New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-01-22
MIR. BEECHER ON CHRISTIAN UNITY.
HOW THE PLYMOUTH CHURCH PRAYER-MEETING
HAS BEEN RUINED.

THE SPIRIT OF THE MODERN CHURCH.
HOW THE PLYMOUTH CHURCH PRAYER-MEETING
HAS BEEN RUINED.
The floral decorations in Plymouth Church,
yesterday morning. were vase OF callas and ferns,
rising from a bed OF daisies and tulips, from which
dropped wreaths of smax The sermon related to the
true spirit Of Christian unity
The rst instinct tow ard foreigners and strangers said
Mr. Beeoher Is repusion, growing out OF selhshness.
Friendship grows up gradually National prejudice is
strong Every nation Is cOnceited Our country Is no
exception. We crow over our laws and institutions.
We have the loaf and other nations only the crumbs
Then. too religious antipathes between nations are
strong more so in the Olden time than now. When the
early church formed The differing nations had va
riOus IDEAS Of morality some were very rcd ana some
very lax. The Jews had very much conscience There
II only worse to manage than the man WIN u
conscience and that the with conscience The
latter like with no dog Ali his properly was
open to everyone, while ne man with conscience had
dog and one could get in without appeasng him
The Jews were weighed down with petriied con-
sciences.
See how down to this day what bother arises when
the Bible IL under discussion Men VIII walk through
all the rules Of the Ole without scruoc, and II any eX-
tefnal form Ia touched what disturbance arises inc
early church is OF model for us than childhood
is the model for manhood n shows that be is
n child OF God. Ia essential wo kings. he should
be received by the whole body or ChrlStans.
No one has Inc right 10 ask as TO bcliefs the soul Is
rglt He - u received In H. spirit Of love IA
rist received n strained aud ouy tbeJely
KEPT. w,ie the SKINS see aud stems thrown
away, there w0ui nc mighty ijl1 jelly In tue world.
God receives with all our faus. l%nOrauce, iallinss
and trinsgress1ons lie does not question bcnefs.
II "a eats only vegetables, receive him poor man.
may eat meat and yet be good man. linen are
ubcdent 10 God they uIi IN cturch life Diicr-
cnccs are not ~ essen lal uItty
IN cIHrIty love- II Paul had uis Vows OF the
oasis OF fellow snp in modern council or association,
when a minister WAS beng eHGmlHcd no wound nave
been Kissed OF oil tue hail
Mcn today ar al 10 iAng FOR unity IL VIII never come,
hut unity in diversity "a easily .cnrcd In chuc, ne
are cias-lhcaou' aid graiatiol' bu TN building
up cnurc, tesJec"bi - no. tue hist tHhS 10 iooA
10 should BE- established " er' IL Is most nccdet
there population, iitn IN CHRISTIAN li, WIN
build up church org .'izion Ia oaiItn neIu t,e
WORK must b. arUuslg zeal IN the people TO take care Oi
hemse,vs Men OF sienGer gifts must not ne sighted.
Brethren, want particularly 20 Apply tnls 70 ~ M
outu urcn. nave ne Iry ruiucd the prayer VA eun-
here. at at the platform ami AL want TO Ieai ine;
Men who pray nere reel That tney p'ay vi hulIred
local pont5 lhey sy they W"ht 10 near
need @s mai ,ss ssUerFa e'e Of pan cH"TGs en
1uer experience may De more edying t"an the WlsOhi
musc;e tnan bone. but all equally necIcd. In
churchos nave the nlgu ana tno iOw AMI all Ia
IdstdiOus seldsnness. 10 not sly we mast nave Tue
finest vduds tie finest cook, served IN an orderly
Too O.t.n cuurcues stand over against cach Oef as
rivals. II man warts TO ~ out Oi Cousres@uohAl
C.urch you stand give min 20 sister cnurcn;
but 4 nc wants To 90 10 the Episcopal you LAY wat
ruAt audured Cnurcn We!l, nope tne Lord VIII
Mr. cconcr said that while some held very hlgn doc
times, head vcry low low az the sspuchrc OF
hrst lie the lJvo OF GOJ, enCllciug all
men. lie Ougnt doctrines. nut not tuo .octrinal =.
D1crinc cun aud g,Ound coo was not hu-
iTtour but II any Thought 80, let tucm. lie would
aA soon wicd a rcd hot sw ri as tno
red hot OF tne ial or mau
and the everlasting .c OF sinners. II men neld these
aud were pure anu eNcct In nature. very good.
Among nlins .crs there much dispute. Wlat was
lax may years tue most rlld orthodoxy
New Haven Thea tuc lou-es. NOW AudoHrr Was
held Ia loose. Every hye Years tHey re-
swOre tho ODD creed, tcrapug tho Oh
craft that often see II che leaked
tnp,Ix. nm To und Out mans naDihty. All tnht was
A man was asard II tue myriads w"o nad gone
p.ntip lnto hell tue past 10000 years would say
tnrrc, ana II .r sad yes he was ordained.
tontroycr-lc. FAR IL ccIt now than twenty
i've ycarssasO such men as h. siieberaNewton Dr.
InCuItE Professor SWING were uous
murn 10 carry forward generous ideas
" nrn the Churcu Of Christ showed tue element Oi
catnuCi,y Il wUuid be the Catholic Iuurch All shOulI
b. -eutluns ~ oLr ran tine same road. Ir spnI Oh
,nr modern c.urcI toward true christian uultJ.
ar. leecner .ducI mat nom IN "esnuluS OI hs
preaching Had dsparagrd suy oner ch"rch or
stet its nal flcd u.ni mind ana Val Oh NhT"l
II he were to tOdHy wOud not
want % nlu ou "a -entrucc from as writings lie hdd
iyud aud oy, aud trained nDaelf to love those VINO
mad uot loved aim. nad tTi"d rccriVo aIi WnOh
Chr n received sense nis own muhhoid lihpcriec-
,iuns Increased Ills cnArity HIS prayer was tnas uOd
WOu cIalt tue power 81 thr1sIah sfmpAby anu 4oYc'
90 as 20 uiiug . in,n lOsutacr, notrt TO heart