The evening Republican., 1902-05-02

and love and harmony mlgnu aDlde
among men and with all of His
pity and help and love. They did
not want Him, they had no room
for Him. Soon there was storm
! to arise against Him that would
sweep Him to Calvary. There was
no room for Him, they didn't want
Him. Ihave often thought that l
would like to have met him in Jeru-
salem when he was on earth, but |
suppose that if I had lived in that
city my home would have been
closed against him. Jesus before
whom the morning stars sang to-
gether, who had power given him
in heaven and cath, came down in
to this dark earth and although he
was rich the only cradle he had was
borrowed one. His grave was a
borrowed one and the only time he
ever rode it was on borrowed
beast. And he became poor that he
might get into sympathy with peo-
pie like you and me and can imag-
Inc him looking into the world on
high where he was honored, where
ali loved him. Did you ever have
the feeling that no one cares for you
and that the world did not want
you and when those feelings come
to you, say to you that are out of
Christ, make room in your heart for
him, then you will have peace in
this world and joy in the world to
come. If the United States was
put ON popular vote and the wo-
men had a vote to have a universal
; Christ he would gain the election,
but to have a personal Christ. Do
YOU know State in the Union that
would have him back to reign? l
don't believe when it comes to a per
sonal Christ, letting him be Lord
over you, your Master, your King,
then it is that people draw back,
though the gospel has been preached
but yet there is no room for Christ.
This is called Christian country
and | am sorry to say that there
are a great many who do not want
Christ, though they say they are
Christians. You may doubt the
statement, many Of you. I will
come a little nearer, right into our
own churches and l will tell you
that there are od|many churches
that don't want him. Ihate to make
this statement but it is true. They
want fashionable man, an orator,
and the result is that many of our
churches are whitened seplllchres,
having no spiritual power, no room
I or Christ.
] Some years ago when the Prince
If Wales came to our country, those
i Western citizens went wild with ex
citement, nothing was good enough
the eastern cities, the north, the
south, were sending invitations to
him to visit them. The hotels, the
inns were decorated for his reception
nothing could be made too fine fo1
him or fine enough. He did not
state what he came for, and sOmt
of the papers said he came to lool
into the Republican form Of govern
ment, others that he came to kill {
few butfaloes; others said he came
for his health, but none told what ht
really came for. ! don't know tina
the country was any better by hi
, coming to visit it.
: But listen, there is one thing ! d(
know. that when the King Of Glor!
: came, he did not come on any secre
mission, but he told what he cam'
for. He came to seek and to saw
that which was lost, yet there ar
hundreds and thousands who vii
not make room for Him in thei
hearts. / have been told by pro
fessed Christians that a preache
ought to preach SO as to make peo
pie happy. They ought to learl
this lesson, that unless they mak'
room for Christ, there are not sutfi
; Gent preachers on earth to do then
good. Let us all notice the truth al
it is in Christ Jesus and not scorl
Mr.. A because he cannot talk SO lout
as Mr.. B. Let us pray more our