The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-03-25

tho speaker enumerated the different classes az
persons who stood around the cross of Cal.
Vary and spoke of the satisfaction experienced By
the chief rulers In having Christ in their clutches
who SAID that by some sort or alliance with unseen
powers he did wonders ana saved Others, s'and
now II He be the Son of God. let Him save himself"
Inc taunt was as false 1t was cruel. Christ
hung there not their victim, but volun-
tary sufferer; for weeks before He himself
aiirmed. "No man taxeth nv life from
me. have power to lay 1t down and have power
TO take 1t again. The Son OF Man came not to 10
mnistered unto but to minister, and TO give his life
o ransom for many" But II the taunt OF the text
was false In the letter yet 1t had deep spiritual
truth In II. salvation must be by suffering. Life
always comes by DEATH without the cross no
crown Is reached. There was double necessity
laid upon whosoever undertook The worlds re-
dempton. First divine necessity; something In
the divine government which required an explattonl
sln. That God might be just and yet the juslhsr
OF him That beeveth IN Jesus; and so, whatsoever
would stand between the justice of God and the
condemned sinner must consent TO bare his bosom
to the sword and Dy his blood effect re-
dempt,on for sin. But there was o human necess
sty also. for man needed convincing declaration
OF the divine character his selfshness beiag such
that II coiored all his thoughts OF COD and hts
sense OF sin 80 keen that awakened apprehenslOns
chiefly touching divine righteousness. II man
divine rcart Of love must stand disclosed before
him: It was, tneleIore part OF Chrlsts mission
warm tenderness which He threw around the race.
az well as by the agony and shame OF Calvary. He
Christ, by His sue rings led an endless train Of re-,
deemed ones to the skies; but when they reached
sa to 6rs su
ing, was but the representative Man, exhibiting for
all time the fact that whatsoever VIII neIP ana save
sacridce and sometimes even by death itself:
Apostle passages Of scripture Nv, were :, quoted
drews proceeded to say that the law q vicarious-
ness runs through all Gods universe Nature lllua-
dssolvng rock that yielded the soil whence faithful
narvests sprang it was the seed that consented to
Sss ssa Tx spS Fl n pS
was pruned and bleeding that gave the most gener.
S Sna ina. Animal
was the lower classes OF animals that yielded their
@ to he OF a me @
truth. Every one who was born with painfglness
aaa h ad was sncs ~
that good resulted from sacrifice and
suffering An enlarged civilization was the result
nation where the principles OF liberty were con-
served and enlarged was the result OF the sacrifice
OF thousands who stood the shock Of battle to pre-
was further Illustrated by. reference to ancient
which some orator said would never close until the
most valuable thing in Rome should be thrown into
his charger and rushed into the cnasm which
closed forever and saved Rome. In OF the cities
Of France, during pestllence, young physician
offered himself on the altar OF the common welfare
and made arrangements to qlsSect victim
81 the plague Alter putting the paper upon
which he wrote his OPERATIONS into a vase Of
vinegar lie retired and dleu. Then the preacher
turned to religious history and instanced the SELF
sacrifice OF Moses, who laid aside all we wealth
and luxury OF Egypt, and dWelt gl0wingly upon
the seabnegattOn OF the great apostle Paul. OF JUDI
son, who gave his life to save Burmah, and Of young
man VINO presented himself to Bishop HeddinG
some years ago for OrdlnatlOn to the missionary
work, who after The Bishop depicted the sufferings
incident TO such life responded, like Paul, "NOno
OIL these things move me, neither count my life
dear unto me.n me dlstlnctOn between morality
and Christianity was this, that the former said,
"Do no man no wrong; tell the exact truth, steal
not, murder not, STAB no reputatt0n;n while
Christianity rose 10 the sublime height VI saying,
Not only be just, but learn how to love.n
In the latter was the enthusiasm Of humanity"
something like that which led the Lord Jesus Christ
from heaven. the test Of Christian character was
not to be found In observance OF the Sabbath and
attendance upon church SO much as the measure Of
divine power which led to q lie Of sefsacrif0e.
This spirit could be eylnced In the humbest Spheres
and In bearing little burdens and IL Yielding little
preferences to promote the happiness OF Others In
conclusion DIR. Andrews eloquently showed that
development oil the nOblest type OF Christian mall
hood In making sacrifices for Others one might
lose ease, money, reputation and time for mental
relaxation, but these were only the "ncidenta3" .
OF man anu did not enter the substance OF hts
being.