The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-01-17
SUNDAY AFTERNOON

Mr.. Moody preached on Sunday after
noon, Jan. IA, TO women alone from Luke,
second chapter, part OF the seventh verse:
And they laid him in the manger be-
cause there was no room for them In the
inn."
want to show, II can, that the
human heart is very much like that inn at
Bethlehem-no room for Christ. 4.
For 1000 years every srue son OF God from
the time that Adam fell away back there
in Eden, down to the time that Christ
made his appearance in Bethlehem had
been looking forward to his coming, and
the mothers in Israel had been praying
that they might be the mother of that
child, and yet when he arrives, the first
thing we hear Is that there is no room for
him.
1t may bethat some of you are saying
''1f they had known who he was there
had been plenty OF room, there would
have been the booming of cannon, the
ringing Of bells, the playing OF bands and
shout go up from the true sons OF God
at Bethlehem and in Jerusalem, but am
not sure of that, because we read that
when the wise men arrived to declare that
, He was He that was born king of the Jews
not only Herod but all Jerusalem was
troubled at the fact that He had come.
When the Prince of Wales came to this
country l vas young man in Chicago
and remember that the city went wild
with excitement. 1t was thought that
there was nothing good enough in that
western city for him, The hospitality OF
the city was given to him, and he
could have the very best there was
in every city not only in the East, but in
the South and West extended invita- ions
for him to come and visit them. The pa
pers were discussing what he came for.
remember one said that he came to look
into the Republican form OF government,
another that he came for his
health, another that he came to kill
a few buffaloes. / don't remem Der that
he told us what his visit was for-I don't
know that the country was any wiser or
better for his coming; but one thing do
know, that when the Prince of Heaven
came down He did not come on any
secret mission, but told us what He came
for-to seek that which was lost, 10 bind
up the broken hearted and comfort those
who mourn; He came from heaven to
earth bringing glorious gospel with
tiding to a lost world, and when He came
there was not room for Him in the inn,
no one wanted Him.
You may perhaps say that IL He came
tonight it would be different, but i am
not sure of that. / remember after He went
back to Nazareth, after his fame had
spread throughout the country, and they
were anxious to find out IL He was going
to perform any miracles. On the first
Lords day He went into the synagogue
where they were reading the prophesy
found in the 61st chapter of Isaiah,
and they offered Him the book
that He might read to the people;
every eye was on him, undoubtedly there
was great excitement In the audience,
and He read that grand prophesy "The
spirit of the Lord is upon me, because the
Lord hath anointed me to preach good
tidings unto the meek; He hath sent me
to bind up the broken hearted, to pro-
claim liberty to the cAptives and the open
ing of the prison to them that are bound.n
You know He had come to lift that town
higher than any other town on earth, to |
be the most famous town in the history, |
but they never allowed him 10 preach the |
sermon; He would have probably have
given them as grand sermon as the |
Sermon on the Mount, but they drove Him 1
out of the synagogue and took Him
TO the brow OF the hill and would have
hurled Him into perdition. That is the |
human heart-because He didn't preach
to suit them they wouldn't have Him.
have often tried to picture that scene as
he stood outside OF the walls of that little |
town OF Gallilee, rejected by His own
kindred: what must have been the lone
illness that came over Him as He stood |
there?
Then He went to Capernau.n, where He |
healed many people OF diseases, gave sight |
to tho blind, caused lepers to leap for Joy |
and went on performing miracles; but 1t |
was not long before they began to hoot at |
Him, before the crowds began to scatter, |
and then He went from Capernaum TO |
Jerusalem, and it was not long before |
they were hooting at him there. II was |
nothing but persecution day after day. |
In that city OF Jerusalem which he loved |
better than any on earth because there was |
his fathers house. And there In the tenn |
pie he taught the pure doctrine till we |
find there was storm soon to rise in that |
city against Him that would sweep Him |
TO Calvary. There wasn't roomlfor Him, |
they didn't want Him. There Is not |
q country today that wants Jesus |
Christ. This country Is called a
Christian country but do you think |
America has got room for Christi Do |
you know OF state i'm the union that IL |
it were put to popular vote. and you |
women had chance to vote II would |
have Him back to reign? / don't believe |
il. When IL comes to per- |
sonal Christ, letting Him be |
Lord over you, your master, your |
king, then it is that people draw back, |
and although hegospel has been preached |
for 1900 years, there is yet no room. Let a |
man get up in parliament in England and |
say, "Thus saith the Lord" and they |
would hoot him out, or LET him get mp in the |
chamber OF deputies in France and say the |