New-York tribune., 1874-10-26
THE SACRIFICE FOR SINS.
The Rev. Dr. GerpIis smith a, ST. PaAs Msl.ois. Epsas
Church.


The Rev. Dr. GerrI< smith Mst.oll Ep's@pa
Church
The Rev. DR.. Gervaise Smith, Secretary OF
the Wesleyan Conference, England, preached at St.
Pau's Methodist Episcopal Church. yesterday morning.
He was assisted IN the service by Bishop James and D
Roche and Chapman. The speaker took for his text the
and 18th OF the 10th chapter Of Pius Ep
TO the Hebrews: But this man. after be had offered
sacrifice for sin forever down the rght hand
God hcnceforth expecting till His enemies be
made his foOtstOOl" This perfect sacrifice of Caria
was made the special theme OF the discourse. After
citing the customs prevalent among the priests " who
stood daily mnsterug aud Offering oftentines the same
Sacrifices which can never take away sins, Dr. smith
said:
These customs we're only the shadows-,he mere
lines OF the true picture The sacrifices OF atOnPmeui
were only ypes which could not reach the
take away sin-tney could not renOvate mans moral
nature. The rational conclusion must b3 thls-rltlA
sacrifices do not avail In putting away he tnrpode OF
BY " this man." Jesus wis meant; man being plt
aars Of sasraee, was threeoId the CHRISTIAN scr
fees Qhe sacrifices OF God broken spirio the jew
i,h sacrces and the perfect sacrifice OF Christ Two
things required Of lcestnat they be voluntary
and that they be actually offered up. lot as an atone
crowds aud priests and Pnarisees might endeayot
to take away his life. but he laid It down down
vOaStnry wInS and all his saernss we're Sacrifices.
Two classes of persons witnessed his death. One class
SareS Ss bCdy for the grave You don think tho
Roman soldiers ptled him Pity in Roman soldieri
The they didn't mutilae his body was because
he dead The Gospel constantly makes reference
sacrifices. The prophets announce that God ordered
that Christ should suffer john called him the lamb Ot
sacrifice, and there doubt that sacrifice reached
everywhere. Now concerning the character OF tls
sacrifice Sin is remarkable the variety Of its mean
There but word whose sgni;ation is wider,
that word is salvation. Tne ylcarousness Of sacr
flee is the thought OF the text. All who set themselves
against the divinity OF Christ set themselves against
aonement Is It or not unjust OF the sufferer 10 onef
atOnement by proxy 1ne notion or eXplatioh 10
noticed everywhere in common life, as IN business
suretes iu tue commercial world ana hostages Ia war
but the expiaOn loses It's force II II las one OF these
marks: L. 10 he made bg ones own Will, because IL Is
right that the ends Of penal law may DO efctuaV
served After all that has been said against the doc
trne OF substitution profess To cling 10 atOnemcnt
III 1t Is that sacrifices were typical OF aonemcnt
the sacrifices OF Jesus atOnement for the sias
of men The doctrine OF the Old Testament is decidedly
that OF atonement There two or three sacrifices OF
secondary nature. The sacrhces OF the heathen the
substitutionary term Our word Is for as he died fof
Precipitation for our slns' and as In the sacrifice of
Jesus death The perfectness Of sacrifice shows
Itself unity and efficacy, IN the one Ia opposition 70
the many OF law The papa ceremony OF mass Is worth
less, Is SINFUL There Is but one sacrifice The people
are apt to say, There stands in Heaven Lamp as IL
it had been slain" There is If. TGe lamb SANDS
the same to-day 1t did Calvary. Jesus takes ia
His hand censers of all, and pats them at the loot
stool Of God Jesus was installed in mediatord us.
nifty at hand OF God Stephen dying. saw sas
the right hand OF God The medatorla posture s ms
:" He sat down." He came to accomplish an olJect .hd
having ACCOMPLISHED he returned to HIS abiding place
There further thought or rest III an Object accom-
pished. The night cometh when no man snail work
Jesus sits until the Judgment, when He viii reward the
good and punish the evil doers Finally, the extent Oi
tue cession OF our enemies. VINO are our enelesi Din
and satan oppose Death Is our nal foe. There Is
word Indicates the conflict Will he ssyere but the
more fearful the glorious the victory
We make IA mistake about death. We say man was
conquered when he died. but you never crown the van
quisned IL Is the demon you see overcome.
From henccfOrth expecting. Christ Is carrying ou:
the great work and bringing the world 10 himself Howl
Not as an angry beast not by stratesy, but WITH calm
assurance. He looks upon some OF us anu We are fright
ened and CRY out, It's falling" raw recruit VINO
detailed to work in trench on seeing the ground about
him falling in. cries out, The country 10
ruined, the battle lost" but he does not see
the prospect a hs general on yonder hill. You
speak OF resolution mark OF manhood Then surely
you will deny 1t 10 the author OF manhood, VINO
SAID to me every knee shall bend" From whom eK-
pecng Not from a holy spirit nor from adyersltles
but from the Churcn which has the hunDlest yet Ds
intimate bearing on the wOrlls salvation. To eaca "f
US is given mssiOn-to some 10 preac1 To some the cars
OF the young sick dying. He has set before ycu
your work and sits the throne expecting you 10 do
it, Do you refuse Then some one else will do II bus
conceive the s0emny OF that day. when the good shall
he ar the words "weu done" Conceive the feelings Of
that man who knows then he has not done his duty.
Nv brethren, We summon you TO the battle OF Goa
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