New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-10-21
LIVING BY FAITH In THE INVISIBLE.
Mr. Beecher at Plymouth Church,

Mr.. Beecher preached yesterday morning "a
q congregation that crowded every pat OF Plymouth
Church. Ia announcing lecture by the Rev. Dr. Court.
ncy, of st. Thomas Church, the Evangelizaon ~
the Masses" which, the noce said. delivered
to the thinking portion Of the community" be re
greted that would not permit all his congregation
attend. His text Hebrews H. 81, and H. Cor.
v,1S.
II Is the uniform testimony Of the New Testament Ia
sad that there worlds, and that It the pryi
lege of every to live in and in the other In
the physical world we recognize everything by our
But civilization advances It 10 found that
there many things that the physical cannot
take bold or Man cannot such things love, hope
and honor. In the upper realm Of thought many things
have physical opponents There Is o supersensuous
realm OF truth But tho New Testament goes farther
1t reveals to kingdom, and represents walking
just beneath Kingdom vast complicated, populous and
full OF truth that Is mighty In tnat great realm sits the
central power Of universal existence, God by name.
Tnat name represents circle, magazine and treasury
Of all that is grand and good Is II possible for
the hustle OF life to live In that upper realm which Is
unreal the physical Is this duality possible
These questions come up to men continually.
from superstition Men seem to have forgotten in rea.
sOnpg about nature and matter that In the whole round
that nature is more perfect in The soul than in noun
tans or astronomical Phenomena, and that the chief
own. Even If The mind is material, it does not follow
that perish Yet these tendencies going forth
among My impression Is that We going TO be
dwared. Anything that takes away the idea Of I'M
seen world Is dwarhng men. Those no undertake to
rob us Of God Will NOT succeed. Men will revolt from
this and there VIII be reaction from this spurious form
spiritual thinking Now, can men live by pure ideas
This question needs other answer than the TACT tat
has been DONE While build palaces that the
cannot it declared that there house not made
with hands, this for the knowledge pufeth
up says the Apostle, but love buldeth up The world
led Of sensuousness by the power OF imag
intlon. Pictures, storybooks, fables have been the
worlds schoolmasers Let not doubt that II Is In the
power Of man to live by the inspiration Of faith.
or by Imagination, II you please. The mea
who have no time attend to religion need this view
suppose a man should he has time to attend TO
health. Why attending to tots Is the condition OF
attending anything else Ii Is saving time 10 spend
time IN this. Business should realize that there 10
something more important than business. The man
who rises the realm OF silence and patience, God
ward, Is the business man on the highest plane
Well, how eau have these things This brings
me to O practical direction In regard To prayer Prayer
brings into the presence Of his God. How much
should Iuan pray How much should man swim. eat
or wear Prayer isn't dutyt 1t Is privilege. Il iits
man up o the consciousness Of what Is high holy
men won't QuibDle and TOOL about the philosophy Of
PRAYER There not here who cannot see Coo. Go
p into your higher manhood. You are living too low;
you LIVING by the flesh living by things seen
II IL your prerogatve to endure as seeing Him whoh
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