The New York herald., 1874-07-20
TABERNACLE BAPTIST CHURCH.

Lessons from Judas Betrayal Of Christi
SERMON by Rev. Edward Cross, Of Gov.
entry, England.
There was considering that we are In the
midst Of the summer sostice, very re-
spectacle attendance at the services yester.
day mor1ing at the Baptist Tabernacle church,
corner Of Second avenue and Tenth street.
Occupying the pulpit was an English clergyman
Rev. Edward Cross OF Coventry. England. He
Is quite young man and wearing mustache.
His style of delivery was unimpassioned and at
times his pronunciation quite inartlculate, and,
with the constant rattling.o OF the cars along the
street, but a small portion Of the discourse could
have been heard by those In the after part OF
the congregation. His text was st. John,
xviii, 6-"As soon, hen, as he had said unto
them am He they went backward and fell to
the ground" He began with showing the prep
aratiOns made by Judas to betray his Lord and
Master. This
pERFID1oUs PLAN OF BETRAYAL
had been deliberately formed and was carried ont
with the same deoeration Efforts were made to
prevent any possible lescue. Judas and his
abettors were wholly bent IN carrying to success
full completion their diabocal plot. As Jesus Christ
SAID II am he,' all the traitors were overcome with
supernatural terror. Here was evidence OF His
divinity. He could have struck them dead. He
showed saUy, m however tnat IT,. ais lie was not forced
Mment Of % the great mission which brought Him
@ en ass wo % nssr .e There
those those i mp5ess.ns wear away. Ike sSs
The 1rst great lesson contained in the text was
that the discovery OF Christ would fsoten the most
hardened sinners They had never read of more
hardened sinner than tue thief on the cross.
ana and yet M when ne discovered that u was Jesus
out 10 1ln IOr mercy. Inc l0treDld Saui of Targus
would encompass sea and land to make one prose-
yte. Waen he discovered Christ he at once
asked. "Lord, what wilt thou have me to dor
What becomes OF infdety in
THE HOUR OF DEATH.
The great Voltaire said to his physician in his
dying hour, 'I Will give you half am worth il
you VIII give me SIX months OF life.n A discovery
that the Bible IS the grand book OF revelation and
religion reality brings men to their senses. It is
then they call out, ''uOd bc mercfn to me sin.
nerw Another lesson OF the text was that the
strongest IMPRESSIONS often pass away and leave
nothing but increased hardness. What has become
OF the resolves of the conscious smitten Alas
they nave cruci6ed their Lord ana saviour. You
do things now when on your bapiismai day Won
would have been horriaed at the mere thought OF
DONG. You go to bed Without read ng your Bible
ana without PRAYER. Where Is the blessed Jesus
you once knew There were doubtiess present
some who were laboring under deep religious i'm
pfessi0ns, but now saw the
DREADFUL DANGER OF sIN.
You must guard against a relapse. There is
danger that this impression win vanish like the
vessel on the distant water. Take care how you
reject the special calls OF God. But II the beiray.
ers OF Jesus were so overcome At HIS discovery on
earth, how VIII II be IN the day OF judgment with
all the power OF an avenging God In HIS hands9
what VIII be the efect OF that sentence, depart
ye fS y to nS Ss
critical time In the lite OF man or woman was
when they were subject to the strlvings OF the
resist such strviDps. Take care, take care, Young
man and woman, that YOU resist not the sfrivinos
sins ana enter on that liz here thai w be ener So
lowed by blessed lite hereafter.