New-York tribune., 1903-06-22
HIS FIRST SERMON HERE.
C4NPBELL At PLYMOUTH
Pastor Of London City Temple III
frQdts Great CrOScdS.

Series IN and around Plymouth Church.
BROOKLYN. Yesterday reminded old members OF
.he time pheb Henry Ward Beecher attracted
thronrs ~ reople from all over the United
sts,es ,v his preaching. The occasion was that
~ the frs. sernon in the United States OF the
pev Dr Ferihald John Campbell pastor OF the
s-irr Ten,rle London Crowds thronged the
s.rao,s an5 a .,,e beginning of the service the
,,,-s &c ,,oo-lA AZ the church was so great that
it sxtepsad IA the curb outside. The services
:, +he ,,oiioe d,ere required to keep people rom
,,,..,.,,,. ;,o he already overcrowded building
g. derse was he congregation within that three
-. - d, r,sp tainted and had 20 be re-
moved to their homes
n -a,,,bsI IN is = tall slender man, whose
a. = --s,,s turelv gray His sermon. Will
- . :, 90 ,ea,ical nature was delivered IN
,-,,,0~-a+, +,orsl tone Although his voice was
-, :. s.or,ad 10 reach the utternlost corners
:. -. r,oo, N ,,rcb He was introduced by the
~ M Heuhu Dwight Hills. pastor Of the
,,.-,b ,,.,o sylole OF the great friendship Which
- -.-,s.os ,,adn,aen Mr.. Beecher and Dr. Joseph
- ~ ,-sIr,nheIrs predecessor as pastor OF
the City Temple ..o,,
r,o.ore teg.1ninr his sermon DR.. Campeeh
Is ~. no ia rof-come TO America to teach,
~. ~ st,dx m bthods and to apply them. II
49,. 1af, the old country behind me-" he added
u ,,.,.. b-ouybt the weather With me, and In
concentrated fd I'm. 1 was 20 preach three times
-oasx@ The A American people arranged that lor
80. 7 did NOT have been compelled to give UP
-. 20 ,bs ensa aeenents. Even now, feel as If
tts ,lstforr,, vlas a deck and the deck is rolling
w., ,,s,-a ro idea with what solemn feelings
s.a,,5 bara where YOUR great pastor Stood He
US NOT only the friend of all humanity; he
,,-as my ideal rreacher. and owe much to his
sermons"
Dr CaunheIi chose his text from the fifth
chan,er Of ST. Matthew the sixth verse, Blessed
GO The r,,re in heart. for they shall see God,
md the fourteehth chapter of St. John, the sew
nth verse IF ke have known me, ye know my
father also" He said:
7 ,nestion VIII ether the Lord ever delivered
sermon do mot think that these beautiful
-ra-5e ,rare eyer delivered to multitude, but
- a ,-o1,r Of beonle He meant to teach, and
tIs axS1ac4ed tben TO teach others. At this time
- Iersa1i+ee ldoked for the overthrow of Ro-
-nsr TrI1e and Expected that He was to lead
,to,o Tgs so,,eHt TO undeceive them Men have
1000 for tho Kingdom of God CT earth for all
49, II viii dome TO us some day. but not
,l,ro,,eb rolitical revolution. Whatever prevails
here in America. the poor men IN our coGnuE In
- 80 ,tinl, tbav amount to much in moulding
,bo 5estin,, of dir Kingdom This spirit is nat
~, 90 The noo+ man and blessed is the man
80 beire moor or rich can keep the spirit of
,,oor -,,an I Venture TO suppose that the sim
lie men r,1r Sakiour talked to understood but
iittle Of what He said and / take it that He
taIlFed 10 them individually that they might
We 5on.t want TO crush all God into the hu-
man Jesus and 9ay that's all there is to be! we
are lust in the same POSITION as the slIlIpiS - ~.
he +all,ed to and We are seeking. Men do not
jir+a1 - a r,reI cher because he knows more
+l3s, tlav do tht because they need some one
,,ioo secs more III the Christ than they do. In
~ s.rnpgla for the dollar cannot see much
Of God. In American polltlCs We SUI ~ ~
think that He has taken Ills haho Hoili Oh oiio
helm and il ales a civil war to bring us to
realization of HI 4m A.,
,,,,erica and that the talk of the beauty of art
4s11s the air heIieve that we do not know what
l-aa,,+-- ie Nhe,J Won see the flowers they speak
- 1-o, of Cod and when you little child
,,or 500 ite hea Jenlv beauty, but all this is a
80. c,raa+ r,lvsterv 10 YOU. While the child is
,,es,yl,7 . saint hh has long wsy 10 get around
"a The saint All these things speak TO you of
ca Tarause voll yourself are like God. You
- Tae,,s in eyeFvfhing and seeing Him know
MOI You see Him in a mist, probably like the
s,~sv ~ tbis Nev- York June You can live close
tG Christ and fdel that no one Can 1oAe Ai
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