The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-04-14

| lie said the wonder OF wonders e
| him was that men know that the
Son OF God came into the world e
bless humanity and open the way te
Cod. and yet they do not let hira
| come into their lives.
He told how on one occasion the
Prince OF Wales came to this country
on a visit, and Chicago sent large
delegation to New York to sGk the
distinguished guest to visit that city
He accepted the invitation and when
he went to Chicago he was met by a
large reception committee and a
band. The band played and the peo-
pie shouted and cheered and gave
the Prince OF Wales a royal recep-
ton.
when the Prince of Glory came
into the world" he said. I'VE don't
hear of a delegation going 70 met
Him or of bands playing and people
shouting, but when he came there
was no room for Him"
He told how Herod asked the wise
men to go worship the child and re-
turn and tell him where the child
was that he might also go and wor-
ship him, and yet there was murder
In Herods heart The wise Xnen
we're directed to return home by
another way and when Herod found
that he had been Knocked he ordered
search for the child that he might
STAY him. THE sword that was
drawn then" declared the evange-
list, was never sheathed until 1t
pierced the heart of Christ on cav
alrys tree"
DO you think Christ was welcome
at any place." asked the evange-
list. There was not a city or place
anywhere that had room for him.
Even when he entered his public
ministry and was baptized by John
he was driven into the wilderness
where he met and overcome the three
temptations common to man. Be-
cause He overcame temptations we
can overcome them.
The evangelist described the visit
of Christ to the Gadarenes and how
He drove the demons from the
maniac into the herd of swine and
they plunged into the sea and per-
ished.
1T was not long" he said, until
the news reached the city ard people
came out to see the maniac clothed
and In his right mind. / can imagine
/ hear the people say we see our
neighbor is changed, blu: we want
you to understand that If it means
the loss of our hog business we don't
want you to visit our country.
There are many people who would
be for Christ, but ii they have to
give up their hoggish business they
won't do it, There are scads
of men right here in Waxahacnie
who don't mean to give UP their
heggish business. Jesus viii pass
oil, but the day is coming when that
man will answer for his hoggish
business"
He said that Nazareth ought to
have been proud of the man who
could perform such wonderful mira
cles as Christ performed, and yet
there was no room at Nazareth for
him. He said that the first time
Christ attempted to speak Publicly
after His baptism and mptation He
as driven from the sanctuary. lie
then went to Capernaeum and there
was no room for Him there because
His life WAS a contradiction of their
sinful lives. He was popular in Ca
pernaeum for awhile. but commit
tee from his home town Of Nazareth
went there and told tac people theT
were being deceived, He said that
strange as ii may seem. after Christ
had manifested His power there the
people rose up and drove Him out.
He said he believed if there was ever
q time when the Son of God looked
back to heaven and had an eye to go
back that was the tia.c
The evangelist spoke of Christ S
ministry and said that in His travels
up and down in the land there was
no place where He could go and rest
His tired body. He declared there
were multitudes of people today say
ing to Christ that He can't come into
their hearts.
Il can tell you how many homes
there are in Waxahachie tonight
where Christ can be invited to come
in. and these are the homes (which