New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-12-15
THE FRUIT OF CHRIST IN THE SOUL.
rhs Rev eny Hard Beechey 1T Plymouth Church c0ngreg
tiOl0il


In spite Of the falling rain there was a
large attendance OF worshippers at Plymouth Church
yesterday morning. Mr.. Beecher preached on
The subject OF Peace. The text was Coos
tians, III. IS; "Let the peace OF God
rule your hearts, the which also We are called
body, ana be ye thankful" Mr. Beecher said in
part:
In the Greek II not the peace of God, hut Of
Christ. Elsewhere. instance. in the. New Tesla
menf the same phrase the peace of God and
IN the Old Testament peace IN hundre"
different ways IA developed as both the
possession OF God and as his gift 10 man.
The constant conflicts Of life, the rise and subsistence
the dash Of feeling against feeling are familiar
% every his experience and IN bis ooser-
walton of Others For the human heart under excite
mens as the sea- which rest, and too often,
like H. up mre and dirt In the midst OF all these
seaons within the peace OF God is TO rule and 10 settle
Then there the conflicts that arise from our external
relationships that do not originate In ourselves that
are brought upon by social relationships.
biases and responsibilities; and In all these fine
fuations and painful states The peace CT God Is
10 rule Then there are those disturbances and disasters
which arise in every earnest and conscientious
nature from the discrepancy between performance
and duty Then there is not always an
even moral sensibility is the hest There are times
when strange numbness overtakes those who are most
eagerly seeking after true holiness. There are clouded
DAYS in which indstinctness, like Summer haze
fills their whole horizon; but when The north wind
blows. all that haze is clean-ed away ana
everything becomes radiant and distinct 80 there are
10 every who Is seeking true holiness days OF meas
uremenr. perception. clarity when the true ambition OF
life rises before men and the peace OF COD
rules. This peace Of God Is not luxury prom
Ised to men; IL Is fundamental quality
OF disciplesnip. II there be any truth taught
In the Bible II Is that OF the signs and tok tens
that a man truly disciple of the Lord Jesus Christ
20 he found Possession OF tins w1'Ch
ofherwhere described passing all understand Dg."-
IL is the elect of the Spirit Of God, under tie
new dspensatOn. produce peace on the human soul
the effect OF the mothers bosom To her shiyerins
babe Is To produce warmth, so the bOeOm or God
lald upOn the human soul produces peace II IS not
"A scpOrlfc influence. IL Is not simply alb
sence from pain. 1 believe that Christian
character demands for its development much
activity, much labor, not little excitement
here and there zeal and fervor and then but the
zeal and fervOr and the activity Of mans life do not
constitute the essential element OF pety II may spring
from these it may lead TO them again. but the
peace OF G0d-:hat deep tranquility that perfect self
control. that celestial atmosphere which care cannot
Wrnkle, which fear cannot disturb, which trouble
dash against that peace Inch passet all under
standing. which no man ever Analyses when no man
that IT held but IN Kind OF wonder
that should there-that ~ the true aud rlpeueu
fruit OF Christ I'm the soul tue hope Of gOrY. .
Nav God give OF Us this peace that shall
be deep that pluinmet can tatn0m II, VIDE as
the ether in which BREATHE ana lasting as the
God that gives IL to us.