South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-03-02
COMMON GOOD IS
TEXT Of PASTORS
Appropriate Sermons and Spe-
CiaI Musical Programs Are
Given in Various Churches
Tells of ChriSt'S Work.

SUNDAY was known as Common
Good Sunday ard many Of the ser
mons in the various churches were on
leading social. religious and political
questions OF the day. AT a number
Of the churches special music vas
given and large attendances in spite
OF the inclement weather were feat
ures OF all the services.
The Preeminence Of Jesus" was
the subject OF Rev. +. n DOugherty's
sermon at Grace NJ. Z. church sun
day night His text was from ColOs-
siahs, 1918: THAT IN ali things He
might have the prominence. He
said: How small are the foothills
compared 10 the mountains at whose
feet they nestle But how unspeak-
ably more diminutive are the great
ones OF earth when seen in the pres
ence Of Jesus Christ. AS when the
sun rises and the glory OF the stars
dies out, so in the presence of Jesus
all other glories are eclipsed. Never
had the world so many great names
as il now has, and never had II so
many really great men; but above the
tallest son OF thought or act, rule or
song. Jesus towers in grand preemi-
hence.
Mans Genius Great.
Great is the genius Of man. He
has made a world for hiIpself out of
Gods world. There must be mOdi-
fications made to meet his need. SO
ne set about making desired changes
and marvellous things he has wrought.
He has broken up the hills and made
homes, palaces and temples out OF
them. He has seized upon the veins
oil
them into engines, and ships. into
bridges and other forms. numerous
and wonderful. But all that man has
done is not worthy to be compared
with what Christ has done
HE il was who made the earth and
heavens. He built the cathedrals of
the mountains and raised their spires
to the skies. II was He who made
the homes for the oceans and chan
FURNISHED the stars that they shine
so resplendently. and built the furn-
aces Of the suns. He formed the ma
terial out Of which man makes his
world Look at nature as a temple
and surely it Will be admitted that
no artihcer is worthy Of being named
in the presence of Him who built
such a structure. The genius OF the
most renowned son of man is but a
spark from the genius of the Christ
mind"
The pastor compared the work Of
the Christ mind with that of man in
other ways, and showed that the most
wonderful work upon earth was not
to be compared with that Of Him. He
concluded: The nations that are
most under the influence Of Christ
are the chiefest nations"
The sermon was given in honor Of
the knights OF Pythias lodge. a large
number OF whom were present.
Truth Never Changes.
The sermon preached at the First
Church OF the Brethren on Miami St.
yesterday by the pastor. Rev NJ
Clyde Horst. was on THE text "Ac-
Matt S:eS He said: This does not
mean that in religious matters truth
Is what YOU believe. Natures laws
are not as you believe. The world
was not fat many years ago, because
men thought il was so. POisons are
not foods, no matter what people be-
lieve. So in Biblical matters-in the
/ Christians faith and practice truth
is truth. ever Interchangeable.
THE text means that Christ blesses
in proportion to our faith in Him.
/ The blind men believe that Jesus
could open their eyes, and therefore
/ Jesus said that il should be according
to their faith. If you say that you
believe that Jesus can save you. He
says according to your faith be il
unto YOU
Are we longing to do great things
for the uplift of humanity? Do we
wonder at the power OF Abraham.
Moses. Joshua. David, Paul, Martin
Luther. and Lincoln? The answer is
that they were men OF great faith and
they were prospered according TO
their faith"