The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-18
PLYMOUTH CHURCH.

PLY MOUTH CHURCH.
Mr. D4EcHER's WEEKLY TALK THE BENEFITS
or CHRISTENING AND TIE True ROAD TO
SUCCESS.
Tho weekly prayer meeting in tho lecture room Of
Plymouth Church largely attended last even
ing as usual Mr.. Beecher might have taken for tho
text OF his remarks the familiar text, "whom tho
tho Lord loveth, Tic chastoneth" There 10
not, no began, single temptation or weak mess
or deprivation which We bear In our ordinary or
extraordinary experience that not known in the
times OF OLD and spoken OF by the Apostles, and
OF the ways OF strai- htcnng and tho
sufferer was TO tell him that his sorrows
not al every Is apt TO think them
peculiar to himself others had had them and had
been strengthened BY them. by having what they
did not want, and not having What they did want.
II seems strange, but all believo II. Take poor
country boy. Tor Instance. He is brought up under
the hardest circumstances; his lie is a constant
struggle; he has TO be up carly aud out 10 face tho
biting winds His times Tor poisoning few,
Tor work and enieavor many. by tho time he Is
sevcntcen or eighteen to do something, 10 be
something. There Is no way open he digs ono; he
has lew friends and no help him, he helps him.
sell; there Is no crown, he goes without one. He
works and studies hard, and at the age OF twenty
three or twenty 1--we cntors u profession and makes
his way. his steel has temper, his blade Odgc.
In midc that stands at the head OF his protcs-
sion. Az forty-nve hc Is rich and at nifty, famous.
He looks back at his life ana says s.I'vc had a
pretty hard time OF tho holidays, no advau-
tages, kept right IL, all tho time. Pm
going 10 give nv sons a better chapcen So
he sends them TO school and gives them
nice clothes and dainty food. and don't lei thom
what work Is, and they grow up smooth aud clean and
ugly and good Tor nothing He iorgets that u
the hardships OF his own life winch made him man
OF thunder, aud not being ted with silver spoon.
gnts pAf .l.a tnptu0a af t,o
for whom tho Lord ioveth he chastcBctn.n
Trouble IS apt to make US pctalant and queruious
and narrow. II isn't pleasant TO be thwarted, not
TO have ones own way, especially II he Is used to
having u. lbs very hard, people cry, and don't
that they snouid be- they they die, but It
wouldn't do TO put them 10 The test. You remember
tho woods with heavy load OF fagots on his
back, and ut last sat down on bank to rest
my load!" he cried. And death stepped from behind
n tree and said to nim, WHATS thatY WHATS that
you're sayineY" And tho old man said, "ohi MOTH
ing SIR; was ouly wishing some one would come
along and help mo put this bundle my back
again"
LYE
I've met all the nhrniiy all the weakness, all tho
folly. I've had good deal OF II myself l know that
| haven't made half tho use OF my ltc that SHOULD
have made Of Il. But am that The crosses navo
had TO bear, tho fluctuations through which l
have had TO pass. have been Of moro benefit
10 me than II had had an uninterrupted
stream Of JOY. Crosses, grievances, burdens, Will
come; butsaDd up under them, don't be discouraged
Troubles thai lnd you weak should leave you strong
Trials should develop hope and courage and endurance
TO the end Sorrows come 10 men as frost TO pcrsim
l know you did twice Why, IL draws
your head up close misor's purse.
But tho frost takcs all the grcenness, the bitterness
tho pucker. out Of 1t and leaves Il sot and sweet
Brethren, We going TO live again, and that before
a great while The main thing Is 10 prepare 10 live
right royalty when that time shall come dont Ike
opposition, don't like to be trodden under foot,
don't IKE TO be oereaved 70 have those love taken
away, leaving mo moro aud more alone. But out
OF ali this there IS a way, there is victory.
measure everything by rule, not OF time, but OF
Two forever. Wo should not mistake molehils tor
mountains, mud puddcs for sioushs and briars Tor
spears. How ashamed shalt be when stand
before the Lord and what the glory Of Christ Isl
how We Won hang our heads Tor shame II wc have
proved ourselves unworthy to BIO called tho sons OF
God
CHARGES PREFERRED AGAINST MRS. TiLToN TO
THE EXAMINING COMMITTEE.
To tho hearty disgust OF the greater part Of the
munty, tho TiltoG -Bcocher scandal, much OF It
DO galvanized, has been brought back to lilo
through Mrs. Barbara Walton, OF No % Orange street,
Brooklyn, who has adopted tho only possible measure
seemingly, by which any turLhcr action III tho
matter DO forced. 1t will be remembered that at
the time Mrs. Tton gave forth tho latest uterances Of
| qulckened conscience, Mr.. s. V. White sa:d IN an
| interview published in the HERALD, that Piym-
| outh Church could not avoid taking iur-
thcr action II any should mako charges
| against Mrs. Tilton In due form. 1t was
most probable, he thought, that such charges would
be made, and in that tho church would be bound
TO give Mrs. Ton a chance defend herself. II she
should choose 10 do tho whole question
tobe Investigated again de moro. she would have the
right 10 summon witnesses before tho committee OF
the church and might undertake to prove her ICON
fess'on" true.
Mr. White Is the chairman OF the Examining Com
mtcc OF tho Church. and, speaking by authority. hc
made SO apparent tho disgusting possibilities Of tho
matter that there was general pause, ara those
OF Mr.. Beeshers friends, who the most outraged
by Mrs Tiltons card. rvirained from the obvious
tort OF preierng charges against her. The reception
OF tho card by the public was so cold that aftor the
lapse OF lev days lttle or no reference was msdc TO
H. ana was generally supposed that the whole SUBJ
ject would be ighorcd. For week past however, II
has been rumored that such charges to be made
and this rumor yesterday proved true. Mr..
| from Mrs. Walton letter to tho Examn-
| Ing Committee, IN which letter charges were made
the request made that tho Examining Commit
tee should investigate tho matter and report to ths
church whether the names OF thoso two should no,
| be dropped from the roll. Mr. White would
not give n copy the letter, saying that IL
would be mauosty improper for him to do so before
| 1t had been LAID before the Examining Committoc,
did no In many words give tho contents as stated
above but ~ reply 10 questions he admitted that tho
statement was correct
Mr. Shearman said no did not how any recon
citation between Tilon aud his wife could affect the
action OF tho church which must be taken IN
Mrs. fiiton's case. Being asked furthor about
bring against Mouton and Iiton Tor conspiracy,
hossaid the rumor was untrue. .'rho public no
said, chad suffered enough already and VIC do not
any good TO DO attained ny such sui that would be
at all commensurate with tho injury TO the public
morals
II Is said that Mr. Tilton will icavs Tor Europe to-
day on tho inman steamer City OF Richmond.
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