Year: 1873

Peace neutrality-suspicious. and Indi-


viduals.


The prayer meeting at Plymouth church was fully
attended last evening. The meeting was marked
by quietness and order which have been absent
lately. After the usual services Mr.. Beecher said:-


In the organization OF the Christian Church
there was great necessity met, but met IN way
which gave rise TO many perverslons IL, ,or la.
Sa s scesSny 70 the lower States
We might expect that one OF the fruits would pe TO
lift the cases so that they might take on them
partly, but not wholly. There is tendency to
think that the things that were proper
Il is the worst sse lsea possible a the
nature OF things the lever Offices, the
SIMPLER the functions the better II L. mus tnere
to give instruction from house TO house to all
the children, and II there was no better way u
time the parents have become able to teach! THAT
is better than Tor the priest to do II: rms tend
and it is with the hope OF showing you the gllts
OF God IN individuals shall speak Tonight Win
out attempting 10 undervalue corporations
and societies l say tina. individuals ought
10 do more without these things. Now, II man
is o good teacher, II he be apt and interesting,
people say ne ought to be aspeaker. think there
are many times when a lawyer or physician
could do more service to mankind than ne could
If he went out OF his profession and took on
Official relations. There are many men who are
poor, not only poor outside, but poor inside, the
worst OF all; and so we have company OF deacons





DESTROY THE RESPONSIBILITY


Of each individual. 1t takes away from the care we
one OF my trips was telling me OF his laborers. He
said, a nave tried TO have them buy little land
ana be comfortable: have offered them every IN
duceMent; but only very few do II. cannot
make them see the advantage OF It," Now, II this
man could persuade a few 10 do better why is he
the the CONFIDENCE % s'0 Of men mem and - teach HN them hem
to live better would IL not be better than
To wsa
and then grind out the cnaritiess Are there not
many VINO could teach others to take care OF them
from this would be inestlmably precious. rake
another instance. There are great many who
less ana it often happens that II you send to them
cheerful man they would say it seemed as II
sunlight came with nim. There are great many
yet ,Oat q some q the old beaten
why don't 1hey exercise snems TAX rake the git q
comforting. great many have not that gilt; but
there ARE very y bon
with nature TO comfort, has he not parish?
has he not . WORK. Does he need TO be organ
number Of men walking in twilight: II you have
got light, what sphere for you. Take the mat
contraband in religion 1t has been thought that
minister, when he got in the house, and all the
doors shut and the curtains drawn, might
tell q story or even laugh, for then he would not
set bad example. don't invelgh against earn
estness, but God gives mrth, and how much it
would help the world IL we could look at the
ludicrous side! How many times it changes an ugly
humor into q pleasant one! How mUcn light and
comfort 1t is IN the power OF persons TO give! You
can find out what you can do; then do it; don't
wait for committee. II you have got
S. to give don't give it to committee,
and give it with your own hands.
IL will be appreciated much more, without
undertaking. organizations, recognizing that there
Is very much that can be done better that way
than any other; but it should not supersede


INDIVIDUAL EFFORTS


There is wide sphere OF work.


After Mr.. Beecher had finished he looked COM
placently around the room and said :-"How good
1t is to get back to prayer meeting againl No
reports to be read. no debates, no voting; loving
each other, singing and praying. feel quite
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