New-York tribune., 1880-10-04
SUNDAY SERMONS.
THE TRUE PREACHER
"a. Pen J,nrv Ward gs,cher al Pya0uh Church (CongTs
cdtCtdti, brooklyn.

N~N'N'E
NV cattCnati, brooklyn.
The Rev Henry Ward Beecher began yes
terday the thiriy-fourh year OF his ministry ~ fy'
mouth Church and preached the first sermon he mas
hyered IN Brooklyn since his summer vacation Iho
crowd Of bearers very great 1he text OF Ho sci
mon Matthew vli 2S-2o; "And u c"'"'
IN pass when Jesus bad ended these say
ngs the people were sstOnshcd al his doctrines: iOr
He angn them as having authority. and NOT as the
scrbes!"
In part Mr. Beecher spoke follows Had not the
scbes authority We're they no accepted ~ authority
In their teachings Of rchgOnf They called Christ an
upsart and tainted HIM win His origin az Josephs
son and a carpenter. These tcmpe-teachcrs were an
caucated ministry they preached ny au. noilty' on
Jesus they uruCd tne con ontrited scorh Oh
theological sominnres. VINO WIS Iei they asked Hchad
no c,lucaiiOu; had never bcen orialned buI tiey
are dead 1000 years and Christ - more awe .oui5
with tner times bui ChIiss which was never "tttch
by Him. or revised, aud mO'i imper.ecty SCI uo.H E
ryogrd in literary point view mas power lat Is
fri I'm all the globe 1ne Scribes taught rigAt Vlng
but IL as one gram O wheat III Cnshe Vi uu,i %
aud ceremonies that they forgot tne era, %
1t is now, IN caring oo,npo 9p and ordlna'
tions the end for wach they are iIpurtaht Is
forgotten with Christ n was the other way ~ was @ .nd
emo thni led Lin with zeal But hl- HltIer was not
In truth self Jut ~ man. On nun II va
strong; lOugcd for Ia %, Ir'iing WIN tei. Dnn o
rowiny TOR tleIn. Al T." WoHo was q" no Niue CON-
pared with the soul ot one man. His intimate sympathy
iook in ali sort. He went with toe nch; Win
oGlciaIs and aiso with peasants and mechanics.
Nh, scribe. on-eryed the sup,TstitiOus, thc legends
'd rrgu mr. eacnlugt; they so busy with tie ma
chine 'u.t tne rr,t wa- never ground. But Chrft
sought only the interest - mem nOi IN
- mon to make the sick we'll ana 10 rectiiy me-
He SOUGHT 10 rec IuCt human nature ~nO"hE thS
woull right all NJ ~ +, al wrong; ne i the Ohy 'r5-
ur r ,' /. n,t ri0ht lu tie scope OF MS creation No
other animal gOe, the cope OF liz own OVER
n does nor carry ninscf ace, rdug ms son. Ii
!. An rIcn ana profound. ana his moral sense IS
80 great that hc cannot Use A. lie u IKE clu oeI"lc
,r.ot or',,, n overcomcs him ny its complications
tte- oh VH !
our Oay. Tue ptcpttaon Tor J. must d. mdAo py "s
eoiyIpg - ,ilns ou II personally In one sense II :
mere urldr for "A man t. DrCa n himself, 10 axe SNOW
o. rirotlc secure prJbaton A"d adhlr%tlOn anu
isa dnlab sin. But 40 nau IS II 10 preach who Go.s
iot ~ each himself Truth uu- b. dissolved IN mans
imagination and come out III ms spir
WDcu great truths II ami slfchdlged th ne
must prcncn himself He must have tie Gospel In hm-
selt and be his own Bible man Wlihoh kh"%Ieugc
VIII soon run out True feeling comes from true IN ""
room isn't learned Decaure IL IS iuh OF pooks, hnu
netaer is man 10 b"Lg men IN 'nS S,icSnne Sau.cH
a few will come to see nls ,, chnrGn5s, hri %s
mass of men VIII 10, com. unless they get stirred up
by preaching by man 4" no mas p'Ner over '"'n ait
reaches tn foundations Of their consclences Ilich-
ana devices 20 get men n chnlch tr5 enPY anu Ho,u.
fmen have been OrGained - the hoy GnD9L 'heLSihG
on o. me 3 hInIsis SUI ihdOus. 10 tinker ciutches
and offer chOmO tempt 'tious 10 Stt dIe III lnel r.
len men over whom ne has power, tnah TO zen thou
sand to whom h" i ONLY ran etI"p' CouhciIs may
discuss the qucs ion Of the certdy oi iutnrr pnnsH
ment and whether mau VINO D'lleNeS III II or 'lsDe-
,ves Is 10 preach but man may be as orthodox as
t,undpr. unless lie YcA au longs lol bl'u anu ~
in dead taruest ne VIII tai TO accomplish good WORK
dont say that 1t makes L. am renee what man
Il, rye. bur If he i merely orthodox and not earnest
he VIII au slOrl. - ... 4, l.. .,.,,,,,
and sreptcism II 0oe brought up believe IN only
nnr way and mat disputed, ne sal ca In oar sun
dayscnool work. there Is great delI OF ChduiSuqut
ami Round LAKE. OF maps and cnHts Ii Is good. Out
tbrle Is DANCER of teachers beng OdGei dO"h VIII IN
srrumrutaltles and nothing else \ man win some OF
mi Knowledge, having he true and redeemng power
of Christ will teach better and more Jhau WaihlbE
BiolicaI encycOp9 ia. Too much Iucl puts OUT hr-,
il starting. Our times need uepJn oi
nr,rt We want the Al, Ghost present ~ u.s. b.nuhR
and striving for mcu We want to knO" that q 81 con
rn. fe world AMI no, mere dead laws. ihat there Is
ng Tanker, law Il OOeden' 10 HIM ihal
ull ture Is purvadcd Oy the Spirit oi God ana con
truled thereby - ,,.,.,. T.,
Tins Is the tnrty-th.rd anniversary OF my ministry IN
y lnoutu Church L TIE years that reialu, whetnrr
teJv or MANY God Knows ana | care NOT. Wouu ne
willing Id roll up gaIm mis- anu give up my ministry
not because 1 am an invalid tor l am In vigorous
health: not because am defeated ana wlsh 10 shltk
nut If No for am victorious, ana stand here IN con
scIous strength but would be Wiling To leave a 10 Dc
with Jesus. - a.. .h 30
on earth Afy brethren AID parenage are there ana
lou. to be with them. But II God p.etse 10 Keep me
longer here my IT no. be- like an old trunk aS nave
seen them IN apple laris, onc-haii dead ana "ead
branches here aud there among the green ones 1ly II
ulpasc God power for the transformation ana
nppuliCIDg OF your lives. Aud when can lead yOu ON
and up no more. NUu nave the "kd"m 10 lay lLe
aside. Now may you al be workers WIN me IN Tue
bmd n. up OF all.