New-York tribune., 1878-12-30
PULPIT THEMES.
SERMONS OF THE YEARS LAST SUNDAY.

.r pyFCurE'S DISCOURSE on ruE WARS AND !
STANDING ARMIES-srRMoNs ny fRotE>>oR |
EB CoE AND TIE REV. II. Il. uVIL.
The bright weather called out large cOnCrega- !
tons at all the city churches yesterday In many Of
the churches the Christmas decorations still adorn
tbc interiors and give them fcStal appearance |
Mr. Beecher preached or the principle of dcStruc- |
,;op which is shown in this day by wars and large
standing armies and III this country hy the National
rolicy toward the Indian. Professor +. Il. Coc of
Nrw-IIaven. spoke at the Clinton Avenue COngrcga-
,jonal Church on " The Soul Known to God" At
the Tabernacle Baptist Church, az Sccond-ave and
Tenth-st the Rev. Robert B. Hull preached on the
growth of truth and justice in this world.
WARS. STANDING ARMIES. INDIANS.
TIE Zee H"ry Ward Eee's7 at Pyo7h ch"r'h co"GTt9a
Mr.. BeecheT announced yesterday that he
would be at home ON New Year. Day receive calls
from all members OF MS church and congregation and
all friends whether OF his congregation not, Of any
congregation who might wish to call as token
Of respect and affection Il will so far lay aside my
modesty" lie continued Ss 10 say that II the wives ana
daughters any ccutlcmcn choose to come, they will he
welcome. Although know that IT Is not regular TO IN.
ye women to call ON that day. say this because here
toore a few have come, and always win apoioSles
While am always glad to men who are prosperous
and good C,pthcs. there are none WHO come VINO
give me more genuine pleasure than those who
the child Of poor and poor chid and during my
carly life was in straightoucd circumstances And in
my early ministry was poor man among Door men, !
know their hearts, ana have never lost my sym
party for the million mass of men who are nghtng pow
ey lfc. II any stays that day because
lie DOOR II is HIS prIc aud not mine. Therefore give
II general invitation. The doors Of nv house VIII he
opened at IL o'clock and closed at 6 That is seven
hours md among the Jews hours made perfect
am willing 10 sacrifice mysct on that day iof the
public good" lLauGhtcyl
Mr.. Becchcr also announced that Tuesday evening
o next the rental Of the pews Of the church
al auction would take place. lie said: have been
asked what becomes OF the large rental which We
receive. As congregation could subslSt on
smalor fund but the relations OF this church 10 the car
rying out OF TIE Gospel in this mUnity do not seem
TO be widely known. We have about three thousand
children under This includes those IN two
distinctive missions th3 ihel and the Maynowcr l
believe there country church in Lu-drCd has
much uepOwcr either OF Tho Cse missions. So there
NJ, three centre Of activity this great church, and
missions both sustained almost wholly bJ the funds
Of the church. l have no fear that our income will
cease FOR our own purposes. hut any shrinking VIII
be felt on the outer surfaces Of work"
Before the sermon a collection taken for the
American Congregational Union. which Mr.. Bcecher
commented To the CONGREGATION because never gave
feeble church, 'he said, with great emphasis, "is
nothing nor less than the devils mort gage ON that
debt that Will be perpetuay in the way of true be
..yoencc ana sprtlaiiy iAGre Is one 9qyaH{7s IVA y It
your L. not worth more than rcr cent IN
,iidns 81 The nrlcipc OF desruc,i6n rms prfnciIc
be said, is nowhere else so highly organized
in goyerWuents-I mean IN nations as
anvthiug since Alexander since Cesar Charlie
maCne since Napoleon Has il learned how To disarm
tom was SO hshS orrsnizcd or ciaoyed on 50 large
scope There never were so many armies There never
was much money spent for The purpose OF destruction
hs to-day and The genus OF yS t!on Is almost monop-
ne movements OF empires shch as russia GERMANY;
France which now lies at peace mediiaung war. and
most Christian in the world but whose faS n
bolizes It's history aud colored with blood All the
Bi1les aud missionaries the cannon thunders.
We have not the Proyocaiions orduarAy belonging to
nations We have no uclghbOTs OF whom jcal-
ous; no organized frontier. Our only adveIsares
the Indians. to wAom send the Gospel, and with
whom we make treaties and then IN our dealings win
p,yer was a IenOmuious policy than that pursued
iy this county toward the Indians. And both parties
Itself unable to take Of the Indians, aud they
given to the Jummcrs OF ciyzation WHO provoke
them In the judgment Day not na2n Tl
.and more infamous, iIF cr,cy %LITIou' ban t
uoui. hherty-h0astns' United sl2iGs OF Amslca,
checks OF every man who has regard for JUS
The increS>e OF standing armies in Europe since 1859
has been l,-s9 600 elective men ana me numhcr OI
men those armies Is GllOOOO Oi these not less
lhan 4jOO,OOO follow no othcr aVOcatlOn' since ihe
Franco Prussian France has increased Its standing
cent; Austria, % cent huHrld, - per
cent: Italy. q per cent; Germant j. per cent For the
standing Of Europe 81 800 10000 is -pent anuu
y should send ont year for mission
work. there thousand papers III country that
would split their thTJats dcnOunCmg the prod
igality OF such seutimcutdlslu; and yet Eu-
ropc spends 81 800 100000 year for organizing
destructlou. Since 1868 We have spent S2SOOOOOOO
on our Navy, aud have nothing 10 show for H. and
s2UOOOU for fOtHCduOus tudt are Useless The gen
rral idea Justice is that IL j. wautOuness-sayac
II man should announce that lie would unfold the doc
true Of life at FditOI and Columbia sts, there might
from hftv 100 people gather 10 hear hn But erect
galaws announce that man was 10 be hanged there,
ami all the streets all the houses and ieTry-bOats
would not contain The people who would hasten there
90 the old scOundrc hanged. there general dls
position To crush these who have done wrong, ana the
rOminon people express this feeling when they say:
served 'cm rIglt-jamn 'cm."
other hand, there IL the growth o! commerce
most cvIZng agencies i'll the world-and the
developments science. Science 10 bring
Thought Of IL will tread the ground Of morality
brlng tue light revelation OF God On another rcNe
IatiOn o9 God aud VIII shine Ou: with power
that never was either alone. The number OF men
hOrTiDlcncss Of war ana OF icgal"d cruelty
increasing every year. The tendency to purge the
destTUcyeDess is sign OF the tlms, ana The
tendency TO give higher tone TO the whole theory of
Justice II sign that gong toward the Advent Of
lie Future
THE SOUL KNOWN TO GOD.
(rCessoT L. b. Coe Gt ne CLINTON hrenus Congregational
church. brooklyn.