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. E. Church
last evening the Rev. W. L. S. Murray
preached a stirring sermon, the text
of which was from Luke 49, 3: "zac-
cheus, make haste and come down;
for to-day / must abide at thy house. %
DR. 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 well 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
re ations. Christ was in the home at
Nazareth as son. How proud par
ents are OF a son, a good son. Christ
was a perfect son. He was Affection
ate, 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 crossi He then planned to save
His mother from want by committing
her to John. who took her 10 his own
home. What motherl What a soni
What deathless affection for His
mothcrl But we feel quite sure Christ
had domestic grief. His brothers did
not believe in Him. His claims Of
fondcd them What did He do2 Did
He teach them by precept or did He
let His life talk2 One thing we know:
when He arose from the dead He ap-
pearcd to His brothers. This convinc-
cd them; they believed.
His brothers. James and Jude. have
each contributed q book to the New
Testament Luke credits his mother
with a hymn. the Magnifcat. In the
moment Of inspired exaltation Mary
rours forth her joy I'm rhythmical ut
tcrances. She praised God in behalf OF
herself Of Israel and OF all to be bless
ed through the promise TO Abraham
u seemed wonderful that the daugh-
ter Of neither Augustus nor Herod
should be selected as the mother OF
the incarnation. Some ten years before
Mary's hymn, Virgil had sung Of a
great delfverer soon to be born. whose
mother would be the wife Of a Roman
consul. SO differs the wisdom Of God
and man. SO differs the song Of Vir.
ril and Mary What family was thai
into which Christ was born.
Poor. but pious. rich in heart and
lntele ect. the whole Of the New Tesla,
mont. the greatest book in the world
has all been written to exalt Christ
and His mother and two Of His broth
ers are authors therein named. Is
not wonderful what Christ can do II
home-even a humble home. intel
lectually, morally. spirituality
We must not forget that Christ {
sometimes in the home as a servant
There had been a dispute between tn
discip'es who among them should b
greatest. Christ. to teach humility AM
charity. took a towel and girded him
self, poured water into a basin an
washed His disciples feet. Hear Him
Whether is greater he that sittet
ut meat or he that serveth? I an
among you as he that serveth. Wha
royalty Of servicei What a lesson O
the equality and liberty Of guestsl TIL
highest person working IN the loves
place. The Creator serving the crea
ture. The clean washing the unclear
is e so2 The skies scruboing tn
f,utters; the heavens purifying tn
earth.
Christ is in the home as the physi
clan. o what needl What diseases
What sufferingsl What ills flesh {
heir tol What fevers and fatalities
what pains.and pena'tiesl Is there n
balm for the wounded? Is there n
physician for the home2
There are heaven appointed rem