The New York herald., 1873-09-08

Inc Scneme OF Gospel REDEEM DttOn.
Sermon by Rev. john Orcutt, Of New
York.
LONG BRANCH September 7, 1873.
or course there are not so many people at the
hotels as there we're, but for all this the Rowland
House is still nearly full, and will remain so till the
end OF the month"; and then there were nearly
$50 arrivals last evening at the West End. and
propornonate number Of newly arrived guests at
the ocean House, SO, as will be seen, there yet
here including the cottages, enough fashionable
people to make up good sized fashionable
congregations at all the churches This
fact at least was very clearly shown in the largo
attendance this morning ut that church OF most
fashionable resort here, the Sea Side Chapel. The
weather, too, was most propitiOus for fashionable
people to venture out, the sky cloudless, deli.
cous breeze from the sea, and the whole intensified
into glowing beauty by the brilliant but genial
warmth Of the mid september sum- Rev. John
Orcutt, OF New York, occupied the pulpit. The
subject of his discourse was "The Scheme OF
Gospel salvation and the text on which
ashamed OF the Gospe OF Christ, for 1t Is the power
OF God unto salvation to any one that believeth,
to the Jew first and also to the Greek.n Happy,
thrice happy he began. Is the man who has the
God OF Israel for his god. For those who were lost
God sent HIS son. he sent sent HIS dearly begotten
other way. without the shedding OF blood there
could be no remission OF sin to him that believeth.
THE DEATH OF CHRIST WAS SALVATION.
The gospel system contains no more saving
power than any system Of human origin. The oner
OF salvation was made to a world Of Sinners but
there were certain conditions. it was to these
who believe; 1t was bv Gods Holy Spirit that the
heart was prepared to receive the divine seed. 1t
is recorded that on the day OF Pentecost 1900 souls
were converted. Here were three agencies,
the preaching OF Peter, the presence or
Ghost. II Peter had preached any other Gospel than
Christ crueIfed the Holy Ghost would not have
descended. Men are
NOT BORN CHRISTIANS.
God Is almighty, 10 be sure, but His omnipotence is
manifested by certain fixed aud immutable laws.
1t required the agency OF the Holy Ghost The
divine power given by Christ to his disciples would
be conferred on His true believers to-day. AS the
SUITED TO THE WANTS OF THE PEOPLE
to whom ST. Paul preached l,so0 years ago,
present generation. There was but
ONE WAY OF GETTING INTO HEAVEN,
either In the Old Testament or New Testament
time: st. Paul. on Mars Hill or at Agrippa,
cosa Gosns mot, no. nave preached c,aIGy ne Etes
and this only could be used. The subject was one
OF great Importance to them. Were any Of them
ashamed to deiend It : He did know men VINO
would not be so much ashamed TO be seen stealing
as to be seen praying We're there any such - r. the
| ashamed Of the Gospel showed
THE BAsEST INGRATITUDE
God had sent his Son to save them, ana tney
showed gratitude for this great ana M anPar to,-
alleed gt The means o. grace and and tepIsg tee Mog
them. They should remember that they were, were nv.
inc for an endless eternity and that tney would De
held accountable for the neglect OF the Gospel op-
portunities here offered them.
THE CHURCH DEBT.
| IL was stated that OF the $7,7o0 debt with whicn
! the Church was burdened at the commencement OF
| the season there had been paid In ana pledged
during the season s. 500, leaving only about $1,000
| still unpaid. The hope was expressed that the resi-
due the debt would also soon be paid IL was fur
ther stated that the success attending the iquda-
tion OF this Indebtedness was greatly owing to the
unremittng assiduty OF Rev. James b. Wilson, tho
| pastor and Henry W. Wilson, his brother.