New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-03-29


from l. Peter ILL., IL 10: For 1t Ia better If the will OF
God be So that We suffer for well doing than for evil
doing For Christ hath suffered for SINS the
iuat for The unjust that He might bring us to God
This text said the preacher suggests two questions
flr-t what did Christ sufTr and secondly Why ur he
suneri The common answer to the FIRST question ~
90, orally accented is that Christ suffered the
punishment due for mems sins; that lie Vooh
oursace and was pun shed for sins IN our stead
There are three objections TO that OF the text IL
Is unjust unscrptural ard mpossibC-I mean IN hs
bold Naked unqualified form; and think 'ha'
most people who accept the general theory
qualify il in Their own mind 10 IT,
verse the fundamental principle that the hho
cont are protected md the guilty suffer 10 TO
unsettle the very foundation OF justice. III y
unscriptural because Scripture teaches expressly
that every man shall bear his own burden
and nat no one shall punished for the sin OF another
There are natural and physical consequences whlch
come 10 the child through the sin OF the father Dut tey
are not punshmeus but the misfotunes OF the ehlld
This is hing 10 be pititd. and Coo does So ana
provides tne child compensation in another form.
Scripture says distinctly that the father shall not bear
tho iniquy Of the CHI d. and tie son shall not bear
punishment for the fathers sin. All souls are
mine" said God. and being mine, care for them
all" and though those children suffer they are His
There are passages The Il bic which 20 teach, at
fl ST glance that Christ was punished sins but.
making proper allowance tor hguraIivc language We
shall fnd n examination thar nowhere it so nught.
He bore SINS tut not our punishment lie suffered
The thrd objection that it is impossible in the ma
turc OF thinE. nat the lnngcepl s. Qua 4e pus1o
/ know that under maH's ad ADMINISTRATION IN
impossible things under Go1's govern ment that n
guilty man should escape. Ihe penalty oi SIN III us
Opaque body which casts a shadow IL ana
punishment cannot be separated Ine pen
atty Of sin OF man, If in man. ana
remains IN the body as a poison until it been extlr
paed or expelled Sin i moral poison, and WI con
tinue to produce disease until il IS removed Ine penalty
sin is The shadow between he soul aud Cod 1t Is
reflected on the BACKGROUND as black coud ana
hides the face OF the Father from thr s'ilSh
The may talk cant philosog meal or skcptl-
o1l, than all Theological mt but re Goes
Know GOD he lives IN opposition u MN Ia tue ma
lure Of things sness m&n cannot leel the curse OF
J.rns's own words wcre Into Thy hands I commi,
myself Is that the language OF conscious CGltf !
have known abnormal cases where men imagined Lem
selves gu'liY OF some oiher person SIN A'n" q 'lS
where uan of hlgh Judicial position, VINO III ms Ola
suffered greatly that he had committed
some crime. when everyone knew that ne was a most
Son Of God could never by any p1ssib imagine taat
fIe being punished, that Go = hot wrath " being
suacri Ianswcr IN the Hrht of Scripture and human
experience that His suh rings re ma urd amt were
law OF inaiurc that nothing exist, for itsri
alone. A. are parts OF one great wh,i.
family wehLd vicIr1ous sacrifice first illustrated. We
are born IN the world 10 sni r ana our well
The mother suffers Tor her child Her care and
devotion are yicarous. In the same way tne
bis he aud hand and heart are ad the burden. OF
his children. lie tolls for them, suffers for th'n
thinks for them. and often dies Tor their welfare
The unSeliiSn mother does not turn "y
more ne ' mo 6 E s6e Is the more sne Gnar Yon must
look fOr tno best people whore the cIcatcst sorrow
found Under the al law the good suffer for the bad
Tank Of the suffering OF the poor mother over
her Ialen child. and the agony of the lhthcr
who bears his boy In his heart Whenever
great achievements TO be made somebody must
suffer all instances the best and bfayeS are lhe
victims. Not long ago caasm opcree across ga. Con
nent ant 100000 lives sacrificed To C SO H. N'o
uttered most on that OCCASION the best or worst OF the
ludi Did he contractors VINO male money ont OF thr
OF country paid tie pena Al over this ia1d the
cry of Rachel weeping or children was beard But
ton Of the great principle. At midnight. stand
Ing the threshold Of Lis home, Is the brilliant
debaucucrg, nnds darkness throughout his house
Hating at an oten door he hears low" FIX voice. and
his CHRISTIAN vile, with tears III hcr eyes nud
IN The father OF the child She bore on ne heart
the sin OF The could NOT feel for hlmseI Inc /
man was 4nb~r d by the slgf Before daylight the bad
TO-DAY occupies OF the highest positions IN thr
Nation and be to the fact that hi- soul
luODed from the sepulclre % sin 10 HE.
He took me iGuv of MI ana bore as lis h.orr God
II natural and necessary condition Of Iiis !
rst smfforet for ms 10 bring Ms 10 God When We were
iemptiOn had been purchased, Christ answered that |
cod 80 loved the world that lie gave H., only |
lighting for human liberty some one raid Ia |
nlm, " How Is It WIN your own sSn g " To tel ihe
others that 1 have not given IT tho"gnL'
which sacrifices self brings extreme felicity. self
Messing The cross s the egerlastin. symbol of sell
foods the soul. On Caster morning commend TO you
tnis great ruthHe that loves Ch,t loves hastcns
aar is