In London City Temple, Dr. Joseph Parker was troubled by the
absence of workingmen from church, and invited hundreds to lunch
there. He said: “Bring your dinner buckets, and your pipes if
you want to; I want to have a good talk with you.” Stepping out
in front of them, he said:
“Men, why don’t you come to church?”
A leader among them said: “The Church is not for the likes
of us, the Church is for the rich, and the Church is for the
prosperous. You don’t want us there; that is what is the matter
with the Church.”
Dr. Parker then said, “Men, what is the matter with Jesus of
Nazareth?”
Instantly a working man swung his cap and said: “He is all
right.” And a thousand or more working men kept swinging their
caps and saying, “He is all right, He is all right.” (Text.)
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=Christ a Protector=--See PROTECTION.