The New York herald., 1870-08-29

Heavens Plan Of Kedemprion-Tbc Logic
Of Chrs.'s Discussion with Nicodemns-
There is bat One Scheme Possible for
Sn.vatiom-Serm0n by Rev. ID. Ii. Jet
tero.
At the street Baptist church Rev. DR.. d.
b. Sn,tero, OF otsego county, n. T., preached
from ST. Joha, ill.,, 3:-"Jesus answered.
and said unto him, verify, verify / say
unto thee, except be born again he
cannot see the Kingdom OF God" The
person addrcssed-N -Nicodemus--was ruler
OF The Jews foil or the tradiionary
religious forms OF his ancient Church. a representa-
tive OF grand system in which signs of gradual
demolition were then discernibe. The other per-
SON. our saviour forth the great representa-
tive OF a new and glorious faith which he had been
sent 10 propagate. Ncodemus believed In the hol-
low forms Of his Church and thought tnab AL of its
members would one day be gathered to the upper
Kingdom.
CHRIST HELD DIFFERENT VIEWS.
He taught that new birth, a new life, new power,
a complete regeneration, were necessary for him
who should become citizen of the new Kingdom.
Regeneration could only be effected when our sinful
thoughts eradcated ana supplanted by the
WISHES OF Jesus. II was not mere form, baptism or
sacrament, nor WIS IL extended anu liberal views
that would secure the regeneration. here were
those In IRIS word-,here had always been-whO
would bulid
A STAIRWAY TO HEAvgN
by intellectual growth Regeneration consisted In
none OF these things. Itmeant an entire change In
The principles ana motives of our iiyes
Our oisviours words, Except ye become az little
chdren,' Were Il lorcibie illustration Of the new
birth. bow sad 1t made the heart TO reflect
upon the struggles which nave been made
system or saliva ion other than the simple and only
one taught by our Lord 1t had been called virtue
increased wisdom, and. in our own day, a "higher
morality" had been used as the term OF expression.
There were moral writers s-one recently died-whose
teachings endeavored 10 point out Il new and easier
method OF salvation; hut tAere coull be no
sructions oil The teXr.
THE WORDS WERE PLAIN
to the most Ignorant mind, aud Il piiiable failure
would be The rosulL OF Noncompliance with Its ID
sruclOns. NicOdemlls misunderstood our Saviour y
words. In our day they were incapable
OF misinterpretaton One desirous or learn
ing the scheme OF salvdtioa wouIi find
the accomplishment OF his object an easy matter,
bat lie who sought to pick at what he deemed flaws
theren--he who demanded proof ana lacked faith
could not he convinced There were numerous
to approach OF his hearers at that moment aud
say 10 him,
''YOU HAVE NO sOUL.r
he would justly be considered impious scofrer;
but coud any one prove he had soul. Yet but
few yentured To doubt It's existence aud those few
were by even moral persons regarded with pity.
We were surrounded by unexplained facts, bnt that
mystery made them none the less iactS. An uncOl
verted man was unable to see God as he should Dc
seen, because he could not the carnallty Of his
own heart OF recognize what duties were required
o, INN 6y his Maker. what part IN the regeneration
OF soul was performed by God and what by man
was another mystery, impossible us IL WAS unneces-
sary, TO explain.
IN CONCLUSION
the reverend gentleman SAID that all earthly plans
or substitutes, Tor the grand one Of heaven hao
failed 10 save soul. The grandest miracle was con
version OF soul. Had that miracle been performed
III the spirits Of his hearersg Were they born AGAIN