South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-07-28
GREATEST SIN
: Of PRESENT DAY
IS INGRATITUDE
Rev. James l. Gardiner De-
IiVerS Last of Series at St.
PauI'S-SermonS in Other
Churches.

Rev. p. T. Parsons OF Lowell
Heights. Chicago, delivered both ser
mons Sunday at the First Baptist
church. in the absence OF Rev. Char
les A. Decker. who is enjoying his
summer vacation. Rev. Mr.. Parsons
is a supply man for Baptist churches.
and on the last two previous Sundays
preached at the Quincy Avenue Bap-
fist church.
Mr.. V. c. Soares, assistant TO Rev
Mr.. Decker. has been III at his room
at the Y. n. C. A. since Friday. with
acute ind gestion. Mr.. Soares will
complete his work here by Aug. 1.
when he will return to Chicago.
Thomas A Freeman. a layman OF the
church Will take up the work after
he leaves
The sin Of ingratitude is the most
popular sin the world" said Rev
James l.. Gardiner, Il. D.. pastor Of
st. Paurs NJ. r. church, Sunday
evening, when he preached she last
Of four Sunday evening sermons on
the general topic. -Four Vital CUES
tons
In speaking on the theme. What
IS the most popular sin" he said:
There is not a man present but who
is guilty OF this sin every day. We
are ungrateful to both God and man.
and many times TO man we hardly
say thank you
Sin of Ingratitude.
Il see the sin OF lngratitude man
ifested in the homes, as / go about
my duties. seeing husbands migrate
full 70 their wives and wies migrate
FnnF ~ Il
their parents. ] see the sin OF in
gratitude shown in the manner men
treat Jesus Christ. In spite of the
fact that He died to redeem them
they never say thanks. May God
save us from this sin and help up
say with the poet:
Were the whole realm Of nature
mine,
That were q present far too small:
Love so amazing. so divine,
Demands my soul. my life and ALL "
Both the morning and evening SER
vices were well attended.
At the Grace NJ. f church, Rev.
+. X. DOugherty chose the story of
OnesimQs the slave Of Philemon, as
the subject for his morning sermon
and brought out the lesson of the
appeal of love. He said that Phile-
mon was greatly angered when he
learned that his servant, Onesimus,
had taken money from his treasury.
"Paul's letter 10 Philemon evidenced
the diplomacy of the apostle His
persuasives are echoes of Christ's
psrsuasives 70 himself. for he had
learned his methods from the Master
and had himself experienced that
gentle love was greater than COM
mandment
De described how the servant had
fled from his master after taking the
money, and OF his suffering because
OF his sin. and how he became a
Christian and returned to his master
and dropping at his feet cries for
forgiveness. Then Philemon said, Il
do Anesimus my brother for Christs
sake" and he did.
Lords Apostles.
Taking the subject The Apostles
OF Our Lord" as his subject. Rev.
Cecil Franklin said in his sermon at
the Indiana Avenue Christian church
In the morning, that the word apostle
means ambassador and that Jesus
said OF his apostles that they were
his ambassadors, representing him.
saying. "As the Father sent me SO
send 1 thou"
THE first qualifation." he said.
"fOr an apostle was that hey had
seen the Lord for they were to test
ify OF His resurrection. They were
given certain duties TO perform with
certain powers. To despise these
representative Of Christ is TO bring
the wrath OF God down on us. How
shall we escape If we neglect so
great q salvation"
Special music was given at both
services. In nearly all the churches
large crowds attended
A band OF SO members of the Per
sonal Workers league went TO Elk
hart Sunday evening where services
were conducted at the First NJ. r.
church. The league had charge of
the services. and as a result several
converts came forward. The party
left the city at o'clock in the even
ing and retmrned ON the last car