New-York tribune., 1876-02-17

do il ye commemorate Iiis death Yet that lis is
not being born again; thaI Is not b"Ss,hs ,viv uon
death unto lie. It SAYS plainly ana 80 Pianly Pnnl
Iha, thcrc need not bc any mistake about IT. EXCEPT
nu nr n~n of ~ spirit yc cannot enter INTO the ks
iom, of C,od what hns u sacrament 10 do with tnat
what has baptism 10 do with being born again "na
another man comes and says. e" say my prayers resh
lar" ~t say. that that Is not being born aga'h i"'
ls not hcns born Of the spirit :,
Ii isa very solemn question: then. thai comes up pc
ioic us aud ~SrG t rHIy "n' ShoId hp born SS aen
Have been born " the spirit nave plaseu m"n "n
who say that tacse m cnss are very COCA lor % i @
class OF people That they would be very goon You
et other Vicious pcor 10 hcrcthat would 20 great deal
of good There are certain nen ,a, W. 1 ms toi Whn
W ; N.codcmusi was he drunhard, SalnDi.r W
theft" he AZ the very best men IN Jerusasn
no doubt about that lie an honorable C9u,clor'
he hClonscd 10 tho Slnnedrn he hld very hSh Pohl
ton hc OF tie best men IN the STATE ne Vas a
Why IL lac were here todt, lie would De mace
"A President Oi one OF our colleges ne "Vuiu ps iu'
cnd" ont before MS name" Reverend Nicodcmus d. D.
or LII d." AMI yet. what dld CHRIST say 10 NM MN,
Except man be again. hc cannot stc tie kingdom
OF 0d So said He tie woman IN tie fourth chapter
OF John In the eighth cnap'e you see III eHPo @ %, m
him. Well there are Pharsecs at the present day VINO
rely upon their merits and their own greatness
Tngv say 10 you on yes these meetings are very good
for tho abandoned aud the Outcasts nnd the unlofiud.
thov arc very good Tor immoral men, but are moral
Tell these things to who arr not moral Lac! sc, II,
To think that Jesus said. "lo must he born again.
he meant else that must be born asain-uldht
mean hem all. You sc John the bco ed whc "aIh
ING through the srgcs. ana yOu sly io him. met your
Master last night went around 10 see iihl JON, Jonn
wOuli say How dat you like Ilinf HIS ilehh "ouIu
reply, e never ne5 suc9 person III ny @ NV, a. nesep h
ringing in my ever since. lie told me thtt pou :"
lo,ed tho world thai o gave lli' only Degole son ,hat
wbosoever b eycd linn i0uld not perish Dnt nave
everlasting lle john does yOur Master tai" ta' Wa!
will never forget hat interview" ne was io"n" ~
tie dark bJ CaIst hc was directed lio INC IlSH va!
me- wcu,d not d, for Jesus. see NcoGcnua. lie,
with Jose Of Arimathea, TOOK down '"o pou1
by MS to the last / never knew a mau that had
personal interview with Jesus tlat did not sli, ny n, M
low nI until yol have interview with bin, ior never
spake tiat nan spakc Ho is just tne li'i h"'
every one wants
NO MAN CAN SAVE HIMsEIF.
Rut can Imagine some one say, II that Is TO have
new BIRTH what am to dOi can't create he' Ger
talny can't save myself" You certainly can't, AMI we
don't preach tha you We tell you 1t Is utterly I'M
possible to make better without Christ ana tha'
what trying 10 do. They are trying To rach
up this old Adams There must be rev crea
ton Regeneration in creation. and If 1t Is new
creation it work of God. In the rst chapter
OF Genesis cont appear. There IL no one there
but God. Man is there TO help or take part
When God redeemed the world lie WAS alone . That
which born OF the bcsh "a neoh, ana tnat "ien is
change his skin and the leopard cannot change ms Spots
When was in En- iand my lltie er SAID I"pi, MY
don't tuose coolod people WASH t;cmacInes Nh''ci
You might well try t0 make yourselves pure ana Hv!
without the help Of God 1t wrad Oe Jus' 40 easy ,op
himself white The Etheopean cannot chang
.Ds. s skin an n"r ms % 'nS a.t S' q, well iH1"fs % o
ltp over the moon as to serSe Gol Gol n IN otaf ens
an ilat which is bonn OF TIE sprt Is Si1t Now ,'"d
tiIs in TINS chapter how We are u get in," MS Ant
ton Is worth working FOR. We admit al mat II there
were and mountains IN the way IT "ohld he WoIh
swimming those rivers and climbing thC-' mountains
There IL doubt that salvation Is worth an a' .u We
hot l.'i. refu We
Iolt work to be saved. We work from thG Gross bui
yonr salvation with and iIcmLlns. WHY you inuSi
have your salvation before You can wOrR II OUT snp@S
10 my itiIe boy. " GO and wor out that Eaiish'
must .unsh he garden b.Iore he can "YTk II our,
ouoSe cay to nm want M so d 10 nave sepd m t o and
viii be- caFcf,h how | spend H." WiheHp,r Wheh
h.St left home and went to Boston, had spent al' y
/ Knew there was oniv one man dag IRON
hone but thoueh, py some pos, ioy n tn9re v tpr %
sister. and awiui cad TO get H. she ~! I'uI
that there great many pcHpockcts IN bos'on anu
large part of that etlcr to have me be- very care
fu not 10 let any body pick ny pocLei NO" HAD -o 10
have something IN my 20 Eoi III 0rdes 10 nave u
picked. you have got 10 have salvation before 'on
can work IL out ,.,,,..,, ,, ,rA
CHRIST shouted Calvary, " Ii is hnsicd lie meant
what he said All that men nave 10 do no" 10 Jds1 u
a man long as ihey are Tying To WORN ont
sa, alton. can liasihe there are some people
lcre WHO Nill say. IS SlcDdcmus did, The - very
y nav - me- s"ys, How can these things ,ei 1t SOUNDS
yegy stli.o to mis- ear. Born agau born o the sihrt
iio;s can tlcse things bel" \ great many people sa,
douT ask us 10 believe it," Now. can imagine :. ea
many peo,Ie in tins hal saying that. When
og ash me to reason rpS 90" wind '' 6loNcIa Gaa
where 1t lis,eth and yon hear the sound thriS"i.
gocih; 80 is every n-t Is born OF tie SPIRIT can
unde. stand al 'Cu ~. "!nl = "h ash nae 1" I'r'h u
out. can't. 1t may blow due north here. and up 90
Bys!ui! 10 may DlOW uuo oUdth. ma IP =" '-ii
drc,. lot and ind IL biOWing IA an entirely 0iios'i
direction rom villa; u 80 dow" here fod a,h .ne 90 "a
aIn these currents Ui wind, DJt bcc"G ga" -ldi!
A. anI because don't understand i. SUI pose stand
here ana aeSot. . humph t",io 10 u Ht' NM a. d
wind" can Imagine ti'"t iiiue s.F' down '%.,.e %
saying, 81 know more about ~ a., ,iSn INA Ina,
blowing against M lace ahl SAe Lay Di,'h % '-'
"ind OioW ny ui,"t'',- o' " ny 't % ~ 80 % 10, rel
ana ddnt SEQ II OOw man nay Oh n 80. i s =, o.,
Haven't seen II blow the trees IN the iOcss anu ne
Wi toll me o-nsA that there is wind - 10 o'l Ia,
thoIe is such tl.ng 10 man BON d ,Ilo Sp'riI
inbt as much have ict the WIND
blowing in my face I cant rcas II Ii out There are
never could Ou the CrstiOn can see lhe "Oiu
Da, can't tell how God made II odt ol n0iLins Az
can. Gieato lCn oi SAM out OF nothing bEi even
these viii ADMIT ieG ~ cfoAlinS Pow'i 'I' 80
a great many Things ihat can't explain ana thdt cant
80 vcr s Iat he mad eard that The ministry aud
rel aiOn of Jesus Christ was mater oi revelation
and not invest CATION "WAcn II IledSes COD To ItVe1
lis Son 10 M" sys Paul. There we're party Oi young
men tner ana went bach l" The county,
and thor journey thcy made up iAer minds no. 10 DO
iievc anything they could reason out An old man
heard them and presently said. heard say you
would lot believe anything you could not ioison out"
"Nes," they SAID, that Was 90" VOL. ie oaid COIN
ing duwn on the tran to-day. no iced some geese,
some sheep, some SWINE, anu some cattle, all e"lhs
grass Can you tell nc by what process that
same grass was turned into hair feathers Dristcs anu
wooli DO you believe IL is iaoti" "Ob yes, thcy
said We can't hep believing that though we IAN to SEQ
it," "Wc said the Od man, can mp pcilc'Inh ~
Jesus Christ" can't help believing III the regeneration
OF maI when men that nave been reclaimed ! BE
men that have been reformed haven't some OF the
very worst men Inc city been acknowledgement up
out tie pit and her iect put upon The rock ana new
song put IN their mouth IL Was ,iIsnB an1 paslheh
ing aud now is prsing God Old things have passed
away and all things have become pe" not reformed