South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-02-09
PIANO SHOULD BE
ALTAR Of HOME
Rag Time is Scored by Rabbi
CronbaCh-MuSiC is More
Expressive of Religion Than
Words, Says Pastor.

pie BETHEL sunday morning scored
the writer's Of modern 'rag-time"
music and said that they wasted their
talents upon a thing that did no one
no good.
1T. is 10 be deplored." he said,
that the young people who take les
sons and are able TO play good music,
waste their energies and talents upon
music that is not good. When they
might be playing MendelssOhn, Grieg
or Macdonald. you hear them bang
ing away at TOO Much Mustard or
IF the Man in the Moon Were
Coon" A piano in home should be
"a sacred object. IL ought TO be
kind Of family altar. il should be
devoted 10 holy purposes and not un-
holy ones.
Music is more expressive of re-
ligion than words. / love 20 tell the
children In Sunday school that when
we reach the end of life's toll and en-
ter heaven. the first thing that we
Will be aware OF is divine music
II. James Episcopal.
The Denial Of St. Peter" was the
theme 81 the Rt. Rev. John Hazen
White at st. James Episcopal church
Sunday morning. He traced the
apostles failure in fidelity 20 certain
Unborn traits OF his character. lone
OF his bad traits" he said. was his
self-reliance. lie opposed his Mas
ter and contradicted Him The peo-
keep their characters free Of these
traits and the things they leNi them
10 do. ST Peter laid the foundation
for his downfall by his infdelity and
his denial OF his Master"
Bishop White laid great stress
upon three things, each of which led
TO the other. They were: Fail1re of
faith. failure of courage. and failure
OF fidelity. The foundation Of fidel-
ity,' said the bishop, ''is faith in God.
If YOU disturb that implicit faith in
God, you bring yourself TO inhdelity."
God Before Ourselves.
We must place God before our
selves" was the assertion of Rev. II.
B. Hostetter in his sermon at West
minister Presbyterian church Sunday
night when he used How a Brave
Prophet Won a Hard Fought Battle
for Cod as his subject.
Rev. Mr.. HOstetter gave a brief
sketch OF the Prophet Elijah. por-
trgying the striking scenes in his life
and pointing to the mervelous work
he accomplished.
The secret OF Elijahs life" said
Rev. Mr.. Hostetter lis to be found
in his first recorded utterance when
he stood before King Ahab TO an
nounce the approaching famine and
eth, before whom 1 now stand. there
shall be neither dew or rain. except
by my word If most people had
been saying that they would have
said, AS sure as 1 stand here before
YOU. King Ahab-' That 10 me would
seem most emphatic. To Elijah,
Gods presence was most real of all
things in the world. His life was a
constant vision of God He prac-
ticed his presence. Ii was the sense
OF His meanness that exalted his char
acter and gave il irresistible force
The secret place of the most High is
a place OF peace and power"
Man Comes First.
The great relationship Of God to
man and the method of revelation Of
the Almighty TO man formed the
bases for Rev. Charles \. DeckerS
sermon at the First Baptist church
sunday right. when he spoke on
What is the Truth About the Incar-
nation 80
Man IS the greatest Of Gods crea-
lures" he said AS we sweep the
field for objects in which God is most
likely 10 be concerned, we find moth
ing quite so important as moral be-
irSs. We naturally concluded that
man is the most important for he has
the nature OF God. having spirit, will,
initiative and intelligence.
Because moral beings are Gods
greatest concern. it is natural for Him
TO wish 10 communicate with man.
His method is by speaking through
laws. substances, combinations and
demonstrations OF power. God has
many truths TO reveal 10 men, but He
has one revelation which He wishes
to make known. He wishes TO reveal
those parts of His devine nature not
set forth in natural laws and He has
done il by sending the Jewish and
Christian religions
God spoke and his speech was told
in the Old Testament. His message,
however. is constantly misunderstood.
At the end Of /, 600 wears people were
in the dark concerning it. He decid-
cd that the best way 10 communicate
this message was in terms Of life.
Men understand that and they may
be able TO comprehend the truth about
God when stated in words but that
cannot mistake when they see with
their own eyes
This is the true reason % the
coming OF Christ 4 sufficient an
swer 10 the objections Of this doc
trine OF the incarnation is a challenge
TO construe plan other than this
whereby God, who wishes To speak 10
men. could do il more effectively and
more completely through Jesus
First Reformed.
The Rev. J. Van Westenburg of
Grand Rapids. Mich. preached at the
First Reformed church sunday. both
morning and evening He is a very
interesting speaker and was greeted
by good audiences al both services.
In the morning he spoke on the sub
tect. ambassadors for Christ. He
said:
An ambassador Is one who is sent
hy one government Ia another for the
performance of certain duties con-
nected with both governments Paul
speaks OF ambassadors for Christ.
namely. those who are sent into the
world by the great E-lg. whose king
dom is not OF this world. And who
are these ambassadors Are they on
ly the apostles. or only the ministers
of the gospel. or other prominent
Christian workers No. When Paul
SAYS we are ambassadors ne refers Co
all those who have connected them
selves 0y faith and practice with the
christian church In whatever CAPACITY
they may be serving Our coming Lord