The chronicle=news., 1913-08-18
Al he Lutheraa Church.

At The Lutheraa Church.
Text: Luke Io::l.37. The Good
Samaritan. Sermon topic was: No,
Religion but Christ IL Savior
Hardly u Bible portion 10 more
misus@d or wrongly applied than the
story OF the good Samaritan. This
beautiful story has served 20 many
In deaouneing the Christian church.
And yet sowhese else can We find I.
bsstsr Characteristic TO illustrate
between formal religion and Chris
iiaa morality. II morality doss ao,
have - . basis the two principles
outlined here love towards God aad
love towards BY fellow men. 4, .
useless. formal and sham. Therefore
Chris, addresses his disciples here:
Blessed a,e ih. eyes which ~ the
thiusA that ye zee. FOR nsay kisss
aud prophets desired to see and hear
ihcs. 'hinss and could not" The
isw OF the human heart can only
serve a. . guide asd as . mirror to
show our spiritual impesfsction. Ru,
In Christ nan receives what bis own
morality eauaot atiaia. In this pict.
uss Of our text we s~e the true state
Of man - I, Was and always will re-.
nsin In this world. I, will b. a..
ways the sane question OF the moral.
religious nan - the lawyer asks
Christ: What shall I do 10 inherit
eteSasi lifs:" HoAsst seekers fad
that 'a spite Of their esraess desires
their morality does not give that -.
cset Joy they are lootins for. A. The
bsss cone sAoss IL % naay shiass
This fact makes naa ask ag.ia aad
assin: What must Z do to iahes.,
eternal life: The bsiesest answer is
- Christ ssys to the lawyer. DO
~hst the lac requires." but a. this
10 useiess trying. the Christian al.
swer 10: You shall do ao,kins Il .
given you. But here the Lord ssy.:
"Th-se shiaes are hid from the ~.s~
ssd pruseas.'' The rational man
will always stumble over the ess~ue.
OF Chrissisn religion. The morality
Of God 10 eoatsary TO mans. When
men left the paradise. the pressne~.
the fellowship Of God. they have tried
10 vain to restore their Lost state.
The chinese. By his beautiful moral
code: the Indian BY bis ihouss nd. o.
the Islam BY his seal,
the Africsa By bis bloody sacrifices.
but In vain. Strange that all men
sad aai!ons have realized their act.
usi moral inpcrfecsios. A cry goes
through all the heather world for re-.
denptioh. Their moral leaders hsv.
ioae recognized iha, all their relis.
Ion Is deeeueratinE rather than Gle.
va'sns. slsvinz rather than freeing;
causes rather sadness than JOY. Why.
And amons our much civilization
some claim there 10 no need for the
church snymore: we have other NOR.
al enterprises-schools. press. educ,.
'ion-'hey all can lit up men better
than the old worn-out church. n
only these superficial people would
honestly acknowledge the facts: ".
cry daily paper IL full of. fraud, usur.
der. divorces. strikes. corruption,
uobs: our prisons and insane asy.
iums are o~ercrowded. the country
suffers everywhere under the cam.
pire Of secre, and open white slavery.
We boast Of our great Twentieth
Century light lIet's also be ash amed
OF the dark shade all around Us.
And this all In spite Of 70 much NOR.
ality Of present day. But who shall
help: Who 10 my neiehbor any how
The trouble 70 through an The ask.
Tag and looking for our neishbor -.
lost sight Of him entirely. For Gods
saks let us zee and help our down.
trodden ncishbor whether be bc.
longs to any church. any lodge or any
urion. That's the only charity that
knows no barriers. all others are sell
fish. Who should help Christ men,
tioas the priest. Thank God that
he did not mean = selected ministry.
The priest was In those times the
leader In moral. Intellectual and 90
cial life. And pity that man today
who leads In education, business. 10.
c'ety. who sees anu knows more. 70,
does not feel his responsibility. Next
comes the t.evite. WIN II he! rs
the priests assistant. The working
clasa. Christ says: "He looked on
h him''-somefhin fhA nelnnt AlAn's