The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-06-02
LEFFERT's PARK SERVICES.

Justification by Faith and It's Blessed
Results-Sermon by the Rev. George A.
Hubbcll.
Two weeks ago the Brooklyn Young Mems Pray
ing Band inaugurated their summer season Of out
door services in Lefrert's Park. The opening ser.
mon was preached by Rev. Matthew Hale Smith;
the second by Rev. DR.. Ingersol who has during
the past week sailed for Europe; and yesterday
Rev. George A. Hubbell pastor OF the Greene ave.
nue. Methodist Episcopal church, preached
to the people, The congregations at these
afternoon services are larger generally than
can be found in many churches, and they also
orderly. The presence OF a policeman has not been
required since the meetings were inaugurated.
Mr.. william O'Donnell takes charge Of the meet
ings and provides the preachers. The singing Is
excellent, and is led by the Praying Band. Hun.
dreds gather from time to time In the park who
would not 90 to a church service, and they listen
attentvely to the preaching Of the Gospel and to
the exhortations and experiences that follow.
THE REV. GEORGE A. HUBBELL's SERMON.
Mr.. Hubbe's text yesterday was Romans ", l.
Therefore, being justified by faith, we have peace
with God through our Lord Jesus Christ" This
word therefore" he said, is the conclusion of .
very labored argument or the apostle in the pre-
vious chapter. He starts out with the statement
that the world is in SIM and that mankind needs q
saviour saviour t hut mere the question may be asked.
law Of Cod be accounted sinners? They are a law
unto themselves. The heather world have prov
erb, when they do wrong that this Is contrary to
the divine law. They are, therefore, under the
same condemnation as ourselves. We are
mandment carries with it penalty.
and we nave all slnned and come short OF the
days about annihilation but there IS no such teach
ing in this Bible The Scriptures declare that all
that are IN Their graves shall come forth they that
they that have done evil unto the resurrection OF
damnation. The important question for US to set
tie is. How shall we escape this sentence CT damna-
ton and the wrath to come These questions
that are pressing for an answer by us ALL they are
also are asking how they may escape. Men every
where are trying to escape the sense OF guilt which
the methods proposed or invented by themselves.
There are legal difficulties in the way Mr.. Hubbell
then drew parallel from nature and gave Illus
tratiOns from experience to show that repentance
and sorrow cannot atone Tor the sins OF the past.
How then, he asked, can we get rid Of the record
one way, and that is contained in the text-.being
justified by faith" The doctrine OF substitution
bell. Jesus he said, came down to earth and suf-
fered himself to be nailed to the cross to demon
strate to the world that God was merciful as well
as inst. Now how shall we make this atOnement
OF Christ available to ourselves?
WE MUST COME TO GOD
and make confession OF our sins and receive for
glveness at his hands. We justified by faith, not
by uniting with church and attending regularly to
the services Of the same We are saved by coming
to Jesus Christ Mere assent to the dogmas and
doctrines of the Gospel Is not faith. Coming to
Jesus only Is faith. This illustrated by Peter
walking on the water to meet Jesus. The results
OF this Justification by faith are seen in the peace
that man has in his own heart-peace with God
through our Lord Jesus Christ. The current and
bent of mans life Is changed SO that the things
which he once loved he now hates. He delights now
in the law Of God after the inward man. Mr.. Hub
bell gave illustrations from his own and Others ex-
perience OF the change which comes over man
who Is justified by faith and is at peace with God
through our Lord Jesus Christ, and urged the un.
converted in the congregation to settle the great
controversy between themselves and God at once.
''LITTLE PETER, THE FRENCHMAN,"
as he Is Familiarity known followed with stirring
exhortation and a narration OF his own con-
version. He was Catholic lad and came
a stranger to the United States and hired
himself out to farming Friend, who was
so religious that little Peter could not
stand the influence Of the good man and so Left
him. Peter was stranger and knew not where to
go; but the Lord directed him and he next fell in
with good Baptist deacon, who prayed earnestly
and daily for and with the little Frenchman until
he brought to the knowledge OF the truth as it
is In Jesus. And now Tor more than forty years he
has been telling how great things the Lord hath
done for his soul. Little Peter has all the nervous
ness and exctabiity peculiar to his people and Is
thoroughgong, shouting Methodist. Alter Peters
address several persons related their religious ex
perenccs and the meeting about five O'Clock adj