New-York tribune., 1876-02-07
THINGS VISIBLE AND INVISIBLE.
The Reu. Henry Ward Beccher At plymouth Chureh
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The usual large congregation gathered IN
Plymouth Church yesterday The sermon treated "f tc
Terence between those who lived by and only appre
caled tho things visible AMI Tangible, and those wh"
lived by faith. Probably he never read The scriptures 10
Ls congregation with significance than he reced
a passage yes;crday-a sign canco. however, expressed
only by the emphasis IN his voice. taken In connection
with the recent publication Of n declaration froln
a member OF tho church. While reading fron
Acts xvii and xviii. he paused, ahu thoh
with marked change OF tone he con'ihu'd
And when Paul had gathered number OF the sticks ana
laid them on the fire there camo viper from under MS
feet and fastened on his ninl, AMI when they saw the
ycnomons beast hanging on his hand they said among
,emselves No doubt this man is a murderer, who'
though hath escaped the sea- yet vengeance snere
not to i've and he shook the beist into the o ana et
no harm" ere seemed 10 be stir in the audience hs
Mr. Bcecher concluded. and some slight smiling Ihe
texts on which the sermon was based were hebrews
XII o7 For he endured soein- bin who IA invsble'
and IL Corinthians ", z: For wo walk by faith ana
not by sight"
This il began Mr. Bcechcr the unconscious response or
echo Of one passage To the other Whoever wrote the
book OF Hebrews, 1t was no Paul. and the writer was
speaking OF the greatest OF antquty-Moses Paul
was speaking himself tie next greatest nature pro
drced by that race stookMoscs the emancipation Of the
Is-aetes from temporal bondage; Paul. the enanci-
pator Of his people from spiritual bondage B"th "t
them were tat saw tie hardest SIDE OF lie Moses
was 40 years of before ever IL tncicd MS mar" ~ bo
into nublIc lie IN any such sense that which has Dis
tngi.led lin. Forty lears more hr spent III the leuI'
mcnt of the desert shi pieih lHch NJ ,no
re OF so he began Ais real Al last from he
nnf ain ION he caye WI his soul while his was
dmned nor liz natural strength anhi.'i h.iu tnl'
marvel OF years wisdom Of patience. OF endurance
ani ;he r ~ |. al. In the national life and history If
among the csraOr'DnnTy thhs' anu lue Wi'ci ~ 'ic
Epstle Ia the hebrews gives Us i' secret ny Which NC
much and achieved 50 much hccase he i,oi as
seeing Han wlo l. inysble IL lived ~ .he @ m',e,he ,h
Of invisible things. He III not lVe IN tnr ne oi M ,he
senses pfrpctuay out Of nen in" the ih'SDe
e, into the vefy pres nee oi COZ I]iimeii' ] ~ - NV ,be
grace God converted to the gospel 81 love, ahd en-
bracng the cause o Him whom hc had pcrsfent'd wa.
cxpatIiated, and being sensitive to to iast o.
every sh and aOTIOw. no ", mt f"Lh through
i'm lis inlrniiy the mos; scfconsrpus man that ever
lived. lie has given is IN his liio ana III hS Ie,'u o
tie weakness ~ The ne-h not only but OF Tie ron ise
How did Pa do this He tells on how, lusi ~ MOSS
dld H. We walk by faltA, not by siEhl' Inc t"lhe'
iIa' arc re., i' - IL i , t'n,,. tl,t are moi -, II
ars eternal. rho ouy fugitive tAing ~ soiid l" on(
solid hing l. the eyarscen. AMI tle iu:'uIe d.s fea
Tlere is a power in man To- take the Of knowl
edge. need not expect t. prove Or ilirtIato
Indced Il i, largely believed and much taught t.at It Is
TIE ony power and that al our kno"icd5e 10 seine
KNOWLEDGE. ;hat report troueh our fthS 81 ,a',s
Id experience, Of a pht steal mineral world outside
of US That t.a b. the source oi inucho our @ho~ hse
not 10 be- disputed bit thc IIel. o s''i' 'n ,
for tho feature Of man. when !ou se from
the aniiaI t0 the race 90 nii % dI ie ..a &c
power - srual.Ans scH-e AnoM.1i&st, ~ I'm, an ~ ,, -
kn.wlrdsf Is accounted 81 very hitc faiu" uh
spir.tu1cd ~Id tHa' mans ioes a. lAtui', '. IA "a
ized creature dp nds largely upon tat clla,lty whSh
he has Of diccstng sensc-hnuw uwiedee ihi" hlsl-
Witch hl. enriny different attributes
and relations gun that which beUnsa 10 - u st j" ''
lake for example, memory. II }, SIMPLY lhr power, ~
hr- instance of rcprodd'ng an ,AI'l.",' Ia .io
mind IL power a. rlfOduoth- III N '.' '''lse
winch the fact produced IN us Ever tmh- thi ~ 80
urcd comes fIon tine Invisible. from thc soul - th1t
he sad that there IS IN this nylsibr 1ei n, o
he a .eatyc power Science = nos "a 10 HsuoI
form. Gs,oArso OF matter out 1ac' oi mhH ais
now, Is the operation Of soul power 1t IS the
ey a,nc, OF tAius not socn 20 tat Ia Nh, N'e" vH
may aisIdo uane.Ed into two classes tin>o h.l Na'a
by IN Ga and those WHO WAX by h'ghL Ihc httrF hIe
those happy when they see or iaslc OF Lc or
fell 1Lcy scsc-ncn. II may be ~ tnc Owtst luIh
or In tie h gAest may i've an te PGr' power
OF the sense o touch, WIN ony Jsi o.u,hcy o sY",
thns ht;Lel a I'1,u ,, h Ined ~, m, iI,tiou Of lie
nerves and mere cpIncs In art winch ~ sISuo"", D'
higher than the irsi. say OF mh-io; We ra' some
is sensmolis Which brings roiiicsng pioasui q, and
other music which TO bring Us u he very gaze Z"
lie hey ond. siy II is ethereal Now o men. man
NAV have III, house. and love all It's Surroundings lie
doI,cstc comforts lie Is good man. but no Is not
large man. kyerytAng that bas no DTnit form he
SAWS il An ism" lie goes church lie Ia ilch, has
hor IS ana lots and ships AMI mortgages and bonds
aud tell him that riches arc not the soS ths D.t liLt
thr invisible better than the visible anu IL Is an
well enough whio am preaching. Dil Win WIN Ne @ MaLs
home he says Our dominic had nee time tns morn
Ing it is good tning once In "lo To remind ,ne OF
this thing; - enters his gate and LOOKS at MS
handsome house and has beautiful garden ne ADDS, Dut
after all. lino the Visible niue DoltcT thdh tHo III
visible" And when he sits down To his smoking dinner
and rubs his hands IN anticipation of ne dcght thh 70
before him, hc says aaa; 3" guess VI tlc paiSoh was
here now he would think the visible tinss ol this world
are, after ALL acceptable 10 Us as the invisible Snch
man OycIestimatiOn oi things Ell ahd an III
appT eciatOu OF things not seen ,
There those that 10 all invisible things. what
are ye, NOTES among the moOnbcanisf nave ths pom
dcrabe tinss-tho things that possess and aud
enjoy" There others who say. No man BOWS down
acknowledge my superior wealth or my superior
wisdom but the angels come Ia me, ana sc mo thligs
that are invisible yet felt" on generation o bankrups
have lived men Of mighty means scattered HAe
chI before tho wind, and shall more. nave Al
ready seen good deal have riches take Ia it-ci
wings aud fly away but ne VINO d~els ns ,he sweet
poet OF God the who lives IN benign motives ana
higher thoughts have never seen any fluctuations of
the market that can take away his possessions.
HOPE AND FEAR.
o. u. rockingham tfndePendcnt at Masonic 7snrh