Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-23
Jesus Welcomed as King
Sermon by
REV. FLOYD w. TOMkISs.
Text: st. John Kill. 1925.


song which ! love to hear sung. for it
brings the scene clearly before one
and applies the lesson to the prcscn,
day.
onen the gates OF the Temple.
Strcw palms on the Conqueror's wayi
Open your hearts. ye people.
That Jesus may enter to-day,
lark. from the sick and the dying.
Forgetting their touches OF pain.
Noiccs. glad voices. with rapture
Are swelling glad refrain.
Omen the gates Of the Temple.
one glad halleluiah be heard;
open your hearts to the Savior,
Make room for the crucificd Lord!
Tears and the anguish of midnight
Are lost In the splcndor of day;
they who in sorrow once doubted
Are swelling glad refrain.
II know that my Rcdccmcr livcth"
Canst thou, my heart. lift up thy voice
and sing?
know that my Redeemer liveth.
And because lie lives, l. too, shall live
We must read this story as a mes
sage TO ourselves. For the Christ waits
10 enter our hearts as King. Oh. that
we might give Him 4 great welcome.
TRIuMPHAL ENTRY
WAS LONG FORETOLD
1t was forc,old long ago by the pro-
phet Zechariah tx, 81 that there
should be such 4 triumphal entry
Whether tho disciples and the people
remembered this or not, they certainly
FULFILLED II TO the letter. II was the
one glad event In our Lords life. sec
ond only to the singing OF angels at
His birth. Almost in spite OF them
selves the multitudes whom lie had
I'D fN1
lie had raised from the dead. Jairus's
little daughter. and the widow of Mains
son. and LaZarus--lct their gladness
show itself regardless of the Pharisces
and the Priests and the Roman SOL
dicrs II was a sudden bursting forth
OF JOY. Perhaps some OF them really
thought Christ was to claim His throne
as the King OF men. Perhaps the
Pharisecs themselves were for mo-
ment astoundcd as the people sang and
waved their palm branches.
There are Ia ppy times in life when
poonie let Themselves go in all the glad
freedom OF desire and love and JOY
times when the bands OF ceremony and
traditional custom are broken and tho
heart leads captive the head. II there
were too many such experiences Ws
might lose our balance and neglect our
duties: for life in tho main is "A strus-
sic. reason Of preparation for the
may we'll thank God that sometimes all
cares and sorrowa drop from W., and
we laugh and sing VIC look up TO
God and know that He loves US. Al
such times nature herself sings with
US Her trees and flowers. her rocks
md rills, her woods and tempted hills"
like the palms they threw down on the
Lords way become a part OF Gods
love, and all common things. such as
our garments. which the people threw
on the ground that our King might
ride over them. are transhgurcd. These
arc moments on earth borrowed from
heaven.
CHRIST RODE IN No
TRIUMPHANT CHARIOT
fet how slowly was our Christ. en-.
try. He rode upon an ass's colt. an
animal somewhat despiscd even In
that eastern land. No richly capari-
soned horse no triumphal chariot with
outriding horsemcn and heralds at
tending, were called for by Him Who
was meek and iowiy in heart and Who
came from heavens glory to bear our
human nature and share our sorrows.
III was so like Jesus Christ" said one
IN speaking of this entrance into Jcru-
salem. Yes. II ~aa just what we would
expect an we read the Gospel 10
wanted every man, woman and child
to know Him as an elder brother IN
rect man. And that is why His coming
to our hearts is SO simple. There is
no sound of trumpcts. no glorious
shining Of supernatural light. He just
comes and whispers to you and to me,
Let Me come in and be your King, and
!hen you VIII he slad!' All Christian
ny Is wonderfully simple, mysterious
and marvellous though the cross and
tho open tomb must ever be- drcad
any approach toward too much cere-
mony in our worship. any rich pro-
cessions and golden dress. For Christ
was SO simple in all His ways, and He
Is so real as He draws near to US in
our joys and pains and asks to share
in them.
who Is this?" the Pharlecs asked.
as the singing multitude drew near to
the gates with the dear Christ riding
among them not separated from them.
nut IN their very midst. so that they
couid sec Him and touch Him. who
Is thts?"s So the world asks TODAY a,
we worship Him in our churches. So
men ask in wonder as the man or
woman bowed down with pain looks
UP with smiling face and sings. IT
know that Jesus loves me-"
CHRIST. THE KING WHO
ASKS AN ENTRANCE
Thc answer the people gave was not
complete. Christ was more than 1.-The
PFopnet or nazareth OF Galilce" He
was the Son OF God going forth To di.
FOR the sins OF the world preparing to
rise from the dead and so conquer
mans last and most dreaded enemy:
about to ascend into Heaven and al
GODS right hand make intercession for
Iiis children on earth. 1t is the King
Christ who asks an entrance into our
make our lives pure and good. Still
alas! many do not know Him and will
not listen as He stands knocking at
only knew Who il Is Who calls TO thrr,
Let me In" surely they would answer
Come to my heart, Lord Jesus, for
without Thee cannot live and without
Thee dare not die"
Fear not. daughter Of zion!" Wa
are so full OF fear. have Just re-
ceived letter telling OF the terrible
suferings OF dear woman In Chicago
whom have never seen. but for whom
have heen praying. The letter told
OF sinking OF heart on tho part OF ono