The New York herald., 1876-10-02
PLYMOUTH CHURCH.

and stated that he very glad to return to his
charge. he did not feel that he should be absent
long from his work
PLYMOUTH CHURCH.
RETURN OF MR.. BEEcHEn-HIs SERMON YEsTER-
DAY on THE COMFORTER
Mr.. Beechcr has returned from tho mountains and
yesterday he preached in Plymouth church TO a con-
gregaton which is said by the ushers to have been the
largest crowded within the walls OF that ednce
Not less than 5000 persons we're present, and they
ncd the very .obbies and many stood upon tho
sidewalk outside where they could occasionally catch
a few words OF the sermon through tho doors which
were neld open by the tightly packed mass OF human
beings crowded against them. Halt an hour before tho
doors opened the street IN front Of the church
was blocked up by multitude large enough TO have
filed the building twice, and when one halt OF them
were turned away many who saw the throngs moving
homeward through the adjacent streets fancied that
there was no service. great many of those in at.
tendance strangers stopping in this city
their way to from tho Centennial Exhibition at
Philadelphia. Judge Nelson before whom the great
scandal tried occupied seat IN thu
body OF the church. Tho display OF flowers
was not quito fne as has before been seen at
Plymouth but a number Of beautiful ferns tastctualy
arranged decorated the platform. The musical por-
ton OF the service with ,hc singing OF Zundes
.Te Dcum" by the choir. Several changes have been
made IN the latter body by Mr. II. r. Camp, its d.
rector II composed yesterday of Misses G. v
Lasar ana A. r. Camp, sopranos; Misses Cranch and
Dcnthorne, contraltos; Mr. Jules g. Lumbard, basso
ard Mr.. George Werronrath, tenor
After the sermon all present invited to re-
main and join VILE the members OF the church in par
taking OF tho s'symbols of the broken body" II in
ve said he. soutsido Of all ecclesiastical iorms any
one who feels that he draw spiritual strength from
= M
every weary one, Como 10 me and will give you rest
And this is tho imag. OF Him. Shall every soul on
earth have liberty TO come 10 CHRIST himself ana any
dare 10 shut him of from the shadow OF Christy
THE skRMoS.
"a viii not leave you comiortless; will come to
you" This said Mr. Bcecher, was the remarkable
discourse Of Chr st on the eve oil HIS passion he had
foresccn the whole ana had attempted to break the
tidngs to HIS disciples but without success. He had
told them III the tenth OF Mark what was the cr
rand witch took him to Jerusalem. You may re-
member that without seeing the present He mad re-
yeaed as they could understand His coming
pericnce OF suffering, and Peter rebuked Him and de-
clared that could not DO So And then not long alter
that they on their last march to Jerusalem.
s,And they in the way going up 10 Jerusalem.
And Jesus went before them and they were amazed,
aud they followed they were AFRAID" These two
signal are like dash of kembrandts brush
He cvueny absorbed in the thought OF
that trcmc cndous drama toward winch he going
that HIS whole appearance was altered. and they,
worthless and helpless, came stumbling behind HIM.
They saw the grandeur Of His countenancc oyerhung
bv the coming sorrow, and they amazed and
afraid And lie said "Bchold, we go up to Jerusalem,
and the SON OF Man shall be delivered unto Tho Chief
priests anu the scrbcs. they shall condemn
hm 10 death and shall deliver him 10 the Genles,
and they snsl mock him, and shall scourgc him. ana
shall spit upon him, and The third day no shall rise
again.
All OF these sorrows, Mr.. Beechcr continued, were
real Christ. in expectation ot them, and yet He
devoted Himself solely aL that time TO preparing His
disciples tor tnat which was before them II scarcely
would have been within the compass OF human nature
have stood on the brink o that vast abyss toward
which He gong without some expression OF HIS
suffering. But there Is nothing. Ho devo,es
Himself wholly to the well being OF His disciples 1t is
recorded OF Him that Hc loved them unto The end.
The OF inexpressibe tenderness thore Is
thought
the anmatng genius ot this last discourse the
divine love Tor men imperfect, rude almost unle
tered, these werc and the power OF divine love
is shown the twelve disciples than If He had
cxerted II upon the Plat the Socratescs the
Nicodcmuees OF the world aud made them a band of
disciples They were, however, Ike little children,
and very impcriecty understood the words Christ
said II will not leave you comortess," and as sum
M ing up tho whole argument OF comfort He SAID, II
will come 10 you He knew their future; He knew
their helpessncss They had culture, under
which they belonged. | think the evidence OF tho !
divinity OF Christ to those who are sufficiently reec
He treated men. Christ always assumed that men
were spiritual beings cannot in any other way |
interpret the Sermon on the Mount. But you look
literally In this liiesphcre, not to have foresight
enterprise TO lay up property to lend every
body everything in ndiscrimnate charity, they would /
utterly destroy society and produce universal immo.
raly. IL would seem that He always had in His |
thought when He spoke that higher lie the spiritual
lie OF mankind
Mr. Beccher to speak OF the words "My peace |
you have With you,' which he never heard without
thinking OF the last charge AT the battle OF Gettysburg
when the midst of the hail little sparrow flew
into the top OF tree Cemetery Hill and sung there
during all the terrible that followed Ii thus
the midst OF the worlds turmoil that Christ seemed
to stand saying to his people, My peace you with
you. "Ihere is added the preacher, ian anlucncc
the soul quite Independent oil the moral facultics
There aucnee of the human soul that goes forth
to others Ncn feel the power OF men--not tho mere
power OF ratioclnation not merely the outbu-sts Of
passion and feeling; is the soul its rura which.
be- that goes out upon sensitive souls and
they feel IT, is happiness TO LOOK upon people,
and think upon them rests the iuiness OF God, |
'Blesscd the pcacemakers." The preacher went |
illuslrate this idea length claiming that
the New and 0i Tcstaments both full OF it. and
he ended by praying that the Divine peace might be
the posscssor of each of his hearers