New-York tribune., 1876-02-15
NR NOODY,S SERMON.


You that were here last night remember was
speaking on the texthe 4th Of Luke 18th verse; The
spirit of The Lord upOn because He hath anonted
me 10 preach the Gospel" l want to continue the sub
feet we had last night. We don't want 20 set over th
word Gospel" too 1t is too precious And don't
know but 1t would be well to preach the same uBS
over and again here, until yOu believe H. heard
Oh mini ster who preached the three times
and Of the brethren went to him, and told him ne
had better preach another sermon, and he said when his
congregation believed that, he would preach another
sermon but he didn't propose 10 do so until they did.
"The spirit of the Lord is upon Inc because he hath
anoiuted me to preach The Gospel" Now, the question
H. who shall the Gospel be preached toi There is GER
tain class Of people who think the Gosrel Is
very good for dnkards and thieves and vaSaDonds' but
there are many OF these sergheous PhaTiSees to-
DAY who are drawing their filthy rags Of selfrigheous
ness around them and thinking the Bible for certain
class II understand the Bible correctly the Gospel IS
for all We read in the last chapter of Mark-almost
tic last words the Son Of God uttered on tins
earth were TO his Disciples" Go ye into all the
world aud preach the Gospel 10 every cre@-
ture" When We come to the Gosp !, there is no
distinction rich and poor must be served alike learned
and unleaIned; all have 20 into the Kingdom of
God one way, and that is By believing the Gospel OF
Jesus Christ Now these words uttered after Christ
had tasted death for every Gethsemane now was
behind Him. Calvary, with all its horrors, was past; c
Just ready to home TO take His seat at the right
hand of the Father; He just giving the disciples His
parting In other vOrds lie was giving them
His commission TO 20 into all te world and preach the
Gospel to every creature And he that belicyeh and
J. baptzed snail h saved, and he that bcieyoth not
shah be damnc1o
lean ast imagine all that little band OF disciples who
,tood around Him, those unearned Of Gace, those
fishermen who had been associated with Him for three
,ears-I can imagine the tears trickling down Their
cheeks as He talked leaving them, and Of tdem
thinking that the Lord didn't really mean that that lie
didn't mean they should preach the Gospel 10 every
creaiurc-for He had herd work 70 make them believe
that the Gospe should be preached the Gcntics. 1t
seemed as if the Jews wanted to keep the Gospel IN Pacs
tine; but by the grace God would i"w out; Il would
70 to the world because He had gwen orders THAI
tie Gospel should be preached 10 every Creature
And find tno messengers going to the four cor
ners Of the earth TO proclaim the glad tdlngs OF the Cos
pei ofCnst Bat can imagine that Peter says: Lord,
You don't really that shall preach the Gospel 70
those lnon murered You, TO those men that took
your life :" eyes" saysthe Lord "go and preach the
Gospel to those Jerusalem sinncrs' can imagine Hn
saying 60 and hunt ny that man that pui the cruel
crown Of thoyns upon Ny brew and preach tho Gospel
10 him Tell him shall have crown il My kingdom
without thorn init. Hcmay stupOn Ny throne II be viii
accepof salvation as gift Go hunt up that man that spat
In Ny face and preach the Gospel 10 him and offer nm
salvation and tell him he can be saved If he Is ony
ceansed by the blood have shcd at Calvary Go to the
mn that thrust spear into Ay side and tell him there
fsa way Tell him is nothing hat love in Nv heart
for hun. Go preach the Gospel 10 eveTT creature" Aud
after Ie had gone upon high, find the Holy Ghost
cane down upon the tenth day and then they began to
preach and now Peter standing there upon the day
OF Pentecost prea hing the Gospel Of God 10 sinners;
and John Bunyan says. If Jerusalem sinner can be
sayed there is hope FOR MS all" DO you think God is
moekingl Do you think God f. preaching 20 you and
then not giving you power take itl The Gospel
preached 10 every creature and do think He IA not
willing that every shall he saved on the face OF
the earhl
SALVATION PROCLAIMED TO ALL.
Now like proclaim tic Gospel, because II Is 10 De
proclaimed TO all When see poor dguukard, when
zee a thief when prisoner in yOnder prison, u IA
grand glorious thing, go and proclaim 10 him the glad
tdings because know he can bc saved There Ia not
one that has gone fallen 60 low but that he can
b. saved because every Of Gods procamatons are
headed "whosoever" That takes in ALL nobody is left
out. Somebody said he had rather have " who6oeyer
than his name because he would be afraid il some
other man who mi sht have had his Eame This was well
brought prison The other day. when the chaplain
said T. NC want tell you that occurred here
some time ago Our Commissioners went to the Governor
out 1--WE men for good behavior the Governor said
the record to be kept IN secret; the men were 10
men were ought cut, the roll was called and the ircs
lien Unttine his hands IN liz pocket he drew out the
papers and said to those 100 convlet j hold IN my
like IT, Every held his breath and II was as silent
as death Then the Commissioners went Oh 10 tell low
given them" the chaplain said The susenfe was so
grsat that he spoke up to the Commissioner ana
told him TO INST read the names oi those
paIdoned before he spoke further and the
hrst Eamc read out was, "kcuDcn Johnson VIII come
out nd get his PARDON" He held out the paper but no
one came. He looked all arodud expecting TO see man
spring his Feet at still arose. aud he u ned
the officer Of the prison, and said Are all the con
yets Lerel" Yes" the reply. " Then Reuben
johnson Will come and get his pardon" Tie real Kcu
ben Johnson al tGs time looking around to
where Reuben wGs and the chaplain becboned 10
him, and 10 turned and looked around and behind
him, thinking other man must bc meant. n second
time he kOned 20 Reuben, and called To him, aud
second time the looked around TO where i-ubcn
was, until at last the chspiain said ~ him. You
man. Reuben " and lie got up out OF his
seat and sank back again. tbing IL could not be
He for ~ years having been paced there
for lifs when he up and took his pardon lie
could dy his eyes, and he went back 10 his
seat and wept ike child aud then, when the cUnvicts
were back their cells, Reuben had been
long hayt OF falling INTO line and taking the lock
step with that he fell into his pace and the
chaplain had say Reuben, come out you are free
man"
That Is the way men make out their pardon-for good
behavior; but the Gospel OF Jesus Christ offered to
those that have not behaved we'll Ii IA offered 10 all
that have snod aud not worthy All man has got
10 Iroye that he is not worthy aud will show