The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-06-16
RELIGION AND RECREATION.

cHRrsTIAN LIFE At sUMMBR REsoRrs-How
TO BEHAvE--THE SOLDIERS HOME AT BATH
THE MED FOR ITS ERECTION.
Mr.. Bcocher's talk at the Plymouth Church prayer
meeting, last night the behavior OF Christians
when away from homo during the summer season.
He said that many persons VIXEN they away taking
their summer recreation do many things they would
not do II they ut home. When he lMr. Beechcr)
was in London and Paris hs saw many persons adopt
very different line Of duty to that which he had
seen them adopt previously. The conclusion he came
to AZ TO himself Mat il he were going to
take any liberties - he would take them when
he at home. He dined while in London with
some English gentlemen whe afler dinner, desired
him TO accompany them 10 tho theatre, but he do
cIined; they urged that he could have scat their
private box aud nobody would know he was there, but
he told them that no had no desire to sneak
into the theatre that II he did 60 no would
60 with the same boidness and publicity as
he would go to church. Then ihore was
another question, How much might man talk
religion when he away That very much a
matter Of gift. Some people have very happy tact
in doing this and religion introduced by them comes
quite pleasantly and naturally Others are quite with
out this tact ~ remember said Mr. Beecher
.swnen at college had read thai Daniel some
body eIsc, or | might have read y IN missionary
journal, prayed seven times day. We'll. did il for a
care Of the tmss, and camo to tho conclusion
that this might DC worry good spiritual DIET ior some
folks but II was not very good for me. Even today,
alter preaching for forty years feel rrepressble
sense of decacy about speaking TO any one face to
face about hts SOUL unless IN inquiry 10 rst made Of
mo, DO not say that ihs - WISE put
young people Of my congregation will bear witness
that have never corncred them about their souls
salvation l have never prolruded my professional
Office upon them except they have desired i, and
think that this has had advantage that has not
made the young people afraid Of me, and fearful that
should overawc them by talk on their personal
salvaton Il seems to me that tho best
slrewing forth Of loving Christian eourtcsics
and kindncss--a Christian hopefuuess, II may SO
speak. This will do more than all the solemn talk in
illustrations OF practical effect OF this line OF action
that had come WITHIN bis own knowledge during his
various soiourns Ut the Twin Mountain House.
SOLDIERS HOME
In reply to o question put by Mr.. Fisher as to why
Church had not taken up collection for
Soldiers Home at Bath Mr.. Bcecher said that SINH
lar inquiry had been made OF him when he was NJ
Bath on Wednesday, and he had told the gentleman
that whom the initial effort for the erection Of the
Soldiers Home was made in Brooklyn about a
year ago that OF the $4,000 then raised
scf,ption from ons-,hird 10 q hall or that
amount and therefore II had been fct that they
ght dcier the public collection until the fall when
ne had no doubt Plymouth Church would do what was
corner stono OF which was laid on "Wednesday, he
might say that il beautifully situated and that the
people IN the western part OF the State we're very
proud Of IT, There 900 soldiers in the
OF this Stutc-mcn who had been mado poor by the
war, and 1t was the duty Of the people TO get them
out of these poorhouses and put these men in this
SO as TO DO presented State Legislature, and for
II to DO sustained by State bencfacton. From what
he saw OF the TO- 600 people who gathered together on
Wednesday, he had no doubt that this purpose would
has IN had