Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-01-05
81 Declare unto You the Gospel"

the last hundred years az faithfully il not
more So than In any other part of the world,
yet don't believe there is a word in The
English language so little understood as the
word Gospel; and | believe there are
great many that attend our churches every
Sabbath, and have attended for years, that
yet don't know really the meaning of that
word "Gospcl." | think il would do us
good to take a dictionary and note some Of
the words that are so often used ia tho
church of God-fnd out just the simple
meaning. II the word "Gospe means
good news, glad tidings," then when it
is preached and proclaimed the people are
to rejoice. II men believed it was glad
tidings, who could help but rejoice \
great many act as if we had brought them a
death-wairant, or an invitation TO a funeral,
or some dry, stupid sermon. The Gospel is
the best news that ever came TO earth from
Heaven, the best news that ever fell upon
mortal ears, that ever came to the sin-cursed
world, when the angels were permitted to
come out Of Heaven and say, " Behold, we
bring YOU glad tidings Of great joy which
shall be to all the people, for to-day is born
unto you Saviour
cnEi,r's DEATH AND RESURRECTION the
TmrNE OF ruE GosrEL.
We live in a day when men are preaching
almost everything else but the gospel OF
course there are many preachers, but great
many give forth an uncertain sound and
wonder why so lew people come to hear
them. A man came to me tna other day
and said, There is a great difference be-
tween our preaching. Either YOU are wrong
or ! am" Said |, "What is the difficulty
have never heard YOU but You have heard
me- and perhaps you can tell me the trouble
death Of Christ ond fe0 the neople that
the death has nothing TO do with it. preach
the life, and you the death" Said /, "My
good friend, what do you do about this
He was wounded for our transgressions,
bruised for our iniquities the chastisement
Of our peace was upon Him, and with His
stripes we are healed p" lie hung his head
and said 50 have not preached on that"
and said. What have you done with this
Who Himself bore our sins in His own
body on the tree =" Said he, "l have never
preached on that" Said /, "What do you
do with this | declare unto you the gos-
pei Christ died for our sins, accord
ing to the Scriptures 2" IL replied again,
81 have done nothing With that" and ]
went on and gave him n number Of pas
sages, and he said he had never preached on
them. Said ! What 30 You preach p
Said he, " preach essays, moral essays"
but he left out the atouement, the death OF
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And now ! want to tell why beIleye the
gospel is goodnews and glad tdlngs' want
to testify right here that never heard any
better news. never expect 70 hear any bet
ter news, because It has taken out OF my
hcart-iirst, sin. Behold the Lamb OF God
that taketh away the SINS oil tue world
Now, all sin is against God, and 1t IS God
alone that must forgive sin. We don't look
anywhere else for this. If God doesn't Tor