Evening journal., 1907-03-11
CHRIST LIVES
In MEN TO-DAY
Pastor of Washington Heights
breaches Powerful Sermon
TO Large Congregation

Before an unusually large congrega-
ton at Washington Heights NJ. T..
Church last evening powerful and
eloquent sermon was preached by the
Rev w. L. S. Murray. The speaker
selected as his text Christ Liveth in
Me"
The sermon, reported verbatim, was
as follows
Charles Lamb. an English poet and
essayist said: III Shakespeare were TO
enter the room men would rise, but IL
Christ were 10 enter men would kneel'
Shakespeare appeals tChead, Christ 60
the heart "The Greek Ixion, the Arab
Karshish, the savage Callahan, the
catholic Guido, the Hebrew David, and
the modern English Browning himself
each seeks to find through the shadow
and the thunder, and the earthquake
the God of love and compassionate the
God. not Of the head. but Of the heart" -"
Christ is the God Of the heart. He
might be I'm His church. but not in the
heart. He may be in the service, in
the sermon and in the song, and yet be
standing as he stood in revelation at the
door Of the heart saying. Behold l
NIHuu az AlIE MUNA anu AAAA"Ntrf 80 Nr'-H
man will hear my voice and open the
door ! viii come I'm to him ana VIII
sup with him and he with me- Here
the heart is mans home, his casue
where he lives, Christ will not break IN
but will enter when man opens. Ihe
heart Is also represented as a temple
A temple originated and designed Tor
/ God without Him II fills itself with
vice and viciousness. Christ enters TO
Illuminate and cleanse Il. The apostle
SAYS: Eye are Gods farm Held
without the farmer does not remain
barren but fills itself with weeds,
briars and bushes A heart neglected
Ihlls itself with evil Grace like grain
must be cultivated. Christ enters the
heart not only for illumination but Tor
revivication. Christ is the life of the
soul. In source and essence. Because
Ii live We shall live also" The human
soul is Gods truest temple. Man has
been consecrated as the dwelling place
of the most high. 1t Is a great Chris
tian fact that God is present every
where but he is most clearly and most
lconvincinplv manifested I'm humanity
christ became flesh and dwelt among
men. now ne dwells in the flesh Of men,
/ lincarnates himself anew yea goes deep
er than the flesh or the soma or the
nsvche of the Greek philosopher, he
is never fully at home nor is man ever
fully satisfied until Christ enters the
pneuma-the spirit Man is the habi-
4 tation of God through the spirit This
/ christ does through faith. Unbeliei
lbars Christ out Doubt persisted ~
drives Christ away. Faith invites, va e
comes and causes him 20 abide. Christ
enters the heart to give strength. Inc
inner man is weak. His responsioii-
dies and duties are great. His temp
tations and trials are numerous. His
discouragemonts and deprivauons ar'
distressing. Christ enters 10 strengthen
! with might by his spirit the inner man
: There is no comfort like that OF IN
lComforter. the Paraclete. Christ is Il
the heart not only to be an abiding
guest in this world, but to fill tn
heart with the hope Of glory. Mater
lialism holds out no hope beyond death
Death is the black river which ma
no bridge. It is the silent chambe
where there IS no companion, but chris
lenters the heart the hope Of glory IA
declares "death IS not an end, it Is on
a beginning. It IS not bondage; Du
freedom. IL IS not loneliness. but con
genial companionship. II is not cessa
ton Of effort. but increase and bette
activity" Christ holds out this hope
It is a glorious hope. It is immortality