The New York herald., 1876-02-07
THE SABBATHS WORK.
ExhOrtations of the Prominent
Preachers Yesterday
MR.. BEECHER'S ALLEGORY.
The Work and the Way Of
Winning Souls.
OUR ONENESS. WITH GOD.
The Imputation of Bad Mo-
tives Condemned.
PLAN FOR THE REVIVAL.
OUR ONENESS. WITH GOD
PLAN FOR THE REVIVAL.
MASONIC TEMPLE.
THE BAD POLICY OF MPUr1Ne FALSE MOTIVES

THE BAD POLICY OF IMPUTING FALSE MOTIVES
DISCOURSE BY REV. o. B. FRoTHINGHAM.
There was large attendance yesterday morning at
Masonic Temple, corner of Twenty-hird street and
Sixth avenue, to hear Rev. o. b. rockingham deliver
his usual Sunday discourse. fashionable assem-
blage nearly filed the capacous hall in which
held.
THg SERMON
After the singing Of several appropriate hymns by a
nne quartet and an eloquent prayer Rev. Mr. Froth-
mgham proceeded with his discourse He commenced
by narratng the incident Of the woman Of Alexandria
who hurried wildly through the streets OF that city,
torch in hand. when questioned as TO what use she
proposed make Of the torch she announced that it
intended to burn up heaven and hell, so that the
people could love God without having motives
fear OF punishment hope Of reward. He also told
the of the meeting Of the sage and beggar
where the former responded to salutatons OF 'Good
day to you, Heaven prosper you,n "God save you"
and other greetings with each that all such
prayeriul requests had been vouchsafed. The sage
had lived rghteously and felt that all blessings men
toned by the beggar mad been already granted. he
had performed his duties simply because they du-
tiiul The end OF all this felicity; the end of
everything else was death
IxPurERs OF FALSE MOTIVES
The speaker then went 10 dilate upon the Eeces-
siiy Of looking upon the consequences which might
result from every act. Honesty was the best policy.
We should not practise honesty alone for the reason
that II was the best policy, but III view OF the conse-
quences resulting from such There a
class Of people fond of imputing false motives 20
their neighbors actions. People who put the worst
constructions on human nature engaged work
OF demolition; they would pull down the angels them
selves. The reverend gentleman then mentioned
Kossuth William Lloyd Garrison Wendell Phillips and
Archbishop Cranmer men Of noble motives, but who
had been misrepresented by others, The martyr went
10 the stake because he was stubborn the SAINT
sought heaven because he had appetite for
pleasure. Thistles held before the donkey;
the horse should have gram Circumstances altered
cases One mans pleasure was meat and drink;
pthers enjoyed magnificent houses, literary achieve
ments, high character and lofty social positions A
great difference existed between the who groveled
In the mre and the man whose Character was felicity
md sweetness. That was the heaven and hell OF ex-
istence. 1t used to be taught at one time that the
chief Joy of the elect would be to look down and
the other part burn. That fiction described
the greatest pleasure OF the devil Those who looked
10 heaven for quiet gained pare bessedness The
sensualisi revelled artificial OF pleas
ure which 10 decent man could accept He did not
look to consequences beyond his own Immediate
sphere II we always tracked consequences we would
have around host OF angels There were things
10 be afraid OF and TO rejoice at Hope and fear had
been designated as heaven and hell The latter were
simply neurological notons-terrible things TO
be feared and noble things TO be enjoyed.
lasting endless We had angels OF terror
and angels Of peace. Among thoughtful educated
people the neurological ideas OF heaven and he'll
not beeved any more The paint had been rubbed on.
Hell had been nlled in there was no more fire and
birthstone These dramatized forms of hope and fear
had played prominent part in the history OF the
world He'll had been preached for hundreds OF
years by priests and writer's. Cahedrals had been
adorned with pictures OF the sheep side and the
wicked the other. This seemed mere fiction. Sup
posing ali such declarations had been cast aside would
not hope and fear have the same sautary effect upon
the world2 The time fast coming when all these
mythoogical heresIes would be dspelled The ground
work OF hope and fear was not fiction
WORLDS TEMPTATIONS
The reverend preacher then went 10 describe tho
terrible troubles temptations and obstacles that
eountered every step in this world He sketched
the suferines engendered conscience, heart and
mind by the wicked. This was hell Then he painted
In glowing coors the pleasure Of those who lived \
good, honorable and straightforward life. This was
heaven