The New York herald., 1871-09-11
BRO0KLYa CHURCHES.
Beeoher's frothar on Confessions Of Christ -lsx-
emrhacation Of Chri tian Unity at tha
3abernacle-Father Moran on
~Moral Death
PLYMOUTH CHURCH.

COnfcssing Christ-sermon by Rev. Jan,cs
= Brecher.
Plymouth church was well filed yesterday morn.
Ing, though the pastor stu fingers away from his
platform and his people. Mr.. Camp was In his scat
in the choir, ana at his right the sweet voiced
soprano, Mrs. Hoyt, but Mr. Zundes place was
flied by Mr.. Harry duncan. a promising young
.clan who presided at the organ with sSlll and
effect.
Mr. Beecher preached upon the duty OF men
who accept Christ in their hearts and receive
strength and guidance from Linn, to confess
Him before men. lie sad;--Fhe most Of
our Saviour's teaching In short, sharp
terse, sweeping sentences. HIS teachings were
the seed Of truth, and out OF every one OF Ills
sentences there we're whole harvests to grow. lie
taught by
SHARP, DIRECT, ACCURATE EXPRESSIONS
OF truth, each following alter the other and each
supplementlny the other, so that If you want 70
know the words OF our Lord you must know the
whole Of his words. There can be more contra.
dicuon and misunderstanding made out Of the words
OF the Son OF Man tnan out Of the words olany man.
We turn to a sample teaching, "whosoever Will
confess me before men, him Will confess
before my Father who is in heaven. And who
soever shall deny me before men hun will deny
before my Father who IS in heavcn.r Can you in-
agine TWO moro startling and distinct statements
bearing on eternal dcsuny7 Eow shall l confess
Chiis before men2 There Isn't word about this.
How DO men deny Christi Not q word In reply
THIS Is INsoRtrABLE
to u.s. Unless we let our Lord also be tho interprc-
ter our speculations won't amount to much. He
who spoke must also interpret. The New Testa-
ment IL not biography. ! believe It TO be vaiu
Work trying to make harmony OF the Gospels They
Say matthew ana Luxe 10 not exactly agree in the
time OF Two Incidents, ana 80 commentators put
theT headS tOyetncr uli u 10 yet UP chrOnUOyi-
cal sequence Now, all n0nsese In my NUN.
bic opinion. The ncidents In the Testament are
0ny 10 Illustrate INC teachily oi our LoIu. You
increased III Interest II you set y0ursef to watcnilg
the teachings vi Christ and the Illustrations. We
have one oil these iuztrati0ns this morning. Christ
says, "Wn0soeyer shall confess me before men MN
win confess before my Father VINO Is In n, h,aven,"
and Immediately following Is HIS conversation win
eer which does not stand by the Side OF The lesson
BY accident, bur by Inspiration. We are commanded
u confess witn the mouth. Why2 say, lrst,
THROUGH COMMON HONESTY.
No true man VIII receive favor without acknow-
lodging IT, There Is no more apparent duty tnan
that Ol acknowledging what we have received.
Your whole lie Is what IL Is because Of Christ, aud
you are derelict Il you Withhold your confession OF
Ills gus. Now tinnk that We. rs Christians, are
especially at iaut IN respect TO confessnx CHRIST By
word OF mouth. Those whom We love We lalS
about freely and COIfess our love II we are
true in those relations. insolnuch as our earthly
loves become q part OF our inner life. so
recognize that principle IN society hut even
anIou9 CHRISTIANS u0u0t II any relation is spoken
OF less than lhat which includes all the blood re-
atiUi,slips Of llrc; IOr did not Christ say, " lie
who doetn the viii OF my Father who Is IN neaven
the same Is my mother and sister and brother"
am paDed beyond measure that THIS should De SO.
and lor one mean 10 try ~ 0
Iu GER RID OF THIS RESTRAINT,
and TO confess Christ out VI tho pulpit as well rs IN
II. " see whole room fun sitting AZ though they
were under u tremendous wet blanket. Why 1t
50 naru to speak 0t Cnflstl We do not any dc.
spite 10 do love IIIn;o there something
wrong. What must irrelIgious mon say What
must InquIrlng men say doubtless the foundation
OF iruc confession Is IN well formed hfs, repro
uucing the lie OF Christ But this lie loses part
ol is power unless tue lie IL shown 10 De from
Christ. The lie ~ not complete without tue CoDcs-
sion OF The mouth. can conceive vi no more nurt-
Iu dcnia OF ChIst than 10 90 Tho works aud refuse
the conIesslon and thoy VINO DO the most narIn to-
DAY are tho mca WHO from the grace ol God nve
true, noble lives aud yet abstain from giving tno
tIUry 10 Ged from couiessing CtflsI Incy are true
aud homes every where. excepting to tod AMI
Christ. H. VIA DO poor cXcuse ut The last day 10
say:-"o Lord was 0etter man tnan that poor
fellow IN tue Church, rff tu.f
IL 1 HONOR HONESTY, rfl .rl .it .l
integrity; virtue, but they are gfis OF God, and II
through tho grace Uf God a man lives tnt0ugh
lemp. .alon and Keeps his high standing, ne should
confess that ''the ue ne lives no lyes thonsh tue
son Of God" "H0w confess ChgstN' you say. lne