New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-06-16
PLYMOUTH AND The SOLDIERS HOME.
MR. BRECHER REMARKS on THE APPLICATION FOR
AID FOR THE INSTITUTION AT BATH

Mr. BRECHER REMARKS on THE APPLICATION foh
AID FOR THE INSTITUTION AT BATH.
At Plymouth Church last evening Mr.. Beecher
said: MANY OF you going away ut this tmo OF tue
year. and Pve word to say ~ to Your conduct Whhe
abroad. Many folks think that when away from nome
they need regulate their conduct as carefully as
among their home friends. Let mo warn you against
this. II you're going to DO bad at all be bad at home
you swear swear right here your brethren, where
they Will all it. If you TO drink, let your oio
lous tendencies show Themselves openly among those
who know YOU away the principle Of honesty ana
honor even IL no one knows you besides it's never safe
to suppose you aren't known, wherever YOU are
At the close Of Mr. Boeencrs talk, Mr. Fisher rose to
ask if Plymouth Church had contributed anything 10
ward the state Soldiers Home at Bath lie said lie was
frequently asked the question while there. Mr. Beecher
said that in answer inquiries Of like nature when
had met him AT Bath he had made the statement tlat
within short time $4,000 had been raised IN the
Brooklyn churches and no nconsdcrabe portion OF thS
was contributed by Plymouth Church He Thought II
better to wait until they were more able 10 make an
offering worthy o. the cause When that time came he
added, ho would let them know.
.'t is tina uoblest of charities he continued There
ere now Ia the poorhouses OF this state GOO soldiers who
have been put tnere by their loyalty in serV-
ing tEelf country. Well Ia 1t that nj last
the hand OF The state is extended to pull them ont OF
these rOorhousrs Iippausc.l TIC gathering ut Bath
wrs certainly a MAGNIFICENT one; fully 10000 people
were present The speakers platform was III he center
NJ the court OF hUiidiug, with ihc people al around
You couldn't speak b. a Of thcm unic>s you were on
revolving pivot and should whlrl around in each trcc
ton. which might moi be pleasant. written Tt-
rucSt came tn tO show myself 4" the crowd Llhl Is
10 10 to ue side and shOw myself 20 ihe people lncre
thei to tie 0iher side, and on 1911 around SOW YOU
bear itrpas that I'm not diihdcn under oini
nary circumstances, but this little 100 much Ihe
gentleman sent tho request came 70 me aItorWf 70
comrlain SAID that the greater portion t6o cop"
came there "a SEQ no and would "a away much disal
pointed Tho who wouldn't Sho~ That mite consul
Grafton for others feclin-S wasn't what ne had thought
him and he Didn't to hear him preach any more
fLaught"r As If were an elephant To De- taken AROUND
IOr = show" -,
Mr. Shrarman said that the members Of Plymouth
Church had already given from three 10 I'VE times ~
much ~ any other church. II another collection should
br ten it would small and would put the church IN
4 false position. go.
NJ BrcchcI-Iiow would it do IL we should wait until
next Fan aud give y large one
Mr. Shearnan-Wci thcI. are other places where the
money needed. $1,000. ,
Mr. Beechcr-i understand that OF the $4,000 raised
af the Academy OF Music meeting about ODe-nall was
gwen 10y Plymouth Church and
i voice, integrupting-Morc than twO-thirds, Dir.
BeeGher.
Nj l;cecher-wont somebody else prove that il was
the whole one thing Is certain, lie continued; the
heart that Plymouth Church before the war; The
unity and stiff courage that annaed 1t during the
war profound Interest that Las been felt IN the sol
dicrs stil here and when This church does act IN h
matter it~l be worthy OF 1t ana OF lie cause II thus
hal