New-York tribune., 1876-03-25
PRACTICAL CHRISTIANITY.
.ErVER FROM MISS C. T.. BEECHER.


LETTER FROM MISS C. T.. BEECfIER.
HOUSEHOLD RELIGION - LET THE CONVENTION OF
MINISTERS IN TIE HIPPoDRoME NEXT wEDNEs-
| DAY ASK The woMES OF THE CITY TO VoLUN-
TIER FOR WORK IN TIE TENEMENT HOUSES
| To Inc Editor Of The Tribune.
SIR. | have been an interested reader OF
the reports OF the teachings Of Moody and saney ami
through your columns ask their attention and that o tine
clery AMI sity, who meet them for eonsuitioh heNO
Wednesday and Thursday TO questions OF Che great
eat interest all other educators Iho great
question all mankind swha must We do to be saved
from the dangers Of tho life to comet In reply, MI
lJoov teaches the only way be saved is Ia believe
on The Lord Jesus Christ" There is creed, no dc
nom nation. no system required" nor 'to pray car
ne-tly and weep and mourn and do penance; put )uS
simply to believe"
or course the words TO believe" and TO have fah
are used in the ordinary OF the common people
man believes In doctors when he seeks their ADVICE
and oieys IT, man believes and has faith In Mohsmncd
when he takes his teachings and obeys them Ana no
has faith in Christ when he taxes iis tcachhSs
and obeys them. And the measure OF mans Iaith ~
the right understanding OF instructions, and tho measure
| of obedience to them And when His disciples prayed
ord ipcrra.e our fathy they meant LOrl help us to
clearly understand and faithfully obey Thy insrio-
tons."
All thoae meeting 10 consult with Moody and sankey
believe that Lord teaches that there are sucb a"f
tD hg
first crest Of this life 10 ourselves and Our fellow
mon from th,ss dangers and that the number Nho viii
cspe cpends u the Of the faith and hbofs or
his fScrs They also believe that the mode OF escape
revealed by our Lord is 20 follow Ills example IN sacr
fce and labor many as possible of our reho"
nen Iic the nObles tho wiscst the richest of a p'
coe he moore t. the most deaped. and the most suffer
py snI Iis first d.scpIes "forsook all and followed
Him to poverty disgrace and death, IN order 70 saYo
| a. many "a possible Of their feliow-inen no PAU
Nriies to the early Christians. as those considered
~ Nth aud oiisc0drlny' Hih. " Wl'h"at nole III q
fu:urc life, "Of all men most -'ci ,''i'. wien .Lo
vo.g nlla came asking thc way to be- saved the Ma
80 '., ssll . tbou ha-t and give t0 the Door. and
come aud follow me 10 shame suI"ting iW q E'niu,,
a,a,t. t Ana tLSn the Lord said How
barT shall they that haze riches ent.r he kingdom Of
hcayen-' Che most remarkable of thr > teaSbhS. anu
an others is that God e 4 living Father. not 70
the only, not to tho baptized only, nor 10 nc IT,
-,reed only but 20 every cIild born into this World
and mat ~ every parent feels ana tnes los 1 ,ho
vcascst and most i-normi 10 me aTsnY r''rs IS
cgcs and feels ie Ilost Tor th"sc mo uos h'' 'ip
love aud lity. IL s th' osi 5ac"p the rFl' -1l a1
.raylng aTb FOR whom c Is n.,t conccrncd ana Whgm
c specially commits tn tio o'e ui 'rnlrI cl "a "a ~, @
followers THIS 10 what al Christian minister's ana iay-
men hold IN eemlnoh - t'l@i .! our ipu iir FINN
ia friends and former pupils In cyrry ectn "i our h
0n aud 0i whom profess u b. followers ot cnrls
Ana state hOhc oi my oNifIicn'', ~ n, f,,nis
Hight aud counsel In sG;l' nl lh'.' ,',i''n' ;,
| Inc mot pcarcied OF God'S cniidT1u for whom
lie earrs the most, and eTree,s hl' -, n,os. NO "a
for.Ign yoang woman comes % be- Kitchen without
nus or rar,,. or nreiIntancs she = treated as the
vonp, - chd Taught 10 re.t and write by the mother
,ul Gau-hters provided Win suitable bo'HS thuEht 90
,y Iropcr cotnin aud and mend prupeslyiaust
10 b' rtuio and patient with cihdr, H. and 10 perform
p-uprry al me ynfnd duties ~ inc is'ny Sh" AhG
'rn IN year, enc IS married and j. wen gi'pa'n
Tor tho multiplied dui-s ~ hn'is'krtirr, "h.' anu
Irn.r t b a Roman Caihnlir sho 10 tsu ;ht ~ fead
and obey Tie excellent ~ uial, ot hioP aAi .'lI,'u,
tut, prepared by lie pu.-thYcd Of th thuith, when
al alt is nroii 90 sSeuFo eternal riley si,r
death. Nos n II a,cn'td ''r % 'i'' 10 % ,t =, ~
Religious teachers whom sie hHa p"Sh cau'''e {"
In ota.r irn.ir, very dHcrcn,,c,urse - pursued
tunc y VIOfcss'i followers Ci 'hrl'-. III 01.o
sucn nave son toe lou-eA".Fr Hnd moth,f y inu!t
n1,t Of her tlougi. and te ~ pirp rns an cihboIais
ana expensive wardrobe icr herself aid "anghieis' al
,us th.t SIZE haa little iire frr hriscry or kiichen
oatits ami NOT ~ al iur training hcr ,rr'th'.
II tnur.nt and rpiuriiiIcs Unpriscpi'd t9ri-r'N 10
them n,- she i'es her eA peis 80 az" ohaihoh 1t
80 ,t.rtuI st,l, Of elr,n IN .rp,.l,ed cu.rs have
bro.,p cpuIs walters and nurse tp py irOm twenty 10
x ,,oars .or srgi- dr,ss. In otter tic corset
audi m y,iei %, cIo.h.nx On tower part OF tho body
huyr i.alt, IN. most panfu. amt au'nuug iispiacc
rUtu's 10th tne a+ir, and tnid II -l"to Hini',
M. hahn, ANA character ct yoEug cnircD arr staird
lnnrr by nuiaut servants. VIII SiOm moro oi thrir
/ tirl, u spcui. than win the parents.
our uurssric, and lichrh- dgc iroFe and more h'e"m
.u Tho h"nt- Oi iut'su'tr anu ouf h'tstAcritb ala
tHns becoming res.onspe cor the trimming q, TIE NEfs
"ud mothers 81 Toe "or~n.S ca ses. ~ S.te l'luF
wbett visited. ihe coos had been Taught VIZ ~ ahd Wei
AMI when sAe married ne iad % "'o'A1,d as 70 lIs'
ni-n her h"pc Wan al hr'iei c".1'i' Jhd 'nh',"f
t.rr, when her husband. an Eongst l1y iibotrr' hi
1 ulu..4D! house la a'Dti'l tdat bt bai 't
! h,,n ,aught to economic, and 'mt'1S hcr m,Igs.,
sacui ali for rich drv-cs. SAc al'' married y day
lpor,r uud IN about year both husband ami "ltr we're
ia need VI charity, thc hand s'cA ahd shc "lc con-
! Bucd w,h an infant Ia ioap'tiL
In The ten-tiruth districts collected By hun-
drc,I, ard thousands tho ignorant and n'grctfd chl-
d,n of the Heavenly Parent, ~ho cilc 20 sril to SlN
tb.u l.. Hi uNu humiliation aud >uf'rirrs ad iheeo or
| u,s true followers. Mfln the wall or iide"t na an
hour .nud III rich rJ churercs. and IN ho9t
"er~rrrIte - hI claim to De- followers ~ christ, pud
sitting rsia those supposed 70 hr '~rri-
ute" The "t e'am TO - 10, 30 ' ny e,,Sn @ >, & "or'
whose chief interest ~ tEi' me idYnd q" =" -
- o.siplc of iis dot!icnt children f"m the o.t'ci
For ov 70 yel-s / have bsen connected with an
organization Of lmh.s, ffon aimoSl t.t} ,,ri9lin t
tr4,n woman Tor her prcf.ssr EJdseK per chief
educator of children ART as, nrrse 0f th srk ana
\ tr This .fort bls brcn managed by ladies ot IA"
| highest Intelligence and position, approved 10y the
eliiors of our most Influential uewsralrTs GUIDED by
such couus,s and approval, have devoted M income,
| I3 children, I was trained TO the cary OF young
children and servants through my carly me, ana
aferwurd was repeatedly al both the East ana West,
| a hou,caoepcr. Wneu from o,erc&rrtCn health was
was dcstroy ed and became resident In me iahe> of
gs and eXamplrs my works domestic science and
home duties. dryoung all the income except the most
,nom0te this object now have become a resident In
Brooklyn, and within an easy rhe To ihe sections ol
New Iork CITY, where many children ot our heavenly
Father are IN the Siae OF lSno'alce hetcct ana er5
desciib above. -.,. IN. ,,..,.,
and sankey next wednesday and Thursday viii devls'
means and measures for such an opsraion there are
| In such IA field. AMI woula gladly JON them when
once sought send missionary teachers Ia the West ara
| would be encountered In this home Held. more
than 800 women. recommended by their eiersy,
be sent for want OF funds snd proper IL sinr
circular s.nod 10 supply the home ncd IN tho most
neglected. sections of large cities, Christian women
by hundreds would gladly offer their services IL - Tor
such Christian and the lost and wandering
sn. nd m pf Lard Al