New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-31
MIR. BEEcHERS NEW-YEAR THOUGHTS.

WINE FOR CALLERs-MAN's HUMANITY TO MAN.
Several announcements of public interest
were made in Plymouth Church yesterday morning by
Mr. Beecher The annual renting OF the pews will take
place on Tuesday, January g; Mr Beecher VIII receive
calls at bis house. No. 124 Hcksst Tomorrow from II
D. m He said that after seven hours OF steady
hand shaking he always felt as If he had done good
davis work and he besought men who were born
I'm the lumber region of Maine, and whose
hands were in size, and who had handled logs
until they had the grip Of bear who desired 10 express
their feelings by the amount Of avoirdupos pressure III
hsndshaking spare him. All who desired TO call were
welcome black or white homebred OF foreignborn men
and women Mr. Beecher also referred TO the use OF wine
at New-Years receptions. Wine was no longer needed
he said TO show hospitality. In his ouTneyngs across
this country had at hotels wine called for at an
ner less than haif-a-dOZen times, ana u was
little used public dnners He, therefore, urged
young and niddcaged men to resist any social Sc
ducton, and IL offered wine to give gentle rebuke to
their host or hostess by refusing 1t.
In his sermon Mr.. Beecher said that the main thing ia
life here TO learn to live in aUiablity and sOcab
fly with ones fellowncn. Men got along better with
everything else in the world than with other The
action and reaction in mans brain than all
caused by the forces Of outside nature Men did not
march to one music, and did not keep
STEP The drive of constant competition, the attrac
tons and repulsiOns acting suddenly, all swept
men I'm masses. Fashion and poverty carried
were beaten battered, and sunk Great combined social
Whrs carried men away from the right into the wrong
f all the moods and lenses of possible experience Amid
such dstenperatures of this world with It's unac popn-
Iatou the business OF life to so guide ones sell az 70
live by tie standard OF the Bible Men commanded
TO pray for all who spitefy used them No comnand
was needed TO damn them. g Oh, M Ynt damn 'em r.
was often more the feeling OF the neart No. not until
you have prayed for EN- sincerely" That was what
our model God ,ad must do, as He had done H. In HIS
regent and divine disposition. $500 .
The first question how 10 get ont OF this world,
and getting into Heaven after question Whether
one was TO be happy there depended Oh how we hVed
here Pride avarice and selshness wasted and neeced
men No one had the right 10 look on his feow-men as
shepherd on his fiOcks many to be sheared. by
looking al the world become convinced OF the uuyer
sal snfulness OF Men not totally deprayed by
what they inherited from Adam But they perverted the
bounty Of God and went astray In all the elements OF
their nature, that they were hled with sin Every
side man was transgressOr at all tunes. The word
needed curing. man needed the sovereign power which
would transform him and subdue his powers ana pas
Eons
10 get In life the constituent elements OF man must
be known Heredity something TO be Largely consld
cred Some were strong and some weak some sens
tive and hard and tough leather Men should Dc
taken at their best aud not At their worst 10 get on
with men the best evidence OF inward Christian
disposition. Loving men no matter how mean ana
wicked they WERE the following OF Cbrsts teachings
Iu conclusion Mr. Beecher urged his his hearers 70 lift
up clearer Hight OF DObler life In the year than In
The one just closing proiounder Of duty as the
shortest road TO serving God was the best New-Years
gift