The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-16
ARE POOR PEOPLE
WORSE THAN HOGS ?
DR.. w. Asbury Christian
breaches Plainly Upon This
Topic at Union Station.
Vested interests are Protected
Against the Lives and Souls
of Poor Men. Women and
Children.


Christ Urged to Deport From About
the City Because He Dared to Save
Poor Men at the Expense of Naiua-
BILE Hogs
good congregation gathered at
Union station church last night to
hear a sermon on this subject by Rev.
DR.. w. Asbury Christian. The woman
Christian Temperance union placed in
the pulpit beautiful boquet Of flowers
tied with white ribbon.
DIR. Christian took as his text Matt.
s. Is And behold all the city came out
to meet Jesus. and when they saw Him.
they besought Him that He would de-
port from their borders
He spoke of the mighty power of
Jesus Christ among rlen today and said
that when we think OF His short mis-
cry and the mighty siuauence and grip
which His truth has upon the world
one can not but sxclaim with the
centurian of old, Truly this is the Son
of God
The influence Of Jesus upon the
world is like the power of the sun.
strong. continuous quiet, life-giying
This and producers ?mre-toCC yandh
This is not all; the sun causes the
lightning and thunder and produces the
storm. The influence Of Jesus is not
only strong, continuous, quiet and life
and the thunder and produces the
storm. II came not to send peace on
earth, but a sword said Jesus.
His truth has lDen and is now the
mightiest agent of diseord. When His
teaching comes in conflict with the
appetite passions and desires of men,
and with their greed of gain. IL is i'm
possible but that storm should arise.
Ii is the ceaseless conflict of truth
against war, of righteousness against
wrong, OF virtue against vice. And it
VIII continue unless the truth and
righteousness of Jesus Christ be ban
fshed or war and iniquity are defeated.
Greed Of Gain.
The hottest conflict comes when He
strikes at that deeply rooted sin of
covetousness, greed OF gain, because
spend themselves. but this sin of greed
like the daughter OF the horseback,
everlastingiy cries, More. more" The
Incident related here is a notable one.
Two men were grievousiy possessed of
the devil. Christ dared to cast the
devils out and allow them to go into
the swine. and the herd killed them
selves.
Note. the city. the whole city. came
ont and urged the Son OF God. who
alone could heal and save them. urged
Him to depart from the borders. Why
Because He dared 10 save poor men at
the expense Of valuable hogs. He
touched the sensitive money nerve
and the whole city WIS moved. By
this Christ Taught a great lesson. viz
That men are greater than hogs. than
vested interests. \ great lessen. hut
enc hard 10 learn, because the last
plan. Christis presence. is desired in the
region OF property values. and the
hardest door 10 open for the entrance
of His truth is the door of commerce,
and the portals OF the marts of trade.
Wherever and whenever He dares TO
enter the precincts trouble begins and
storm arises. But the great lesson
of men over hogs has been written in
blood and 1t Will yet be burned into
the hearts and lives OF men. From the
day Jesus taught this great lesson in
the country of the Gadarenes until
now this truth has produced storms
and caused the lightning 10 flash and
the thunder TO reverberate.
Paul went to Ephesus where the
devil of idolatry possessed the people.
The great and valuable temple of
Diana was there and many made
shrines for the goddess. AS he
preached the Iiherating power of Christ
the silversmiths bawled out: "Sirs. by
this craft we have our wealth," The
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