The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-09-06
PRE-RAPHAELITE EVANGELISM.
Christ as q Lawyer and Sin
ners as Clients.
A CRUSH IN TALMAGE'S TABERNACLE.
st. Rose of Lima-A Sweet Saints
Festival.
BROADWAY TABERNACLE.

CHRIST THE ADvoCATE-ALL THE WORLD AS
CLIENTS.
DR.. raylors pulpit in the pretty church called the
tabernacle was occupied yesterday morning by Rev.
Mr. Barbour, OF Bangor, Me. The church pretty
well filled by fashionable congregation The services
Of tho morning opened by a voluntary from the
choir which is a most admirably trained The Rev.
Mr. Barbour chose his text from John, ill., l. 2"And
n nv man sim we have advocate with the Father
Jesus Christ rghteous and he is the Precipitation for
our SINS and only but also for the of
the whole world" These words present three views
the sinner tho advocate, the Precipitation In what is
Christ our advocates aud the matter lies my mind
I think n good Of teaching the subject is to
sketch the duties of advocate An advocates quail
incatons may be briefly stated. First, he must be
friend Of the government and laws which he appears TO
plead We all know it is useless TO attack the law; that
would be an enemy's work, not the work of an advo
cate. Again. an advocate must have authority, must
come in lawfully-in legal phrase he must be
ADMITTED BAR
That is a beautiful and expressive phrase he is
The between the two, the judge side and
the client the other. Again, an advocate must be
upright; suspicion OF illegal conduct must rest upon
bis name every worthy OF being advocate should
live so that he should have the word righteous" writ
ton before his name. Again. an advocate should be
capable OF having some degree of sympathy with his
client When wrongdOer mas an advocate he should
have some one who mas sympathy with him. not with
The wrong doing, but with his defencecssness, and
when in court he says Wen affirm this that all his
bearing shows that he DESTROYS that the best that
be done shall be done This is enough to give brief
idea OF the qualifications for his duty which is to take
The place OF who is not able to plead for HIMSELF it
is his duty TO use all lawful effort to deliver the one
trusting him.
| will now proceed 20 the burden of the discourse
Docs Christ fulfil this duty in His advocacy of the sin
ners believe He does in every particular In the
first place in appearing for the sinner He is the
rv,tuiu fnf N-tn
He says, say of one another, True, the
has sinned but these laws strict nobody
keep them" Not word has He about the hard
itions not word upon the injustice OF the condemna
hon Whyg Because If He raised that sort
on the p government of God We never hear one word
in extenuation of mans guilt He well knows that the
law just and holy and good Hence in defending the
sinner He rather magnhes the law.
The next point rs to his authority. Has He any au
thority TO take the place of
MAN?
Yes He is appointed by the Judge Of all the earth,
who has sent Him down to defend US. Again He is
der no suspicion Of co.nivance with SIN He can
show that lie is sufferer by what has been done, and
n this connection see deep meaning in the fact
hat He siness When He asserts that He bent
THE SINNERS FRIEND
Would He have been friend If He had been a sinner?
The next point is his sympathy with his clients,
with plying eye on the wrong door; not pity with the
sln but with the sinner 1t IS not the righteous He
pleads for, but the sinner, the guilty, defenceless
Eansgressor, who has no plea of his
He died for offences and lives for their
Justification Let pass TO the next point and
whether not He does his best in managing the sim
ner's Notice His mode and ground OF appeal He
makes appeal to the feelings Of the judge the law
givcr the sphere of justice is in the judgment equal
and exact justice to ALL that is the ruling principle
The law is good, why should it suffer- The advocate
ADMITS THE CHARGE;
he is sinner and the plea is, guilty without excuse;
is there any request for Communication; the
demnation just but he docs offer pay the
demands Of the law. The advocate pleads for mercy.
On certain righteous grounds, he says he present
considerations the acceptance of which the penalty
need not fall on the offender The plea is that of pro-
pitation Is a something which casts reflection on
the government but which avas instead OF the threat
cned punishment. And Christ has other pleas besides
that OF His cruxion in behalf OF the guilty. He
plead future fidelity; He becomes the surety He will
satisfy the law that future injury will be done
the law ask every man who sins II he is trusting to
THE GREAT PLgADER
he is going TO God with pleas of his own docs he
think that anything better could be presented God
than Jesus Christ himself You ask what you are to do
TO avail yourself of the advocate You should first
the advocate alone and tell him the whole truth. Bad
though the may be tho great leader will
II Having stated the case, II b. left for the
advocate-that is vital The advocate take the place
Of the employing him and he expects all the
ward he for the love and gratitude Of the he
delivers from the Of the law. put IL YOU,
does any want any clearer directions how TO seek
God than this my fellow citizens, let Christ have
your case Say 40 Saviour, plead for mel and you
will be Chrsts charge and care till He you safe in
he love