South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-12-15
TALKS FROM JOHN ON
LONE ISLE OF PATM0S
Pastor at st. PauI'S breaches
Everlasting Gospel" His
Evening Subject is "The
Three Worst Bargains in
History"

You have read of Gospel for an
Age OF Doubt OF a Gospel for
World OF Sin and OF a Gospel for an
Age OK Faith. ] am this morning TO
speak TO you of The Everlasting Cos
pei, said Rev. James L. Gardiner,
beginning his sermon at st. Paurs NJ.
T.. church Sunday morning
1T was while John was on the lone
isle OF PatmOs listening perhaps 10
the melancholy music OF the wind or
the breaking OF waves upon the shore
that he had the vision of The Ever
lasting Gospel 1t was Gospel
Lamb slain from the foundation of
the world. II was a Gospel 10 whose
power there was no cessation. 1t was
a Gospel whose transforming power
shall know no end. The Gospel John
saw was the Gospel adapted to all
ages and TO all chimes and TO all peo-
pies" said the preacher.
Another note of the everlasting
Gospel is this-sin is a reality. Sin
is the one thing that God hates. 1t
is the one thing that can never be
cOndOned," the speaker went on.
We may call sin by refined ns%1es
but We can never make il refined
Sin means broken hearts and estrang-
ed lives and never can be put away
a
father something 10 forgive. II costs
a lover something to forgive. 1t costs
them pain and suffering. 1t is ever
thus without God. Forgiveness is not
n matter OF divine bookkeeping.
Jesus Christ died that men might be
forgiven. Measure the costs of for
giveness, then by the suffering of
Gethsemane and the agony Of the
cross"
Talks on Bad Bargains.
In the evening the Rev. Mr.. Gardi-
ner spoke on The Three Worst Bar
gains Ever Made" this being the sec
ond in a series OF evening sermons
on Live Topics
He told in graphic language the
story OF Esau. who sold his birthright
for mess OF pottage.
He told of how Judas Iscariot bar
tered Jesus Christ for thirty pieces OF
silver
Then he closed by telling the story
OF the rich young ruler. who. when
asked by Christ 10 sell whatsoever he
had and give To the poor. went away
Borrowing because he had great pos
sessions
These three. he said. made bad bar
gains because they sacrificed spiritual
things for worldly things: because
they sacrificed the present for the
future; and because they failed to nut
hrst things first. Seek fA~.t said
the speaker the kingdom OF God
and his Righteousness FOR what is a
man profted II he gain the whole
world and lose his own soul"
The subject for next SUNDAY even
ing is The Quest for the King" as
set forth by Henry vanDyke i'm his
story OF The other Wise Man"
Gives Proof of God.
The Need OF Preparation" was the
title OF Rev. John Mosier-s sermon
~ the Mizpah Evangelical church on
sunday evening. He chose his text
from Amos 4:12. Prepare TO meet
thy God
''It is said in the beginning of the
Bible that there is a God" ne said.
Everybody IS supposed TO believe and
know that there Is divine being.
Even II IL were not said in the scrip
ture, the thing would De easy 10 prove.
We have 10 give an account OF the
things we hear and see all around
as and when we fail 20 account for
are virtually admitting the fact that
the CommOnest things OF nature we
there is one OF superior intelligence
and life. Everything OF this earth
marks the evidence Of that superior
intelligence.
I'VE must account for our sins and
the most trivial efforts We make.
since that is true. the great need OF
preparation is made apparent"
The morning sermon was Cod
Remedy For sin" in which ne de-
clared that God let no man besuccess-
ful who had failed To confess OF his