Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-07-09

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Mr.. Beecher's Last Sundays Sermon
Rev. Henry Ward Bsecher's sermon last
Sunday was based upon two passages Ct Scrip
ture-ono exborting the faithful to be pa'leht
and wait for the coming of tho Lord as tue
husbaudman wsteth for the fruits Of the c.:
and the other the verse beginning, LET Us not
be weary in we'll doing" The reference 10 fho
latter passage to household of faith hsd
led to error. At the time it was wIl:trn
Christians we're all poor aud prosecuted, aai il
| was we'll for them to render good services o.
to another; but to carry tho ides out 10" and
to Interpret the term 'household ui latin t"
iuc!ude only a narrow circle, as s0nc dsnnu!l
nations still do, and TO interchange al! III" ID
things among themselves exclusively, WsS I"
be narrow and set premium on loSloc!Tl!y, a.
many men Joined such denominations only 10
obtain trade, votes or favor. The general dri!!
Of the passages be had read the preacher said.
was to warn men and eXhort them against re-
taxing their efforts. Even from the time 81
the prophets of old it had been complained Of
Gods people that their goodness was tran
sient thing--that they grew weary. Thls wear
mess might come, Dir. Beecher said, in ono 4
three forms-fatisuc, encouragement or d..
gust. The preacher discussed the wearlnc:
that comes Of uncougenlal business pursuits
aud advised the victims to mako the bes;
of the situation by educiug all tho possible
good from it, and by educating themscvc,
to like what was repugnant. Then ne spoke Ct
~ b,r IL ~ nd
fatigue that comes of them. Men whose gond
resolutions were swept away 10 flood OF pas.
son should not despair but rebuild the moral
dykes on the low places of their nalurc again.
They would be better for every good resolution
made, even though it was not adhered to-
Misery lived company in that respect ut DOT
in the sense that one could enjoy the III i"r'
iDgs of another.
Irecollect when crossing tho soa lay like u
coil of rope on the deck going over; there Was
not thing 10 Gods creation that was good
for anythiug-nothipg to eat, to drlok, l."
wear, nothing to DO. II never reached that
point at which did not caro- whether VA
thrown overheard or not: | never got to that
excess of misory) As lay there looked out
| and saw little children playing on deck. h"a
not spirit enough to speak, but recoect ms
thought crossed my mind thanked G,u
that there was anybody in creation that WASH,
seasiok. 1t had felt "Ob, dear. am s'ck
aud should feel better ttbeyy were SEX too'
I should have thought myself brute.
Iu that soose misery did not love company,
but it did lovo company 10 the sense that Wien
Que finds himself failing he secs that others
have failed but have recovered and he -
thereby encouraged. OF the many TRIALS that
bsset parents, particularly mothers, 10 the
family, MIR. Beecher said that when tn:
| Judgment book is opened it vii b. found
| that the record of many O quiet womln
will be found to excel 10 grandeur and hero
ism all that is recorded of gladiators and
| bloody battles and revolutions and national
coDfcts The noisy external collisions Of the
world make their mark, he said, upon our ers 81
but the silent history of faithful souls 10 onecu''
places is more momentous and takes hold upon
| tbs spring of eternal life With grasp and co nes
out in the results that have dignity snd
mower and glory such ss belong to no outward
| and physical changes OF nature upon tnG sioC'.
Mr. Beecher exhorted parents no; TO 10 ui.-
couraged because their children do not &c! Ike
angels There was u period 10 which young
mothers had angels but after these lett the era
die and got upon their feat there Was its'e OIL me
angelic left in them. If there YVES anSthinY hs
| pitied it was conscientious parent VINO ne AZ
| ideal standard by which to measure othlhhr1
children; If there was anything he piled moro
than such a parentit Was the child the attempted
| to 80 bring up.
! The difficulties and discoursgemenlst that b:st
! the charitable and made then weary Oh DONG
good to the poor whom they, found MON sh1
| uuersteful was then touched upon. 0llan-
| ihropism is cheap" said MIR. Bescher "Pnil'
| anth.ouv COSTS dear" In conclusion tho pastor
e1hortd his people as they went their various
WAYS during ths vacation to be seeH sewers ann
husbandmen in the spiritual netos' IN. 4 Ae' A'"'
| En ala Il J..
rjer complains that the worst specimens CT
American manulacturc to be seen at the Expo
si,ion arc men sent 10 represent our 9oV'To
mept. He says Noyes gels 6ue salary and
handsome outfit, with The expenses OF INC
legation probably amounting to $50 O0D per
annum. and doesn't understand sy'iaole OF
Tho language Of the country to which be y
arcr,dited. Commissioner General McCormnk
IA the same KIDD Of Ffenchmau. ~ much cut
If place az an E:quinaux at the Equator. "he
has taken grand hotel entire Tor himself AGO
adinncts 10 one of the most costly quarters CT
the civ" and will 40 doubt make an csenta
lions AID vulgar display. Clerks perform The
rnnc,ions these persons are sent to perform.
T $780,, nOrresnondent adds "Noyes, at h!s best
: conldn't earn 1000 yesr, ano YET he pockets
S17 zoo, to say nothing OF the plckloGs. NC
Giormick has fund OF $l3O,oOo 10 Draw Ok
has q half dozen men OF war and a halt leP'
Loo a,, Of infantry at his disposal, aud suppose
continues to draw his salary as Assistant Deere
tarv to Returning Board Sherman 10 the
Treasury Jim Tyner Is hardly less handSomeE
f1ed, He iss pupil Of the late Morton. add j
he doesn't know how to look out for himself
hc WON'T have to 20 to Ohio to learn. Ate
thssc ieadiug personages, We have q long ranE
t and fila Of secretaries, attaches and the like
Most tn, nations Of the world strain to put tbc'
ha.s foot n forward diplomaticay in Paris. bu
tor wears ears We have managed to fish out ou
m or ii ooudiioncd cases 70. this shining Gen
most Is' o o;uI z,t;on. Compare the udcrou
,rs a., Of nonontiies $1,000 Bigelow viii
t I1eT men representing Eosland or Germany