Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-23
NICHOLSON PLEADS
TOR POOR IN STIRRING
SERMON in DARBY
r,,onOelist Points to Birth and
life of Saviour as Guides for
Social and Personal
Conduct
FLAYs LAX MINISTER'S

,..,,-ob members and preachers re-
Ss another sound 1aying for their
ceN.s,,,Ings this afternoon in the Mich
inOl in.. o.tIsnrninger tabernacle, In Darby,
CIV on evangelist William p. Nicholson
Nr.onhsd the second of his weekday AFTER
pIeAoso pu lannon's. He appealed to his hear
noop humble themselves and to remem-
efs nj The possession of fine reputation,
pes Injurious homes and culture does
IA make one Christian
not t,,.",-,,,,en l.,a were scored for not preach
nteinIy of sin, hell and damnation
~ ps.iv because such sermons would not
ainpS.n,,lar and would not be recog
o. in ecclesiastical society. Card
nlhI ,Ia. and pink teas also came In
a.Soir usual denunciatlon. In his broad
y. i.t hrogue. Doctor Nicholson told some
ll,.,nsy stories to illustrate his assertions,
hnu w Inc audience laughed and applauded
", ~ heartily. He told other stories which
nn,n1St NJ, tears to the hundreds of eyes that
~ moment before watched him pranc-
hack and forth across the platform.
ns THO sermon this afternoon was on THE
1..,s,,on Iife-Emptied," and the evan
',,st naInted a glowing picture of the
ssyr,h,e Christ and how he had chosen to
ssya no reputation, to be born In lowly
narver rather than In palace, to live
y q small house in bad town rather
sa.n IN a mansion in a beautiful city,
aa4
innate rather than in rich and cultured
society.
WHY HE CHOSE MANGER.
echrlst was the son of God and had
.vsrv right to n mansion, but He was born
n a manger" he said He made Him.
s.if ~ no reputation. II was not chance
- ,uck that he was born in that manger.
n was the fulfllment of prophecy 1t was
,hs distinct object of His life to make
HIMSELF of no reputation, and, therefore,
ia was born in a manger instead of
mansion, He chose the manger rather
.han n mansion. He did this because He
would make Himself of no reputation in
~ eyes of the world. He was the only
rrs who had the choice of His mother
Whv did He choose a working woman?
Whv did he choose a working peasant
vnman? why did He choose a woman
who was so poor that she could not bring
better gift, but had to bring two turtle
doves?
He could have been born of wealthy
parents. He could have been born of the
best blood of the land, but He distinctly
made Himself of no reputation by choos-
lnR his parents from the peasants of HIS
day How many of us take pride in the
station In which we were born That Is
no fault of ours, for we had no choice
ana nothing to say as to whom our par
ants should be- Christ became poor that
We through His poverty, might be made
rich
I'VE think 1t a big thing to live in
nne city. We take pride in the city
and district in which we live. Now,
Jesus could easily have lived among the
very best of His time. He might have
lived in Jerusalem among the elite of
the day, but He chose to live at Nazareth.
He empted Himself of the reputation
OF living in a fashionable locality. If
He had lived among the wealthy people
Of jerusalem and had been educated at
The feet of some of their great scholars,
He would have been accepted by the
wealthy. cultured people of His day. but
He made Himself of no reputation. He
dwelt In city of bad repute and He was
born Of peasant people.
Jesus was the King of Heaven, and
Everything that was in the world was
His. Why did He blister His hands at
hard work. Why didn't He become a
wealthy, independent gentleman. living
on His money? One desire and the world
was His. Why should He have worked as
a carpenter and earn His living by the
sweat of His brow for years. supporting
His mother? My What a difference we
make between a man who has a salary
and one who has a weekly wage Where
on earth the difference comes in l can
not tell you, but because your husband