New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-04-12
IN THE CHURCHES.
coNFoRMITY To THE WORLD.

CONFORMITY To THE WORLD.
A SUGGESTIVE SERMON BY MR. BEECHKR--How FAR
CHRISTIANS SHOULD CONFORM TO THEIR SUR
ROUNDINGs.
In the preliminary announcements at the
morning service at Plymouth Church yesterday Mr.
eeeher urged the duty of hospitality 10 tho members OF
the NewYofk BROOKLYN Congregational Association,
which will meet IN that church morning at 10
o'clock After announcing old folks concert for the
benefit OF Mr. Cimr, the leader of the choir
I'm which Mr. Beechor said that Mr. Camp
was 80 venerable that he would take The part OF Me
thuselab. no spoke Of the trials OF ushers 10 the follow
ing manner: GAN The usbers in this church serve with
out pay, and many have for years. and they possess
many sanity virtues amid much vexation and annoy
auce OF the multtudes who come in here every year,
all ladies and gentlemen. tut some DO not take all
their excelences with when they leave homo. and
are at doors Aud If In any alteration
which occurs any ushers lose their tempor-;hat IT, mud
it in excessdo not regard 1t as permanent quality
but only slight weakness-1 spark struck out by the
intrinsic difficulties of tue position, souvenir OF the
state in which they before they were converted
The sermon was a consideration Of the theme Of the
conformity If Christians to their surroundings ana con-
tanned many the characteristic views snd expressions
OF SIR. Beceher The following summary gives the more
interesting Of these:
The impression has largely prevailed that tho Chris
tan man and woman set apart from human iiie'
right and liberty Of pleasures occupation ana
CitiZADSl1D
the excess this idea have lived In converts ana
GONE 70 the wilderness and made eremtes of themselves
having nothing 70 do With the world There Is nothing
In the Scriptures which forbds us to conform 10 tue
physical world Heat and cold, hight and electricity are
the same TO all We have got 70 conform In phys'ca
sense. And We must conform to systems OF eoVeih'
ment, ayocations and occupations Christ Himself Is
our exempar In that respect lie not to destroy
the law. bottom OF which was love- but 10 uih
and although HIS knew the change would sweep away
temple synagogue AMI rite. he deV0atiy attehueu
them He taught that We should conform to customs
and Himself paid the tribute money We lind TINS en-
phasized Romans and in Peter. Whatsoever things
were true honest just pure lovely and of good report
were to thought Of Whatsoever good In the woIu
take it, The good the world is contained in no meagre
set of doctrines shut up In churches. Whatever
good is IN all and peoples and every age men are
TO follow and secure.
Much of public sentiment Is the fruit OF Cnr1stidn
prlnctpes What public sentimentf II is the atmos
phere produced BY thought and influence In com
munity There is public sentiment In favor OF educa
ton and opposed slavery in favor Of temperance in
many places and against dishonesty. Iii all part OF
peculiar society, and not to be uncOnformed 10
It, Public sentiment is sort of generic conscience;
1t helps men by eicvatpg and refining them in business
and social life. Men OF the world practically i've as IL
selves with They diminish dim and almost dSstroy
such men, who i've only for this world Their Standards
are false. Eat, drink and be merry for tomorrow we
dsscr sRe ' With O them. ' for tie best enjoy
mont for this life is obtained by. keeping
t wsa eS y We are no to cCHo% by
tion and intensity in worldly affairs Not one-nalf OF
men live as they should We should 20 through Ire |
with perspective, holding tho pres.nt AGAINST the
eteyual We will ind the word beautiful. our house
bods and avOcations all night If conducted right. That
here the best preparation and ordination for tie HE
hereafter The key OF happiness and OF success opens
There are some true things ministers can't talk about
there is morass mountain in your way you have
TO around TALKING about IL does good so the
preacher has to around such obstacles IN his way
Fashion is of I'll ese am not such tool as to think
flowers and feathers II fashion says wear them am
not that IL t were tine fashion to walk with
the heel tue big toe would llmp along with IT,
ALI that doctors say about consumption ami oler evils
dues prevent form like wasp IL Partisan harlot
gets the fashion, The asurdieS o! fashion sci at
nauet all reason. They from one thing grOeeQue 10
another grOtesque, and almost never touch real
taste Fashion violates laws for the head body AMI
feet, and is barbara, grOtesque ana out or taste
haven't said this your GOOD but TO relieve myse
[LaugheEl Be not cOnfOrmed to the vanity OF fashion,
It my duty 10 say it, but AN voice crying In the
There is use for influence and power If rightly gained
and Ise1 But men are no more inscriptions in the
uses than in the getting The OF the world seeks
praise should be humble. He desires to be on top;
should be at the bottom lifting up others BE not
eontormed worldly ideas OF power ana ambition. Tne
acquiring OF property is great school II teaches lore
sight, selfdenal and sagacity. Properly is he grind
mulhplies the comforts Of lie and gives srenGh for
COED. We not TO use II for our own qualification.
man may be rich, fashionable, welclOihed, living in
fine house. and yet not conform 10 the world Conform
ity on the insife is to be condemned. may live |
like prince and yet lie humble.
Now don't want you TO take out the flowers and |
feathers from your b0nnets FOR what have said II they
have right 10 be there You are not required to wear
calico II you afford silk One may be wedressed
ard be Chris IAN addressed aud not Under
all you must be holy, humtle and Christ like. Tie out
side takes Of Itself II the inside is right.