The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-04-16
PLYMOUTH CHURCH.

ME-, BEEcHER ON GooDNEss-THE MISTAKE
ABOUT NORTHUMBERLAND HEART RE-
IIGIoN Is AND THE EVIDENCES OF IT IN THE
LIFE.
Plymouth Church had its usual crowded attendance
yesterday morning. Mr. Bcecher preached from the
word goodness as found in Galatians ", d. But
The fruit OF the spirit love, JOY peace, long suffering
yentleness, goodness faith"
s.This is takcnn said Mr.. Becchcr, .'out OF nven
Tory the APOSTLE is describing out OF the garden OF
The Lord. He looks around about and what some
Of the vines and trees bear. These qualities,
changing tho figure back 10 tho man, which
are developed In men receive their name and have
love- joy peace, long suffering and on, and, nay,
among them stands, all alone, goodness Alter dcGn-
ing what was generally meant by goodness, and what
the New Testament conception Of IL was, no said
Goodness Indispensable and necessary
10 self-cuture. We are virg IN an age In when SELF
culture has become cant word We nave borrowed 1t
nom the Germans, mainly IRON Goethe Their litera-
ture atty years ago took spring that direction.
They SGT the fashion OF selfcuturc. II went some
what into England. but more Immediately it
came to thus country. through tue influence
Of that. very great light IN literature. Emer-
SON Ii has spread through our community Now
We hear from the pole 10 tho equator ana from the
equator back the pole, taking about culture
rnture as ~ special open way, II mad
ever been yhng else but culture In the worll But
mere is an ambition OF pcricctng ones self In the
erection of the aud OF the taste aud TO be
large IN knowledge. clear ana nice IN criticism, July
In sypathy with literature and art and all It's various
theorIsms 10 cultured IN person and have rehned
and admirable tlste; ADAPT ones SELL In short TO the
god of beauty aud worship him. fbat Is the SUI
creme thought many and there Is very great deal
~ trutb IN IL those that large, but IN others II
deveuerates into weakness and trash and becomes
loathsome cant
CULTURED
VINO are really cultured people? Are they those
Who old up their robes they may not be soiledY
Are they The persons who say II thank God that am
moi sinner ~ Are they men who hold themselves,
nv reason OF their cxcellcnccs goodY Are these cu-
inrod men? They have fallen short OF the very
snnreme end OF culture IL Is make ones self umin-
ons fraarant ana powerful In influencing other men
Tor their LA ppiness and good What " sworn WIFI
m, a handler IL is culture without love.
After dwelling upon the characteristic element OF
true goodness as found in sympathetic tenderness MT
ieecier rave the following Illustration when men
IRA come into tho church they are as unovey as the
ras., bushes are to-day. But In one montn you VIII
SEQ them all covered with leaves and that Is good
s,gn and then IN almost Two weeks alter that there
wi he Inc rapidly developing buds and blossoms ~
Won were 10 ask anybody under these circumstances,
...what Mr. Bcechcr,n standing on my little porch,
.,xna, - mo evidence you that roses are blossom
,.g !, what would say; would say smell That IS
ne evidence. would say 20 and look why beauty Is
>" 80 GOODNESS AND THEOLOGY
ooaress Ia tho corrective OF theology; the harsner