New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-06-17

Of rcmorss, not any moro POLITICALLY sxprsssvsy.
think. than Mr.. Beeoher docs
Blessed 10 the man unto whom the Lord mputeth NOT
When kept silence, my bones waKed old through my
roaring all the day long.
moisture is turned into the drought Of summer
And in the List Psalm David expresses bis remorse
and conrition in o prayer addressed to Goa IN 'uo
heading to tho PSALM 1t IS said that It Is addressed 70
the chief Musician. Psalm Of David when Nathan the
prophet came unto him, after he had gone In to BATH
shcba" Nathan the prophet reproached him with ais
sin and imprecated Divine vengeance upon ":
Have mercy upon me. God according TO Thy LOVING
Kindness according unto the multitude OF my 'no''
Wash me thoroughly from mine iniquity. and cleanse
For acknowledge my trsnsgresson and my sin 10 ever
Against Thoe Thee only. have sinned and done this
evil in Thy sight that Thou highest be justified whom
Thou speakest and be clear when Thou )udgesI a.. -
Behold, was shapcn In iniquity, and In SIN did my
Behold Thou desirest truth in the inward parts and in
the hidden part Thou shalt make me to know wisdom
Purge me with hyssop and shall DO clean; wash mo-
and shall be whittier than snow a.. ,o,..
Make mo to hear 10y and gladnese That ITO oohes
which Thou hast broken may rejoice.
Hide Thy face from my sins, and blot out oil mine
Create in me a clean heart God and renew right
Cast me not away from Thy presence and take not Thy
Restore unto the Joy of Thy salvation. and uphold
INN viii teach tran.gressors Thy ways and sinners
shall I've converted unto Thee.
Mr. Beechcr was familiar with that He knew the his
tory OF David and Urah and Bathsheba; he had oten
read with admiration this Psalm OF David so beautifully
expressive of godly repentance-o that contrton OF
which recognizes its own impurty ana stretches out
its hands God FOR forgiveness mercy and love- Again
and again he had preached from that PSALM aud enforced
the duties taught by and pressed upon humanity the
example OF David II in the same spirit, beieve'
gentlemen it was with the OF contre and re-
pcntan guilt that Mr. Beecher wrote those words OF pitt
full agony and remorse that have read to you He did
not use them unmeanngly He was speaking
In that condition OF feeling which disreSards ex'
preston, yet uttering. in the ntensest language
the emotions, burning and boiling ana scorchhe'
in the awakened nature of guilty man;
and no cries out In the bitterness Of DEATH looking
through the horror OF great darkness ~ the paci-
fed and forgving cOunenance Of God, aud conessng
to Him not only his suerngs. but his despair ana re
morse-whch ever accompany the outspoken heart OF
the convicted and contrite sinner On have you not
seen heart like that, writing in the first conviction OF
sin struggle with consciousness Its despair and re-
morse and have you not seen 1t when the forgiveness OF
God has beamed upon IT, with smiles lighting up tho n
cxpressibc 10y OF redeemed and forgiven soult YES
Sir yon have; and so have all. This experience Mt.
Beecher passed through and 1t explains the despair and
remorse he felt when the greatness OF his obense wac
rs made apparent him. and when Its ptifu and long
train of opened to his sensbity But
byandby YOU will him. with the load lifted from his
heart rising up In the Joy and gadness oil forgiven
man, and appearing here and appearing there and ap'
pearing yonder Sunday after Sunday the bithest ana
gladdest man in all creation But there Is TINS
difference between David and Mr. Beecher IL was not
enough that David ponltent toward his Redeemer.
II was not enough that confessed his sin TO his Father
and Judge; no confessed 1t before men and think
hat Is one conditions OF an honest and an elective
confession and repentance for the guilty and convicted
sinner who daes confess his sin before men, has not
risen to that exalaOn OF being which entities him To the
forgiveness of his Maker. There Is the fault That
what this pure Christian spirit, Mrs. Moulton pressed
upon him-"I believe you have repented Mr. Beecher
believe you have reformed but your duty to God ana
to humanity confess TO your church Hide not your
sn Live not In this dupicy and deceit! Confess and
you shall be forgiven and in the eye OF men you
shall be redeemed from the d.thiness OF your ohenss