The New York herald., 1871-10-23
WASHINGTON AVENUE BAPTIST CHuRCH.

The Forgiven ,han-A sermon by Rev. David
Moore, Jr.
Y Rev. David Moore Jr., the pastor OF the church
which Is situated at the corner OF Washington ana
Gates avenues, preached an eloquent sermon yes
terday morning be ore large congregation. Be-
fore announcing his text Mr. Moore stated that the
aggregate amount OF donations made by that church
for the relief OF the Chicago sufferers 1856. His
text was from the Eplstle 70 the Romans VI, 22But
now being made free from and become servants to
God ye have your fruit unto holiness and the end
everlasting life.n tNA atA sAh@ --N
rne preacher said that the reading doctrine Of
this section OF the Scriptures of which the text
formed part was that Tree grace does not as some
have supposed it would lead to free Indulgence In
SIM but on the other hand it Is absolutely essential
TO the exercise OF Holiness. In other words and
perhaps more simply the doctrine OF the text espe
csy the latter part Of the proposition Is that for
giveness must preccds holiness. There must be a
consciousness OF free forgiveness from God to us
before any progress can be made in becoming holy
% God is holy. The main thought that he desired
20 illustrate was that which ne had been stating.
wnicn man comes VINO believes In CHRIST. t
WHAT DOES THE APOSTLE MEAN
when ne says believers are made free from sin p"
ee rSm sR Y ,S.a sHca sense as they 90 not commit
No. ne does not @ mean that The Apostle could not
mean tnat; He teaches otherwise elsewhere. He
hmsell tells US that he regards himself al not hav
Ing attained perfection. HIS whole neart Is set upon
II, but ne has not got to IT. When the Apostle
speaks OF believers being free from SIN ne means 10
say that believer in Christ - fully forgiven
He % %peIsonined @ sin; He fepfesented sn ,ss
man aud depressing and enslavnT him. flnns him hun
with fear and disgust or God, and driving him "a
q a No s
weary OF MS burden and, cons ci0us OF his helpless
ness, comes 70 Christ-when the burdened and
weary soul drops itself INTO the arms 0 that Dev-
erer who Is able to deliver US from our enemies
when poor sinner touches p e04lIl57l
s, THE sCsfTaI OF FREE FORGIVENESS ccw
which Christ holds out to HIM, from that moment
he Is forgiven and justified. his past slns are not
only forgiven our ne is positively jusllned before
soul consciousness that he is forgiven. Right
along by that sense OF forgiveness there springs out
in the heart OF the forgiven an eternal, grateful
and soul. This is what the Apostle means by being
made free from s'n What IL the result OF TINS eman
cipalioni the preacher asked. The Apostle, he said
teaches that this state OF freedom fundamental TO
righteousness Of life. The present result Is righteous
ness In life, holiness OF heart saintness OF charac-
Of holiness IN him. Mr. Moore did not say tnat this
forgiven man would not have strong temptations.
recurring on his part watchfuIness struggling and
cOnlct, but he did mean TO say that although the
forgiven man would have evil feelings you would
hnd In him power which would resist and over
come them. He VIII never take sides with his sins.
but with God against them. forgiven man will
be good man. "s4t "S*
hr IL HE Is A POLITICIAN ssHt gasG.
he won't sell his soul to the devil He won't use
the posLion he occupies to steal the peoples money
ana organize corruption into system. ne is Q
oi pain. with poor family dependent upon mis- ex-
ertlons, will trust in Cod So yCu can take It, IN
all the ranincations OF social domestic and bnsl.
ness life, forgiven man Will be good man. Not
only Will the forgiven man be holy, but he is the
only man who Will be holy. Therefore, an unfor.
given can never have the fruit OF holiness. In
concluding Mr.. Moore said that he had tried To
show that in the Divine order oil saving mems souls
there must De faith in Christ first OF ALL This was
the frst step In true religion. ah eowE