The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-07-15
GOSPEL LIGHT.
Christianity Demands a Fervent Rec
ignition Of the Cross.
OBSERVE THE SABBATH.
Man Should Cultivate Spirit OF
Helptuness.
PLYMOUTH CHURCH.

TEE NAME AND NATURE OF THE sAvIorB-
stRMoN By REV. HENRY WARD BEEcHER.
Rev. Henry Ward Beechcr preached the last SER
mon previous 10 his long vacation yesterday morn
Ing. After the sermon the congregation was re-
quested TO sing "that old Plymouth hymn, Love
Divine all Love Excelling, asd then 10 sing Il in
their hearts until they should meet again, and after
singing Il they went their several ways to assemble
mo- more until Mr. Bvecner shall return in October.
The sermon exposition Of Tho second chapter
Of ST. PuuI's epstls to tho Philippians the verso In
which Il declared that At tue name OF Jesus every
tnce should bow being emphasized particularly as
tho text. After dwelling upon the passion men have
for perpetuating their pames and pointing out that
man stands alone IN the universe IN this desire,
M Beecher remarked tnas the passion existed ut the
time OF the advent In u markell degree. Tho Man OF
all men living whose name ouce seemed least likely TO
be remembered was the humble Nazar,ne carpenters
son. WITHOUT wealth or iIieLds, who was summary
tried aud executed by the higher classes and yet HIS
The :lustrous name adorcd long alter the princes
u His time had been forgotten. rho ldeal oil G'd
prose- tcd by Jesus seiisAcrncins love, a. sct
sver against the pagan ideal Of power rimpIy
BxPoUxpISG THE TEXT.
In the passage consideration the apostle. ex
horsiog Inc people initiate the saviour, sDjoined
o. syerySody. .LooE not every man on ns own
things''-cxciusively, that meani-"0ut every man
alec on the things OF o.nsrs BE- INTERESTED 10 every
mem he added, LET inc mind be In you which was
also 10 Christ Jesus and IN order 10 pci ure what
THAI mind Was he pictures HIM AS existing and pre-
existing, the chief and the head, the highest
conceivable being IN the univorse-"a being IL the
form OF Coo" But God Is spirit and has no bodily
iorin ana IL Hc therefore III zoe image OF COO II
must have been HIS outward form, but IN HIS
pature-who being In the form Of God thought II not
rvbv, nv 10 % couai with God" When ono being Is
Nid upon another, Mr.. Beechcr remarked, ana every
hne ana anglo is found 10 meet aud match, aud
jssus CHRIST ln,nks II not wrong 10 make Himself
rQusi i'm the Almighty Tod, that 10 powerful argu-
mont favor oil HIS aivisity ''But made Himself
niia All lno q
servant aud was made in The likeness Of men. And
being found In fashion AS u man He BUNDLED him,
that were not enough yet, seven tho death OF the
cross. Wherefore God also hath hgily exalted Him
name" Wnereiors: because boiDg tho image OF
God, the express image OF his person., as ~ Is said
conception OF being, character ana power aud gory
that man form, He OF HIS own accord descended
part OF HIS creation where The nascent race
Was struggling Tor emancipation, Developments and
cultivation und poured forth His whole tide Ot being
for their sake who were unrequiting and unsrs.efu
he came into the world not simply 70 do nurses
work, but TO do q martyrs work, and poured His
being on, upon inc poorest WEAKEST and moansst
WHY TIKI SAVIOUR CANE.
The declared OBJECT oil Christ's coming iato the
world was make some change In the everlast-
ing organization OF truth ana Justice, but ,ha. there
tor Of what The eternal God a'wavs was
and always viii be- Men OF science VINO
which built the world. In time they would reach
stage where there would be disclosed 10 them God
working in mind. rnen the world building Col
would not DC destroyed, but The man building God
Uosid be exalted.
scripture found In Oriental creeds, Mr.. Bsscher
remarked that all world had boon spinning tEese
uS' sss yor.as .srwss, sh. covs,es
al humanity. The true disciples OF Christ were those
ike Christ, ana every arrogant hero, every
ls.potio leader, every sshshy ambitious man, WAS
excluded from the category. Tho snemiss oil
The Church were those inside OF the Church who had
Dasi Christ ous of the church anu out VI the COM
uunty.