Of Chris WORTH TIE silence OF Christ was no
whit OF less worth. H. WINE nuiutudSs mdfNeeu Whth
He spoke and the Gained its frOwning brow aud che
divine o. when speaking His silence and His notdOinss
which ought to teach His followers the power
for welfare Is almost universal trait IN un-
sanct6sd human nature. There are troubles IN life.
Every single day dscOseB something that We feared yes
fcray of greater less magnitude No man can walk
through this world soly ing the problems for which he was
burden We bear burdens enlisted soldiers under the
great Buriel-bearcr. When beset wee are to he
dnsers They are the followers Of lin who when sur
rounded by yenomous enemies stand i'm their midst per
How many can stand mp at the sharp point of sorrow.
ard like the Savior, be not appalled, How many Of you
can stand in the midst yonr trouble for Chrisis sake
s1eeiy silent, because inwardy calm and OF rest How
man OF you eau stand al home with no appeal further
back with trouble growing thicker and pressing harder
aud harder not troubles in general but yonr troubles
so eond have borne il . how many of you can stand
IN the midst Of such troubles and MAINTAIN silence be
As on, d
yiRcing Grafton 10y not saving anything. bat by simply
bearing than DeluOstlie4es aud Cicero.
Will say, therefore, that when the trumpet calls upon
you work for Jesus would not have one OF you hold
tracts gathering in meetings. etc. cut would say tc
every young man Tat is beginning Christian life aud
and rattle OF lot OF things don't know, you don't
know call upon young men WHO are gong to preach,
preaching viii take hold and be blesled of Cod 10
Chris In you, aud II your pride is m-Cnfistke II your
undcf prOyocatiOn you are others bIt-
tr you ons suffering when others would cut short
The matter II you are fnll Of scl-sacrce, you are
willing cry that oteIS may be spared tears, yOu e
willing to work where nobody else will co. " you are
willing be- lowest and last then you have got great
desl OF Christ 10 prcaoh
afraid At the last day TO have the Lord see my
heart II nv preaching has been tio from ambition take
NJ credit it, IL fathers nature transmitted 10
That part of my Ministry don. trouble me tiuk
have pat my my best powers, do know
that have ever written word or preached sermon
& snf%a pe 81 n SS ee Se u When
iaAe account Of pride cruced for Christ, ! am very
proud % my cufes not Of external things, but Of
spTit wbicl lfis -elt up When take account N my
Willingness TO suf ilJ-nities rom others and lie glad,
wnrp take account p n zeal OF genflcness thai as
IN my Master-I have struggled very hard have lad
my owr interior lie hn i is nothing is noihin; bat
been ike ~ Have rendered up to Hin M aCcOt nj
rot OF words but of qualities have done lor lIn
~ that He gave the capacity u he and do thdt
Is NV trouble. sLould have been richer mau ana Ou
would have been iclcr people " lal be,n better
man II had known how 10 nave tie dien"s, the tn
thus asm, the love and the patience that belonged 10
ClrIst wICn lie SAID 10 Peter. Put ~ thy ewOd and
Wien He stood before tno magistrate anu ansv cred
nothing. humble myself before Goa that II IL Detaus
there has b little OF Christ iu me that have been
able "a produce iltie OF CHRIST III yOl.