New-York tribune., 1879-12-29
LIE GIFTS OF TIE SPIRIT.
The Per Yensa, Ward Becchsr Plymouth Church COngrs
gdiiORdN.

The Rcr Resy Ward Beecher Of H"Oum Church tcon9re-
pdiionap.
Plymouth Church was decorated yesterday
with Christmas green's Before the Mr.. Beecher
announced the annual sale OF 10 take place on
January g. and the meeting o the society on January =
He also said that accordance with immemoria cns-
tom Bro kyn he would receive calls at his house
New Year Day, and would be glad 10 see all VINO
desired 10 come between the hours OF IL a. m ana p
M consistent with their other engagements he
would De clad to welcome the ladies. Of whom he
SAID had expressed desire call on that day Taking
for his text the First Episile to the Corinthians Kill g.
IL. Mr. Beechor said
The hecis OF the Gospel preached In the Gfecian
cities stand conirasted TO the effects among the Jews
The nature Of the Spirit shows In the differ
enca OF results. As the brings forth lie from
the seed ground according 10 IFS original kin. so
when the mighty power Of Divine Truth rested upon
men, development followed the lines OF the genius
and nature OF men and nations
don't know what to think OF the development in
the Corinihian Church Men spoke in unknown tongues
and understood them Id,n't know what these various
gifts mean but accept the statements OF Scripture
although possessors OF these gifts could not hao
ME God gave the Spirit TO each To
profit him all the gifts coming from divine source
Il is OF tits Spirit God that propose 10 speak We
have In the Bible threefold manifestation OF God as
Father the son and the Holy Spirit. will not dis
cuss the nature enceavor to mark the individuality OF
these manifestations II Il not possible 10 human IN
s,sbt Wnat tbe uaure Of God is and how three per-
sons or names can be united in jurisdiction know
not NJ one is who thinks he knows We
have 10 accept the facts. I believe IN one God.
made known to in three forms; each form hasa
name as separate person Scripture gives us further
light God is not one the sense as he Is three
There is objection to suppoSing tnat hgher range
Of being than man exists IN far more complex way
As we look the realm OF nature, we lnd that the
lowest form OF lie has but a single function. As II
ftfrtrf ion afflf
and forms two; higher still. the animal has three or
four fuuetions A good up, the narrow line OF
beginning of a system Is developed and the
foundation for the mindfnnctiOn appears As the de-
vclopment grows more complicated. the brain-anmal
apprars-u it, lower torm having only Few faculties
aud those relating 10 the physical nature and in the
higher stu, Intelligence. Imagination an d the moral
scnsibity. From the lowest order wiki one function
CON es the next with two, ana this goes on 10
four aud the with four 20 another with
six or eight and until we come O the largest
and most perfect development OF the ihdVidhh'
made M Of q multitude of faculties IN whole families
Now say IT does offend analogy 10 say that step
further on tne same tendency Is carried Personal
ties are grouped into unity. with larger scope and
more varied characteristcs II is no embarrassment 10
ne 10 bel eve three persons In one d nehcr docs
n rrnbarrass q say don't understand u. ! 90
understand tnat IL a possible. When God ~ referred
10 In Scripture in reference the operations OF HIS
In reference 10 the past Organizer Governor king
Ruicr I'm His dynasric relations. He is called God.
But where The effects not touching the globe ana
the ages but IN phenomena human ana mental lie j.
more oft n than otherwise spoken Of as the Holy SPIRIT
or the Hoy ost The Opcrltion OF the spirit IA largely
stated in the New Testament with little distinction
phAosophically.
How were the gifts Of the Spirit bestowed on the
Cornihiansl Was It. as in old times It was be-
ncvcd. that a judgment delivered by king wac
not the operation OF his mind, but that tho gods had
Judgments all made out and one shot down and he
pronounced Each then had pin prepared be-
forehand for its solution. We're these Gifts flaming
things sent down on the tongues fame in the days Of
Penlccostl Were they outside and beyond the
Organization OF the mind think the gifts
o. The Spirit are nrst conccnital born with men.
Although they may remain latent, there is a
foundation In the mind In which development may come
In other word an idiot by the GIFT OF the Spirit cannot
become q philosopher Al the point OF arousing ov Di
VINE influence there Is disclosed latent unactine quail
liy in tue mind. You may dig well eighty feet deep
and in the soil thrown out from tine pot
tom will develop seeds whicn have been hidden a
million years. forced into life by the Germi-
Mating power of the sunlight So faculties OF
the soul which Dormant dead as IL were ON non
use arouse 10 activity under the Spirit influence.
gold mite IL gift OF PrOvldnce under The Influence oil
the pc9axe ana spade Of tie Who finds II, but the
fools will not develop Il where II I'D noi exist Il Is
there because lLtfC WIS u rrtO-ic ti4t NAtu Eotutn
blood thrtbbed IN The arteries OF the rock TIE mind
has forces unused and unknown. We are more than
the Huxieys and Tyndaiis believe Us to be. There
is an airy ground beyond our ken. untracked, I'M
surveyed, where flying back and forth phenomena
unknOwn to US. questioned but rtturnng no answer,
here circuits OF thought and influence cxist which have
not yet come 10 the knowledge OF men, These
faculties are developed when the Divine illumination
comes An influence pervadcs and enwraps all, Just
as the atmosphere enwraps and cnshrouGs the earth
aud is the med OF Light and heat The soul OF man
works under the power OF God the world under the
sun and the air. The and method are unknown
TO u.s. thc soul Is drawn above the animal level
OF the bascr elemcuts 10 finer NE OF reason inai
of soDship Of God The influence - universal Tor all
ine immanen The Influences ON the lower nature
belong this globe, they are earth tending
societ develops all socIa tendencies But the influences
affecting the reason. faith and hope are far above and
soul Is fed influences direct from God. The Divine
puises throb aud In us In God We live. move and
with it 40 all appctiies and passions But be-
yond the grave, reason, sympathy, love, hopes
Office of The splnt IL bring man 10 this higher
plane. The doctrine OF the Shirt is The doctrine Of the
Bosom God higher natures are HOutls ed there.
Tnc operations oI the SDirt are both special and gen
eral As the sun casts abroad ms unneasnfed warmth
much lost rocks and siaty roofs, where no life APP
pears all under the power OF the Spirit OF
I'D m Ihe un,yerse Taere Is no limit 10 the Divine
power. Col not prisoued IL Is very venluTous 10
inat lie is bndcTed Dy His own laws lie can make
new paths Mt will There Is no to doubt thai He
makes disclosures 10 certain men, jeremiah and Daniel
had power for then ioS al work Inspiration Is wasted
10 individuals but the full OF IT, The Divine re
goes forth aud peryades human lie, resting Oh nl
quickening 1t is the pabuu OF good When Christ
sad, 81 am the Bread OF Life" Ho expressed
this idea IL gives wisdom. predOminuuce
Ui recitude IN the soul and perfect 'lpenlng OF the
/ iacultlrs Some Organlz'd that they
peculiarly sensitive 10 these Influences. Yelcug 10
them they rise 10 conditions unknown To ordinary life
noble organization giving up 10 higher and no1er IN
1uenes things that others do not see The edges Of
the continent OF the human brain which we see and
know represent the richness OF the unknown IN
Under Divine there Is 40 reason y men
should perform miracles and see things untold OF IN
books I believe In the state OF exaitatlOn. In the
works OF Car yentcr and Layoock you Will had this de
scribcd feeling and knowing things which cannot be