The Washington times., 1917-02-15

bring rest to the weary, to bless man.
| kind; yet there was no room for Him.
THE Prince of Wales came to the
United States in the early fifties, ana
Chicago sent a delegation to New
York to invite him to their city: and
all Chicago stood breathless while
this man, later King Edward VII,
weighed the invitation. They were
mighty proud when he accepted. ana
had bands from 100 miles around TO
play for him, church bells rang DusI
ness halted, railroads stopped opera
ting trains out for the day. But
nobody knew why the prince was In
America There were rumors, but
no one knew. The purpose OF his
coming remains secret
No Welcome For Christ.
But when the Prince of Heaven
came down, revealing His purpose, no
cannons doomed q welcome. no bells
rang, but a king declared war upon
Him and never sheathed the sword
against Him until he stabbed 1t into
His side on Calvary. There has never
been a man to enter this world IN
5000 years to receive less welcome
than Jesus Christ.
You remember that after His bap-
tism by John the Baptist, He started
back to His native city of Nazareth.
and Nazareth, that should have wei
coined Him with wide open arms, that
should have suspended business to
receive Him, didn't care. He went
into the temple and began preaching
and was pushed out of the synagogue
and by chance His life was saved.
You remember He visited Capernium
Il 4 l., NJ
Would Lodges Welcome Himf
"He said that the foxes had their
holes, and the beasts their lodging
places, but the Son of Man hath no
where to lay His head. The cold, damp
soil of the Mount of Olives was his
resting place. He was born in bor-
rowed cradle; He rode a borrowed
beast, and when He died He was put
in a borrowed grave.
Let US turn that picture around,
and apply it to Washington in 1917.
There is no place in America where
the gospel is more ably preached,
where it is more faithfully preached,
than here. But there is no room for
Christ here. Tell me, you lodge men.
you Masons, you Knights of Pythias,
is there any place for Christ in your
lodge tonight mean the personal
Christ? Would you welcome Him as
q personal guest? You Knight Tenn
plar, who vow to draw your sword in
defense of Christianity, is there any
place in your lodge for Him?
Are Ledgers CIeanf
"The most momentous day in any
towns history is when there is an
outpouring of the spirit of Christ upon
1t. But you don't realize II.
"Invariably the index to a mans
character is the way he treats Jesus.
You have time for pleasure, for
amusements. for everything under the
sun but Jesus and you have given
that part OF your heart that Christ re-
served for His own to the world.
Tell me, men! tell me, women, IL
Jesus were to come tonight would He
find your ledgers clean? Would you
have to walk across town and apollo
gize to somebody you had lied about?
Cites Story of Nelson.
You remember the story of Lord
Nelson-we EngIishmen admire and
honor and respect him. You remem-
ber he told the fleet on the eve #
great engagement. England expects
every man this day to do his duty
The victory was won, and standing in
Trafalgar square today Is a statue
to Lord Nelson, reminding every man
in England to do his duty.
81 want to hold up ito you Christ,
a fine statue, not in marble, but alive.
What will you do with Him?"