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Show A sleek, fat old gentleman arose in Plymouth ohurch lust night, after Mr. Btecher'i talk, and said that he was troubled about a condition of selfishness in which he was. Three monlhsago he came to Brooklyn, and after casting about for some weeks, concluded to follow bis inclinations, and to make Plymouth church his religious home. He found himself just suited. Ha had heard a great many preachers in his day, but none of them ever entered into bU being as did Mr. Beecher. He was so full ol the enjoymeut of the religion as he received re-ceived it there, that he felt no incli nation to do anything. Mr. Beecher thought out his religious thoughts, prayed for him, and as lor his singing, the choir did that. Everything was so pleasant and so wholly to his taste, that he must confess he remained in a stale of complete selfishness because be-cause of it. Was it right? Mr. Beecher said that a doctor never would advice a man that he had no right to enjoy a meal of victuals. So he could not call it selfish if a man sought out a religious community in which he felt himself most completely at home, aud with those who could do him the most good. The name ot the satisfied brother was said ts be Smi h. He was recently admitted. |