New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-01-01
DIsCoURsEs ON THE SEASON.


Mr.. Bercher preached yesterday morning in
Plymouth Church upon the need OF nVhg III he future
and not in the past.
II any man, said Mr.. Beeeher, had right TO live in
retrospect it Paul yet he did not dwell there. Man
should live memory and the past but just between
the past and the Many lived almost exclusively
by retrospection, but the Christian plan was TO live In
hone Hope and love the two wings TO bear men
into the bosom of God. We should resur
rect many things from the past, to get
kndng fire for the future If the kno Wedge Ia sound
and good should be kept but much should be forgot
ten What We learn by passion shoull not be olsen
tombed The light of sin the phosphorescent light
of decay Many complain this year the same complaints
as last year. forgetting they disposed of IN the
mast Do not recall past to grief but only to
renew courage Many persons sat in grief as miserable
fowls sit on added eggs; the more they Sit
the worse they Use the past not for It's
own sake but aspiration and the future Live in
the coming, by sight and not by baekslght'
Live by foreseeking and foresight The day when
Christ was born IN a should be his Christmas.
There was such thing an ignoble contenfnent
with life. The who felt that he had done enough
was immoral Much should be thrown into tie past and
be utterly forgotten never forget obligation. but al
WAYS forget an injury. The conflict OF tue was be-
tween hate and love; hate the Devil and love was
God On the day Of the year, If any bad grudses,
vengeance waiting, or any on whom GODS curses were
invoked let them be forgiven and forgotten Cast out
ON the wide ocean Of oblivion all batreds and revenges
and have the soul pure and clean.
Woe 10 the man who said he was full OF knowledge.
1t was the curse many that they knew 1t all No man
aver vet learned enough There men to whom you
could tell nothing II was astonishing what mOnu-
mental knowledge there In fools The wise never
ceased to augment the fields OF knowledge Whatever
concerned God should men an everlasting
hunger for knowledge should be kept Getting out OF
school was mere learning of the alphabet IL the de-
sire for learning ceased there more hope Char
f,es and kndnesses should never be remembered The
man who helped the world forget heroic One
shoud never count what he did for his friends Enough
ooplA never be done for society. IL did
more for each man in round day than he could
return in lifetme How many men seemed to deSpiSe
.oc,ety without which they would be nothing. One
.bod not rest content with what he has done for hui
mainly and his eountry 1t could never be enough NO
man ever lived but Jesus VINO did his snare Tor the
world. When man kindled the fires of concet under
the golden skillet In which he stewed up Ills Virnes'
there was the end of him. and he went up In smoke to an
unconditional odor Many thought they were won
aar, for doing so much, but Gods clear light would
scorch their conceit. go
Mr. Beecher then spoke OF what ne gained IN neaIth
and care from his father and mother, and SAID ne
thanked God more the fact that at the beginning OF
his ministry he chose the side OF the weak and unpopu
"a, than ANYTHING else But he never eKulted that he
had done anything this land In the death struggles OF
slavery and the birth struggles OF liberty He only re-
GREETED that he had not been more forth-putting lie
who served man most served Goo most.
one should keep young, and be born over again escn
1st of January; take up one more bois III Tue oucke
or let one out best required, but live N the to-Oe
and aretobe One should not sit down to prepare TOT
heaven; God wanted men to die In the races IA, All
should work up the l measure OF ms strength iho
heat streams were those which ran full 20 the ocean
Sep like Holmes and Whittier, who In their nelds sun
sung aud worked, were worthy OF the utmost Sst
honor The Laureate still wrote, ana nls
work was kicked out with the words,
O. Will he never know when 10 cease Y But ne was non
ored for s trying chant his words 10 the race ana
tana Ali honor 10 him. The man who could earn
monev should Try and 10 mis- latest day Wheh ne
a. caough Tor himself and family he should WORK iOr
he commonwealth in schools and eeem0synary msutu
.ions Ia WAS glorious thing for man 10 draw DOW
ya the race fun of benson His name would i've IOr
,housand yeats. One should not say, Let younger
nan take nv place. Let no one say 4 nave augnt
sna,',h 4 ust take vacation" The only person VINO
so eicht TO give you vacation il the sexton Work
On to the end =,
The Rev. James NJ. Pullman preached In his
,buroh IA seventhst, near Eighthaye yesterday
,pop "The Opportunity Of the New Year-Bioom or
slsatv He told the story OF young man VINO sold lis
ou TO the devil but who after he had BECOME roh aa
IGNORED became prey TO feelings of remorse and en-
favored 10 find somebody 70 take the CONTRACT
q His hauds. Hs said to himself, surely can