The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-08-11
MADISON AVENUE BAPTIST CHURCH.

Sermon by the Rev. DIR. Tucker on 'sThe
Plan of SaIvation''-AL Logical and Con-
else Treatment Of the Subject-Thc
Seller Of Souls--The Purchaser and the
Price Paid for Their Redemption.
The Baptist church on the corner OF Thirty first
street aud Madison avenue was rather thiny at
tended yesterday morning at haltpast ten O'Clock
service. The oppressive heat OF the day and the
love of country air by members Of the congrega
ton were, no doubt, the great interfering innu
ences. The service, however, lacked nothing
OF its usual attractive characteristics. The sing
ing by the choir and playing OF the organis;
were as admirable as could be expected. But the
great feature of the service was the sermon,
preached by the Rev. DR.. Tucker, OF Augusta.
Ga. He chose his text from st. Paus First
Epistie to the Corinthians, sixth chapter and
twentieth verse-"For ye are bought with price
The reverend Doctor introduced his discourse by
showing from the Book OF Genesis that all things
on the earth, and above, and beneath, and around,
belong to God by
The text, In Its literal meaning, was, there.
FORE contradiction, for since all these things
and people and creatures belonged to God
from all eternity there was apparently no neces-
sity Tor paying price for them. But this was a
figure "a metaphOr), in many OF which kind the
Hoy Scriptures abound. There was necessity
Tor redeeming fallen man, for, although man be-
will and act he destroyed that right and could not
belong to Him afterwards save by the right OF re-
demption. Hence God In His unmstakabe wis
dom saw 1t fit to pay
A PRICE FOR TIE HUMAN RACE
and for the Whole world, which lie had lost through
SIN. Cod therefore became purchaser. his In
finite law, which demanded justice as well as
observance, was the seller and His own Son was
the price which he gave for our salvation. God
had a perfect and obvious reason for paying this
price, and that reason was "that lie so loved the
world as to give up His own beloved Son as a
sacrifice for the salvation of tt.V The vQiun of
the purchase may therefore be estimated
by the price e, paid a s, 1t WA was paid not
OF His only begOtten Son, every drop OF which was
a coin of infinite value. Thus He must according
loved the price which He paid for It's redemption.
Who then. can doubt but the souls OF men are
INFINITELY DEAR TO GOD,
as was also the life OF His Son? And who Is there
that does not believe that God guards and watches
over those souls as a treasure of infinite value9
Hence when one soul is lost God Is robbed OF gem
Tor which He has infinite love and which He does
not necessarily wish TO loose. for lie paid the blood
OF His Sou for hat soul.
But why did God make this purchaser Through
His Infinite love for man and for the glory OF His
own majesty. Since, therefore, we have been
belong to him IN twoold manner, which makes
US dearcr to Him than
THE ANGELS THEMSELVES,
for they belong to him only by creation. We belong
to him by creation and redemption.
Now that the purchase has been made and Gods
infinite law paid The price OF saivdtion in the
blood of Christ Jesus what is it that is expected OF
us to do Simply as the text Enthusiastically
yEr poa w sna m spr are re-
subduing our passions, incnatons, lusts and by
remaining pure Also 10y labor, by honest toll, Tor
labor, which necessarily glorily God and fulfil Ills
law. We can glOriy God in the spirit by living in
In Goa and remaining with Him forever. The rev
erend Doctor concluded with q short, effective
prayer, which apparently moved his hearers to q
sense of the necessity OF prayer and adherence to
duty.