The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-01-14
Plymouth Church Last Sunday.

Mr.. Beecher announced his text, from
Samuel, xiv, 43, as follows:
Then Saul said TO Jonathan, Tell ME what
thou hast done. And Jonathan told him, and
said, dd but taste little honey with The end
of the rod that was in mine hand, and 10, /
must die.
LITTLE SINS.
From this text Mr.. Beechcr delivered
ono of his hour talks, in which his audi
ence were continually drawn toward him
by the old bond OF sympathy. His sub
ject was ''Little SINS" and Jona,han's
sin in eating the honey was used as an
example from which to draw lessons of
wisdom. He said that Jonathan was in
the first place a coward. Saups order
that no man should eat during the long
days fighting was bad generalship and
should have been disobeyed. Courage is
ali very well, but bread is also good in
its place. and famished army is good
place Tor it. Jonathan, instead OF return
ing to his father, should have stood up
like man, and said, "YOur order was
not right, and l have disobeyed it,"
Still, in disobeying he had certainly COM
mitted little sin, and to the little sins
of life Mr.. Beecher wished to call the at
tention Of his hearers.
Great sin. are those where the motive
which prompts them is wrong, and their
results are disastrous to ourselves or our
fellow men. We are not likely to under
value great sins which are notorious, and
the nature OF which the world has passed
upon. IL is the little sin which we COM
nit, perhaps. unwittingly, which we un-
deryalue, a. d the result of which is
sometimes terribly destructive of soul
and body. Mr.. Beecher had known men
who were terribly afflicted because they
had forgotten to read their Bible or to
pray at certain hour. They looked upon
this as great sin. Yet these same men
would give way TO violent burst of pas
sion which injured themselves and all
around them.
BIG LITTLE SINS.
tsNow," said the Plymouth pastor, cross
ing his legs, and leaning upon his stand,
SIT is a matter of option with me when,
where, and how 1 say my prayers, and
when,. where, and how l read my Bible.
To neglect either is at least venial
fault, and the motive which prompts the
neglect is not a bad one generally. But
the emissions of an evil disposition
which may appear Of slight consequence
at the time, are liable to embitter the
lives of all who surround me. These are
some of the little sins Of which would
warn you to beware.
The cyclone which destroys villages
and uproots forests is terrible thing.
1t Is a force which appeals to you by its
grandeur, and strikes terror to your
heart by Its awful power. Undressing
his legs and stepping to the 'front.' /
| will tell you little thing which is more
than its match. The grasshopper. 'Tis
| small creature. You may take him in
your hand, turn him and twist him, and
annihllate hin in moment. But when
grasshoppers come by millions they de-
yastate your fields, and do more damage
in one day than hundred temporary
cyclones, whose fury is expended in a
moment. 1t is the
MULTIPLICATION
OF these little things, said he, that does
the damage, and in the same way little
sins multiplied make up the grand total
Of the sinners wasted life. can defend
my pantry from burglars but not from
mice. 1 can fight against the mice, but
how shall exterminats the cook
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Mr., Beecher next touched upon the
little sins that so often mar, and often
break up marriages. "Oh," said he, ''if
men and women lived after marriage as
they did before II, what gardens of Eden
would be united along our streetsl But
men worship before marriage, and they
want to rule after it. They give every.
thing before, and want to be paid all the
rest OF their lives by receiving every.
thing. Their little sins of temper and Of
Judgment are continually blighting men
and women. No man can tell what q
priceless treasure Is lost when two ma.
lures that have rung together like sweet
chimes are torn apart by these harsh at
tritions 1t is the neglect OF little things
that results in this evil. Oh, the friend
ships that have been severed by the con.
slant, gnawing, gnawing, gnawing OF
little faults! Beware, beware, my hear
ers, Of little sins! Let US pray.--lN. \
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