The New York herald., 1878-02-23
BEECHER ON STANLEY.

THE PLYMOUTH PASTOR PAYS A GLOWING
TRIBUTE TO THE EXPLORER.
/ The attendance at Mr.. Beecher's Friday evcning
talk last night somewhat smaller than usual on
account OF the storm. Mr.. Beechsr seemed in good
health ana spirits and talked well though not long,
The latter part OF his address glowing tribute TO
the explorer Stanley.
The words Of Scripture VIII ich express moral emo
ton Affection Mr. Beecher said, immcasuraole.
How deep they seem TO depends upon our depth.
The great emotions which expressed by these
words Of Scripture destined to last forever and
may be infinitely increased Paul says that the three
great qualitios-fath, hope, love-wilI 60 on after
death; they viii continue ana increase In
definitely, but viii never change their ma
ture. The Lord Jesus Christ says "Ii ye
suner with me ye shall reign with me-" Now. what
little idea have OF the meaning Of these two
words "suner' and s'reign" To many Of rs they are
almost incomprehsnsible. II we are 10 reign with
Christ must suffer with him. In entering the
Christian Church We arc not exposing ourselves, az
people once were, TO persecution and martyrdom-
But very often the step involves Life long suffering
which may be worse than burning at the stake.
One may have to give up friends and family,
many things In fact which dear than life It.
self. He Is called to make infinite sacrifices and to
undergo an infinite succession OF annoyances. He
crown. Every transaction ot his lie demands the ex
ercise Of hts Christian virtues. People may live to-
gsthsr and considerable love for each other but
on q thousand occasions tho question Of leadership
comes up and each is determined not to yield. They
set their teeth firmly and soy. 81 can never yield; ;
never. nevor; bad rather de-" But you must give
up there will be two sinners instead OF ono. With
out you sunor you cannot reign
The Christian must have in6nite faith. We believe
in many things which We cannot see We cannot Dy
our senses tell just how cold how hot IL Is nor
what amount OF moisture the atmosphere contains
But We look at the Thermometer and know just what
tho temperature and at the barometer to learn how
dry or how moist the air Is. l looked At my barom-
just before leaving home 1t had stopped falling
and had started to 90 up again. SO suppose it will bo
clear tomorrow II something like . man who
has just been converted. Now faith to the Christian
both Thermometer and barometer and wet bul6 TOO.
You mans moral state by the amount of his
faith in Christ
srANLRy's EXPERIENCE.
AZ an Illustration of faith take stanley's expert
ence In Zanzibar. When he started thence his
journey through Africa the most awful journey that
ever made through that country, he took with
him about two hundred men Before he set out he
said to tnem, "Now boys. now men, you've got
nothing but my word TO rely on; but II you'l stand
across the continent III bring you all back here again
and pay you well. II any OF you die on the
way your families will be paid just the same" They
did 80 with him across Africa; braved every danger
and underwent every suffering. aud after hu ndred
battles with savage beasts and men they finally
reached the Western coast They had nothing TO
hold them but faith in Stanley and they were not de-
ccivsd When they came out safely to the Atlantic,
instead OF putting his hundred and thirty or
forty surviving followers into the hands Of an
aide-de-camp and sailing himself for England he put
them aboard ship and went with them down around
the Cape Of Good Hope and SO back to Zanzibar.
When they tho familiar headlands again they
could not repress their manifestations OF deght for
the natural feelings Of savages strong those
OF civilized men, only ruder Then, when Stanley
landed them at last he had promised to do,
on their native shore. he paid them all, as he
had promised, and with premum-all ex.
cept two malignants, who had attempted TO
betray him into the power Of hostile tribes.
He also paid the families Of sixty seventy who
had died the way, without inquiring too closely
into the relationship OF those who made the claim II
any said he the father Of one who lost he was
paid the mother or the son. or the SISTER. Now,
in that smp 10 fulhlmept OF duty ana promise there
was OF the heart OF the Gospel than IL you were
o send million Bibles and five million tracts TO
much faith IN a mere man, how much more should
huve IN Saviour II ID no Stanley who 10 lead
ing through the Wilderness Of SIN, but the Lord
Jesus Christ