The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-01-05
THE CLINTON AVENUE CONGREGATIONAL
CHURCH.

The Two Events Prominent In Our
Lives-Death and JudgmcMt-The Fear
OF Dcath-SermOn by DR.. Buddington.
DR.. Buddington's church was well attended yes.
terday morning. DR.. Buddington commenced his
discourse by saying:-We have been engaged
during the past week in OF the most significant
customs which have been handed down from
generation to generatl0n-w wishing each other q
happy new year; but not until we come into
the house OF prayer do we understand
that this is what we want 1t Is an act
Of unbeliet to live ana not be more cheerful tao
longer we live. select for my text tho
Hebrews, ix., 27-2s-"And as 1t is appointed unto
men once to die, but after this the judgment, 10
Christ was once offered to bear the sins OF many.
and unto them that look for Him shall He appeal
the second time without sin unto salvation" what
Wish to call your attention to Is the paralelisu
between our lives and the life OF Christ.
Ana to-day, as we look forward into the future.
what do we see Just two things above all others,
lifting themselves up in the bright light above us
these two events, our death and our judgment. II
Is appointed unto men once to die, but after thiA
the Judgment. Well, as We call to mind the history
OF Jesus Christ, what are the two events above all
Others which we see on Trs the dean and HIS
ton.
Now put these two facts together,
DEATH AND JUDGMENT,
more to US than any others in the world. We havs
the anticipation oftleath as On appointment OF God
,rreyers,ble inevitable bat ask what DO we mean
In the scripturai sense 1t is the result Of sin.
THE WAGES OF SIN Is pHATH,
and in tho beginning Of human history It was de,
nounced rs the penalty OF sin, alienation fror-
as snd ~ as ha sy me
sin entered into the world. and death BY sin. Say
Paul, "the sting Of death Is SIM"
said ID true, and 1t certainly ID, then By death we
DO not mean simply transformation Of lie. Enoca
when heaven stopped anu swept him nom earth.
Death Ii not the TRANSFORMATION OF life, but tho
death spoken OF IN the Holy Scriptures Is Gods dis
What is II you dread In deaths Is 1t the pain OF
dyingf That Ia OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES dimin.
Sen the srouOa pain he sSs Of SsnsS
were taken away Ia there man, woman or child
Mers sss wSS mU"% &c
In victory What Is more certain than tnis-tnat
this death we dread Is the consequence OF sin Lay
1t empties death OF Its dread. He By dying con.
dennis sin IN the nesh, and enables you to feel that
s msre 3ysr
Lord Jesus Christ as bearing hts sins. though pre-
vons TO that time he has been 10 bondage, there Is
no longer any lear Tor him Christ has changed the
fact OF death; Christ has redeemed US from the
CURSE OF TaE LAW
name IS changed. Christ says, Swaoeyer iiyssS
and beiieveth in Nc shall never die.n 1--WE s!al!
M Ssw Sut s
elnptied Of It's terror and loses Its narne. Christ
offered Himself 90 death TO bear the sins OF many,
and whoever beheyeth In Him Is relieved from
death.
What Is 1t to bear sius' evidently to bear the
them. God told the children Of Israel that their
children should wander over the desert, streWn
with their bones tor 40 years, suffering ior their
Sin
die that II the Son OF God bears our sins IN HIS own
be God, the gospel OF the grace OF God abOiishes
death.
alongside the TACT that Christ died; and beiicvs
me- as you look forward TO that TACT Of Chri3t's
dying for you 1t empties death OF its terror
But, secondly, there Is another event in store for
us, and that is ludgment and IT inst as certain
but alter death the Judgment.
The Old Testament Is full OF demonstrations that
God Is o just God. The wicked shall not 10 unpun.
isned, but the seed Of the righteous shall be dey-
cred but 1t shall not be wen with the wicked.
The poet has well said the worlds history has
has been It's Judgment What has been the history
Of New York for the last YEAR, Where arc the men
DIsuoYORIN0 THE GOVERNMENT
Of free people by r0bDing It's Treasury where
are the Judges who were soiling their crmlneS In
leons' cells or flying the country; and You tell
mat some times the course OF justice 10 diverted.
zen you That yon have only to 10 10 tne sanctuary
placed the ieet OF those men on slippery places;
ana y, there Judgment after death ana WAL y
World must 10 right.
l have told you that you have those Two eveun
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