Evening journal., 1907-02-25
DR.. MURRAY HOPES
FOR CHRIST-LIKE CITY
Jesus Would Bring Greatest
Opportunities For De-
VeIOpment
CHRISTLESS CITY
ISA PANDEMONIUM


evening. 1t was in continuation Of the
series on Christ" and like the previous
sermons was inspiring and masterful.
Dr. Murrays text was from Matthew
10. /: Christ came into His own city"
Dr. Murray said:
The Importance Of the city is not
fully appreciated Josiah Strong says
1T is the nerve center OF our civiliza-
ton; it is also the storm centre" Its
perils and possibilities amaze us. It's
perils, dwelt upon, make men pessi-
mists its possibilities for good make
men optmists. A Christless city is
pandemonium. A Christ-like city is
the New Jerusalem come down from
heaven. When Christ left Nazareth he
adopted Capernaum as His own city.
Beautiful for location on the west OF
the Sea of Galiloe. it was for natural
beauty veritable paradise. The FIN
est trees, palms, oranges, figs, al
monds. flowers and birds delighted all
beholders. The roller bird with wings
OF blue fitted among the green leaves
and beautiful bloom OF the oleander
The kingfsher and the pelican fed
themselves and their young from -the
llimpid lake-"an opal set In emeralds.'
lCapernaum was at that time the focus
Of business. Industrial plants fur
nished the people employment and
merchandise. A fleet of four thousand
boats plowed the water front.
In many respects it was the New
York OF PALESTINE pace OF central.
ity and populous activity. It encom-
passed many peoples. It was the wa,
to the sea. It was on the way from
Egypt to Damascus. Arabs, Phoeni.
clans. Syrians, Romans and Creeks
could be seen IN the streets. Becaus
these were here Christ did not do lilS
/ the churches in New York. In a fev
! years forty Protestant churches, man.
OF our Methodists among them. hav
moved out Of the district below Twen
tieth street, and 100000 people, mostl,
foreigners. have moved in. Chris
moved into Capernaum, for he was &
be a light to the Gentiles as we'll a
the Messiah to the Jews. Christ begal
a world wide movement alongside o
the worlds trade and traffic GU
Atlas takes the city upon his shoulder
) that he may lift it out Of wrong an
/ save IL from ruin.
It was in this city that He foun
His way to the greatest synagogu
! known to Judaism. A Centurion ha
/, loved the Jewish nation and built
e synagogue. It's foundations covere
p more ground than the temple Of So
I omon It's creamy white stones wer
= in beautiful contrast with the walls {
= black rock composing the people
=. homes and business houses.
h Here He Who spoke as never ma
oh
e bath day. Here the Son Of Man wer
about doing good. Some who hav
- great talents find great opportunitie
+ A Spurgeon finds London, Beeche
Z New York; Christ, Capernaum. In tha
o. day every body almost lived in th
o lcity Farmers went forth to SOW an
- returned for safety. The city teeme
n with life. Christ not ony preached
the people but made His home anon
I them. Nor did He conhne His preach
o ing to the synagogue, but preache
= from Peters boat talked on the shor
n taught the people from house to hous
stood on the hillside, spoke to burden
i, ed humanity by the wayside, change
! PHILOSOPHERS and fables and built tn
truth with common things.
p If the cities Of our day are to
saved we need the churches and a
they can do. We must have all an
use every method to save the great ur
7 lchurched masses The classes haN
not too much, but the masses mus
e have more "city mission work In II
q mixed wheel Of American churches
u Christ did mighty works In Capel
h naum Here His miracles manifesto
His sympathy and power. Demon
ii diseases, and death could not stan
5 before Him. The whole city brougl
Il its sick that He might heal them. +
= leads the way for all possible attentic
to be given to the suffering. We fiI
no hospitals where there is no Chri
T. and no gospel, but wherever the Chri
e is made known the sick are provide
e for. not with metaphysics but wit
T. medicines, nurses and physicians.
: the city Christ chose His disciple
II Simon and Andrew. James and JohT
yea. also Matthew, who sat at the pla'
Iof toll in Capernaum when Christ cal
: ed him to be His follower and viii
Is Peter became primus inter par
II Matthew put his ability't write to
n good purpose when he became Christ
IA first biographer. In the city Chri
"a showed that wrong was, destructiv
N right constructive. Nothing so con
at mon as the power to destroy. A 10
IS can tear down. II takes a wise ms
he to build up. 4 florist may spend h
thought and money TO produce the ros
but an insect can destroy It. 1t pa,
to do right. It is worse than waste
do wrong. Christ in the city furnish
the greatest opportunities for eve
to possible development All the saloon
name'ess houses, Shylocks and NOR
= poisons Of every kind arc in tho cit
Yea. verify, but the church, the schoo
h house. the Y. NJ. C. A., the social Sc
tn Element, the lecture bureau, the free
brary and a thousand things that a
J. good, wholesome and pure, are he
e. aIso. There is among the flowers bo
poison and honey. The spider fin
sh the poison, the bee hunts the honey.
I'm No plans Have Been Received.