New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-03-18
MEN INSPIRED BY GOD.

The Rcp Hsiry Ward Beechsr Plymouth church (COngTe
gati0nap.
Plymouth Church was less crowded than
usual yesterday morning account OF tho fierce storm
Mr.. Beccher took for his text Psalm lxXxiv III, and
John l. 4, o, 7 and 2.
One surprised hs said, that men shoud have chosen
as god anything lower than the II any idoatry is
to no cOndOned 1t this Tho Is the creating cause
% secondary influence OF oil that Is created on the
globe and annihatiOn would result II its influence
was withdrawn. 1t thus singuiarly represents the
divine influence and the universally Of IT, In the
New Testament tie tone OF illustrations Ia low
cred from poetry TO fact. Christ more likely
10 speak Of hen gathering her brood than OF
an eagle wheeling in the air. 50 Christ was called the
light and not the In the beginning men supposed
that God did everything by tho direct impact of his WILL
They had not learned Gods method. With growth of
knowledge. men formed second causes The invcrtisa
ton Of these has gone on and "a what call science
In the Old Testament God personally present In
every thing, but sneak OF plaques produced
by malaria. and We know whence storms comc. Hence
great multitude OF men have lost all thought Of divine
efficiency and some doubt whether God hns any per
sona influence in this word which reaches the feeling
understanding and will OF mon.
II not enough that we believe that there IS personal
God. The New Testament docs not leave IL fhere Nv
method the embrace OF the DIVINE S'u' win the
human body il there set forth This influence acts &c
cordns to piAns organic size. Here Is q foundation
doctrine of Inspiration not a. matter Ot proof,
bat II exposition In the theories OF eVouii", which,
the main. believe IN, 30 MOI ma any l4tl, lia
m the theories regard 10 The liner qualuiCs OF mans ma
urc That is void have never seen illed Iou SEould
discriminate between the reality OF divine influence
and mans consciousness Of It. The divine ibilnence
represents itself through the medium or the outcome OF
human Thought The question arises men still
Inspiredi They guided by the direct impact OF the
divine soul INTO all truth and all rIpcncss The sun
never had such hHryests IL has had since
this continent opened. So rs the human
soul is brokcn w, Inspiration l. increased, mJn by
contains Gods final revelation. suppose that in
things il does But doesn't wind mp the operation o
The Divine WILT only naugiTates IT, Not that that
revealed In this book viii cease 10 be guco to men.
When Cod acts directly on mems consciOuces and
reasons, IL Il guide TO them. Ia this connection we
shall know by their fruits The Roman Catholics
have better doctrine Of inspiration Than the Protest
ants They hold that divine inspiration is stlIl un-
folding.
But will not this lead every man 90 fashion ms own
notion ana lead him into many blunicfsi Have u"
men escaped difficulties who believe that all the doe
rinrs are laid down ~ the Blhei There tut "a single
point IN the Bible about which great difficulties have not
arsrn Nay, the tendency Of men To form individual
opinions Is tendency In The rish direction Mistakes
arc condition OF all progress We want an Inspired
book and continuously Inspired present. We want
ssnsDiHty that shall interpret right and wrong cOuiu-
uay The great Of To-day II To oing God back ~
the immediate In the higher consciousness ol
men. in danger of being mntrTializrd We need
theory and "a fath that brings God directly INFO con
nicl with the human sou BY and by snail come the new
heavens and the earth Then shall h. undo fsioOd
tie meaning OF the ApOCalypc statement; the sun shall
stand u Thousand years without gong down.