The New York herald., 1876-10-30
PLYMOUTH CHURCH.

THE LAST SUNDAY OF THE ''cExTENHIAI
RUsu"-MR BERcHER ON JUSTIFICATION.
Yesterday announced to be the last Sunday OF
which Mr. Bsccher's people would refrain from hear
iug him preach in order to give The many strangers
now in this city chance 80 hear the great preacher
and the crowd about the doors an hour before they
opened bore ample testimony TO the desire O
that class to tako advantage Of opportunity Before
the service began much comment current among
the 900 persons fortunate enough to gain admission
about the painness Of the cdifce but when Mr.
Bsecher had hts their attention
TO him. and whom, under the sympathetic touch o
Colonel H c. K,og the big organ rolled forth pse
Iuds 70 the opening anthem, and the nne
voices OF Miss Lasar. Mr. werrenroth and
Mr. Henry Camp, assisted by the volunteer choir un
DER the direction OF the latter, filed the building with
harmonious sounds, the buzz Of conversation was
hushcd, and thereafter the congregation de.
voul as the regular flock could been. Mr.
Beecher read, before the Sermon tho names OF num-
Der OF persons who will ioin the church, by letter or
profession OF a,th. on sunday next He proceeded 10
thank his people tor making the sacrifice OF rcmanin
away Tor thrce Sabbaths from their places
system OF things will be resumed There were how.
cver always 800 seats for visitors and many families
In the habit Of making room III their pews when
those seats proved Insufficient
Mr.. BEECHERs SERMON
From the sixth chapter Of Ephesans Mr.. Bsecher
chose tho text OF his sermon-"Witn good Will
doing 10 the Lord, and not TO men /;
knowing that whatsoever good thing any man d0eth
the same shall be receive OF the Lord whether he DO
bond or save.n All the way through the Old Testa-
mcnt, he said, right living Is the theme, and though
there now and then flash OF light that had
spect the life 10 come, yet during ali the centuries
that men of the OF the Old Testament
the OF the life to come was not employed in
o eoa nV hs world ou
prosperity and by which wrong living turns out ad
verslty. These wcrc the sacred thomes Of the Old
Testament In The New Testament was found
dissuasion from work, and believed
that if they only had piety work not Of much
consequence IL was question between personal in
nuence on the ono side and institutional influence on
tho other. and no who adopted the new lie and the
new impulse would find far better way OF right living
opened up. Whom we come to tho actions OF daily life
IL was wrong to say that man could not be
JUSTIFIED BY WORKS.
The text contradcted shat statement The economics
OF life by which laced TO each other pre-
ON nenIiy the OF grace God did not intend that
men should leave the workshop and The Office aud
crowd within cathedral walls in order TO their
souls II they could not do good in lie they could
do good at all A soldier would be foolish
that could be bravo BATTLE but courageo
II to run away "wherc your duties are every
anywhere" Mr, Beecher held that morality came
through the conduct OF fe through the spirit OF the
Lord, and IN the education OF true Christian man
hood aud that Is placed in the ordinary conditions
OF human lie Ideally the conditions in which men
md themselves form The conditions which should de-.
veop manhood IN them but considering humanity as
weak and rangbe II was found that as matter of act
men sre tempted perpctualy by thor affairs toward
q low line OF living. So that while hard work
meant be a OF grace 1t did not prove be
Men were born different planes OF strength and
pacity and these should place them relations to-
ward each other which should tend 10 elevate their
good qualities, but in reality
PRIDE PLACE or ASPIRATION
and rivalry that OF Affection Ono Of the benefits OF
the family that it furnished . wholesome and
numerous chance for the exercise Of power, which
every man loved.
Speaking OF love Mr.. Bceche. said 1t like we'll
digging. some men found IL within very few feet Of
the surface and lasted them through the rainy
son, but the moment summer drought came II dried
up. Some again found Il as men dig wells rock.
1t was a long task but when they had gained It
Is was for life-iorever.
In illustrating another point of his subject Mr.
Beccher, quoting the words ''Slavcs, be obedient" I"
&C. asked whether the and brothers Of his hear
ers had not during the fought under unworthy and
ncom petent officers. and yet fought knowing they
wero carrying the will of the
expressed through those officers Just that spirit
men should bear all tho ills OF this life knowing that
whatever wrong inflicted upon thcm by their fellow
men there is One above ruling all.