The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-01-06
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Rev. 6. j. BuFchetf gfeaehcd his first
.eyFnoa ~ pastor Of tie First Bfpflss
ehasaIl sessefaag morning. taking for his
text Jeha xviisf.
~Fkshef, Es.e haar = ceus. glorlsy tay sou.
nat sasy son aiso RAJ giafisy thee.
Tnaf was ara honr aIon which more de-
pended than upon any or ell ether hours
IL was not sixty minutes as measured by
the clock 81 sime. bus that periei extend
isg from tie time that Jess:s heEan making
the offering for sin. til he burst the bars Of
death and ascended 20 he eternal throne.
That was the li0ur IN whi h tie glory ol the
Father and the Son was displayed: a
moment which would shaFss ali other
coming time.
such hoay never struck before. and ns'er
will strike again. Il vas the hour Of the
worlds redemption.
In order that pardon might be offered 70
omr fallen race = mighty work must be
done; work that very FAR transcentIs al
human ability. This vas q work that more
bat God could do.
The unsayed are moi brought into glory
IN any hapiazard way. Eternal principles
form the groundwork 81 God plan 60 save.
The laws by which a sinner can be saved
are the Laws upon wbteh the throne o. God
rests. Re makes a sad mistake who thinks
.hat these laws can Be triaed with.
The world beneath orr Feet. and sii the
worlds above our heads are governed ty
exact laNs ard tie most nicely adjusted
principles. Should any one OF these vary
universal disorder would folow. Bat 'lse
most exact OF all sciences IS that By whieh
a sinner is made an angel Of light
Certainly in Doing such = work as this
no las can be set at defiance. Yet al had
bssfs broken BY our race. not one ia all the
moral code remained unbFoken. Hew.
therefore. could the guilty be brought into
peaceful and holy relations with God and
no violence be done % the laws Of God
Emmanuel stands there and he uses the
language al our text. he is about 20 answer
that question. Foar thousand years had
locked through bleeding offerings and
smoking sacrifices Tor the clear answer now
about "a be given, Eternity itself seems u
3 ave been soIicitous shat this hour might
hasten on whea the hand upon the
dial Of time might Indicate that the an
swer was ready
Christ Jesus vas able 20 do this: able 10
fainll every expectation raised By tbs
prophets. and every requirement. OF our
being. lie wns the Son OF God; be was
the son Of man. A. man he could pay the
peaalty 81 the law that man bad broken
hy suffering in onF ssead. A. God he could
take upon himself the terrible curse Of sin
which would have suaken orr world 20
eternal ruin. lie united in himself the
human and the divine; the finite and the
inaniisr time and eternity. This Is the
nature OF the enc who Is n0w about a
settle the question Of our redemption. TIE
hour Is come. he is on his way to Calvary q
isy the sure foundation Of thjs worlfi's hope,
When Justice is satisfied there Is no mars
claim. all strife n AZ an end On Calvary
the Justice 81 Cod vas perfectly satisfied
lie became sin for IS. That made Il Il dark
hour. For there Won behold the wonder 81
eli ares. the son ef God IA taking the place
of sinful men Tell me not that he il SIM.
piY man: be naakf also re God. lie MUS
Re n.sn iisdeua to suffer in my place. hui
he must be God that the merits Of tia,
Offering mav reach the throne Of Coa and
avail fov every COMING simmer % the end oi
time Many IN ali ages have stun bied a;
this asa not much wonder that thev
should To rFssp The fact that the one
whom ven $50 DYING there on a cross. amid
earthquake thrnhs and unnatural darkness
Is the prince Of glory II a colossal
thought Bat there al that hour tire Sou
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