New-York tribune., 1878-04-29
CHRIsrs CONCEPTION OF MANHOOD.

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CHRISr'S CONCEPTION OF MANHOOD.
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Mr.. Beecher yesterday morning took his
text the first of st. Matthew He said
IN part:
when Christ nearly every thing went as the poll
ticaps wanted It, stand IN the midst Of such
q scethng people and to expound the law OF happiness
nothing could have produced ter effect than that
And yet In thus chapter have set forth the essentials
OF human happiness The question of ali time has been
How you obtain the greatest amount and the most
exquisite forms of happiness This secret Is revealed
here, but not exactly IN the way men ex-
pected. II you read what Carlyle has said
Of the ends and aims Of life you VIII bnd
that spols in contempt Of happiness and saws that
work is the great object OF living In Emerson, who i5
the smooth echo of the hirsue Carlyle, find the
same line Of Thought The feehnkers of our time, who
have faith and church. also speak Of tins subject
Now in inspired writ. In questions OF human ma
hits every in both drections-what men are
and h It they ought be. On that point the Bible
from beginning to end 1t never eonseerates an
IL stands for manhood everywhere exalting the
standard Of human lie, until It lapse in the apoc
alypHc light
take Chrsts standard to be perfect He did not say
all He thought Inanty can't be empted like pint
cup. He begins to tell what the blessings-what
men should seek. Blessed are the pure in spirit
right in the face and teeth of the whole
OF humanity. We think OF orbicular men
with a kind Of poetic admiration Men think
themselves great Christ says that man is blessed
when all that he develops seems like poverty. Then
Blessed are they that mourn hot all mOurneis
sorrow ms been and the cordial OF tie human
race The best things Of the world nave been wrought
ont by tears Through GetlsemRne and Cliyary the
world comes 10 salvation and through sorrow the world
has all that good. The education OF patience,
hope and faith winch spra9s from soiOw rs the most
important OF all. Blessed are the me, X, the men VINO
"A
YOur the stream of kindness. 1h" world siyA,
Give HIM good as lie sent. b. man. Stand upior
blessed are they which do huug"rand thts no. tnat
isn't ALT hunger and thirst after -inhucnce No;
there are great many oi them. They are the most
smdoTy Of men, Lhe shadow OF the me nm nm
th hunger and thirst after "-1ehesl Eu they are not
b.essed. Men are not happy ~ proportion to inrlf
wealth. This Is a mere matter OF fact The man Woo
sleeps Cdcrdown Is often not half az happy as the
boz VINO sleeps ashes in a barrel " Blessed are tley
that hunger ana tmrst afttr flShteousHrss' lou II
miss IL If you interpret righteousness by the word
ways, but n they can't do u without selling "ut part OF
ih,ir manhood, they Will d." this Men are willing to
ci1f get il other%isd. "Besged are tEcy mat hung
ard inirst alter TlghtcousncsS." Blessed Is the
M, Is 10 be right. bless d are the mercful.'
Everybody Is mcIuiul when reading novels, whe1
thnking of Alexander when regarding any
thing except personal relations. Deliberate murders
are not me ~ 90 o. nos % tna' l i tL'St G d
FuIe thoughts day by day. aud live in the white light
" Bl"s-cd are the pcaceIakers,' the men VINO ln'e
quarrelllng AMI distord. A small loaf OF this
Blessing would 20 all over this city. How many
they who rpice IN iuiqplty 4" Blessed arc they
wIch persccUJ"d for righteousness sake" The
history o the world has been 10 supIsedc the scisi-
NJ ss the lower uIaLiiOld When does good he
brings upon himsc persecution. some men say that II
they Christians viii hate them and 50 they
ul axe themselves very haeiul Men VIII rush against
Opinions offensive way, and make II diihcult %
carry any Information, ana then thcy say they are
pesrcEicd Tor rig,eonsne>s sake" They are really pei
secuted accOunt Of their bundcrs. When maus
.f large that the dey II disturbed by IL, blessed l.
"A man when he is persccutcd for righteousness
But sucu martyr are lew.
These be,tjudes were, in Chrst's mind, the reflex OF
higher tHoughls OF human cNi,tcnce There was an
ideal miahODl before Ills miud-.Dca 10 us, not 10
hun lie knew mon they existed beyond aud behind
this human Tins came 20 Him from Ills fore
existence aDUfhvr state, where manhood was perfect
state Ihs conception of perfect man
rcsts Jon The in"t at tLeTe is disposition III men
thai ~ important iLa all other things Ihc Vie
tors over ANNA in'cc, ih' tlfsi Tor Tue hl-HcE q-
icS-thrse produce the state of mud which CAri5t
/ drc.aIed 10 bo bl s~ud. A having tbr.e
v0lld rraU a Joy mat conid be found no.
being b-rausr she schooling here 10 work
out rclaii Uith the eternal world. The Whole
and viii b. Tor crhiiir 10 come. IL political econ
Ony, n ugrIcd oaj under present conditions, would de
ruoy Iuiuan lie. Ihs sic" "t human lc Is not an
asCcilc Christ WHS nOl a~crtic. Tie participated
freely ia the festivities 81 human Ire. looked al life
urdrr CONDITIONS. lie believed that tnc dSpOSl ION
iho centre of the man. II the h"at must be III
m.u oui "f this world place the heart AGAINST al te
science and phiOsOphy ana kn0wleo se OF the world II
is he beal tpower tat mJkrs ihe kiusdom o Hcivrn
tue rCAdpOVcr That makes tuC Kingdom ~ bIcCtc
Paul siFs tucTc some things tuat aDdr-tiih, hope,
life The crnrS 81 true manhood Is ~ iEc Ecart nature
Tie bead = very usr.ul thng-ihough some men get
along without IT, SUmr men thuk TINT religion Is Ike
the operations guin- ~ tnc mui, aud II has
cOt II ne ), never gong 10 lose H. IAai i no part
OF the representations Of tie Word Of cod The vO& OF
nrlon-Ji iert cug mau--2oes on through Tie WnOic
OF Ms lie. Ihls WOW throws ali lie INTO thief