South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-01-24
HuMAN-DIvINE SERVICE.

1. The Judgment Day. The setting
OF this text the day when the son
Of man shah come in his glory to
judge the nations of the earth. He
is set upon the throne Of his glory
and at his right hand are those who
have served him in this world, and
on his left hand are those who have
rejected him. The occasion is the
most mOmentous in the history of the
world. for IL is the time wnen the
secrets Of all men Will be made known,
and when each individual will receive
his just deserts. This is the hnal
reckoning day. the awful time when
the intents of all hearts will be re-
vealed. The day when all hypocrisy,
pretence and subterfuge, shall be
swept away. and when men will be
seen just as they are. 1t is the day
when the books will be opened; when
we shall be judged according TO the
records. whether we have done good
or done evil. PrOphetically, it was
on this day when the words of our
text were addressed to those who had
spent their lives for others.
,. The Basis of the Judgment Is
Service. The punishment of the wick
ed. and the reward Of the righteous,
will be on the same basis; in the one
case rewarding those for the good
the other case inflicting penalty on
those who have lived selfish lives and
neglected TO do good. We shall not
be Judged on that great day by our
ability, or by our knowledge, or by our
property qualifications. 1t will make
no difference whether we were mil
lionaires or paupers while on the
earth. The sole basis of the judg
ment viii be as to what we have
done To make this present world bet
ter. The tears we have wiped away,
the hearts we have comforted, the
homes TO which we have brought hap
piness, the hungry we have fed. the
poor we have helped, together with
every other form of Christian helpful
ness will pass in review like piano.
rama, and will be counted and upon
the amount and quality of the service,
will our reward depend. There Will
be present on that occasion, on both
sides of the Judge i fear, the great
discoveries who have thrilled the
world with their exploits; the invent
ors who have sought out many cum
ming inventions; the great bankers
who have controlled the business of
thousands; the celebrated surgeons
who have performed wonderful feats
of skill; the great generals who have
fought momentous battles; the orators
who have thrilled the masses with
their message, but none Of these things
will be considered on that day.
3. Service to Our Fellows il Reck-
oned IA Service to Christ. You will
need to read the story in connection
with the text 10 get it's full meaning.
Both the good and the bad are sur
| prised, not with the final results, but
with the basis of the sentence. The
| king said TO those on his right hand as
| he bade them welcome TO his glorious
kingdom, For l was an hungered,
and We gave me meat; L was thirsty,
and We gave me drink; 1 was a strang
er, and We took me in; naked and we
| clothed me; / was sick and we visited
me; | was in prison, and We came
unto me-" The righteous expressed
surprise at these words, not remem-
boring that they had ever performed
| any such service to him, but he said:
"Inasmuch as ye did 1t unto one of
! these my brethren, even these least.
We did it unto me-" There is no DOUBT
| but what Christ is pleased both with
| our public and private prayers, he de-
| lights TO have us love and worship
J him, our songs of spiritual rapture
and alteration are we'll pleasing to
! him, but the judgment day test is in
| none of these things; but consists in
! the service we have rendered 10 our
| fellow
4. The Service We Must Render Is
That Which Is Most Needed We
| must do for our fellows not only what
| they need but what they need most.
| 1t is the application of the principle
contained in the instructions given in
! these days as first aid TO the injured"
1t is our duty to find out what our
! netghbor stands most in need of and
| render him assistance accordingly. If
a mans house is on fire we cannot
! help in him that emergency by telling
| him that he ought TO send his chill
] dren To school; if a man needs food,
| there is but little use in preaching to
! him until his hunger has been salts
| fed. There may injury in giving
| people money VI all they need Is
| advice how to earn ii, and on the 9TH
er hand IL is simply mocking their
| want To offer advice when little
money X needed for a pressing pres
/ ent need. Jesus is as practical in his
/ requirements. as in the basis of his
/ judgment. for he requires that we
! shall use unselfish thought so as 70
minister TO the most pressing needs of
! our fellows ana such ministry he re-
| CARDS as done to himself.
! Copyright 1913. oy +. :. Davidson)