The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-12-27
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Ihat Christ would he no more welcome
should he return to earth to-day than He
was when He was born is the assertion
thht Dwight l.. Moody made to Il large
audience oi women i'll Carnegie Hall YES.
terdnN afternoon, and in his argument.
ny which he convinced most of his hear.
ers thnt his assertion was right nc dashed
saloon keepers, stock brokers, merchants.
Christian families, Christian churches
| ana Christian nations alike, rs those who
would not have Christ return to rule
the earth to-day.
NO ROOM FOR CHRIST.
Nineteen hundred years AGO, y he said.
"havc rolled away since Christ found no
place on earth to lay His head his
gospel Is now preached in all parts of the
world, but is 1t not IL fact that even now
there Is not room on earth for the Son of
Ecu, and no nation wants Him. Does
America want Him: 1t * Il Christian
nation. England claims TO be the most
Christian nation, hut if Il man stool up
IN Parlianen tomorrow to advocate
could it he posSiblc-that Christ snould
come in person To rule England, he would
he hooted down France, Germany. Italy
anu Spain are Christian nations. Is there
room for Him in either
"lIns not Christianity settled down IN
possible tn petition Christ to return to
earth To rule us. How many of the pco-
(, PIE OF New York would sign the petition?
would business men sign it, They would
nave To change their methods first Would
stock brokers sign it: 1t would smash
up their business pretty quick Wouid
saloon keepers sign it? Thcv would find
their occupation gone should they do so.
TO what political party would YOU
20 TO have the petition fathercd? Tam
many Hall, the Republicans, the Prohi.
bitionists, the Populist or the labor parity
men would advocate lis coming Many
families would welcome the greatest lib
ertIne to rule i'll preference to the living
Christ. There is no room for Him on
earth TO day 1t is one thing for Chris.
Trans to have praise services and praise
liod that Christ came | 800 years ago, but
how about His coming back again
IASHES TIE CHURCHES. '''9
-, II bring the question closer home to
YOU. How about the churches DO they
want Him? Pride and form and dignity
iii the church would have to step down.
but we can bring the question even
closer to lis. How many ladies here would
vote to have him come? | think but few
hands would bc raised should the vote
he taken this afternoon.
There is hardly Il name 80 unpopular
in the world today as that of Jesus
Christ. Thank God there are Il few who
have stepped out of the world who
would welcome Him
IL was once in il strange city. out of
work and out of money. felt thas no
one cared for me. | can pity those who
commit suicide. They feel that no one
cares for them. l believe Christ felt so
when lie cried that although foxes had
holes, the Son of Man had now here to Law
Ills head. Ills cradle, Il manger, WAS
borrowed. His grave was IL borrowed
one. Would He not he without II cradle.
u grave or place to lay His head should
He return to earth now?'
Ever seat was filed in Carnegie Hall
ut the night service of Evangelist ID. H.
Moody The body of the hall was reserv-
ed for men, for WHOM the services were
especially held. The women occupied the
galleries.
''There is salvation for everyone in
Carnegie Hall to night said Mr. Moody
II say not for one or two, hut for every
one OF you. God can take sin and roll il
into the sea. -
y man in the front row cried out That
is good news
Sin. death, the grave Judgment are
all behind YOU If you only accept Christ, y
said the evangelist. "Wil YOU accept
lIim.'
Cries of I'VE will, came from all over
the hall
Russell Sage ami Miss Helen Gould
were among those who attended the ser.
wees last night-Ncw York Herald
Have YOU been to see the Nmas goods
at j. +. ROGERS, No. II Jefferson street.