Evening journal., 1902-04-09
SAYS THAT CHRIST
STILL APPEARS
Text Of Interesting Sermon
Preached by DR.. Murray
in St. PauES

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Following is the sermon preached in
ST. Paups M. E. Church ON Sunday
evening, April G. by tho Rev. w. j. S.
Murray. d. d., the pastor:
The pulpit on Easter proclaimed
with triumph Christ Is risen" The
theophanies subsequently confirmed
the fact. "He is risen Is the pro
foundest miracle of the ages. He APP
peared." Is the greatest revelation ever
made to human vision. He appeared
to q woman. a woman in trouble, a
woman who had lost her best friend,
woman who had gone to the gfrayeI
TO find that friend but had turned
away with the conviction lie is not
here; n woman weeping, trembling, in
the rosy dawn of what she thought
would be q dark day. Christ appeared,
called her by name, SO that by sight
and hearing. two witnesses, she was
convinced Of the fact and said, "Rab-
boni."
So in spiritual presence He appears
and with the still small voice speaks
to every troubled soul. How many
from day TO day are bearing the weight
Of the worlds woe How many losses
and crosses are bending and breaking
human forms How many have their
sun TO go down while Il is yet noon?
How many go TO the grave with some
hope of comfort but find It not there?
IL was said of q bright. beautiful wO-
man. an heiress and finely cultured,
bhat SHE was in thirteen short years
bride, mother, widow and childless." +"
and yet Christ had so revealed himself
that with another she could say, 1T
is best"
Mother l see you with your nursery
light
Leading your babies, all in white
To their sweet rest;
Christ. the Good Shepherd, carries
mine tonight
And that rs best.
| cannot help tears when I see them
twine
Their fingers in yours, and their bright
ctrls shine
On your warm breast;
But the SaviOur's is purer than yours
or mine,
He loves bestl
But grief is selfish; cannot sec
Always why / should so stricken be
More than the rest
But I know that. as well for thmn, for
me
God did the best.
He appeared to discouraged and dis
lheartened Apostles. Peter. the impulsive,
passionate follower had denied Himand
turned from his apostleship TO his
fishers boat In this he represents
the wanderer and backslider, the most
miserable of men. Bunyan says He
| will fall deepest into hell who falls
backward. But Christ with a great
loving heart sent loving messages TO
Peter andtO His brethren. Never a
word OF complaint II is not censure
but sympathy that wandering human
ity needs"
Bishop Joyce at the Conference in
| Crisheld, told of two mothers whose
children were lost They both sum
moned the neighbOrs and finally the
/ little ones were found The first
mother. seized the child, shook it, cuff
ed t. pushed Il before her entered the
house. closed the door and the cries of
the little one could be heard while she
punished it and said: II will teach You
not TO run of again." The other
mother clasDed her child in her arms
and pressed it to her bosom. exclaim-
ing My child my dear, I am so glad
/ have found you." Love was triumph
ant Il was expressed in every
word. IL made every tear a diamond,
every touch the tenderest expression.
So the Christ looks for, and finds the
lest not to punish but to promote, not
to make them do penance but to fulfill
His promise Of love and mercy.
Christ also appears to toilers. This
is a work a day world. Work is a bless
ing when properly distributed. A pair
of shirt sleeves is a good coat of arms
There are sharks in the ocean,
wolves in the forest eagles in the air.
tyrants on thrones and tormentOrs in
cottages, and because of the hardness
OF human hearts and the love of the
almighty dollar there are many who
are between the upper and neither
mill stones. children of tender years.
and old men entitled to rest, women
weary and worn, girls made prema-
tmely old. I read of a woman whose
pastor said to her. How sweet il will
be when free from toll we reach the
Joys of heaven?" YES" replied the
woman, who was so very worn that the
very bone ached 1t will be blessed,
but / am so tired that l just feel as if
| would Ike TO rest about a thousand
years in the grave before / go there"
o, weary wOmanl o. sin burdened
man! The Christ says. Come unto
Me and ! will rest you"
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