Year: 1870

Y the men VINO make up the armies VINO carry ous
iee aS'an o. o. snat Will the child must % inc
child having teacher Every chad IN the family is
trained a. to the habits OF and freedom


being trained into 80 1t was with the win OF God


which, ike the summers. drew all Influences up


Our wil was lutte wheel revolving In the


watch but God was the handspring, WORK


It it was as this his divine power that gave % s man


ground for assurance. The seasons seemed incOn-


saat ana uncertain ana 1 YET aneir col, cS,nstancy and


relation by the law OF averages. man said to


himself II am determined to 1--we religi0usy, toiive


chasteiy,n and the determination was well enough


as lar as IL went and sincere enough too. But CIR


cumstances came unfrendiy to this; poverty, per-


haps, that which was more unfrlendly, the swell.


terng tropical meats OF prosperity or ten thousand
things that robbed him OF his constancy anu pre-.


vented him persevering unto the end ~ was aard @
hard thing-and there was no way IN which q man


could do It without God helping him. No man Knew


the depths OF deprauty that was In him. the t0rna-


does OF passion that sweep his moral nature down ~
ships are swept away at sea- Sometimes men 20 get


not step in before the devil did and hence they nnd


living IN cave quite as great trial OF their lann as


ovr IN ss w IL Tns e ~
Yet TINS Will could be renewed, and the greatest


reason for announcement IN this tact was found IN


universe for the end or causing men TO rise into q


higher life. It was not making men stars that was
Gods particular business; neither did He sit wltA Q
crown ON His head for men to look at him. No;
God was q father. q teacher, an educator, and II
dong for his children what every loving earthly
father does for his child. By and by we shall nos
complain OF having been taught and disciplined TOO


mucn, but shall repose In the loving goodness that
cared Tor as to save US from the precipltat6


depths Of degradation and ruin that we were prone
to fall into


In speaking OF the agency OF evil spirits ana their
influence on men Mr.. Beecher sald he believed In
Jhas IDEA. If men were permitted to exercise all
their endOwments OF body and mind III destroying
the moral nature Of men Dy the influence OF
evil that was In them, there was no difil-
Guilty In believing that these men would be less
wicked with the devil out or the body than
they were when they had the devli IN the
body. Alter slight reference to personal exDerf
he said that 1t was equally true that We were
surrounded by the s'spirts OF good men made per.
fectu and referred III confirmation the twelfth


chapter Of the Hebrews from which he had les


son. and closed this part Of mis- suDjecG by touching


reminiscence OF the departed dead. These were they
who were bidding men 60 up higher and higher in
spiritual life ana with the spirit and he bride were
saying tnat God Christ, Heaven, spiritual life were


real not nctOnS that blessedness was the reward Of
those who endured unto the end, and were sweep


ing the and the earth with their many thOu
sand voiced psalm OF invitation and saying to men,
Come let him that heareth say come; let him thak
s athrst say Gomez


Tue communion service, which was remarkable
for It's simplicity, was attended BY communicates
who filled the pews on the ground no0r Mr.


Beecher gave general invitation before the cOngre-
CATION all left that all would be welcome At tlS SER
vice who sincerely felt deep conviction or sln and
their need OF q saviour.