The New York herald., 1870-10-31
SERVICES IN WASHINGTON.
FOURTH PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
An Interesting Discourse the Object and |
Result of Chrisrs Humiliation, sulcrings |
aud Death.

aud Death.
WASHINGTON, oct 30, 1870.
In the morning the pastor, Rev. John q. Smith,
D. D., preached a very interesting discourse to a
large congregation from Hebrews H., 9-nBut we
see Jesus who was made little lower tnan the
angels for the suffering Of death, crowned with
glory and honor, thar he. by the grace OF God,
should taste death for every man." The points OF
the discourse the humiliation OF Jesus; the object
inl view, the suffering OF death; the result Jesus
crowned with glory and honor How tender how
divine was Jesus even toward his most
untring enemies. We cannot properly say that
Christ was arrested. He delivered up himself to
the band Of men lei by that apostate disciple.
These men fell backward and were oycrpowered at
the camness dignity and divinity OF Jesus when He
stated to them 81 am ae.n He was led as a lamb to
the slaughter. The Episrle to the Hebrews was
probably written by Paul In 1t he makes clear all
the points In regard TO the piety and humanity OF
Jesus These points are not very clear to minds,
and though we have had Inc Scriptures OF tho Old
and New Iestaments In our hands we are conn para
lively Ia the DARK, aud can scarcely tell
THE FIRST PRINCIPLES or ETERNAL LIFE.
When Jesus spoke Of MS death the people mar
vclled and said, ''the Messiah apdeth forever; who
IS then the son Of ManYn We celebrate to-day the
communion OF The Lords supper in remembrance or
Him. The Jews do not understand this Institution
on account OF their unbeei. We OF the gentiles,
have no excuse. In the opening OF this eplstle the
power OF plety IS declared. The great dlincuty
were messengers OF God under the patrarchal
dspensaon. They are above men In mental
qualifications and next 10 God himself 1he
text says Jesus was made little than the an-
gels. Ihls would be better II we understood 1t a.
1t means. "He was made for q little while lower
than the angels He took not on HIM the nature
OF angels, but The seed OF Abraham. As mans sub
stitnte He took upon Him all OF mans nature, and
lie made for little while lower than the angels
and made constituted and appointed lor q special
purpose-namey, TO secure to man eternal HE.
We hear much OF fallen angels, but not
in the Bible. We read much OF them IN
"Mitons Paradise Lost'-an incompatible hui
man production, but we To receive
our Instructions rom the inspired Word Of God.
When angels have been sent special messengers
to men iney have assumed human FORM In our
Sabbath schools there are often taught things that
are radically wrong as, ior Instance, the hymn II
want 10 be an augel.n Children should never be
taught to sing that hymn, for Christ never died for
than the angels, as The human s below the angelic
That he might suffer the just for the unjust. He SUI
iered death not as man. but as Jesus only could
sufler He talked Of death great agony
that we by His death might have everlasting life.
Men OF exquisite mould Will suffer more In a short
period OF time than Others OF coarse nature Will In
q long time. What must have been the suilerngs OF
aesusY And did lie diel Yes; the just FOR The
uWust.
he DIED THAT WE MIGHT LIVE.
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