The New York herald., 1876-02-21
The Plymouth Pastors Idea Of the King
dom Of Heaven.
uEPWORTH ON PRAYER.
Want of System and Lack
Of Faith.
Romanism Danger to the
Republic.
PLYMOUTH CHURCH.

PLYMOUTH CHURCH
MR.. BEEcHER on THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN
THE WORDS OF CHRIST NOT TO BE INTER-
PRETED LITERALLY.
Members Of the Council who showed their cards at
the Of Plymouth church yesterday admitted
and provided with preference all others but
so the throng that surgod around the build
ing and blocked up the street. eagerly seeking adnis
son delegates and pewholders found great diG-
Guilty in reaching the ediace all 1t only when
gentleman mounted OF the gate posts, and bran
dishng his cane shouted hoarsely TO the crowd TO fall
back Ia tho police in attendance took the matter
in hand and made line through H. The people who
from the doors would have dIed the house
again Before the sermon Mr. Beecher announced that
Rev Dr. Salier OF Iowa. would preach for him in tho
evening that delegates the Council would be fur
nshed with tickets for the Hippodrome evening SER
vice by Mr. Halliday, and that Miss Clementne Lasar
the well known soprano OF his church, would give can
Evening Of English Song" In the lecture room next
Monday night for the Brooklyn Woman's Guild
Mr. Beecher chose for the text OF his sermon the
thrty-th Of the sixth chapter Of Matthew'S
Gospel-'Bu seek yc Arslihe kingdom of God aud his
righteousness and all these things shall be added
you One Of the evidences, he said OF the divinity
OF the Saviour lies in the habit Of mind which
manifested in speaking Of men and mind; that whereas
other teachers at other times havo spok of men
No'n94NA''A
what they might be, il was Christ's habit o! mind 10
speak OF as they are to be- OF tho
ideal manhood, aud &c adapt 10 the state
of things they AS were, He had
before Him the pericctive condition Of mind
familiar with it living in higher realm and inter
pretng to men, just in every household the in
teigent father talks to the children TO what they
Should be do from The higher manhood 10 which he
has attained and not from the level OF The child II is
OF this pecuiarty that much obscurity springs In
The Word Of Ged, for II you take tho instructions Of
Chrst according to their literal tenor they viii run
asa1st reason and common sense, The very Sermon
tho Mount, which is much talked OF and so little
pracLscd, itself impossbiy except In the ideal
conception. As political system is, society is
organized now are II is Impossible TO 1--we with
out any Kind OF foresight or sohcitudo. IL would say
enterprise 1t would destroy manhood
IT WOULD ruRN THE WORLD TO eEGGARs
The Church auded aims giving above every ohor GAIT OF
grace and the results have been such TO make the
experiment not desirable again II has been tried on
the other hand, by political economy ana the Poor
laws OF England have to destroying her at
the than almost any other thing aud charity gwen
them that ask taking away from them the responsi
blity OF taking themselves life would
destroy the or all worth Bu, II you conceive tho
Saviour a. standing with HIS eye upon human nature
perfected speaking of things they to be and
growing 10 be, II becomes very aiaerenti and these
declarations of the Saviour not only true, but
in wider, far he her noble
than that which have been accustomed TO
regard them Now II / this mood OF mind may
suppose that Saviour looked upon ihe throngs
that after Him from towns and villages and from
the country round about lie saw how they wore In
the main, following one course-namely seeking 10
make themselves better on and happier: how an round
about Him was the friction and The ret OF lie and He
them, ''why ye chiefly solcious for these
things, Seek the kingdom OF heaven and It's rignt.
eou.ness and ali these Shall be added 10 youp Now
/. they had interpreted His words the OF Sa.
marta did His utlersnce at the WEI. they would hase
asked that lie should open the doors OF this kingdom
al once IL such narrow spirit that II
speaking, but In spirit so broad, large that
almost fail TO take il Its iull scope and interpretation
a. they did upon whose ears II FELL see the result
the men who working ana planning,
CARRYING socIKrr,
TO throw down their implements and seek right
Wall ships be launched viii mountains be
bored will mines pour out treasures, will all kinds
OF implements spring into existence, Will the
world really follow righteousness That not the
teaching OF the saviour, but simply THIS. as under.
stand It, "Ihe ann OF your life s 10 supply the animal
man, and so long as men make the supply OF their
bodily wants the aim OF their ycs, and derive their
Controlling motives and maNms from these external
conditions SO long VIII men sroan" II men i've Tor
taat winch they have IN common with animals they
will live unhappiy; they I've ioI that wich they
happy Christ tells that the klngdou docs come
with observation; that II Il within men, aud the
apostle describes II st more particularly saying that
is peace, righteousness, love, JOY the Holy Ghost
Having made this explanation MI Bccchef went Oh
TO say that the course Of ie as is usually pursued
not wrong simply by excess, though very wrong
In that way. Men woro aiming At fortune not man
hood; happiness not virtue ease goodness IL is
generally true he contendcd that the wisdom which
springs from this higher development ei nature ~
better even world all practical anairs than
the wisdom which springs passion The meek
he coutnaed, shall inherit the earth Not very soon
take Il; but they shall
Mr Beeoher went address in special manner
the delegates TO tho Council who present Ho
warned those who might BE- located 10 obscure places
ther congregations not 20 long Tor large churches aud
fashionable societies, bgI TO cultivate the feeling
pressed IN the words where can | best serve the
Lord ~ When maiden, hc SAID received q letter
from her absent lover, and found within a simple
drcd forget me-not, She held u ~ rapture tor t
spoke TO her love that should never die So said he
eau u redeemed the poorest creature OF Christ's
before Him for token He will know Is Oh
work tor Christ, aud not for yourselves The speaker
referred TO the uncertainty OF human life. warning hts
reverend hearers that many OF them nearer homo
than they knew, tor OF those present would
survive the present year. lie dwe upon The tri-
umphant welcome the faithful pastor will receive
into tho kingdom ofhcavcn from those redeemed
through his preaching lie spoke OF those who we're
brought 10 Christ by him at Indianapolis Tcrrc Haute
Lafayette, Losansport ana Fort Wayne those who
had been brought 10 Christ 10 yet larger numbers by
his preachng "a Brooklyn "a great cloud OF wit
neSscs, SAID be, "havc gone up tcfofe inc All I am
rich, am ruler over many people They have gone
NJ, they waiting for ne, aud out OF the Garkness
OF these times. by the grace o! God ht up my VISION
and see thcm aiar or Hereafter shall 70 up and en-.
with them, and IN th-t bcur What w the darkness
anu troubles 0f this world seem One laeA o. heaven
will 0utmcasure the whole globe o. earthly experience
Aud ye, dearly beloved brethren Jesus Christ 80
teachers and ministers oi the Gospel who have come
Let you Up TO that reward above all other
wares that await you. DO nos lei sccE the carnal
man. Let Us seek the Kingdom Of aeayen its right.
sousneSs. and let beiieyc hal all We need Will 'ol.
low aud grow cut OF that"
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