The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-03-21
CHRIST BEFORE
The PHARISEES
INTERESTING SERMON pEIty.
BRED BY Or. c. CAMPBELL
MORGAN
OF lonoon. England, at the Bible Con
terenee 7eld Last Evening In First
Presbyterian Church.

" a.
b eyterian church during the evening
hihl~ conferences this week pr a.
tampb,u Morgan. pastor OF MeStnin.
ster chapel. London. delivered yer,
pleasing and interesting address that
appealed 10 all who We're present ~
Lorgan : address vas full Of interest
Z and instructive as well as educational
and tnspirational
Long before the services began
every seat in the church WAS occunt,sd
every chair in the aisle taken and
many We're compelled To stand through
out the entire service. The services
began promptly az \ o'clock by a song
service conducted by W NJ Clemans'
Chapline Street NJ r church deliy-
ered the invocation. Dr. 4. G. KoontE.
pastor OF the Second eshyterian
church. presided as chairman OF the
meeting. Following the invocation.
Dr T G. koontz introduced DIT g..
Campbell Morgan. OF london Eng.
land. who delivered very interesting
and inspiring address.
pr. Morgan took for hts texts. ST
Luke. chapters :. Is and ~ and
when the Pharisee who had hidden
hlm, saw u. he spake with himself.
Sa4lnt mis- man. II he were "A
prophet would have known who and
what manner OF woman this l. that
touched him: for she g. a sinner And
the Pharisees and scribes murmur.d.
SAYING. ihls man receiyeth sinners.
ana eateth with them And when
ihey saw u, they all murmured. saw
ing; Ihat He has gone to be guest
with man who Is sinner" DIR
Morgan spoke In part as follows:
Every one Is familiar with these
words. This man received sinners I
am not taking either text To character
re them within themselves. I take
them so We can look into the light
OF their criticism. Let Us take the
Pharisoes as a background and look
az the great change that passed over
them during Christs time The Phar-
lsees were interested in Christ and
they were perpleXed at what lie hid
ana they expressed their perplexity i'm
criticism and later expressed II i'm
murder. The Pharisees Were inter.
asted In Christ and his Teachings
when demanded the attention OF the
rulers. Christ in His teachings an.
pealed to all men and TO humanity
Would Not Listen.
When Savanarola began his preach.
ing in Florence. the people would nor
listen to him because he had the Iom-
bard accent When Moody first come
10 West London the people would not
listen TO him. Savanarola made the
people of Florence listen to him The
Pharisees went after Christ TO listen.
and the Pharisees were the Puritans
OF their age. The men who were the
most religious. hated Christ. They
were perpleXed because they could
not account for Christ in their own
hated and murdered him.
simon said; II this man Is
prophet. he would know what manner
OF woman this Is, that touches hi
Had we have been there we WOO
have been in the same difficulty for
We would have been in the same per
pleXity. Simon saw a fallen woman
that day. She was a sinner. When
the woman knew that Jesus was in
the PhaTisee's house she went in, and
simon saw her bending over the feet
OF christ weeping, and pouring the
ointment upon him.
lie that hath ears to hear let him
hear and draw near unto Him. This
man receiVeth sinners to himself He
receiveth them for he takes them
right TO himself. He il the friend of
Christ of publican and sinner Christ
was not distant. he received the Phar-
lsees. Iaccheus was publican. He
became rich by eXtortion and he made
no effort TO see Jesus. He ran before
and climbed up into a tree so that he
could see Jesus. but when Jesus pass
ed by he looked up into the tree and
called TO him TO come down, and he
went with Christ into the house and
they were amazed. We should be care
full of the friends that we make. For
the Pharisees were amazed that Je-
sus was going TO dine with n rogue
III he does this thing he surely IL not
what he pretends to be. ! do not like
his companions for he receives sin
ners.
Failure 10 See.
Did the thing happen TO Jesus as
hey thought would happen 20 Him.
They did not see him. Luke said he
turned to the woman and said to
simon; Simon can you seest thou
this woman" This statement intro
duces US to everything that follows:
but Simon said not. and Christ helped
Simon to see her. Simon, when I
came into your house. you brought
me no water TO wash my feet and
you did not offer me any oil. Simon
you were looking at the woman as
she was. but look at her as she is
There was an ethical revival in the
house. This man receiveth sinners
My purpose is not to claim that
he l. God but ] want TO see him.
this man who puzzled the Pharisees
II Is hard for us to place him. He h
the perpleXity Of modern philosophy.
distance from me. In nearness he IL
near to rs and by distance can see
him coming 10 me. Christ was a man
Of human emotion, as well as Of men
tai power.
Christ was man OF toll and
MoI htu LOT Ills own llklnE. lie was
a man Of truth and lived by faith
Christ was the fine leader and vim
dicator Of faith and He was attempted
by sin In all OF it, forms. For Is
years Christ worked as a carpenter.
The purer the man. the more he feels
tempetation. When Christ passed ont
Of the carpenter shop God said
This a. my son In whom I am we'll
Pleased Jesus faith never wavered
and tie Us distant moral. spiritual and
man Of ability The point that
Jesus is distant loral was well d.
Illustrated by the sermon on the Mount
which Dr. personal character Of NOR
slify. BE We therefore perfect as
your Father In Heaven D. perfect"
Not a sparrow falls 20 the ground
without God knows ~ We gained our
conception through God and not from
any one else. Christ has power 20
save that brings him near. The con-
trail value Of our Bible is that it
brings M to Him and we can rest
our selves and say " find peace and
. can SOC him face to face
Tine address Chic evening will be de-.
Iyprnd by s. U Gordon. who is wide.
ly known as the author Of tho Quiet
Talks" series of books on devotional
subjects that are so popular bon this
country and Great britain and his
addresses arc equally as popular Mr.
J Gordon Dr. devoted student Of the