The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-01-29
PLYMOUTH CHURCH.
CHRIST PECULIAR TO EVERY CHRISTIAN i

CHRIST PECULIAR 70 EVERY CHRISTIAN SER
MON by HENRY WARD BEEcnER
Plymouth church crowded rs usual yesterday a
largo proportion OF those present beng evidently from
the est, probably business men who have come 10
New York TO make their annual spring purchases,
bringing their families along Mr.. Beecher followed up
the thread of his discourse the previous Sunday,
and contcndcd Tor freedom in spiritual matters from
the thralls theoogans and sc-coustiuted ccclcsi
aslcal dctators.
IN every age OF the world he said, there has been
class Of men who themselves to take of
God and OF the moral government, and who have
Am preston all things earth depend uron their
wisdom discretion and adm nsraon, and they SIT In
tho various councils synagogucs, temples churches
and institutions oil various kinds with imperial con-
sccuces for themselves and Tor other men teaching
with authority not simply with the authority which
,,uth has in itself of making itself PLAIN honest
m nds but with authority that prcscrbcs ordains,
com pauds, eniorccs And this is not OF Jerusalem
nor OF Judca nor OF 1000 years ago, but as much OF
to-day OF any other time, and 10 all such persons
the question Is not "What IS true!" not shall tue
errors which mixed with all human thought, and
purs with others, be brushed away with the coming
lirht,, They do not AK with the spirit OF lIttc
e6,drep slow shall we teach better and deeper and
purer?u with gratitude for any new coming whether
~ gratitude or knowledge, that shall enable them to
he wiser or better And they hod, IL respect 10 tlcr
system, that IS not only true IN pa' or some ru'h
but that II Is 'the truth, and that they are It's sur
vcyors and that whoever res SIS them resists God;
hat whoeycr brings other VIEWS higher anu n0bicr
thouun thcy may be- Is misunderstanding that
(,nr,st was n dsturDcr. HIS ministry was nsbcrcd
with Inc proclamation, "RrpcnL Tor the kingdom of
heaven * at hand" Iben later, IN the Ser
mon on the Mount, all the truth that had been
s.ce,yed up TO that time was cpitonlzcd; hut gong
scarcely yond that Like the wise teacher that be-
rims with the alphabet ana works toward the encyco-
nadia not taking that nrst, Christ worked AT FIRST
Hc was looked upon Scrbcs ana HE Pharseos as
great genius and as "a valuable man ~ We can only
c.i Him into harncss;'' but when ChrIsi would have
ronc OF tpcr lormaitcs and began 20 smte with tie
ss.rd OF The spirit they thought Him dangerous per-
~ - man that oosenDg TIE bciei OF the people,
~s sol as,Jc by the class for one reason, by
M erning class for another reason anu " the cdu
r,1nx class tor still otncr reasons.
Thcrc yas no evidence, Mr. Bcccher sa', mat even
no sc,pes thought Jesus to be divine nntl the cruc
lx,ou iney lad vague participation Oh lhc average
Jcw,sn notion that Ito great prophet conc TO ne.
i,vcr IIis pcopIc But that lie stood AT me ccuFc oil
mo soar sys,cm OF moral influences, tnat lie was GOD
IN Inc ilcsn they did believe There we're traces,
however that Mary and Martha discerncd tue a'vne
element. . =. -.s. or ,o,o. a.,
Tnerc was no one way. Mr IIcecher SAID, OF gong 70
Christ, The city OF Jerusalem had t"civc save, ana
he yuo gets III at any cato Is IN and nccu nor cfe W
Inc others so II was 10 spiritual things Somc esmo
~ Christ through philosophy; some through n"po y,
icar. or love John came tho knowledge Oh on,iSs
IN oGc way and Peter in another Christ was pecua'
10 every man. because He every man MS inc at
ter saw Hun. ,,., -. n, tho
ssand last in that faith in the living sense OF INC