Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-05-05
An THE TABERNAcLr.

Progress OF the Great RevivAi-.gest,s
Christ the Author and the Finisher OF
Salvation.
The growth in the attendance al tho
gospel tent and continuous conversions
occurring are sources Of announcement
70 the Christian workers engaged ia this
religious enterprise. Last night the at.
tendance Indicated marked Increase. and
the numerous seats were nearly all occu.
pied. Aside from the possible spiritual
good 70 those attending these meetings
There Is much TO be gained In the way oil
a pleasant evening spent under profitable
instruction.
Tho pastor Of the Fourth Street
Methodist church, Rev. a. A.
Allison, preached the sermon last
night from the text Acts xiii, $50
''Be It known unto you, therefore, men
and brethren, that through this man *
preached unto you the forgiveness of sins;
aud by Him all that believe are justified
from all things, from which ye could not
be justified by the law OF Moses },
The crowded condition Of TuE GA
zETrE's columns this niorninp Is
such as TO preclude other than the
merest outline OF Mr.. Allison's sermon.
After dwelling upon Paul's mastery
sermon delivered In the synagogue At
Antioch, and his declaration to the jews
that only through the man Christ Jesus Is
preached forgiveness OF all stu, the speak
er last night emphasized the important
point in Paul's sermon, classification by
faith In Christi MIR. Allison said that
Christ comes as our substitute, and
finds as morally bankrupt, and
He put forth His gospel
and church Influences are put forth to
the Sanctltcation OF those who VIII nc.
cept Christ, "Though you are saved It Is
who pays the debt; Iafiord you freedom
from your moral embellishments, y
Christ says to the sinner. Ii is thus that
| light deScends into the human heart and
there plants hope for the future; II IL
thus as substitute that the blood of
Christ cleanses us from sin and washes
US whittier lhan snow. The first points
Tor consideration In this matter OF iustih-
cation are the means and the medium.
1t Is not by the law or the negative pre-
sentetlon OF the truth; 1t comes not
through Moses not by his ceremonial
law nor the moral law, because all that
requires perfect obedience and there Is
| none who render such obedience.
We are conceived in sin and
as we grow up we continually
violate the moral law. Let a criminal
confess to Judge his crime and express
his sorrow the man is not forgiven, but
the law must take its course and punish
ment magniies the law. But the moral
sinner can come out OF this realm to The
higher law Of God. The moral law says
do and die; 1t has no clemency, no re.
pentance aud no one can be justified by
| th.a Iata IT l.,.f ~ ..t,as 4
beautifully arranged so tnat the re.
pentance of the sinner wipes out his guilt
II he looks TO Christ for forgiveness who
saves to the utmost. The law OF Moses
cannot be repealed, else what would be
come Of tue lawgiyer2 what would be-
thought OF lawgiyer who would so bend
bis laws as to screen those who outraged
society," So Jesus Christ pays the deb
and thus 1usti1es US who are mora
paupers.
is "by him" Christ is the merltoriou
medium Of our justification. Gods Law
demands holy nature; this is not In
man, hence God gave His son, who was
endowed with a perfect nature, human
and divine, and he came down TO earth
and to appease the demand Of the mora
law was himself sacrificed on the alta
that poor humanity might be redeemed
/ Christ was not OF the angels but was o
the seed Of Abraham, and was thereb,
directly linked on TO poor humanity
Thereby we are exalted and our atone
ment Is made.
This justification is to all who believe
The extent OF this justification extends
to the plotting out OF all our sins. For
giveness Is for not one grade Of sin, bu
all sin. The law has made no provision
for presumptuous sin. Society Is wrong
there are titles and hundreds in society
who are going to hell because OF the NOR
al parricades which society erects ngains
salvation. Christ will forgive all sin ex
cept one and few are able to commit that
When you are forgiven you are not lik'
criminal who had been sentenced, anC
therefore bears stain before his fellow
man; but God blots out all; He calls TO
the best robe for the prodigal the fattet
calf is killed, for ! have relieved my chill
dren OF every sin. So Christ thus justi
fies by His blood every man.
After the sermon great interest wa
shown by many present. SO long as II i
required of them, these Christian worker
will continue the meetings. There vii
be meeting ut 6 O'Clock this morning
at 10 O'Clock and the usual meeting a
night