Evening journal., 1907-02-18
Comes as Servant and PhySi-
clan to Help His
People
DR.. MURRAY DECLARES
HIM BEST OF GUESTS

In Washington Heights NJ. L. Church
last evening the Rev. W. L. S. Murray
preached a stirring sermon, the text
of which was from Luke 10, 5: 'zac-
cheus, make haste and come down;
for to-day must abide at thy house"
Or. Murray during his address spoke
as follows:
The subject announced is Christ in
the Home There is no place like
home, no person like Christ. Christ
makes the home Christian. This is
the one place in all this world where
hearts are sure of each other, where
weaknesses as we'll as wants are con-
sidered, It is more like heaven than
any other place on earth. The father
and the family are types OF heavenly
relations. Christ was in the home at
Nazareth as a son. How proud par
ents are OF a son, a good son. Christ
was a perfect son. He was affection
ate.i for His nature was love. He was
obedient, for he was subject to His
parents He was industrious. for He
said Il work" AT the age of twelve or
fifteen the support of the mother. three
brothers and sisters fell upon Him
How this weighed upon Him even on
the crossl He then planned to save
His mother from want by committing
her to John. who took her to his OWL
home What a mother What a son.
What deathless affection for His
motheri But we feel quite sure Christ
had domestic grief. His brothers did
not believe in Him. His claims Of
Tended them What did He do? Die
Tie teach them by precept or did He
let His life talk? One thing we know
When He arose from the dead He ap.
peared TO His brothers. This convinc'
ed them; they believed.
His brothers, James and Jude, havi
each contributed a book to the New
Testament. Luke credits his mothe
with a hymn. the Magnifcat In thu
moment Of inspired exaltation Mar.
pnurs forth her JOY in rhythmical ut
terances She praised God i'm behalf o
herself Of Israel and Of all to be bless
rd through the promise TO Abraham
II seemed wonderful that the daugh
ter Of neither Augustus nor Herol
should be selected as the mother o
the Incarnation. Some ten years befor
Marys hymn. Virgil had sung Of
great deliverer soon to be born, who's
mother would be the wife Of a Romal
consul So differs the wisdom OF Co
and man. So differs the song Of Vir
Fil and Mary What a family was tina
Into which Christ was born
Poor but pious. rich in heart an
intellect, the whole OF the New Tesla
ment. the greatest book in the world
has all been written TO exalt Chris
and His mother and two Of His broth
crs are authors therein named Is
not wonderful what Christ can do I
a home-even a humble home, intel
lectually morally. spiritually?
We must not forget that Christ
sometimes in the home as a servan
There had been a dispute between III
disciples who among them should
greatest Christ, TO teach humility an
charity. took a towel and girded him
self. poured water into a basin an
washed His disciples feet. Hear Hin
whether is greater he that sittet
nc meat or he that serveth? I al
among you as he that serveth. VIII;
ROYALTY of servicel What a lesson
the equality and liberty Of guests tt
highest person working i'm the lowe
place. The Creator serving the crei
ture. The clean washing the unclea
is 1t so2 Tne skies scruboing u
cutters; the heavens purifying Il
earth.
Christ is in the home as the phys
rian. Q what need What diseases
What suneringsl What ills flesh
heir to- What fevers and fatalities
What pains.and pena'tiesl Is there I
balm for the wounded? is there J
physician for the home?
There arc heaven appointed rem