South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-10-20
BEST TEST Of COD
IS EXPERIENCE

At the St Paul's church Rev. James
L. Gardiner. d. D., spoke on Sunday
morning before a large audience on
the theme. The Highest knowledge
in the World"
He said: Il am sure you will ali
agree with me when I say that the
highest knowledge in the world is the
knowledge Of the Highest The hign-
est and hottest being in the universe
is God. The highest knowledge then
Is the knowledge Of God. Jesus Christ
went farther. He taught that not
only was God the highest knowledge
but that TO know Him was the nigh
est and best life. This said Christ
is eternal life 20 know Thee the true
God and Jesus Christ whom Thou
hast sent
But how may We come 20 know
God2 We may learn something OF
Him through intuition We do not
enter the world without some ray Of
light. There is a light that eXcuseth
or accuseth. Man is naturally re-
lgious being. Men primarily believe
in God. But alas we know that intu-
ition has led men TO worship gods
made with their own hands Ii is
therefore not a safe gdide.
Men have tried TO know God by
reason. Romanes tried to find God
through his intellect alone and failed.
Can a man by searching find out
Goa asked job long ago Many men
who have followed the light Of reason
alone have been led into infidelity or
agnOsticism.
"A man may learn something Of
God through the book Of nature. Ma
ture is mans religious book with les
sons for him for each day. Jesus
said, Consider the lilies Of the field
The lilies OF the field and every
flower that grows should remind US
of God.
But the great book on religion is
the Bible. It is Gods highest, sanest
and best revelation to the children OF
men. II is an infalible guide on the
subject OF religion. II reveals TO US
Jesus Christ, mans Savior and man S
highest example and says Follow
Him.
But the final test Of God is not
through intuition or reason, or nature
or even the Bible. The ultimate test
OF knowledge of God is human ex-
perience The Bible is largely a
record OF human experience. ii is
the record OF Gods dealings with hu-
mans"
At the evening service Rev. James
l. Gardiner spoke on the subject.
The Young Man and His Battle with
theme the speaker said there were two
classes Of Observation-Disclosures and
honest The sermon was addressed
TO the latter class. He showed that
much OF present day doubt arose be
cause young men misunderstood
Christianity. He set forth in forcible
argument that there was no incom-
patibility between Christianity and
the highest type OF true manliness
and that religion of Christ did not
conflict as many young men thought
with the known facts OF science. He
showed that Christianity was not OPP
posed 10 all amusements ut is only
opposed TO those amusements and di-
versions that cannot be taken in the
name OF Jesus"
He closed the sermon by saying
there were many things about the BIZ
bic that we might not be able to I'M
derstand fully but that every young
man who was at all acquainted with
the teachings OF Christ knew full well
the kind of life he was called to live
a life honest, pure and noble.
The Rev Mr.. Gardiner will close
this series TO young men next Sunday
evening when he will speak on the
theme. 1.-THE Young Mans Battle for
Wife and Home"