The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1883-11-21

50 BROOKLYN BgfDGg
e g t, the test q ods asishsaof eAarae.e
g g 0h, the eighth wonder of the worle
zS lust taipkof q wire suspension bridg
g WITH Two trains runling all the vhii
y ana eaaia2e way on each side, and q
70 f.etlons as 70 speed; above these
=. y broad Hey Tor loot passen gers, and not
= jar anywhere! Time was pressing an
Il We seeured . good seat At
PLYHorTa cHrRcH,
= We had 10 be there long before the open
I ing Of services Mr. Beecher has age
eonsiderabig, being nov ON borrowe,
time, as past thfeescore and ten; bu
j he has not outgrown his propensity 70
! pulpit Jokes. several parties presented
2 ! themselves for baptism. He said, 1
: there was any children to be baptized
> ne wOald attend to it next Sabbath, th,
! weather favoriHg IL any mother had
fifteen or sixteen children TO dedicate e
: the LoId, and preferred to have the
; service performed at home, he would
kgostherc. At this the gravity of the
most venerable deacoDs broke down.
+ and the HAhers behaved worse than ever.
E There was 4 general ripple ef laughter
: IN the church. But having By this, and
4 several other strokes, cleared the deck
!. for action, there was no more fooiishness
IfI'he services were TeFerential and touch.
7 ing to the last degree He FIRST read and
i Commented upon the Parable 0f the
GOOD Samaritan read it as only Mr.
Beecher can read the Scriptures And
presently the preaching was 80 solemn
and fender that | began to inquire,
"'Who can preaeh like Mr Beacher27
| It was as thoagIl a seraph had touched
! his lips with live coal from on the
,acred altar. His theme was 'tthe SUI
premacy Of Christian Love, Our love
10 God as exhibited in his text, Mark
IA: SO, the story Of the woman who
aaneinted the head Of the blessed Sa-
vioar.
Hisidiseonrse was gem, without
spot or flaw. This woman" said he
''as woman, coald not become dis
ciple and preach the gospel. But her
hearts great love had to have some out |
let, and she found 1t in the cruise OF |
precious ointment, the perfume of which |
filed the heavens; and though il has |
been exhaling for niBeteep hundred I
years it was still as fresh as of yore
This action of hers was like wave which
breaks upon the shore We noteit. and
anon it sweeps back into the great ocean
of love which gave it birth There was
an average crowd of men there; but
alas their senses were 50 gross and mate
rial and utiIitarian, that they asked,
why this waste? Oh, they were full of
zeal for the poor, for whom they proba-
bly, cared but little. The divine Saviour
then pat it IN form in which even they
could appreciate it. She hath done
what she could; she is come aforehand
10 anoint my body to the burying. The
Lord thus placed in contest, love as a
sentiment and love as a practical
worker" Mr. Beecher here brought in
the parableof the Good Samaritan, and
showed the relative estimate the Lord
madesof the two. "iIe resolved to erect
i monument, to record the deed of this {
good woman. and one not made of per
shable granite or brass, not touching
earth, bHt in the air--aye, even tn |
nemSry sf men. Verify l say unto
ron, wheresover this gospel shall be
preached, throughout the whole world,
his also that she hath done shall be {
'p0ken of as memorial of her II
81 sgo not with any pleasure" to /
brentwood, said he, except when BY :
imagination go there, and t
think of the rest / shall one dag have :
a that place. But | do s .metimes GO / |
here, and view those costly marble ;
which cause us to wonder
e the myriad shapes into which marble |
nay be brought "a stir throughout the s
asst assemblage Of three thousand. {
3ut, when Visit that part OF the ceme
cry where are the graves of the =
CHILDREN OF THE POOR, n
fith boquet of flowers or a little plas- !
or lamb, or dog, or other memento, :
aid uponthe little grave, and a glass :
armed over by some heart-stricken r
aren't. ah, then my thoughts penetrate :
he sod; l think of the loved one buried \
here; i 60 in thought to the desolate +
lone of the sorrowing.
"I sometimes attend bridal. The :
ostly ornaments in gold and silver .
ause The table to groan under their
Yeight. Some poor cousin comes to the
Tedding. Unable to make any outlay, D
he brings some little inexpensive u
and, abashed, hands in pri Il
ately and hesitatingly the gift of her
oil, but not to be put upon the table 3 3
Ier's is the choicest of all those pres
nts.n He here brought in very ap- D
ositely the case of the poor widow, who 7
lrew into the treasury her two mites, y
nd this was more than t"ey all.
He then spoke of eloquence and educa- 2
on, and philosophy and culture, and y
lowed the depreciation put upon all !:
iese things by the Apostle. Il came not 7
ith exeeHeAcy of speech, or of wisdom; = =
lr determined not to know any thing L
mong you, save Jesus Christ, and him Il
-hciiietig He didn't know even Christ
kept as 'tcrucffied"
sWe often make much of the flask and
at little of the ointment. :"
As We came away from the church we I
ouldn't help thinking of the grave re- n
resting upon those to whom c,
ie 1--WE talents are given. I
-, THE new THEOLOGY, . e 6,
f which Mr.. Beecher is one of the un- 3
field expoi1ents, virtually holds forth a
cd as having only one essential at II
,ibute, viz: LOVE-, And, oh! what line b
+ plunmet has ever sounded that love? o
Fhosean say toe much about it We
N to ME. Beeeher. SAY onF' All that :.
II the = Rfecners ana EepuISeOHst tHt = =
yesleys and Whitfelds, and kennons 7
nd Palmers, and Alexander Campbell, n
nd MarshalIs have ever said, or may n
a. can ever do more than introduce us G
to the outer court of the temple, n
.hilst the penetralia shall be reached in a
lis world, neveri .
.s(1od i love- But Gods wisdom and I
over, his holiness, justice, and truth :
as essentially his attributes, as ehis G
reat love wherewith he loved us" To g
,eak the truth is ever well. But let it
rer. be our aim to speak the truth, the :;
hole truth, and nothing but the truth. q
q ns not cut the roll with Jehoiakim's +
enkniFe. All scripture is given by in 3
Yirafion of God. OCCASIONAL. i,
or Tar CTlRIoN. q
he Luther Celebration as Princeton. r
PRfNoEroS; NJ j. November, 1888. D
We have had in Princeton, in the n
'ifrst Presbyterian church. grand inter q
lprussesnriinaIy cele6ration Of Lnther's b
Es.seFy sehaste and finished address n