The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-07-11
ALLEN STREET METHODIST EPISCOPAL
CHURCH.
A Sermon Scripture Justification by Rev.
John T.. Noble.

A Sermon ON Scripture Justification by Rev.
John q. Noble.
Not overcrowded, but containing an audience OF
fair average numbers and intellectual appearance,
the Allen street Methodist Episcopal church well
coined the Rev. John O. Noble to its pulpit yesterday
morning. Miss Haight presided al the organ, and
the services commenced with an anthem, 'Heavenly
day awaits our way" Then was given hymn
Let the elders praise the Lord.
When they Wild one accord
In His courts on holy days.
The text was from PAU TO the Romans ", ., ana
the theme was the justification OF faitn:-
BY whom also we have access by faith into this
grace wherein stand ana re ioice In hope of the
glory OF God
The Rev. Mr.. Noble said The attitude OF man to
God Is that of an erring child toward an infinitely
kind and forgIying father.
THE JUST WRATH OF GOD
may be awakened by mans impiety but God can
pardon all his wlckedness, when he comes before
Him bearing broken and conIrte heart. Not by
any effort OF man alone, however, can he be saved
nor by hts power or VIII can he be saved.
He can only kneel humbly before the throne OF
grace and be lifted up by the right hand of lie who
rules In the heavens. Neither God save man
unIustly for that would be Inconsistency foreign to
the very nature OF God, In whom there may be anti
thesis but no contradictions The spectacle or God
forgi,lng the unrepentant guilty impossible. IL is
only human Justice, ana hat Of KIND found among
granted 10 the murderer, while le yet holds
TIE NAKED KNIFE IN HIS HAND,
reeking with 1eliow-beings blood. Yet, to those
who wash tber hearts as well a. their hands clean
and become before God pure In mind ana thought
His mercy and power OF forgiveness indeed In
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cannot forget That, my hearers is not the right
spirit quite II Is impossible, Know to imagine that
God shall ever forget anything from the earliest
dawn OF time all down through eternity, but some-
how II seems to me That he VIII In some for
get as he forgives our sins remember years ago,
when was q very Hide child and had committed
some very wrong deed, that grew uneasy and very
sorrowlu aud went to my mothers feet. where
kneeing, asked her TO forgive me. She gazed at
me sadly for a few moments, and then as q bright
smile came over her face, with the yearnng love OF
a mother sue clasped me In her arms, ana with
smiles and tears granted my prayer, granting me,
know,
and forgefuness OF the wrong 1 had done. All
mother YOUR hair was long since silvered DER with
the heavenly land, where you have been gathered
the bands OF those who sing anthems OF Joy and
peace IN the presence Of God such as was
the morning OF my life do now draw from the
promise OF God that He 'wil not remember my sins
against me-" Between man, fierce In opposition 10
good eager to follow IN the path OF wckedness, ana
God, whose mercy is boundless and endureth for
ever there was bridge erected that we might pass
the gulf OF sin and be saved. We were given me-
diauon VINO should iniercede for us before the
divine Judge. That mediator was our Lord Jesus
CHRIST. only God and man In one could stand be-
tween God and men.
THE HIGHEST ARCuANGEL
OF the heavenly hosts could not perform this task.
IL was necessary that 1t should be the work OF one
who partOok OF divinity ana yet should have the
human heart and spirit and have been born OF
woman And all through that wonderful God.llre
on earth Jesus bore sweety az only GOD could
have done the burden Of his humanity. No bitter
ness that pc drank not Of 20 VI that he refused to
suner. have often Thought that Jesus took upon
himself the agonies and misfortunes OF that He
might the better plead for him before hts Father,
while yet He felt the sting and WEAKNESS OF His
journey Ia His human self, and while His humanity,
ALL SCARED AND BLOODY
as IL was, should itself be mute but powerful
pleader at the throne OF God. Jesus died for us all.
Our sins have been blotted out by the stain OF His
priceless blood. Where the record was Is only now
the heart blood STAN that obliterates and conceals
Approach reverentally and behold the symbol OF
the conquerlng power OF love. Grd your faith about
you and through the mediation OF Christ be saved
In the bosom Of God