The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-06-18
THE CREED OF THE SCOFFER.
Mr. rockingham on the Antagonism Of
Christianity to Other Creeds.
THE MARTYR ST. ALBAN.
Father McCauley on "Forgetfu|ness Of
the Future"
PLYMOUTH CHURCH.

Mn. BEEcHER ON THE GENIUS OF THE GOSPEL,
OR HOW TO SPEAK THE TRUTH IN LOVE.
Mr.. Beecher preached yesterday morning speak
ing the truth in love- and selected for his text the M
OF the fourth chapter OF ST. Paus Epste
to the Epbesians-"But speaking the truth in love
may grow up unto him IN all things, which is tho
head, even Christ"
The first clause OF this verse Ia that which made
the basis OF the Sermon and In the course Of which
Mr.. Beecher said :-"There formal expressions
in tho New Testament III such sequence OF thought
as is considered now necessary IN laying basis
OF philosophy. Although there is great deal
Of reasoning in Paus method. although there is much
philosophical analysis, are as IL we're incidental HIS
sayings for tho part spring out OF his heart and
good deal In him aroused by affections. In tho
text he has described what phrase known
as the genius of the Gospel. This phrase, speaking
the truth love- seems to have slipped into tho text
as a thousand other eternal truths seemed TO have
slipped into the Scriptures" After definition Of The
Old Testament idea OF righteousness and It's failure 10
compel TO right living ny arousng fear and appeal
10 conscience, and contrasting II with the Christian
method o the appeal to the affections and love Of God
Tor man, Mr.. Beccher proceeded TO inquire TO the
best methods Of preaching and the spirit that should
animate the preacher.
THE SONS OF THUNDER
III We listen to the euogies made upon minister's"
said Mr.. Beecher, 'ln newspapersfor ministers are
sometimes praised 10 newspapers-t is generally inc
Criticism oil the bull aud the bear IL is how he did
give It the sinners; how he dd beat down every hing
under and over them, high or low! You ought 10
have seen him; how he did light the dcvill' Men
thus describe Christian lie and Christian duty by
these furious and affect believe that these
competent things 10 precede the Christ Of meek
ness. Some ministers are long time lighting tho
devil before they are able 10 preach Christ and many
men hight the devil all their lives. Now and then
there who has tho power OF Ut
the elements of truth. lai.h and justice
fact, TO speak the truth III love. Now, there arc q
great many men who Can preach excelcntly well. but
there are ,nousand ODDS and enas tina, have =. be-
done in this world, and there always seems TO be
thousand men who can do odds and ends. But, on
The other hand, there are men who arc teachers,
either preachers IN the schools In families IN
.hs friendships OF lle who know how to administer
the gospel oI the Lord Jesus Christ There is secret
in this, and there experience II that Is not
gwen TO every man to know
THK TRUE METHOD
ssThe truc method OF Gospel teaching Is to know
how TO hold the conscious being In The attempt TO en-
join disposition OF divine love out oil which shall
como lorth The ethical faculty II Is true tLat reason
requires clear atmospheric conscience requires this,
too aud comes out OF this pherc OF
love ~ there storms that rise out OF clear and
pure that leave he earth better than they found
them II Is with Christian Indignation; II leaves
This preaching divine love does exclude indg-
nation ami severity, as some people think. 1t has
been said IN objection TO this preachng oil geneness.
that nobody springs up under it. But is there any
body 10 creation more loving and thoughtful OF the
child than It's mother, and IS there anybody more
mortified paneo Than this mother when this
child has done wrongY Where Is there anything that s
SO quick TO detect imperIection AS true and noble
loveY IT, therefore, under System OF teaching that
presents divine love lis principal feature, nothing
springs up II is because the presentation has not
discreet. II ! give man cupful Of milk anu put
quart OF water with IL and you coTpaIn that the milk
bad and did not do him good, say II was the
water that did him harm, and not the milk. No pre-
sentaion oil the truth oil love God is complete that
has not IN II a sense OF honOr-that does not quicken
the nscence Ii truth mss not that power IL is be-
vi the weakness OF tho ministry This
speaking Of the truth in love also requires u
freedom from arrogance Of orthodoxy. II Is said
that this freedom OF preaching, this large
liberty OF teaching dangerous but there danger
about everything. IL is dangerous to be born. So
wrapped AMI c0uined many men that they pcrvert
even an orthodox belief They seem TO think that
Chr g. died Tor caochism; that he died for creed.
The .ongregalous OF such men are theological camps"
Mr.. Beecner concluded by commenting upon tho
necessity OF avoiding ali controversial asperes and
the need OF teachers dealing with man human
ciousness, made up Of thousand vbratory
strings