Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-01-08
NO ROOM FOR CHRIST.
BE WAS CROWDED OUT or TIE Inn At
BETHLEHEM
And Be is Crowded 0ul OF the Hearts Of Nanv To-
Day-Two Eloquent Sermons By RI
Rev. bishop Peierkia.

The Bt Rev. Geo. w. Peterkln,
Bishop OF the Episcopal Diocese OF
West Virginia, paid his first visit to
Wheeling, yesterday, since before his
departure for Brazil last summer. At
the rectory OF ST. Matthews church, on
Saturday night, he was given recep-
ton, and large number OF the Bish-
ops friends in Wheeling called TO re-
new their pleasant former acquaintance
with the reverend gentleman, who is
one or the most popular workers In the
Masters cause In the State Yesterday
the Bishop lost no opportunity to min
ister TO the EpiScopalians OF this com
munity. 10 the morning he preached
10 large congregation at ST Matthews
church aud administered the Holy Com
munioD. In the afternoon he addressed
good congregation At St Paurs Mis-.
sion church at Elm Grove, and last
night preached 10 the largest congrega
ton OF the day at ST. Luke's
Taking as the text for his morning
sermon the words from the seventh
verse OF the second chapter OF st. Luke
-"There was no room for them In the
inn"-he preached an excellent prac-
teal sermon, likening the people OF all
generations from that day 10 this to tho
Inn in which there was no room for
Christ. In mems hearts there is too
often no room for Christ. They are
preoccupied with thoughts OF other
things and leave only stable or some
by-piace I'm the heart for Christ to oc-
cupy.
There must always be some object OF
love which is supreme is ones heart.
and instead OF Christ this object is too
often something which is unworthy, or
even degrading. The pursuit of pleas
ure Is uppermost In the minds OF many
who say "let Us eat, drink and be merry,
for tomorrow we die" Ia this the
mans aim is not above that OF the
brute. Wealth Is appermost In the
minds OF others. The desire for power
fills the minds OF others. These and
other things which might be mentioned
are all absorbing passions TO which, II we
commit ourselves at all, we will soon
De utterly swept away aud truth and
righteousness crowded 10 the wall
They Will preclude a loyal life of devo-
eion 10 Christ There are objects Of
our desire which in themselves are
worthy, but the indulgence OF which
exclude Christ and drive htm out. One
can not serve two masters
Few people come right out and say they
are determined 10 lead life a pleasure
and cannot accept Ch-ist. They simply
make no room for Him aud lie is
crowded out. Just so 10 was at the inn.
The place was simply preoccupiod.
they may have been T. very respectable
company of people. And SO Christ
may have been crowded out of our
hearts without any desire Of ours to do
n This hn
Agrippa's almost persuaded" He
was preoccupied.
There are few who would keep Christ
out OF the churches, but lie is not sat
ished with temples made with hands,
even though they rival the temple Of
SolomOn's. He wants ia the work
shops, the Offices, the daily business,
and II we once get the constant care
and the redeeming love OF Christ In our
minds all our lives will be permeated
by Him and we will not crowd Him out.
When we draw a sharp ference be-
tween our secular aud our religious
lives Christ Is crowded out. Aud IL
there is no room for him in the inn
some one else is master there. II Christ
has not the central part OF our hearts
he Is crowded out aud another master
has his place. His personal presence
should be always felt, and we should
have Christ in our politics, in our pro-
LESSONS, cur business, our homes. We
are not expected 10 give up this world:
we are expected 20 enjoy 10 and 10 got
all the good out OF 10 there is in IL, but
with Goodness, which is profitable in
ali things. To Ds like GOd is 10 be with
God and 10 enjoy him now aud forever
To have Goodness we must find room
for Christ. Christ goes from door 20
door, from heart TO heart, knocking.
and finds many, not barred and bolted
against hun, but simply preoccupied.
We ought TO see that be has room 20
enter. Christianity is part faith and
part love. The love part is TO Initiate
Christ To take as absolutely true all
that Christ said is the beginning, the
middle and the end Of all religion, and
Christ is the same yesterday, to-day and
tomorrow.
AT ST. Luke's last night the Bishop
preached from the words found in the
fifth verse OF the eleventh chapter OF
ST. Matthew, And the poor have the
gospel preached 10 them" From the
time when John the Baptist sent TO To-
quire OF Jesus II He were act
ually the Christ aud received 10
reply the story Of the works the Lord
was performing the chief evidences on
test OF Christianity has been its
works. by their fruits ye shall know
them" is as true to-day as 10 was
when tho Lord spoke the words.
BY the poor IS not only meant those
poor 10 this worlds goods, but those
weak in the spirit or in need OF assist
ance Of any kind. As in the parable Of
the Good Samaritan the neighbor is
shown TO mean any one who is in need Of
help, 40 ia this case tho poor may be
said 20 be any one who needs assist
snce. spiritual or worldly, and the duty
Of the Christian is not only % feed and
clothe those who arc go temporal want,
but 20 present the gospel % those
who know 10 not This preaching
the Gospel was mentioned as the climax
Of the Lords good works. There are
more ways than one To which we may
preach the Gospel To- the poor-that IT,,
% those who need 10. First. by mis-
sionary work at home ana abroad. The
Bishop spoke OF the many opportunities
for missionary work and the spread Of
the Gospel not only iu our own laud bot
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