South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-12-22

Sermons teeming with the spirit OF
the season. many in explanation Of the
great nativity, and all having direct
bearing upon the dawning Of the first
Christmas day. were the features OF
the services fla the various churches
sunday morning and evening. APP
propiate musical services were also
rendered the programs in some OF the
churches being n result of several
weeks training and practice.
ut ST PauTs VI. l.. =.
Heavens song FOR Earth" was the
title Of Rev. James Lane GARDENERS
sermon at 81. PauIs Memorial church
On sunday morning. Il would have
you note the purposes of Christ's com
Ing. ne said. "He came To bring
peace on earth, and peace is always
a question of relationship. We bea
three relationships Every man bears
q relationship 20 himself. Christ
came TO bring peace toward men in
their relationship toward themselves
Every man should be at peace with
himself.
Then there is the relationship we
bear toward others. Man was at wal
with his fellows and Jesus came TO
bring peace. He taught us TO low
our neighbOr and to carry out the gol-
@-AH -EH 800 ~
would hat men should do unto you,
do YOU even also unto them
Man. too, has a relationship to-
ward God. Sin has made man an
alien toward God: Jesus came that
men might be atone with God. This
is the meaning Of the word atone
gnent.' 1t is the 'at-one-ment' of men
with God"
At the evening service Rev. Mr..
Ca FnInaT gnnLn rppnn tho furp faUfc
we saw His star in the east. and
came to worship Him" and In as
much as We have done it 10 the least
of my brethren. ye have done it unto
me-" h last was fOrcibly and
striking illustrated by Henry Van
Dykes charming story, The other
Wise Man" Next Sunday the theme
will be Facing the New Year" which
Will be illustrated by Tennyson's well
known poem, Ring out Wild Bells"
Incarnation" was the subject Of
Rev. F.. X. DOugherty at the Grace NJ.
r. church sunday morning. zone
great significant fact in the universe
IS the transformation of the language
into life. The doctrine Of incarnation
involves us 10 the extent Of consider
ing the preexistence of Christ. There
are three supreme facts to consider
in the thought of the doctrine of in
~carnatiOn. They are that Incarnation
IS Gods answer to the universal long
ing Of the race to see God; that there
is a deep need OF incarnation. Man
is helpless without the nearnesS Of
Christ, and his nearness is directly
Tue C. the help of God: that the
spirit Df God was glOrified by incar-
nation n became so much a part of
mans life that we have learned to
look upon the coming Of Jesus as the
beginning of the g~lorificatiOn of that
divine spirit
IN the afternoon the Junior congre-
cation was entertained by Miss Edna
Downing, who told the story of Christ
mas. There were 462 present at sun
day school, and in the evening the
sunday school gave the annual Christ
mas entertainment.
First Baptist.
At the First Baptist church., Rev.
Charles A. Decker took the question
How May i Know hat Jesus is the
Son of GOd?" for the topic, and gave
three reasons why He should be con-
sidered in that light. According to
the scriptures" he said, I'VE are given
three reasons why We should think Of
him as the son Of God. The first is
because the Bible gives the opinion
OF the people of that day, and they
firmly believed that He was the son
OF God, and was the distributor of
His Blessings. The second is because
the church for 1900 years has not be-
leved otherwise. 1t has for that
length OF time declared Him divine,
against the s%tiffest opposition. And
his subjects are more loyal today than
they ever have been in the history of
the religion. The third is that il is
suggested To a nan he will inVesti-
gate for himself. Thai he will be un-
able to find a word that will dfsprove
the assertion is not the weakest proof
that is to be had. \ man always
thinks that ne can depend upon his
own experience"
Christmas exercises will be held
at the First Baptist church Tuesday
afternoon and evening. In the after
noon the primary children will have
charge Of the program and in the
evening the intermediate and senior
classes Will otficiate.
First Christian.
The Watchwords Of Christmas
was the title of Rev. G. w. Hemry's
address at the First Christian church
Sunday morning. Joy, Peace and
Good Will" he said. the watchwOrds
of the first Christmas night are still
the watchwords Of the 20th century,
The 'zeitgeist' of the Christmas sea-
son is clearly discernible in the words,
deeds and actions which busy people
at his time. This spirit grows not
so much by initiation as by infection
generation. and c~OntagiOn.
The true Christmas spirit is not
the spirit OF a mere annual festival