New-York tribune., 1884-02-18
PULPIT THOUGHTS.
EXTRACTS FROM YESTERDAYS SERMONS
Mr.. BEECHER ON CHURCH oUARRELs

II.
Plymouth Church yesterday that the Gospel could never
be preached fully hut 1t could he lived It's manesta-
tion was not in words but in living actions When men
said the power OF the Gospel In theology was he
Men endowed with true love were efficient In all ages.
The glowing enthusiastic soul had great contagious
power. No crowned power, sworded power no phIo-
sophie power, aesthetic power artistic power was
like the power OF God in This power
the and genius Of Chrst's GospeL Christ
likeness was the aim Of preaching and should be the aim
Of all life Merely TO be saved from hell was motive OF
fear and csrna but TO be Chrstke high and noDe'
The aim OF the ministry not merely to save men Io
sins enable them reach the high character
which would save them from everything ANY guue
post was good if it rointed right, even
IL il was an old dry chestnut post
When men drer than Noahs Ark to-day criticised the
wide horzoned jealous man. they criticised themselves
most OF all Why IL after 800 years that ourths
OF the globe without the Gospelt 1t was because
men had put the emphasis on the wrong parts OF the
Gospel Too much stress had been laid belief in GER
tain doctrines might believe all that ana yet not
manifest Christ To substitute doctrine for godlyife
was wrong The pomp and glory OF material orgahna-
ton without true life init, was not Chrlstany IL WIS
apostacy to put anything in the place OF the living christ
In seeking unity Of belief in the Church mistake had
been made Some were coorbnd and could only see red
in theology the red OF helhre Well, red was GOOD as
danger signal Men quarrelng and debating about TOOLS
and not building anything fit to be theological sem
mary There could be unity in the Church by de-
millions and by spnniDgs Of dogma 1t would never
come through the intellect The less church was gov
erned the better it was. Three real Christians made
church. and 5000 persons did not unless they were Ike
Christ thank God" said Mr. Beecher in conclusion,
was not born Baptist nor Methodist nor PlesDy-
terian | was born baby, aud my mother was my
| sanity teacher Men OF all denominations are my
| brothers If they live Chrfst-lke lives
A quarrel in church is a holiday in hell. Better
burn down the church, dsband the whole hxe OF WASH
.n have NOT the sweet spirit OF Christ they not tit
TO be In a church. have had two resoutoIs oI may
irving to good how diverse he or they VIII De from me
or my teachings never never never unless am IN an
would go into the wilderness first You are an at peS1e
now and so this ser}9 n 1 ~ &ppro vr arrcinc or Won
would say was side. May that Goc VINO I3r
amid all external sbOcksgve until We enter the
| land where peace regns evernOre
RESEMBLANCE THROUGH FELLOWSHIP
In preaching from H. Corinthians ill., 18TH verse me Kew
Dr. Parkhurs said transformed to what we be-
hold Every intent look is lne by which Transforming
Influences come upon We into ChIisthkeness by
tur1,nc TO Hin We are changed-the passive voice He
conservates US not we ourselves. We are saved, we
! cannot save ourselves. We give and take effects
| There is O tendency toward likeness. The pIfn-
cple holds in mind and matter Photography as old as
the SUM- The mount lowers the valley the valley rises
10 the hill Every man l. part chameleon. The strong
as,imiates the weak We known by the company we
keep. and made by that company. Fellowship win
sanctifcs with God deifes We cannot make ourselves
but make our associate Greatness II i mne by
fellowship with MIN The forces OF transformation from
the sky the faces turned skyWaiu Culs Is 'He PAT
tern aud the power"
ORIGIN AND MISSION OF CALAMITY.
The Rev. James Chambers, in Calvary Presbyterian
Church. preaching from Amos Ill e. said: There has
always been great mystery about the dealings OF God
with men, We think often we have theory which will
lint ron eve
our theory topples over Pestlence, peril by fire. and
perisling such is being witnessed in the West by
floods present problems which human theories viii not
cover. Often Gods &" ways are past nndng OUT but
those ways according plan. Evil Of three kinds
metaphysca physical and moral. The text deals with
the second these physical evil calamity The Prophets
gueson expects negative There rOsecOOred kind Of
morality which scouts such q thought God Is too
good 70 cause SUFFERING says tns lavender tne0ogy: ~
finite mbeclity: such is an unseript9rai and an un,
al all All things are lawful, but law is God working.
There no back of above the eternal am. Many
when calamity in it judgment. But II de-
scends on the Just and the unjust Inc primitive
bursts it, 'Ye thought evil said Joseph his brethren,
God meant it for good The mission of calamity is what
Cod means.
There's some sort of goodness III things evil
Would men observinsly distil 1t out
TUE USES OF SUFFERING.
At TIE Madison Avenue Reformed Church the Rev. T.
A.
in the world is to many argument against the
sovereignty and goodness God The presence o evil is
a stupendous problem TO the mind unenllghtened IN
spiritual things. But God who has created nothing In
this world without purpose has purpose in pain In
the first place. develops in the consciousness Of sin.
II stimulates that matchless sentinel Of nature con-
science Many mans first step beayenward
through an awakening caused by suffering. The fur
ther use of suffering il that keeps pride in check.
Many becomes unduly selftrustful and selfsuh-
grows small and his pety weak But suffering comes IN
aud tests these qualities ana SHOWS nm whee ne stands
shape las forged the furnace OF suffering Suffering de
develops the character Prosperity dwarf adversely builds
the manhood. We would have heard OF
If their had been cast in the lap of luxury. Who
imagine that Lincoln would have obtained the grip upon
the helm of state which he did had been reared in
idencss ard easel Finally suffering has direct eject
the greater the suffering the greater the oyerfowng
compensation therefor IN Heaven"
RELIGION IN CHILDREN.
The Rev William NJ. Taylor, D. D.. spoke on "The call
ing of children by God" He said in part THAT is
beautiful picture, OF the young Samuel serving the Lord
in Shiloh He had no fear OF leaving home, for he
going away the work he had been looking forward
TO all his Hfe From this incident learn first, that
there are some persons who called Of God in early
years you deny that yOn would shut out OF every
church some earnest, faithful Christians who
have never had such conscious revolution
in life as Paul had that they have been
trying to serve the Lord from infancy 90 not deny the
necessity every mans being horn again. but the change
NAV take place early life aud its visible tokens develop
gradually Notice, mex, that such a change In cha
will be shown IN a chd's way DO not expect yoar chill
dren TO have a full system Of theology Its yale or
adults Is nowadays questioned, though myself believe it
has value The chd's calling OF God will be shown m
three things: a simple, ardent love for the personal
Christ: tender conscience quckeued not ny fear, mt
by love Christ unhesltltins behef or the
Bible narrative ard faith IN Christ II j. true the faith Of
childhood the faith OF manhood but the experience
of the first will almost always open the way FOR the other
II YOU parents your children 10 belong L. Chi't
when they grow up see that they belong 10 MN now.
And YOU cannot your children without knowing
them personally. Make time TO give 70 them, and hc near
them often. You have no hope If you are strangers
10 them"
THE GROWTH OF THE SOUL.