New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-04-26
THE MYSTERY OF THE GOSPEL.

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The Rev. John Johns, the new pastor OF the
Free Tabernacle Methodist Episcopal Church. on
Thirty-fonrthst. Eighth-ave, preached his first
sermon at that church yesterday morning His text was
st. John xii 81 Verify, verify say unto ysu except
corn OF Wheat fall the ground and die, it abideth
alone but il IL die, il bringetb forth much fruit
These words uttered by Christ the speaker said
on one OF the days Of the last week that lie wac among
men, They were uttered for the comfort Of HIS sorrow
stricken disciples. At His departure they seemed 10
have no hope of His reappearng The storm cloud was
gathering; the heart, beating with grlef was s"eInS
but before the storm cloud could burst OF the hear'
could break came these blessed words OF Jesus Ina
grain must die before it live must 90 down in'o
the ground that may live again. The preparation OF
ohe soil by the powshare must OF neceNy pfrae ,,s
teed or the harvest. We fancy sometimes t we couu
an with less cold and more Sunbeam liss stoth
dnd moro calm. but these are Gofs, in"lhoas
nj work and Winter long and DARK ana cou' y io'
Winter too long nor too dark i Is INC Precnts2r Oi
Spring preparatory process to NE pHIS, Du i o
golden crop of Autumntne, FOR the winner .sulPy'
God his work well and when u - once uoi' ~ o
ever done and hence the long winter ana the co" &c ot
preparation and toll before the actual ItdPng JUS ~
was il before the coming OF Christ There was a ons
Winter of 900 years but all this tune he poWs!' 81
promise going in, and the root was rene ,s ne
dry ground. God was preparing The way Tor tn' W".'
redemption in gift Of the Lord Jcsu, Christ Mln -
deal of hustle and noise attending It, Not 80 WIN ',s
He might have made the world ~ seven minutes out nou
can afford to take time He is always ahead Win man
the need is always before the remedy. WIN noI 'o
Christ in the sovereignty OF God Is the Lamb siam from
the Foundation of world The foundation o the worid
mnst have been Laid before the world reared ana
man was created before he could fall Long before the
SERPENT poisoned the brain OF man was mere Daim
i'm Gilrad God moves slowly Dut surely IN
the preparation and accomplishment or HIS grant l lr
poses. seedman scatiers the seed over 'h" hs"y
uiiIrncd soil burying IL up Ia die. IL Is dying but IN
not dead It's death, actually, is slow sun pr9eess 80
II was with Chrss death the cross Tie bore nnat
agony for All of US; died that We might I'VE now
mysterious ia the death of the grains There are men ,o
dav who saw do not know how II Is that "ut OF tn
death of Jesus should life Tor the world ana ihcv
reject Gods plan of salvation because IL Is M LIONS
one Take the mystery of God away nom the lD'e Is,
Won take all the sunshine ont OF tie world u wen
without The mystery makes 1t EoalY,n u, 1ou
filled and GodcrOwned. There Is no one wa" Has ever
vct flly understood the word OF God becars' what an
Infinite mind has produced finite minds cannot 'ohpe
hend 1t il the product of one man; Al l. GOdsPteu
and God-tillcd. , a.. L., ,.;,,,s -,
We cannot see God but can feel the drawings 81
His love. We talk too much about me death o.
Christ hut too little about His resurrection Jesus
Christ if when He 10 earth had come ony I" no
and remain dead might just as well not nave come We
believe in Savior who died but We DO not bcleNs III
Savior who is dead. Ii il only onrEaf ~ Tue gram as
dieS-the and meanor half 10 was only ohthdI Oh
Christ that died, and down In that deep grave e ger
minated. and rcsurrcced Lord we have Tie glory W
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