South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-09-29
RELIGION AND LAW
co HAND IN HAI..I
Asserts in Sermon at First NJ.
{. Church That Human Law
viii Not Raise Morality of
Man.

Religion and law go hand In hand
In the uplifting OF South Bend and
the shaping and forming OF the lives
fthe citizens" said Attorney Dan
Pyle in an address at the First NJ. L.
church sunday night when the Broth
erhood OF the church had charge Of
the services IN the absence Of the pas
tor who IS attending the Northwestern
Indiana conference at Hammond.
Attorney Pyle used Law Compile
ment as his subject. He said
There are two great sources work
Ing together to upIift the world. one
Is law and the other IS religion. Some
say We have no use for religion. In
1910 there were 5000 people murder
ed IN this nation, As per cent by
American born citizens. SO per cent
by negroes, and the remainder by
foreigners.
The largest per cent OF the statues
on record for this state are laws that
are placed there for prosecuting GRIM
lnal cases, yet people think there is
no need Of religion. We are our
brothers keeper. according to the
Bible. No matter what nationality.
we should make an effort 10 educate
and christianize all"
He pointed out how religion has
advanced education by founding
many o. the carrier colleges. lie then
showed Row the state institutions had
been started. He said that education
is still under the direction of religion.
Laws OF God and men work to-
gether in prosecuting cases at the
bars OF justice" said Pyle. The law
handles the act and Furnishes accord
ing to the evidence In the beginnfr =
the law is based on religion. In
swearing in a witness the holy Faith
er's name is sworn and every official
takes an oath OF God before he takes
his office.
The human law. however, falls
short. We can prohibit one man
from treating another wrongly, but
we can not help him treating himself
wrong. No law on earth can control
a mans habits. We depend largely
on Gods laws for peoples behavior to
their neighbors. No human law can
positively stop all the stealing, the
SANDER and the other criminal acts
that can be committed and where the
offender can go untouched.
The yellow newspapers can print
Hbelous statements and get away
with them without being punished at
times. Men can accept brides and not
get caught, men can steal by not pay
ing debts and a million other little Of
fences can be committed and the Of
fender can find innumerable ways OF
avoiding mans laws. But the moral
laws OF God counteract such evils and
keeps down such crimes
1T does not help a man much
spiritually to be brought before a
judge and found guilty Of being
drunk. Re will Get a short sentence
or small fine but that Will not up IL
him morally.
To-day / noticed a drunken man or
the public streets of The CITY bu,
guess the police did not see him. Die
might have been arres Ell but uo hu-
man laws would have raised his STAN
dard Of morality
Religion gives a man an ideal. hu
ideal is never reached In the loue
and beautiful story Of the Christ ue
set our ideal Of perfect character
The human law does not care auy-
thing about tn life Go come. while
the laws OF Cod point 10 eternity d.
The reward Tor christi Service
Every reform lsu haas been orig.
mated by Some rrIirf0u- people Wftt
higher principles for government
Attorney Pyle pointed 30 Lae eE-ed..
ernor who placed che count. option
laws on the statute books and -rld
that his action was the nartiue or j
religious spirit
Here are two great force" he
said in conclusion. which ere work.
ing toether. one 10 purify ~ hra ri
and soul and the other 20 crys.a''z,
public opinion, both keeping mer
right"