The New York herald., 1871-03-20

mercy All Israel had known his guilt. now all
Israel shali know his peni,ence. And IN the SIN
cerlty o. ma stricken heart he asks God 10 creae IN
him new heart and 70 renew within nm right
spirit; TO restore unto him the Joy OF his salvation
teach iransgressors The WAYS OF the Lord. lie came
back again TO God and walked closely with him unto
the day OF has death There are among Us those who
iooA upon sense OF sin and sorrow ior ~ as
WANT or DEVELOPMENT IN MEN
as the bitter Iruit mol yet nptned rhey place their
philosophy Of moral quit against Gods righteous
ness, but they don't shrinK IRON Gods dispeasure
because they do not acknowledge HIS existence IN
me true sense This philosophy Is RE among rs.
deceylng souls and seeking 10 extingush iarh. OUT
there II sense OF sin buried IN the soul Of humanity
which neither philosophy nor inhdeiity can ever dc.
stroy. There Is wiIu separation OF nature from
run anu y c0nscioushe>s OF ~ Wh,ch oaunus pe
shaken OFT and Tins philosophy TO confuse all
these who bnid upon II. fransgression Is the pre-
vang tendency in man, and we all know II, but not
every one or lis can say, II acknowledge my Trans
gfeSson.n The personal significance ana bearing OF
tAis awful iact may ue seen IN Davids expression,
''my transgresSion.' Tne Doctor here related AN
incident OF the impression made upon Bible class
OF convlcis In one Of our prisons years ago, III
which ne was the teacher aud this psalm was
the lesson as he presented the pefOnai
aspect OF ,in aud salvation TO them. kuiion, tho
Ilnghamton murderer was one or that class. There
are some things which we possess ana lnnerit IN
this life which, whether they be present or absent,
do not materially anect US But mere rs something
which runs into our personalily-into our very
being.
they helong to III tlule and III eternity Who can
take an Inventory OF this POSSESSION and not he
appa.ledf Win David We must Oe ready 10 say,
"Who can understand his errorsy Cleanse lnou IN @
loom secrct faults TO remember our rIansgfes.
Sons includes not any OF those of which con-
sciences are airald, bui also those unreco9uilel
sins ol heart ami mind; our PRIDE ana vanity,
broken resolutions neglected vows. abuse o GoaS
merv,es and love, and despisng OF His Word and of
His incarnate son. This and much more Is the IN
terpreialion OF sin. But amid all IN Dayds
case, something stands ont prominently. Each one
oI US mere To-day IN our fansgresSion holds within
hiIaseii ms own doOm-that which must co1de nm
him when the final account comes 10 he made up
and there Is no aS0nable excuse To oIler Not one
OF rs but has his name In
THE fSpIoTMENr WHICH DIVINE JUSTICE Has PRE-
and best interests are bound tlp IN the problem
now snail man, the sinner, be Just with God The
different attitudes that inen bear toward God AMI
toward his truth, the wllfCi neglect Of duty and
blindness aud hardness OF ncart, the careless ease
IN which they SIT and tr1e wlsh sucn Important in
tercss the soul ana ITS future were forcib.y de-
plcred, ana IN APPLICATION OF the lesson earnest
appeal was made 10 the inpeniient 10 acknowledge
their transgresSlOi III Is rgnt and proper To 40
We require such acknowledgment here among men
truly loves his Offending VIII net take him back
10 his bosom nntH the son has first ackn0W
| ledged his SIN and expressed his penlteDce
Even so the Eternal Father Is wrathful agains
the sim but tender toward the and reaay {,
| receive him. But the sin Is Kept cherished ant
loved until 1t rs acknowledged ana the sinner cries
out, "Father, have SlnDed; COD he mercifui unto
me, a sinner ~ God must require TINS OF Us or He
can never save us. We must turn towards the
promised grace OF the Gospel and see God IN Christ
reconciliDr the world unto Himself, and SO com,
mendng Ills love 10. as TO give Ills ony begotte
SON. that through HIM we might nave eternal re-
demptIon. Tins Is the essential thing 10 be con-
sidered by Us when we are seeking ana longing tor
the way ol peace.
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