South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-09-15
F INDS FOOD FOR
SERMON TOPIC IN
BARGAIN COUNTER
Rev. j. o. MOSier Asserts the
Greatest Bargain of All is
Offered by God-~Gardiner to
Preach on Young Man.

ABargain Sale" was the peculiar
Subject selected by Rev. J. o. Mosier
~ the Mizah Episcopal church for
his sunday morning sermon.
He found his text in Revelations
Jill. The 18th verse:
81 counsel thee 10 buy Of me, gold
tried in the fire. that thou mayest be
rich: and white raiment that thou
Dnayest hide thy nakedness. etc"
lie pointed to the great interest and
excitement caused by a bargain sale
10 the house wife. The fact that one
40 cents seems 70 lure thousands to
the bargain counter.
God, however, offers the biggest
bargain of ALL" said Rev. Mosier.
And he offers il at the lowest price.
You must purchase the proper means
10y which to get TO heaven. The farm
or selects the implements 20 pillow his
soil and 10 do mis- work. with great
discretion. He must have the best,
so We should accept Christ and live
the life He would have us live.
Fear OF the Lord is beginning Of
wisdom" he continued. THE need of
wisdom is first felt when we begin to
fear the Master"
Rev. Mr.. Mosier baptized six con-
verts at Chain lakes. Sunday after
noon. MONDAY ne VIII dllenu a COuAeI-
ence at Oak Wood Park, Ind, when
board OF trustees Of the Evangelical
\ churches Will meet. Officers will be
elected 20 act next year AID other i'm
portant business will be taken care of.
THE Young Man and His Battles"
have been arranged by Rev. ]. II.
Gardiner, r. D.. for the next six
weeks The subjects will be ar
ranged as follows: Sept. q, The
Young Mans Battle With Self"
sept. %. The Young Mans Battle
With Evil Habits:" Oct >. THE Young
Mans Battle With Environment"
Oct. Il, THE Young Mans Battle For
Place." oct. 10. THE Young Mans
Battle With His Doubts" Oct. %.
''Tht Young Mans Battle For Wife
and Home"
A special effort is being made by
the pastor TO increase the attendance
at the Wednesday prayer meeting
services. Special topics have beea. ar
ranged. Various organizations or the
church will cooperate with him in
these services. Next Wednesday night
the Sunday school will have general
charge of the meetings. The theme,
'"The Problem of the Child. viii be
TALKED on by the pastor. Later the
Dorcas society the Brotherhood.
Womans Home Missionary, society
and the Epworth and Junior leagues
will assist.
In his sermon Sunday morning on
the subject. The Misunderstood
Christ" Rev. Mr.. Gardiner pointed
out that a large number of people in
South Bend were rejecting Christ be-
cause they do not understand him but
are turning TO their neighbOrs, to
books and magazines for their ideas
and ideals.
and could be found only through the
study of the new testament. Too many
OF the church members OF the city ne
said were taken by somebody as an
sdeal even though that church mem
her Is not even honest in business
Christ said he, is the only ideal ano
should be patterned after through the
study OF the first four books OF the
new testament In the evening ne
preached on the subject, The story
OF a New Testament Travelling Man.
The missions should occupy the
central place in the church said Rev
Charles NJ. Decker at the First Bap-
fist church Sunday morning. he gave
three reasons why they should be CIV
en- this place in the church. He sem
His apostles out to preach TO all the
world
.'He made them able TO talk al
languages that they might carry nj!
gospels everywhere. The world theI
was no bigger than it is today. The
second reason why the churCh shoul'
place missionaries in its center Is De
- His word and went out 10 preach NJ
teachings to the world.
They did not sit about Jerusalem
and their homes as many OF toda!
would 40 If they had not gone GU
and preached we should now be wCr
sbfning idols. The man who does no
believe in missionaries should reallz
the indebtedness to the disciples o
old.
"Whenever the church puts mis-
Eionaries in the center or It's orSahlAd a
ffons the church always succeeds. l
will grow and the church that doe
not will fail That is proved by tn
fact that the centuries in which tn
church has had the greatest poWe
have been the first and the nineteentl
during periods when the misslonarle
have been taken into the church a
one OF its chief organizations.
In the evening four converts WeI
baptized Tuesday night the x. r L
I will hold a social and business hou
at the residence of Mrs. Nellie White
40 y. Navarro 81. Election or oIIlceI
will take place.
Rev r X. Dougherty spoke Of tn
Great popularity OF the Bible in HI
SUNDAY morning sermon on the sun
iect The Bible In Character Max
ing" The large circulation, IN
sacred messages, and the truths con
4ained in il make IL the most popula
hook he said. In the evening Or. y
W. Appleby delivered the address.
All those who took part IN IN
"Rulv" sunday chorus VIII meet Mon
dav night at the First Baptist churcl
when n permanent organization WI
7,e effected The red books Will b
used. $500
Roland Witwer was elected 81
,erintendent of the sunday school o
1be E-irsf Christian church at tn
meeting sunday morning. Other OH
GERS elected 20 act during the ehsu
- 80 ore Miss Alice Scott as
sisfant superintendent Miss 9. Bene
dict superintendent OF the junior de
partment. and Arthur Hunter super
intendent OF the intermediate depart
ment.
NEGRO SHOT WHILE