, 1875-12-11
PLYMOUTH CHURCH.


PlYaOUTA CHURCH.
Nr. RceciIcr BaDtiziHg Infants and Advc'
cating i,Ie Political Equality of the
sexes.
The attendance at Plymouth Church was
as large as usual. That means it was crowd
ed 10 the doors and the hundreds were turned
away. Before tie sermon little girl of seven
and SIX infants were baptized. One Of them
was held III the arms of John l.. Hill, who
was one OF A.r. Beecher's counsel during the
great trial. Among those who attentively
watched Mr. Bercher as he sprinkled the lit
tie ones III front Of the platform, was the
''sweet singer in Israel" Throughout the
entire service MIR. Sankey was the most i'll
tensely interested Spectator present. His
eyes never left Mr. Beecher Tor moment.
Even while with covered eyes be bent his
head in prayer, he could De seen glancing be-
tween his uu,spread fingers at the preacher
In his short prayer Mr.. Beecher appealed
10 heaven that the efforts of Messrs. Moody
and Sankey III Brooklyn might be successful,
and that ahen they went away they might
l.,.ys behind them a religious teryor which
would not soon expire. At the conclusion
of Tie prayer he aLiouu need that he would be
| absent from the city Tor Several days, but
Unuld return la time To attend the FRIDAY
evening PRAYER meeting. lie announced the
seventh annual meeting OF the American
| Non,an's Suffrage Association to be held at
/ Sr.iuway Hall, this week, and referred III the
most complimentary terms 10 the ladies con-
necteG with that ussociatIUn-
The meeting = Ill be attended, said he,
by Lucy Stone and other ladies, who,
while advocating larger sphere for their
s-x max. that s,x more beautiful by iheir
purity and excellence Of life. l am sure that
ior wisdom regulated by dcccrum, and toI
domestic prudence, We snail look Tar before
We can find any one more f' to speak t(
American mothers than Lucy Stone; l an
sur,, that we shall I ok lar before We can ilnd
any, nm. fo r1ual Mrs. Howe IN learning anc
Genius. and I am sare that when asked wha
woman NAV be rs teacher upon the plat
f,-,, u,e cun,d not do better than point Il
Urs Liyermors aud say = They may De such.
have lust nothing Of my confidence In tn
,,-o.,-i.,v of woman suffrage. | believe tha
no day will ever come IL which puOhc an
,r,va,. and business affairs shall reach thei
! ,,sximum of earthly excellence until the ol
. 3ipan,e Of God, 1t Is not good for man
h. alone shall be fulfilled III every one
those arnor,raents. believe that the joine
and iutersphering influence OF man an
Woman will be at Last as cleansing IN the bod
r,,I;r,c - it Is in society, whatever may
the confusions which will occur III the TN
Il of change, and that in The ind the uLlty
msp and woman III public affairs viii wol
ss it has wrought in the church-not conf
h s;ou but elevation, and as it has wrought
1t ,b. bcns.holG-not confusion, but elevatlo
dsride and tread under foot the whole &c
,rins of orientalisru In regard to woman
{ INT with growing faith and confidence |
rat Western doctrine, the occidental trnt
TT men aud women are, while not alS
t' roual. and that there Is 10 perfect man un
n. has his companion, IN woman, and no p
t.ct woman VINO has not her companion
man. AMI DO Ieriect family that has not o'
an IN this one heal, made one from two, a
- rbst which Is true of the household "
- - time ultimately, Of human society. Al
. therefore, IN spite OF vsrous dlshguremel
, and eruptio4s, suIl te,leye and rejoice,
rIe progress Of everything that shall tend
q nv. nuiIy 10 he inhueLce Of man and
man In public affairs Amen -'-Aet7 /
Herald