, 1876-11-07
THE TABERNACLE.

RInnll. detachment Of the choir lnl few stranE-
crs oF the PLATFORM altogether, alyomt ! ,..A0
peDplc,-nn im1urnsc audience for ordinary tlsnes
u, afIry night, but rather lonesome fur tic
Tabernacle, with Its memories of grcat crowds
Of I, ,000 people.
Tie service vas annDunced as pEuise-ncct~
inE for tile first half hour, to be followed witt, a
serinon by tho pastor of the Third PRESBYTERIAN
Church. Tue prlisc-nlcetiny consisted Of IL solo
by Sir. Sankey. entitled, "Arc Your Windows
Opened Toward Jcrusalclnlr n congregational
tym il, +" Precious promise Goil ln,s giycn,'' Il
iive.mln,ttc speech by Brother I3urrcll, whu
spDi:e Of e!s acquaintance with Mr.. Suukcy 1ly9
years ago a1''l Of the duty Of people, to sii,2 II
they ha! the aos-power In them. lie tlcn Of
fercl brlui prayer.
Mr. Sankry tllon sang "Wntcll!nr anl wait
Ing u; sun. 1t ycry heartily mud effectively, con-
s!lering Aow small usl A;:tkence he hau, aftcr
which the praasc-t'lectl1r. came to IN end
form sort Of transition frcn tho special I" thu
regular service, the preacher gave out hymn,
which WIS sung by the CONGREGATION. "Jrsust
Keep me near lle cress," aftcr Which tl,c text
as preached several t!mes,o to-w3t, John, I'll,
IL: " Fur God So loved The world tint lie gave
His only brgDtten Son, that wtposocyer beiicyctlI
~ Him should not perish hut have everlasting
This passage Of Scripture Is precious OF mean
ingless, according as we recognize or reject
the idra Of tsdependence for smvation upon tic
vIcarIous sacrifice Of jesus Christ. II you 70 to
ot salvation is III thc blood Of Jesus Christ"
they will answer, i do not need any blood TO
clcansc ,ne. an sinner, 1cr1laps, but God,
wl!o is mcreifn1, will save oil the SOULS lie las
Him." But such position Ii Impossible to any
Intelligent persou who beiicvcs tic 1slplc. You
can't lind IN It anywhere such text LIS ~ God so
lowell the world that, Ia spite vi its s. MS aud thu
justico q Ills government lie will s,E!5 sase It
all." There ought to be tutnc Rut. passaSe
here II TINT toctsinc Is true. Hut tiscre IL not.
"Dut," snys another, stint is not my doctrine.
believe tnat snser must be punished unless
hS ys a sus ts s Sp II at a T ILL., foE
thr mcatllG Of sucls texts Us these: Without
the shedding Of blood there is no remission Ut
SINS" The blood of Jesus Christ, nls Syn,
ceanscth us from nj, sil." He WIS wsunded
iuiqu!tes.'' "The lanh sla!n from the fonn,1a-
tiu,, Of tho world, aud behold tho l.utnb
Of G0l who tasetl4 away tho, sins y;
tho woFld"9 What can nll tllctr nnd
nothing else required In order that sinners my
be saved, except Just only to repent Ut theft
sins! Whai, too, Is tho Significance Of tue ylslt
of tho Son ot tsu,l tu thls lower woslas Do
1Vcll, thcre arc angela who never sinned; Why
not sc1d one Of then, II TINT Is al that Is re-
qulrcdt Do you say 1t WIS to announce the
luyc Of Gol to n race sf Ills chtldrcnt Well,
n,ent NJ well Us 70 many others, which tl,sy
hnye been commissioned to bring usl Nh: 1na!l-
kin1 wero In such pcEsl ol -pcslsltng that
only the Son of Goa =, could save them,
anl tlut ls why IL gaye Ills son, TINT the Inv
might bc snt!slicd mud sho sinner be partloncd.
but some osr will say, =. II t}od is oinnipo.
tent how IL Hc shut un tn this ono tnrtlsod Of
saving sinnersi" Anl the answer might bc 'n
another question, I" What ianlt fave you to find
With this uuc way Of Gods selcctlon," Do you
know better than tiod how tn sayu s!tnlerst liz
says that lie Eav. Ills only Gcgotseu Son that
wl,osoevcr belcvcth on Illln should mt perish
but have everlasting lifc." Do you know my
other or my better way to save ssnslera than
Gods why Aud do you suppose tl!at lie would
lave given Ills only tcgottc! SIN to be 4 sacr3-
iirc fHr yin II there was any other or better wayt
"Wcll," says some one, s'if the Bible teaches
such lortrincs rs that will throw tho Ehle
overheard, fur don't leye any sucl doctrine"
but Il yoli TO TINT you layu no hope Of lelng
bayctl at all
"Wlat! DO you mean to cay that II the Bible
Isn't true then t.,erG IL menus of safynston!" F"
Exartly. Tint u jnst wl,ut sAy. Ask ypnr..
SELF tllu question, VIII God pardon the stnnerf
and then 70 everywhere clse except 10 the Bible
for your Huswcr, and ttllt will bc, No. There
L no no iasa ~ Of promise Ut pasd"n outside Of tl'e
Read rlatu and Plutarch au.l CIsrro nnd
Tacitlts, and wl1rn they speak u Immortality
there Is always ths .saiuc sad strain of doubt
II a oek "1 @ s Ssfans ,nat stuFs , 1t
must br appcascd. They offer nu hope Ut .pHr.
DON. Ask thc universal e',usclsgsu u mankind
% an! J. ss ,i snly M Sre aswcr; "1hc soul tI'at
Su great a question us tllat Of tho salvation of
Your soul uugIit nut to hu left 10 ,tlcrc snIce-
luIr. YOU eannut say, "timi ilust lo 11,crri-
tnl," but y0u TIL, say, "Uotl ,nliht he 5ust."
That h IL necessity u Ills government Vt the
Why has this community been 81 excited over
thu ttal VI q lnun Accused Of uuslcrf And
WHY liaH l!te lrcotnp so Hnsaie III this c1ty tlat
there !n4yc been three murders itl eight iuys nII
outraged buca,sc the Ju!ge's crnIinu has beci!
stalHed, aud because the LAW :.aB been sllnrn Of
ITS peralty, mt! It's puwcr titus taken awuy. II
is not t'ar ttls community aFo nrt.!eattgsl aud
Of murderer, biz IN. no other way. can
tho pacrcdnrss ot liiu bo maintained.
Now II NC hl,l no Bible ami no Guspet. re1<o,'-
lns fronl t'iu human tn tho utvnc, We sltonlt Us
',e punished; that .tltese w;s notlIIlss for tho
si.lier Int i fearful lookin. inr vi fiery intgia-
tiun which xl.all deyour the anniversaries. Why,
Il Is not u question ot mercy at az, tut llcs-
tim vi jit,tlrc. 1t Is nu, tito bihu TINT makes
G1A out to br inai an'l crarl, lccause us says,
s''rle sDul that enlctil Il slall ile.n Reason
anl tlIe universal conscience. VI lEanklnu says
the sumo thing, 1al IN tho Word OF t;u.l alo!io
t. tisyre the least fMnt glcan Of hopo for q
world full Ut sinners.
II You arc iuct!ucd to think God Is harsh mud
cruel 70 to Bethlehem and sce Ills only OegotsvM
Sun living tllero alnpng the bo1sts III 0 stahU,
Go with Him throusl, those three ytenrs Of His
sll! ministry, wEGn lEu catno unto Ills ow n,.l
Ills own received Him not. tn with that nlob
ta the house 1f plate, anl wa.cl, them ~ they
spit up!m 'llIn ulll press thu crnwn Ut ti,nrtis
upon ltls head. On to GoiSotlla, null
kGU Him ln!,ytNE tticFO Ut that
middle cross, between two thieves, unsl tsscn
remember thur this IL tho Sun of Almighty utAl,
yr!ed III human tesll, Who is .aytn; t!lrtc. tbs
Just tur the unjust. that lie might br!u. vi !nst
rebels buck to Ills Entllcr un1 our FutAer, lit
loi n,1 olr God, Aud ~ wc s!lae the two III.
gels look down With Wonder uiiun that erass uf
Calvary, aud n voice from the heavens eollies