The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-12-02
THE PHAR|SEES
NOT ALL DEAD
Dr.. Broughton Finds Them
in Church To-Day.
MAKES IT HOT FOR THEM
RALEIGH'S BIG BUGS" AND
.ATLANTA'S BIG 400"
THE" SWELL" ROAD VS.. THE SOLID ROAD
The Power If Love in Every Day Life More
Money for Tobacco than for Miss 'ons.-
Are We Becoming Nation
Of Greedy Hogs?
RALEIGH'S big BUGS" AND
.ATLANTA'S BIG 400"
TIL" SWELL ROAD VS.. THE SOLID ROAD

OF GREEDY HogS
Another great crowd of people heart
Rev. Len. G. Broughton at the Baptist
Tabernacle last night Even people who
came Il quarter of an hour before time
for the services to begin found difficulty
in getting a seat in the church.
The Sunday school room as well as
the church was filled with people.
For she loved much,'' was the text
But he spoke not so much from
this passage of Scripture as from the
incident of the woman who washed
Christ's feet with tears and then broke
n box of ointment an Amounted them.
This is a remarkable incident in the
life of our Lord he said. In the first
place it is remarkable that Christ should
have been invited into Pharisee' S
house. The Pharisee is a separalist, an
exclusive sort of person. minded
and cold. He recognizes only those who
belong TO his little set, wear his badge
and think as he thinks.
And all the Pharisees did not die with
those who lived in the days of Jesus.
They are on earth now For instance,
who turn up their noses when they get
with other people than the little gang
with whom they have been running. III
Atlanta we call them the Big 400: in
Raleigh we used to call 'em the big
Bugs Every little community has 4
little gang that calls itself the Best So
ciety."
They are here in Raleigh. Somebody
l., To Sxyp
fellows, they are, people tell me.
know all about them, though. They pass
me on the street and they swell and swell
and that's all they can do. They've
chosen the swell road rather than the
solid road; and some day this swell bust
ness is going to bust.
Society is splitting even the church.to
pieces The factions are forever at war.
1T is remarkable incident that Christ
should have gone into the Pharisee' i
house. even when invited. 1t teaches
that Jesus is ready and willing to enter
any open door. There is no home to-
night so lowly that the Savior is not
willing to enter and bless those within.
No man has ever come to Jesus that he
did not find in him Il friend to help.
The fact that Jesus always enters an
open door is the greatest encouragement
to MS in personal work.
1T was strange that such woman
should come tofChrist. Her manner also
was strange. This woman was no com
mon character. no harl0t, as is generally
supposed. She was a woman in high
life; n woman of education and refine
ment. Alabaster boxes were not owned
by poor people. They were priced by peo-
pie of those days as you prize a diamond
ring.
,'.But they said she was n sinner. The
pharisee said so because she did not be-
long 70 his crowd. Christ said so be-
cause she had not availed herself of his
atoning blood. / tell you, mother you
may have daughter ever so lovely and
refined and highly accomplished, but il
she has not believed in the meek and
lowly Jesus she is lost, lost forever.
'Unbelief is the greatest sin. 1t was
unbelief that prosecuted Christ when on
earth: it was unbeief that took him TO
Plate; it was unbelief that hung him
on the cross; it was unbelief that pierced
his side with that spear, and it was I'M
belief that placed those soldiers at his
tomb.
when the Pharisee saw that woman
he was disturbed and do you know ]
think the trouble with that old rascal
was that he was afraid Christ would
think that woman was some of his kin.
folk: There are many Pharisees like
him in this respect to-day. too.
There is wanting in the world to-day
the spirit of brotherly love. We arc
fast becoming a nation of greedy hogs
close-fsted and lacking in liberality.
don't doubt that there is more money
spent by the Baptists of North Caro-
lima in year for tobacco than they give
in two or perhaps five years for mis-
sions.
why is it YOU do so little for the
church? You don't love much. Why
don't you 20 to Sunday school? You
don't love much. No. You take paper
and cigar and put your feet on the
mantIe-piece and enjoy yourself. letting
the Sunday school take care of itself
And you, mother.' you must clean NJ
everything. Make all the beds and toucl
all with a wet rag. Yes, You make Sun
day a general clcaning-up day for til,
reason that you don't love much
What is it love won't make a man OIL
woman doI Tt is the one star in life
that never wrinkles What is it love
won't do? Do you see that man stag
~SlihS up I'D Ills toltdSt uUDI Anu Sot
see him fall. and the wife comes out and
raises him tenderly and takes him in and
cares for him. He curses even the hane
that attends tolhis wants. but she falters
not As we stand and look we wonder
that she stands the brutal treatment OF
the yillianous wretch. But he's not YOU
husband. You've never stood by til.
alter and heard his VOWS and given
yours. You've never listened to his
sweet words of wooing. You've never
loved him. She loves much-and that
the key"
The preacher paid n beautiful tribute
to a mothers love.
But greater love than this is the love
of Chris, wLo gave himself for u.s."