The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-25
NORTH BAPTIST CHURCH.

Rev. II. e. Neighbor on the Origin of Evil
and Mystery of the Atonement
At the North Baptist Church, yesterday
morning Rev. R. E. Neighbor, the pastor,
preached on the origin of evil and the mystery
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turned every to his own way: and the Lord hath
laid on him the iniquits of US all"
After some Introductory remarks, the speaker
said in brief: Like sheep We have gone astray;
we have sinued; we have all sinned. What a
mysteryis sin! All have sinned. Why should we
SIM Nobody knows the origin Of evil, or the
gone astray. Think Of the millions on
earth to-day. and then of all that have
lived on the earth. All have stunned; all
gone astray. What mystery All men
hear testimony of the worlds guilt in all ages.
The best men that ever lived have acknowledged
their sirfulness; some have been so impressed
with the weight of sin that they have quit So
ciety and have gone off and made recluses of
themselves, thinking in some way to make
amends for their sins. The fact which comes to
us is that there is not one within these walls
who has not gone astray. We all, like sheep.
have gone estray-like sheep we have followed
Observation-Disclosures needless, bindly follow
after others, after society Foolish sheep. One
generation after another, one following another
We say. Everybody does tit is CUSTOM A
young lady said: MY father was a Universal
ist so will not accept your teaching" A silly
sheep II am member of soand-so church
because Mr. B. is" Silly sheep. One says: II
cannot break off from my coterie Of friends to
titude to do evil. Oh, how fooishl Why not
seek Gods If the millions do evil why not do
right, if all else do wrongl Everyone to his
own way" so fully illustrated by John Bunyan
in the journeyings of Christian and his compan-
ions The prodigal son is the most striking illus
tration of his ''own way" but he came to him
self. Many of You have not come to yourselves
as did ne. Oh, wandering sheep, return; come
back and do Gods will.
80 God laid on him the iniquity of us all. .
GOD laid. on him" What mystery! Over
against sin stands this great gift of the atone
ment How strange In the days OF the prophet
they that sin must suffer the penalty. 1t was
'sin"-"penalty;" the latter must follow the
former The prophet must have been astonished
at the revelation ION him"-not on us, but on
him-the great mystery of the offering, OF sub
situation. How far short our illustrations come
There is fellowship of suffering; but what is it
TO suffer instead of another, of all. The enGi-
neer in some respects illustrates it when he
takes the lever in hand and goes down to death,
thus hoping to save others. 1t is, however,
short of the great truth of substitution. THE
Lord laid on him the iniquities of us al"-'laid
on him" all of our sins. The sins of all. of
all generations, are laid on him.
There never was but one man that came into
world to die, "the man Christ Jesus" He came
to die for us ALL
We do not come into this world to die. We do
not want to die even though we hope to have q
better home above. If we could get that home
without dying We would go in that way. But
Christ came to die. What a mystery! These are
great facts with which we have to do. Some of
you have not accepted these facts Why not
now believe on Christ Jesus! 1t M. kes all the
difference in this world to you how you treat
these facts and in eternity you must come face
to face with them whether you accept the truth
now or not.
The ordinance of baptism was celebrated at
the close of the evening service There will be
meetings on Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday
evenings of this week.