New-York tribune., 1882-03-06
GOSPEL WORKIy BROOKLYN.

to clean the world ana thus 20 save mankind
GOSPEL WORK IN BROOKLYN
71e GeorOe p Pe"cost N ihe BROOKLYN AddeMy 4"
A series of free Gospel services was begun III
the Brooklyn Academy of Music on the first sunday
of October last under the charge o. the Rev George
P,ntccost, pastor Of The TOupkin' Avenne Congrtga
tun Church. The expenses are borne by number ot
the prominent citizens Of Prookyn WHO had become I'M
pressed with the need Of free aud attractive religious
seryccs for tie nonchur, h-gOng GLASS OF people" No
collections have been taken, though boXcs are paoeu
at the door for those who care to contribute
The meetings have been Lcld on every Sunday at p %
since they started and their success has more ah
equalled the anticlpations Of those who began
them A large number OF persons has p'eh
turned away for want Of room every Sunday
except when the weather has been very stormy
Between 200 and 500 persons, mostly young men, nave
given evidence OF their acceptance OF IN CHRISTIAN me-
and OF these about known to have joined various
churches. The meetings have been restricted aS iuI
az possible to persons who were not chnrch
members and special pains have been taken to
interest young men, Of whom brooklyn contains an I'M
usually large number. Yesterday the par1uette and
balcony were reserved for the young men until 2o pm
Fully threefourhs of the audience were men, ani THESE
we're mostly of a respectable and Intelligent hp-
pcarance Il ia contemplated eventually to restrict the
meetings to men only. The meetings have been sup
plrmcn ed by the visits Of members OF c"mmltiS
10 between 5000 and 5000 families, for the
purpose Of RELIGIOUS conVrrsatlon' blol1-retulins
or charity where the latter was needed. IN
curry meeting. have usually oo ,oo"f Secn '' hr{ on
Thursday evenings. The services are undenoniha-
The attendance at yesterdays meeting the largest
the series began thousands OF persons being unable
hundred pSi'D persons, and many persons stood in
various parts Of the house throughont the
hTeyF % Tas 6e se& MeG 9vdne S tn S aP cuch wo
that gli
posed to question the truth OF the Gospel
here wa, Gt a a cwn 1s n's 6y the f
present Mrs. Zelda segun then sang " Fee az
cost gave uotse tIa the lease of the Ac iemy would
expire on the last Sunday in This month,
in APRIL the meetings would probably close that day.
He hoped he said to reopen nc meetings next October
The tntire year nse AT OF six mouths. He also cJmpl
mented The singers ior their voluntary ai1 ana sad
they could enjoy the thought Of having done great deal
Of good A.. n. o.,
F. PeniecOst, was based on TIE text, Ac,s XII, 3S'
BE 1t known unto you, therefore, men and brethren,
thai through this man s preached uuto you forgiveness
travelling few years ago, said the preacher, in the
Highlands Of scotland. was the guest OF gentleman
conducted me oyer one ot the od castles O one OF
scolands noble lords TIE owner was sick IN RuGe.
certain day every room should be ope ed,
that eyeryon. ni1ht come in and enjoy the
a0us of the castle. Rich and poor Hooked TO the
treasures though occasionally pror man would peep in
"a
20 away apparently unable to realize that he
Tree to enter The house Of tho nobleman.
so IL seems me, the Gospel Is thrown open 10 every
one God Ill de the proclamation to everyone to
come and take freely The sweet sound OF the Gospel
ever viii, let him come This is the proc
iamaion Of the text. No conditions imposed.
We are told that will be forgiven If We good.
The ct Of the forgiveness OF sill ls the hlngng open OG
Gods house OF mercy People may not go In, but that
GoSs SSIpc dp"n n% and everyone being free to go
in and take what he wants, The forgiveness of
Justification, and the various rooms to sanhcatioI the
peace OF God and other experiences Every one inside
Of this house Will be saved every one outside VIII DC
Vu sav God has no reason for forgiving yon an un
grateful SINNER. Bnt the reason Is In Him. lie
SAYS: 81 have loved you with an everlasting
love" 81 have DotIed ouO my slHs ~ cOud.
hi after thcy we're rubbed out lie said - auess
they 20 10 nowhere" So God hits our from aud
they never appear again in our hearts or lives
When I'm switzerland while ago. ] saw the process Of
cloud making. Little bits yapOr up along the
mountain size, looking so white ana innocent In the
I'm cloud al the top that grew denser and darker until
the ram fell and the lightning flashed SO our sins
accumulate as a dark cloud between Us and Heaven,
until The the atOnement beams through it the
sunshine dd through the storm at last In the Psalms
ii il written: As far the east If rom the west far
have removed your sins froin mo" Again In Isaiah
God 1 will RayS e set dm m hy o Sn5 r s% Rs
have sometimes ted us "ta terror when % we have Re-
membered taat God sees them an BUT when they are
Hls sight. lie says an mat He delgnteth
depths of the sea. The ancents believed he TO
bOtUmlcss aud 80 God accommodated lhs statement 10
their intelligence.
Another picture OF the forgiveness OF God is found In
jeremiah: " Will remcmOcr Jour -ln ana lnlquty no
more" He simply forgels them, which 10 more than
we can do Unlike good sister, VINO, having shaken
hands viii another whom she mad differed,
SAID forgive you, but | won't forget IT," Gud
f0rgyes aud forgets don't know how lie does IT, bat
lie does To use a coined phrase, lie remembers 10
forget" -,
Massach chiisetts near where 1 lived farmer who
sent MS son 10 an Eastern college. the son T., into bad
habiis gam Dcd am got into debt The father OH hear
ing of paid The indebtedness and told his son he should
hrnccorh send him only enough money To pay Ills nee
expenses The young man fell again, and TO eK
tricate himself pecunIary embarrassment forged
the name a prominent man In his native town a. an
indorseuIent u note signed by himself He obtained
the money, but The forgery was dls,
covered and he arrested tlcd and
sentenced 10 prison. lie managed escape however.
and went TO California His father was neart-broken,
he by gfeat effort obtained the Governors pardon,
paid all Of sons debts ami the costs o the trial. aud
hen sent snerh with the canceed note, the pardon,
~ OOO-s the money he could spure-and letter from
hiluscf TO his boy. The shciin, after much trOubc
track ked tno waLderer To q low den in Western city
The young man. now hardened rnian, triel to escape
on seeing The sheriff but told by the latter that he
carried pardon. After reading the pardon he tore 1t 70
pieces When the evidence Of the paid debt was
SHOWN him he was still unmovcd. But when
he read the Of his father asking hin IN return he
broke down and said, sheriff, I'll go with you" But
this hu poor parable OF The love OF Cod Ny fdends,
the deb II paid the law Is satSc you are forgiven.
OTae home them Him VINO has promised 10 present
yOu without spot or blenish.