South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-01-26
MANY EVILS NOW
THREATEN CITY
Rev. lanes |. Gardner DeIiv-
erS Third Sermon on Local
Notwithstanding Under
Any Conditions DepIored.

The gambling vices evil Of the sa-
loon. immortality and decline OF rever-
ence for God and the Sabbath day"
asserted Rev. James l. Gardiner in
/ his Sunday night sermon at St
Pauls NJ r. church. ARE Some OF the
evils that are threatening our city and
the only safeguard is through a more
stringent law enforcement and de-
velopment OF individual character and
the salvation Of the citizens"
This is the third of a series Of four
sermons delivered by Rev. Mr. Gardi-
ner on Sunday nights treating with Vi
tai questions OF the safety Of the in
dividual at home in the city and in
the nation. he conferred his sermon
around points sent 20 him in 25 letters
from members OF the church.
The gambling vice has long threat
ened our city and many young men
have been led to ruin by friends who
asked him TO play a social game Of
cards for a small stake, he said. The
social functions and clubs where the
cup is passed is just as bad place as
/ the saloon where the mug is handed
out across the counter"
II have more respect for the man
that drinks in the saloon than have
for the church man that drinks at the
} banquet. ar the social function, or in
his home, even though it be a small
glass OF wine"
lie said that the slavery conditions
that existed in the south before the
war were bed but the slave traffic that
exists today is even worse. No i'm
provement can come except as the in
dividual is brought up TO higher
standard OF morality. Schools, the
church and the home are the only
r.1o NIB he N
be furnished" he continued.
In the morning he delivered the
second sermon taken from Winston
ChurchilPs late book, Inside the
Cup" 1t is more important that man
cleanse himself within, he asserted,
than that he put on clean outward
appearance. He pointed out that many
OF the people even in the church were
disappearing themselves 20 their
associates but that God knew their
true hearts.
AIizpah Evangelical.
The Compassion OF Jesus" was the
theme OF Rev. J. .. Mosier at the
Mizpah Evangelical church Sunday
morning. He took his subject from
the first eleven verses Of the eighth
chapter OF St. John, which - the story
OF the scribes and Pharisees bringing
TO Jesus the woman who had lived in
adultery. Moses said that one so gull
" should be stoned 10 death, but Jesus
said: LET he who is without sin cast
the first stone" These people were
jealous OF the law" said the pastor.
I'VE might be Jealous of the law and
the service OF God without catching
the spirit OF Christ. There is a great
deal of work done these days that is
not done according to the spirit or
Christ and unless we have that spirit
our work will not amount TO anything.
There is one test that will be ap-
r..k 10 no fnu Of
Righteousness. The seribes and Phar-
isees were not righteous therefore
they slipped away from the scene.
When they were gone. Jesus did not
sympathize with the woman in her
sin. but because they did not condemn
This shows that Jesus Christ came in
To the world TO forgive sin
Grace NJ. II.
The quarterly communion service
was observed at the Grace NJ. r.
church Sunday morning. The pastor.
Rev. +. X. Dougherty gave short talk
on Communion. He said: a COM
nuniOn service 3 a proper time for
heart searching. BY repentance We
should seek 70 square our lives with
God and man. Il may be impossible
TO live in perfect peace with all men
but as far as possible we should i've
that life. Our church fellowship
should IN some way represent the TEL
lowship OF Gods people in heaven
Make Most OF Life.
Rev. Cecil Franklin, pastor OF the
indiana Nv. Christian church spoke
on Saved For Service" Sunday morn
ing. He said: THE Gid idea OF being
saved for a future world is worthy of
consideration, but toby the churches
Of the world are seeking 70 make the
most Of this life.
Jesus Christ in His teachings plain
" saws That our reward in the future
IS 70 be according to the works done In
the body. Our salvation depends up
on our following Christ IN his service
10 men. The question OF the scrip
ture Is. How shall we escape II we
neglect this salvation?'
The pastor and newly elected Off
Gals OF the church, who viii be IN
stalled next Sunday morning. are plan
ming TO make an extensive campaign
among the congregation Of the church
for fun attendance at each sunday
service through the year. They are
doing this I'm connection with their
campaign for a successful Go-to-
a. sunday