The New York herald., 1877-07-02
WARM WEATHER SERMONS.
Consolation To Be Found Only in the
Catholic Church.
PERILS OF THE REPUBLIC.
Services at Sea Cllff-Mrs. Van Colt
as a Fnancier.
PLYMOUTH CHURCH.

ME-. BEEcHER ON SALVATION Df HOPE.
Mr. geecher announced yesterday morning that.
contrary to his usual practice he would preach Sun
day evenings during the month Of july and that he
should continue ID preach until the first Sunday in
August before taking his vacation. Eighteen new
members werc admittcd-seven by letter from
other churches and eleven on profession Of faith.
After the public service the ordinance OF the Lords
Supper was admin istercd, when tho floor Of tho audi
,orium was filled with communicates.
Mr. Beecher selected his text the eighth verse OF
The twenty fourth cnapter Of Romans:-"For VIC arc
savcd by hopcn There were he sad, many statements
of the grounds OF salvation. We saved by grace;
Il Is divine gift saved BY faith we arc saved
by hope; working out our own saliva
tion. Now, these not multiplied as an
tagonstic to each other, but cooperative. They
arc education OF mon IN this life for the con-
dtons OF tho other. II is comprehensive education,
large in its depths and massive Its Ideal and In its
anal results, and cro many things that cooper
Ato, the great soul qualities being the supreme ana
all influence. inspiring all the rest When II 10
'aid We are saved by hopo II does NOT excnae any OF
wheel tnat has so many. II Is comforting spirit OF
Christianity II you takc hope to mean choeriulncss,
courage ever looking TO see things bright and pros
porous, and think IL covers all that ground
WHAT HOPE Is
Hopc Itself Is natural pulse, and II exists most
strongly in the young II is in view oil these in-
aucnccs that promise hope and happiness that tho
apostle Is reasoning. Tne cigntn Cuapter ol
ls mastcriul discussion, tho influence OF masterul
spirit. on these great problems which have absorbed
The attention and commanded the moral genius Of
rvcry Tho Apostle Paul argues TINS great ques.
lion Of whether, the whole, the aspects OF time
ana the moral government OF God among
men such to encourage hope. He recognizes
Tho difficulty. The creature was made subject to
vauity--not vanity in tho modern sense, but 10 tho
unstable and transient Thc world Is as II has always
been described the shadow OF show. But the crea.
made not willingly So II was made oil things
which have those elements in It. There comes time
nen he cr0
mutations and disappointments shall be delivered
into the glorious liberty OF The children OF God
THE POWER OF GODS LOVE-
Paul sings rather than prcachcs-"Who shall sepa-
rate us love Of CHRISTI 7" 'IrIbulaton, dis
asters? ?n-as though he called them TO face him, but
they dared not answer "Yct all these things wc are
more than conqucrors." Not so through lear not
tho conflict when fingers, giving but lame victory,
but n victory ample that it is more than victory.
TO DO.
Tho comforting power OF this life, THIS latin, tns
hope, depend upon US, upon our receiving II. III
man be up in icehOuse It s quite IN vain TO
say to him, "Summcr is busy out of DOORS" Ii ne
cam participate the summer II Is not summer 10
him. Christian lite ought 10 be luminous because We
ought to look above ourselves. There Is God who
knows how pity mans infrmitics. "lf you believe
this said Mr.. Beecher, 'you Will have your ground
OF hope, your trust and your joyful confidence"