Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-07-08

Mr. Beecher Does not Believe I'm
J0seph's Vision of Jesus.

From the New York Times, 4th
81 have stolen like thief and have muir
dered men without a qualm of conscience-in
my Dreams said Henry Ward Beeche. during
ms prayer meeting talk last night. "Iet when
nave been awake have carried my sense Oh
honesty go Tar tnat have even gone back and
corrected tine mistakes OF tradesmen when they
have given me toV much Change some per-
Sons place T. eat stress a dream. They take
1ts iancl'ui pictures Tor slsns. WHAT is dream!
IL Is slInpiy when one part vi the brain wakes
up and goes " Work wniIe the DINER part con-
tinues s.eeping. That is why dreams Usually
come So near the morning, and il also explains
TIE contradictory cuarttctcf Va tine dream as
pared Win tue usual tam ga thouSus anu
disposition oi tile Oreauer. IN realty ufes.ins
0oh amount to any SIiiHS- Lacy come neltner
uom God nor the de'ii. iAeT origin Is In d
olsoId slUinacu.
dock, '-wnAt do you think vi tue dreams spoken
OF la the DiDle?
"Wnat dreslns? asked Mr.. Beecher
"Jo,ephS dream concerning the Infant
Christ.
II doubt the fact promptly replied the Ply
mouth p;,s,or 80 inv MUD such ,orms on
Prophecy are very neDulods.
W lat do YOU LnInA OF John Bunyan' 8
dreainZ asked ii tiInio man.
- think lie ufe..llc0 IL while wide awake"
answered Mi. Brecner.
Tue fiynIou.u pastor was talking about the
power vi Superstition and Ine Importance that
mAny pelsoAs pace upon sisns. Superstition,
ne sAid, WAS avery iIni,orts,I. eIeIiIenI ndIIn
lie. Combined WIN a ccrlaln degree vi ulur 81
SENSE, SUPERSTITION Lad Deen the C..tlse OF al
iisious deapoIism. some person, ust1 a mOrDId
dread OI nstSlu. 10 persons, sit down 10 "a Lstuie
toSetiitr 10 eat lest one OF the persons should
Ole. uat possible connection Gould there
between tile HAMMER Is anu any supernatural
lnnueuce! IL Was true That tue l5 At
cat VI drink Sonetulns That ulu not agree
Win aim and GIe, occurrences were
frequent at dinners Where there were not ID
oihefs. IL Was an OH Tradition that Ii YOU
spiiieu salt you would Ue sure ~ nave quarrel.
Just as though Qus,rfeii.iS nsid ~ Led.
There Iuony e,tinIs.u.e Ladies' VINO snrIuK
lrOil wearing Oi'aIo because all opal l.,
luchy stone. MT. DceCuvr anew "a a a1y who
sOi0 some very nne opais Tor mere Sung be-
cause, d. SHE Explained, she had been unlucky
ever siiiCe sue WAS married. Sne laid Dad
luck To me OpaI>, aItIIo..Sn there We're proDdUy
ttAS vi thOustiIus Oi uiiluchy married women
VINO never had any OpalS.
Ahe mOonstone Was ii sign OF good luck. A
oOston man Fought u Hne niUon>LUne gave
IL u his daughter. A year aflerward ne called
upon the Je weller VINO SOLD stoue and
sstiu tustI ne wanted another Just lhe IL. IL
gave thai InOOnSLone To my dau, uLer,' he said,
'ssno sne got married. Now L Want d inoonoLoue
Ior my oiuer u,uSn .er, So that Will get
lieu. Mr.. Beecner said that "a the Sly Us
that lie observed when d boy was never 70 creep
Under The bars To get into All orchard, but al
Oh bass now tuat he uid not ieei ike climbing
over them.
Aluulns TO signs and dreams spok en- of in the
Bioie, -Mr. Beecner said he tuou. mt they would
bear careful wlnnowins. Much v. the iangu.,g
of the noiy booK was ngurative anu should oe
coAsidereu IN the IiShl Of the prevailing GUS
TOMS aud notions of Tue people vi bluical Times.
For Instance, christ - quoted in the Bible
say lug, ''iS WISE ii serpent and harmless
as "A dove. Ibis Statement should not be tsiaen
Positiseiy that "a serpent is not wise. a serpent
mas 10 Wisdom at all.