The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-07-16
In Costly Churches, Tented Fields
and Open Air.
A PLEA FOR THE, TRAMP
Laying the Corner Stone Of a
Catholic College.
THE ROUND LAKE CAMP MEETING
PLYMOUTH CHURCH.
xzrP1Na THE Aw-sEHMoN By REV. Il

xzxPINo THE LAw-sERMoN By REV. HENRY
WARD BEECHER.
Mr. Beechcr preached q short sermon yesterday
morning the subject OF keeping the law selecting
his text IRON James, H. 10-ll. He said that the first
feelings reading the words Of the text were those
OF surprise, doubt and repulsion II seemed to have
moro the resemblance OF casuisTy than truth. 1t
does not seem wholesome, and II has the appear
ancc of degrading humanity by bringing tho magnani
nous down to the level Of the meanest How could
who was only licentious be called a burgars As
II he, having offended in part was guilty Of
all There arc crimes that not identical with tho
crimes OF the appetiles. Not only are crimes thus
classified, but they have different qualities Some In
jurc the individual others injure the community.
In social laws there is the difficulty man may
be guilty OF selfish indifference 10 everything that
concerns others, and yet by his nonmeddllng lie may
interfere very seriously with tho oil In
general it may be said that this OF those
puzzles morals which are easily thrown off, but Will
not bear investigation. All laws from grand
central reservoir, and though the streams may 10
different yet they all spring from tho
VIOLATING PRINCIPLE
In morals and religion whoever violates allegiance Is
guilty OF disoy atty. 1t may be crcuitous, overt or
direct but any oil these ways the ranssressor
is guilty Of dsloyay each destroys central prn-
cips OF 10y atty You 60 further than destroy
the principle Whatever violates the spirit guilty
Of violating the universal law. man takes u gimet
and makes hole in OF the slaves OF barrel Of
wine and the wine Is damaged thereby. He may say
that he only bored one slave, and that tic barre! had
twenty and that he ought not to 0c responsible Tor
the elect that had been produced. Men would not
accept such reasoning about VINE. II Is only when
the wine Of truth Is under consideration that they
accept words that darkcn counsel and without
wisdom. II appears then that men not guilty OF
every act that violates Tho law, but that OF The
sins that are destructive OF the law makes tho man
who commits it responsible tor the violation OF all
the country that they cannot be convicted OF the vo
lation Wy the statutes. Zen Will associate with such
Ihem be- arrested, let them be convicted and sent to
Sing Sing then you will see how surely they will be
deserted by their friends But they were Just much
violators Of the law when public Indignation had not
called attention 10 IL they were before. Before
men we cannot DO guilty in the Same sense US
before God, because the administration OF justice Is
necessarily But when men OF standing in
society, who called honest, moral and just
dishonest absolute and unjus. they arc just guilty
In the eyes OF God as though they were publicly
scorned. No man could see Tho destruction oi the
household undl. mayed; but how many persons do
destroy householder rhere Is man who never
drinks 10 excess, but whose mouth Is un open crater
speech may DO destructive oil household the
wiles and victories OF tue seducer
RESULTS, NOR METHODS
1t - not a question OF method, II Is question of
result That which IL true IN all these ranges is truo
also IN the realm OF religion. There Is good deal OF
truth OF God Will destroy the effect Of the teaching of
true religion. But hold that there may be just
pulsive way in lax unrestricted way. Men who give
TIA warped, unnatural meaning destroy IT, man by
tposncy may violate the truth oil God but man may
hold tho truth IN unrghteousness. There
Ways than ono TO destroy the truth OF God. There
ire two sides 10 this question about axity We are 10
lee TO IT that we obey tho principles OF truth. We
must come to sec that We oaly be safe when
reasons, our condolences and wills endeavor-
Ing to work in the oil that commandment ssThou
shalt love the Lord thy God with AL thy heart with all
thy mind and with all thy soul, and thy neighbor
myself"
ANOTHER GALLERY SPEAKER.
Just after Mr. Beechcr had announced the number
n the concluding hymn woman rose In the gallery
booked toward the choir and then the congrcgutio
lang the hymn. ut the conclusion of which the bcne-
tiction was pronounced. The voluntary the organ
was Immediately played, but the woman Ia the gallery
proceeded with the delivery OF her speech not
word OF which could be heard. She led Uut OF the
church by one OF tho ushers AMI supposed to DO
sane.