The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-24
PLYMOUTH CHURCH.



WARD BEECHER.
Plymouth Church was crowded and Mr.. Bescher
preached from the nineteenth OF the ninsseenth
chapter OF Matthew, 'srnou shalt love thy nsighbor
as myself" He said that two commands im-
piled text, love thysclf and the other TO
love thy neyhDor asthyself As loving ones self
act implied, IL Is to 90 before loving ones neigh
Dor He purpossd 10 preach IRON that part OF the
text which implied "Love thyseif," and The other
command, Glove thy neighbor, would be the subject
OF future discourse
Tho duty he said of loving ones salt snjo,ued In
the text. but nine hundred sermons the subject
teach love neighbor where one sermon says
anything the duty orlovng ones self According
TO The laws OF lilo love ourselves noble
way that cannot heip loving ali mankind Men
VINO max, distinction between selfnsss aud SELFISH
moss Is seInshn.ss. A man may love himself IN u
mean animal way-as = mere creature Of time
aud sensuahty, ana forget God aud immor-
tLlity Eacn must have and re-
spect Tor himself Anything that rsiaxes tho
Instinct OF scicaro creates merbidncss Inc Law Of
scfncss aud tho Law OF ~ mpatny arc tho Two grand
forces OF human existence, aud they work together
but they work with the sanction OF each other
sei-love ana seheip arc tho highest attributes OF
human Tile. Ia domestic LIE II tho boy Is taught
10 think and act Tor himself he becomes soft and
complete and has life IS useless rs tnistlsdown
floating tue summer Thousands oi children
saved every year from ruin only by the bankruptcy
of heir parents There have been maidens no were
growing up beautiful as lilies of the field and
useless whose parents mot with financial disaster and
the daughters were saved IRON empty lives, and TO-
day they are developing into noble, thoughtful! wo-
men. Men do not complain when tho grindstons cuts
away the steel OF the axe and why should they whino
because sorrow gr,nds away thor rust ana their dul
ncssf
CHARITY AS A BLESSING.
Charity Is not always a blessing. Charity which
makes 10 easy tor 70 be INCIDENT II not truc
charity IL Is sad thing 10 700 men suffer- out u -
saddcr TO see them 20 wrong because thoy 90 not
suffer Men allow The KNIFE Of charity TO cut on the
muscles o human exerton and 10 leave society weak
anu helpless. Ii does no good TO pay poor mans
rent ~ the service only makes u harder Tor him to
Day u next year Pleasure good but scli-sustainng
Individuality ~ better Our business IN this world
10 TO mako manhood, not to tickle cach other.
The systematic Distribution OF bread and money de-
bsuchcd aii the under classes Italy, and brought
the Industries OF that country almost to rum la
Great Britain the amshouses nave corrupted the gov
years English statesmen have been trcauing back
again TO industry aud economy. suffering Is better
than enjoy mept undcr certain conditions. The pain
OF blister better than the sweet hailucnstiohs OF
u dtsofdcred brain.
suffering ~ Gods schooimaster and the man who
has graduated iron that school with high hoDors 10
head apd shoulders above al ms iciows national
statute institution ~ remove ali suffering would %
a prem um OH aziness lulc men swarm the parks as
thick tho iss on the noizsses barrels Long
wharf in August 0uentimes starvation Is means
OF grace. The attempt TO indscriin natsiy relieve
meo oi responsibility IL wrong. These men VINO are
lcgisiating relieve men OF honorable and necessary
burdens aud doing the devh's work. When Col
himself sought TO help humsbIty He hrst submitted
Himself 10 the supremest suffering
Tue socIa theories aud socistcs oil these days IRE
dangerous Ii somo not stand between tue
innocent poor and The selfish aRtators there VIII DC
incscuiab.e misery. 1 Know that there " much OPP
preston by the rich, but tue way 10 escape ,beir
nianacles Is TO seek higher manhood and noblcr
spiritual strength. Voting ~ good, but manhood 70
ucr saloons voting aud spsecnnsklng viii not help
ihcm.