South Bend News-Times, Volume 34, Number 40, South Bend, St. Joseph County, 9 February 1917 — Page 3

"i HE SOUTH BEND NEWS-TIMES n:inv nTAivn, n:nnrriY ttm WITH THE REVIVALISTS

BROTHERLY LOVE

HARD TO FIND

Five Binth Marks of a Christian is Topic of the Rev. Charles E. Watkins.

in hb M-rmon ut tho Fim IJ.'ijj-ti--t church at right, IU-v. Charles J'. Watkins of Munrk, Ind.. iracha -rnmn lelintatin the "live Uirth Marks of a Christian." He said tn.it th'-re ciiiic to every one. a tinif wlicri they 1 sired to take ! l(i k in th-ni.--l w-s and to ascertain th-ir sjiiritu.il t-rniratur'. To do that th-r" an- Uv characteristics th.it tli world looke-1 to a. the marks of a 'hri-tian. ".crcit;ir,c' f fhrit as the Saviour," the j.aker .--aid. "is the first 1 irt h mark. The Christian may not a hie to irr.e things hy cold lojtcical r-;i;oniiu hut he lias a uidin Mar that he knows is riht, and has thinus t erlaMlntjly Fettled. After Iiis ron er ion on the road to Damascus, it txk I'aiil three years to settle some questions- in his own M;in;l. Wlo n you find a Christian v.'Iio .spends half hi.s time trying to hud out if he has eternal life and the other half trying to retain what he has, you may h" .ure he has not located a point from '.vhlch he can work'. It i- possihle to have treasured up in us. eternal life, a thinp that does not change hut heeomes more precious u titne poes on. When a map lias repented and accepted Christ as his pole star, he does not have to haek and revise his heliefs. They are then fixed for all time." Way to r.prc lovt. "lie doeth riKhteourness." continued Kev. Watkins, "because he is a rhild of Cod. The man who is a followed of Christ does things for Cod herauve he is a child of Cod, not le ause hy those works he may merit some reward. It is possihle for very person to find a way to express his life and there is something wronc with the man who will not do his share toward the work of Hod. The loeiral fruit of a Christian life i to do thinps for Hod which kIvp inward joy to the righteous. Sacrifice Is one of the ways of doinir a thin? pleasing in the sight of Cod." I .ovo of the hrethren was declared to i,e tlie third characteristic of a Christian, the one that was hardest to find and would do the greatest rood if every one had it. "Can we all st.-md the fest." he asked, "is our I ve hiirher than the ordinary slush that commonly passes for affection or is it like the love of a mother for her unfortunate child?" "lo we iove our hrethren when they have one wrontr. when we know they are not rlcht or do we ast them off?" If your hoy makes n misvike. you wouldn't tell your

friends about it hut you would he likely to if it were some other mother's hoy. Hememher that (Jod loves us even when we are In rebellion atain.t Him. If Fome one has not done the riht thine, do you f?o to hin as to your own son and help him hack to a right view point?" "Overcome the world." he urj?ed. "if you are to keep from making

a mistake. A Christian is one who

adds strength to strength. Our faith should he so that k'ood deeds which were hard for us hefort are made easv and sin once so alluring, Is made hard. Many people are not Christians hecause they like to sin and hate to Rive up their evil lives. "We may not Ve able to stand alone at first as we do not expect a child to he a perfect Christian for faults are not eradicaed In a day. If standards are ?et too high for hose who are not stronK, the younj? people will he discouraged hut if they keep on there will be a time when they can overcome the world. Remember that Christ .ald. "love not the world nor the thinfs of the

'world or you shall be condemned."

Kcepin of the commandments was declared hy the speaker to he the last characteristic of the Chris

tian, our conscience cannot always tell us if we are right, we must know for a certainty. The commandments give us a rule of conduct, a point from whence all our actions t'.ow." Rev. Charles A. Decker, pastor of the church, led the mixed choir of 24 voices which Is adding much to the meeting. The hoard of deacons met with the pastor for a conference after the sermon.

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VALUE OF PERSONAL WORK SERMON .SUBJECT Consrcjration at Wo.stmln5tcr Iro?hytcrian SIioavs Willlru;ness to Assist. ,f?omctlmes,, declared Rev. A. Christy Rrown, pastor of the Westminster Presbyterian church in an addres-s to his congregation last evening, "I think it would he more honorable to go square Into the pit of darkness than to stand In the way of the progress of the kingdom." The sermon dealt with the value of personal work in the saving of touls. Dr. Rrown pointed out cases where personal work had done much in saving of souls of persons whom ministers could not reach. He showed how it was God's intention that we, as his disciples, should help the non-Chrlstlans. "There Is an explanation for the lack of work along this line," he continued. "We are timid by nature. We feel the greatness of the task and our lack of power. The reason for the most part is that we do not love Christ enough and have no passion for fouIs. Our hearts do not heat in sympathy with that of the Saviour who gave His life on the cross. "We do not understand our mission. The idea of many Christians is to get to heaven on a bed of flowers. We must give Christianity to

those who do not have It. "We know-

that we are unworthy and it shears us of our powers. God planned for

His disciples to do this work but to do it we must get right with God. Most of us are living like parasites. We sit occasionally in our pews and do nothing more. We call for more

preaching and yet give none to our

more unfortunate brother Dr. Rrown then showed what a

truly great thing It was to save a soul, how angels are denied this

work that Christiana have a chance to do. That when we are doincr this work, we are doing the wifl of God. A call was issued for those who wished to render personal services, nearly the entire congregation responding. The women of the churcii have been holding prayer meetings during the past week, and much work has been accomplished, as the pplendld attendance last evening showed. Special music by a chorus choir and a olo by Leslie Whitcomb of the McCormlck Theological seminary of Chicago.

OPINIONS OF PEOPLE HELD TOO IMPORTANT Not Fnoush Concerned In What God Thinks of Us Says I lev. II. Ii. Iavi. "The thing that Is keeping many of us away from God is that we are more concerned with what people think of us than with what God thinks of us," were the words by which Rev. Henry I Davis at the Kirst M. V.. church explained his text taken from Daniel's prophecy 5:27. "Thou are weighed in the balance and found wanting." "It is laughable to see how much tome men weih in their own estimation." Rev. Davis said. "They are men who when weighed to the standards of a social set are judged erood fellows and their record in Rradstrcet and Dunn reads 100 percent, but the crucial test of these men is how do they welph in the balances of the Almighty. He judges every man and woman regardless of standing, regardless of wealth, regardless of citizenship. The balances of Cod are the ten commandments. They tell us as clear as crystal what He expects of us." Rev. Davis then named and briefly discussed the ten commandments laying special stress on the first one, 'Thou shalt not have etrange gods before me." "This", the speaker said, "may apply not only to false worship, but also to devotion to such worldly pods a. pleasure, money and even human persons." Success attended the efforts of the speaker when as the closing hymns were being sung a young man stepped from th congregation and going tip took the pastor's hand and declared his Intention of adopting the faith. The new convert had never been bapti7ed nor had he been in a church fore.

FORMALITY MIT

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,'Rcv. R. I. Champion Declares

Conscience Will Tell Man Whether He is Saved.

"If there is anything that kills a revival it's formality. To you ladies I pay leave it at home. Don't look in the m'.rror before you leave the house. Ask your husband how you look. That is all right, but do not come to church to se yourself," asserted Rev. R. I. Champion, the evangelist at the Lowell Heights M. E. church last night before beginning his sermon on "Hypocrisy." He declared that the people of God had all they could contend with without paylnjr any attention to the hypocrite. The biggest hypocrite is the man looking for hypocrisy, the man who has no sympathy, he said. "Can a man know he is saved?" asked Rev. Champion. "I claim he can. He may know by his five senses, but what really tells him Is that sixth sense, his conscience. Many people believe that revivals accomplish nothing, claiming that conversions are made as the result of excitement. If this is true, then excitement is sweeter than the honey of the honeycomb. If religion is excitement, give us more of it." Special music was provided for the services. A duet was sung by Miss Kthel Phelps and L. D. Reed. A special choir, led by Miss Rernlce Rennett at the piano, sang several numbers. Rev. Champion will hold a meeting for men only at the. church at 2:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon. Each of the 100 men present at last night's services was requested to bring two uers with h.'m. Spe

cial music will be furnished

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Sunday evening meeting. wh u is expected to be one of the biggest of the revival.

UNSELFISH PRAYER IS ONLY EFFECTIVE KIND People Arc Urged to Seek General Good I tat her Than Personal Advantage. "Prayer Is a spiritual approach to God in the name of Jesus Christ, and by the power of the Holy Ghost," declared Rev. J. A. Groves, evengelist. In his sermon last night at the Conference Memorial church on S. St. Joseph st. "The outpouring of the sentiment of the soul in worship which is called prayer, reveals Gcd to us as a person who can see, feel, hear and sympathize with us as a father, and also give us a vision of ourselves," asserted the speaker. That "some people lie in their prayers," the preacher ilustrated hy pointing out that often people on being received Into the church declare 'I would not give my faith for all the world.' and then they give it up for a nickel show." Explaining the characteristics of effective prayer. Rev. Groves showed the necessity of being hopeful and having confidence. He illustrated the point by narrating the story of the lady who prayed for the removal of a hill, and on finding the hill unchanged the next morning, declared, "There as I expected." The evangelist urged the people to strive for unselfish prayer, and seek general good rather than personal advantage. "When you come into church, don't chit and chat and allow your children to make a playhouse out of the house of God." Rev. Groves admonished, and asked all to show a spirit of reverence while in the house of worship. Whether we lie down or stand up makes little difference aa long as we pray well was pointed out by the speaker. "Somebody would pray all night for Rrother Jones If he joined our church, but I would not pray five minutes if he joined some other fellow's church," the evangelist declared to be a poor attitude for a Christian. Tonight the Rev. J. A. Groves will conclude the subject of prayer, telling of the hindrances and helps to prayer, and show what kind of prayer is most prevalent in the world today.

TOO LITTLE ATTENTION IS PAID TO RELIGION That modern tendency of "running down-town with a nickel and taking in a movie" instead of attending the nightly prayer meeting of the revival may stamp outh Rend us a city of low morality, was the belief expressed by Rev. W. A. Rrur.dage at the Indiana Avenue Christian church last night. "You can't ride to heaven in a rocking chair." declared the speaker In exhorting the congregation to get out a larger attendance, that South Rend might reap a wealth of real good from the revival. "If people tended to their business as they do to their religion there

would be a whole lot of financial crashes within a very short time. ' To get right with God we should have an overflow congregation. It Is true, of course, that there are many sick persons an 1 some indis- ' posed who can not conveniently at- i

tend tne revival services but mere are any number who should be here but are not." The Rible. according to Rev. Mr. Rrur.dage. is "God's Great Library." It should be used not as a family pressing machine for four-leafed shamrocks and flowers but as a live reference wherein all Christians may seek and rind remedies for all their spiritual ill.

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