The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-10-27
God wants US to pray. He does not want
US 10 get things too easily; He wants VI
to struggle in prayer.

God wants Us to pray. He does not want
us 10 get things too easily; He wants us
to struggle In prayer.
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At the night service Dean Barrett Sc
lected as his text. Romans ", z, And
not only so. but we also. JOY in God
through our Lord Jesus c. by whom
we have now received tn, - ement.'
This Is the only passage, .,e minister
said. where in the New Testament the
word atonement occurs. II means sacri-
flee. such are mentioned in the Old Tesla
ment as made by Noah, and still further
back BY Cain and Abel Sacrifices were
quite common among the civilized people
as well as among the savages. We find
them woven into the midst or legends.
and even in America among the Indians
the same strange custom existed. Mep
who made such bloody sacrifices were
only part OF their tribes, and the tribes
were TO be blamed for them instead of
holding individuals to account. Men
would only be satisfied with the sight
OF blood. AMI did not care whose blood
Il was. II IL only came from members Of
n hostile tribe.
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People often think THAI God is angry
from him as visitations OF Providence
The Jews used sacrifices for different pur-
poses 20 teach their people the ethical
and spiritual lessons The mere aspect
of sin was one OF the chief characteristics
of the history OF Israel The thirty
thousand tragedies were Christians were
sacrifices as martyrs In the early times.
have faded from the memory OF man. but
one cross STANDS supreme against the
sky because God was I'm Jesus Christ who
bled and died for us. II this be true no
wonder that Il arouses the hearts OF men.
while all other stories have been for
gotten. II thij be true, we come TO re-
alize that the/crucifxion OF Jesus Christ
is only the bursting forth OF what long
has been penned up I'm mans heart.
God did in Christ reconcile the world at
the cross on that memorable Friday
when he was nailed TO the cross. God al
ways feels supreme agony and grief and
sorrow and death when he faces sin.
p,rN caNSor SATISFY con.
His Son died, because God loved the
world he sent hts Son to reconcile the
world to himself God Is not Ike some
angry heather deity. who can only be-
appeased by the sight OF blood. Pain
cannot satisfy God. for the substitution
OF punishment does not satisfy the ends
of justice, and Christ was not punished
when he suffered for MS. and he did II
only to make us happy The best OF
sacrifice which the world has ever seen
has not been substitution. Christ dic
not suffer TO appease the wrath of a
vindictive deity. but only TO bring Coo.
children back TO him again. Al who be
lieve that God was I'm Jesus Christ at ths
cross know that he is will
TX 70 reconcile the world n
| Christ and bring them back
home God IS not a creditor demanding
blood for blood but he Is a father and
/ when we come back to him. the reconcin
alton Is complete.
At the services. the twentieth Sunday
after Trinity, which VIII be held AT Il
4 a. NJ. and i:30 T. NJ, the subjects from
which the preacher will draw conclu.
slons are. in the morning. THE Church.
and in the afternoon. THE SouPs Law
These are the farewell appearances OF
+ the Reverend r. S. Barrett. He Ia.
made a great impression by his simplicity