The New York herald., 1876-07-01
MR. BEEoHERs SUMMER VACATION.


SCENES AT pr.YMourn CHURCH PRAYER MEET
iN0 bAsT NIGHT.
Plymouth lecture room was crowded surocation
last night II being the occasion of tho last prayer
meeting at which Mr. Ececher viii presIde before tho
summer vacation
After the regular exercises Mr. Beocbcr aid:-We
have come TO the last prayer meeting at which VIII
be present with you tt autumn. There Is always IN
ANYTHING that has that word ''last" IN II some
thing that touches and has the right TO touch our
sensbiltes, for our experience tells US fun wen tha'
between every parting and meeting there may De
fair and lowery mead and there may bo desert In
the wilderness Experience teaches that while
there are laws upon which may confidently reckon
for length Of lie and number Of years. yet those laws
have sufficient number OF variations end exceptions
to Justify us In saying that We may NJ Ter meet after
separation. ! suppose there are somy whom 1t would
cost little never any Of the brethren again.
others whom II would seem almost IKE taxing OUT
OF them the light OF thelr lives
look back the interval Of the past year differently
from what you can, although we have had common
experience in tho church, yet that experience has
varod and It has had kind OF local point me, and
tna, ,s a matter which should like to speak about
bu, II would go into the newspapers The feelings and
relations and Cnrstlan experiences pastor has right
10 make knowh 10 his church but II may DO anyth,n2
but a benefit out side, and therefore am precluded
from making use OF III but want TO bear tes,
tmony 10 one thing, ard that Is tho faith that
have been instructed end upheld by the prayers
and faith Of Gods pc pie II has created atmos-
phcre in tins great congregation IN which my own
courage and patience have been nourished and aug
mented and established. sometimes nave felt thar,
while had direct help from God yet the indirect help
OF God, through the church, has been more appre'
ciablc. Perhaps because II came throush human
charactcristics better adapted tn my state OF
mind But bear this testimony, that while have
yored to instruct this church have oecn con-
thatI have n
upon an eagles WINGS that their prayers and aish and
hope have constituted peace tha, cannot be geno-
want 10 say a word Tor the great iorbearance and
Christian prudence that have been exercised N inns
many things 10 stir up tho "od man" in US and our
evil feelings grea, many things that como very close
and
and I do not wonder II you have had tumutuous
thoughts and have sometimes felt even vindctve; yet
on tue whole, think those feelings have been
put under and the temper OF tho church,
as whole, has been Christian The SPIRIT OF the Lord
bss been IN our mlds: simply TO held Us together
Tor wo might held together by party feelings but
| think we have been held together by the spirit OF
God, and by desire to act IN circumstances oi dim-
Guilty so as 70 evnce Christian spirit
also desire 70 say that while dominee-ing spirit
on the part Of the ministers OF some OF the churches
was shown this church, although It's Tree spirit
would reject nything like intolerance yet think the
brethren had snch confidence In their pastor as TO
being abuudantly considered IN all possible views, and
I belevs not move has been made out has
carried the consent OF all and that, ioo frequently
when the proposed such did not come
up TO tho full desire OF the jealous when they were
required stand still, to do nothing and 10 bear all
We reaped reward for 1t in declaration made by
the council that Plymouth church, iustcad OF being
heterogeneous crowd OF refugees, was the most
methodicaI aud besc governed church they had any
knowledge o.
Well we lave been thus far carried on by the hand
OF God and cannot but think II something more than
that VIC hav, successful in holding together and
repeiling unyody assaults and putting to shame those
that falsely accused us. cherish the hope that this
long trial ha prepared for better future and nobcr
history andwhen como together in the autumn we
will appreciate that all our troubles came from the
Lord who says, Whom love | chasten." +" We
should be u,grateful II we passed through this
MUSiFicENr pfscPILSE
and were more patient, more hopeful more sue
ccssfuL Thre other thing worth living for so
much as TO ound the life OF Christ We TALL short
of our work but nevertheless, We struggle TO repre-.
sent the qualities that mako the name OF
Christ adorable and for that II Is worth while 10 live
so to honor Christ and make His name glorious among
men.
There was meeting alter the prayer meeting 10 vote
upon the proposed members