South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-07-23
INDIVIDUAL IS
KEYNOTE TODAY
Bishop Anderson of Cincinnati
Tells MethodiStS That Church
Must Work For Salvation of
the Different Members.

THE only way to save society from
degradation and ruin is through the
salvation of the individuals that make
up society,"" said Bishop w +. Ander-
son Of Cincinnati. o., in his address
at the large mass meeting represent
ing all the Methodist churches of
South Bend at st. Paurs NJ. E. church
Tuesday evening.
A meeting was held in the after
noon at the First Methodist church at
which Bishop Anderson. Rev. ]. II.
Race, ID. D., the new publisher and
agent of the Methodist book concern
and Rev. T. Wareng, associate editor
of the Western Christian Advocate.
spoke. Rev. NJ. II. Appleby presided
at both sessions which were largely
attended.
In the evening Bishop Anderson
talked on the subject, The Church as
an Engine of Progress. He stated in
his opening remarks that he had ap
prOpriated this striking title from
recent book written by the English
scientist, Sir oliver Lodge.
Engine of Progress.
For nearly an hour and half he
held the attention of his audience.
as he eXpounded and illustrated with
eloquent word pictures the points of
his theme. He said, Il like TO think
of the church being considered as an
engine of progress in the world. Is
it not true that for the past centuries
the church has been a leader in ad-
vancing civilization The object of
the church is the establishment of the
kingdom of God, which has been ac-
complished thus far only by the sal
walton of the individual through the
preaching of the gospel of Christ.
Il am in favor of social service,
and of work being done for social bet
terment. The big word" said the
bishop, lin christian vocabulary. is
the word of regeneration. Need of
is felt now as never be-
fore. Secular editors write long ar
ticles about IL, in the pulpits ii is
preached about and on every hand
we feel its need"
In his closing remarks he lamented
that men of the church did not have
a large vision Of Christian service. In
the business world he said that they
figured in millions of dollars, while
they only gave a small thought TO
Christian development.
Need a Broader Vision.
ut is time" said he, that men who
count themselves Christians get a
broader vision Of the church, and con-
secrate themselves and money to its
The church will con-
tinue 10 degenerate as long as the
above it."
DR. Race and DR.. Wareing also ad-
dressed the evening session urging
that the people cooperate in a cam
paign being started in the vicinity to
distribute the Western Christian AdvO-
cate here. An effort was made at the
mass meeting to place 1000 copies in
in this district. Rev
Blaine Kirkpatrick was appointed by
the bishop TO take charge Of the dis
tributiOn here.
Next week the Indiana Epworth
league will hold an all week session
at Battle Ground, Ind. at which sew
eral South Bend Methodist churches
Will be represented. Arrangements
were made at the meetings for at
tending. Rev. Mr.. Appleby will go
and will have charge of placing the
Western Christian Advocate PROPOSE
ton before the conference as it was
placed before this meeting He was
appointed by the bishop TO fill this
Office.