South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-09-08
SUGGESTS CHRIST
IS REMEDY FOR
ALL SOCIAL EVILS
Rev. Mr.. Ford Holds That Gov
ornamental Machinery Alone
Cannot Better Conditions
Honeywell Speaks.
Through the present governmental

Through the present governmental |
machinery alone, conditions will now
be made much better. The social, !
economic, and political questions OF
the day will not be greatly improved
until there is a turning Of the people,
toward God" said Rev. Charles l.. /
Ford in his sermon at the River Park
NJ. +. church. Sunday morning.
Rev Mr.. Ford was using the sub
Ject. The Chruch and the Working
Man" for his sermon. Some think
that Jesus has nothing TO say about
the social and economical questions Of +
today" said he. "'1is whole life mes
sage was TO HbeTate and save hu-
mainly.
1T was His teaching that made it
impossible for one man TO own an
other man as a man now owns dog.
The books OF Jeremiah, Isaiah. Amos,
Hosea and other prophets, contains
the voice Of God crying out against
social. political and economical condi-
tons at that time.
THE church OF today is often
Judged out Of facts dating centuries
ago, and has no power 10 dictate even
TO the members.
Tho working men represent the
vast multitude on which Christ look
ed with compassion, not with fear but
with fellow feeling. The church
stands for the organization OF the Ia
boring men and its purpose to protect
him from the soulless corporations.
1T seems madness to even ques-
ton the divinity of American syndi- !
Gates, but the clock in the chamber of
omaipOtence, never stands still. 1t
continues 10 tick and soon will strike /
the hour that will Sc c millions of
free men rise up with freenen's bal I
lots and sway the syndicate from !
their pilasters OF power and the
workingman will come TO his own"
Churches Are Full.
The cooler weather Sunday found I
the churches crowded, nearly every /
every service being well attended. /
Many Of the pastors who have been
spending their summer vacations
have returned and are ready TO take
up the fall work.
Thirteen new members were ad-
nitted to membership at the First
Baptist church at which communion
services were held during the morn
ing worship. Rev. Charles A. Decker
talked on the subject, Gods Plan of
Progress" He took his text from
Zechariah. iv-6.
He pointed out that armies, poll
tics and hosts of mighty things have
been relied on 10 win the battles of
God. and TO a certain extent have
been successful. but the results he
said were not the kind that Jesus
would approve Of.
cies Of Righteousness have been at
work to advance the interests Of the
church for centuries and yet We can
not feel but that we are not much
better off than we were before these
happened.
ct is only when revival takes
place. like South Bend has just felt,
that we witness the true approval OF
God in the tactics which He would
have us use. After such a revival
the church is really benefited
In the evening he used Jesus the
Way" as his subject. Arrangements
are being made by thechurch and
Sunday school to hold the annual
Rally day program next Sunday. A
special effort is being made To in
vite all the old members and Sunday
school scholars.
Honeywell at Grace.
Rev l. c. Honeywell. Of Oak Park,
Ill, delivered the sermon at the Grace
NJ T.. church in the morning. Or.
Honeywell completed big revival
campaign at WalkeTtOn last winter
getting big results.
He will begin campaign work the
last of the month at Harrington,
Kansas and later will go to Troy, o.,
for a five weeks campaign For sew
eral years he was a member OF the
BILLY" Sunday party. He talked
Sunday morning on the subject, The
Gospel Of Powers" In the evening he
spoke at Walkerton to an open air
gathering.
Pointing TO the powers of the gos-
pei ne said in his morning sermon
''Great results are seen in the words
OF Christ who only preached short
period, vet for centuries II has gone
down as lessons for history. Other
noted Biblical characters lives have
shown a great power through the
truths brought out
|, frc
found in the Bible was true and
showed the power Of this truth. He
said that infidelity is murderous
hand that reaches up through the
smoke OF the pit 70 blast, blight,
curse. damn and destroy.
show me the universities. the hos
pitfalls. the homes for aged people, or
any other good institution that is be-
ing supported or has been constructed
by an infidel." said he earnestly ham
mering on the pulpit stand in much
the manner used by the big evange-
list last spring.
He pointed out that the gospel has
figured largely in changing the lives
OF some Of our great men.
I've don't have the same spirit OF
divine powers as we used 10 have,
said he pointing 20 the spirit with
which Paul Christ, Stevens and other
Biblical characters met their death
In vivid word pictures he painted the
agonies feced by each OF these char
acters when mobs tortured and beat
them. vet even then he said the pris-
Oner prayed for his tormentors.
1t. Paul VI. l..
Returning from his vacation spent
in Michigan. Rev. James L. Gardiner
pastor OF st. PauHs NJ. +. church de-
livered a sermon Sunday morning on
the subject, The Supreme Struggle
OF Christ" The meetings both IN the
morning and evening were especially
well attended. Music at both services
was extraordinarily we'll rendered.
Rev ar. Gardiner took his text
from St Luke. is. lis. where Christ
meets with the temptations OF the
daNlI during his forty days OF fasting