The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-01-22
TABERNACLE BAPTIST CHURCH.

re ACKNOWLEDGEMENT by the Rev. DR..
The Rev. DR.. Osborn, pastor OF the Tabernacle
Baptist church, corner or Hicks and Rapelyea
streets, South Brooklyn, having announced that the
ordinance OF baptism would ne administered at the
sose Of the evening service. proceeded eliminate
the following ideas bearing upon the subject Of the
Atonement taking his text from l. Corinthians, XIV.
1-"Christ died for our sins.n That was an awful
day a. well as glorious one, on which Christ died.
The SOLID foundations Of the earth tremble; the
rocks burst asunder as II even inanimate nature
were oonvulsed with agony; impenetrabie darkness
covers the earth. Corruption and decay suddenly
cease; mould and ashes become again bone and
sanew. The principle Of lie returns and the dead
come forth living and are seen Of men. Why
III hist IL was because ''Christ died for
eur sins." We have recently considered the
q infnite obligations, ana hence an infinite crime.
And now the innocent suffers place OF the guilty.
Ne tnat was Infinite In holiness aud ia every divine
perfection voluntarily subjects Himself to bear the
punishment OF sins He did no: commit. Thus was
tastce indicated the law OF God against sin salts
Ned and the Sin Of the saner at0ned for. The con-
yictiOn OF the human mind that the SID ana guilt OF
the sou! against eternal Justice, against higher
b great t1at It only be removed by the expia-
tory and vcarrlous sacridce OF another has ever
only have criminals and captiveS taken In war, as
well as slaves, been dragged to the altar to pro-
81 ineir bodies for tile sins OF their souls not only
were sacrifices offered by pagans but the law CT God
sanctioned them. "WIthOut the shedding OF blood
there was no REMISSION" Every beast that was
slain, every Offering that was madc proclaimed
Enthusiastically that the sin OF the soul was so great
cent one in tine place OF the guilty tho guilty must
perish without hope. All these SACRIFICES were put
preparation for type anu shadow whlch was
70 come. AtOnement was possible. But IT must DC
by the voluntary suffering OF one who was the equal
or superior OF the transgressor ana who had not
himself slnncd. But the life OF mans own makcr
y superior TO him Gs the indnlte Is to the fnite
o. holiness Is to SIM the life OF one who had trans
creased no law, and had no punishment to bear,
shat could be received. The exceeding stnfulness
Of sin when punished In hls person would stand
forth in all It's enormty and oteEsiveness to God.
and who Of all The fallen and the sinful can
help but praise God tor His unspeaKabe gllt.
Let US contemplate some u the characters and rela
tons IN which Christ IS represented to US In the
accomplishment OF this work for man:-FirSt as
priest offering Tor SINFUL man sufficient SACRIFICES
scapcgoat bearing away our sins; fourth, as
medium paying Ills own blood for ransom;
Nth, as substitute, bearing punishment Tor US;
e. sixth, as washing US in His own blood.
The pastor. having eOquenty considered at
length each and every one OF the foregoing propo-
Sections upon the great work Of atonement:-F1rst,
D Is the groundwork and substance OF the GOspel
second II occasions the deepest humiiatlOn; third
j. gives occasion OF confident assurance Of saliva
don; fourth, none need for moment be In q state
condemned.
It was subsequently announced that between nine
end ten thousand dollars had noon colecteu Dy Inc
babbath school during the past nfteen months TO-
wards deirayny cost OF the lots upon which the
new church editcc Is to BIO erected.