South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-12-14
STUDEBAKER CLUB
GUESTS OF CHURCH
Comparison of Business and
Religion is Made BY Rev. H.
L. Davis of First M. E.
Stands Tests of Utility.

Addressing the members of the Stu
Gebaker club, who were the guests of
the First NJ. +. church Sunday morn
ing, Rev. IL. l.. Davis paralleled the
professions of the workers before him
and his own profession, drawing many
practical lessons from the making of
wagons. He spoke on the subject
Traders For the Kingdom
Were ] the guest Of the Studebaker
cOrportiOn as YOU are the guests of
this church today" said the speaker,
Il think | can imagine the subject of
conversation which we would hold.
You would take me through the fac
tory and / would be shown the magic
machinery that works as if il were in
spiTed and directed by a human brain.
You. no doubt. would show ne fur
Their the remarkable output of the
great factory. And if l were a pros
pective purchaser, / would be told of
the great value that investment in
your line would bring me, in bOta SER
vice and satisfaction.
The condition is reversed. today
you are our guests. 1t seems therefore
eminently fitting and proper that the
sermon should take on a form that
might appeal to YOU as men engaged
in the commercial walk of life. The
text chosen seems TO be to be an APP
prOpriate one for this purpose. The
kingdom of heaven is likened unto a
merchantmen seeking gOOdly pearls
Pearl OF Great Price.
"Jesus assumes in speaking TO man
he must use those figures of speach
hat will appeal TO man so he talked
of pearls Swine do not care Tor
pearls, they will trample them under
feet: they Will rend him who offers
them. but man is kingly. He cares FOR
that which is regal. Now only does
Christ set forth here things of value,
but things of relative value.
1T is often charged against chris
tianity that il sets at naught many
things that are worth while. this Is
wrong. Christianity recognizes many
pearls. many things of worth, but 1t
declares that there is something OF
supreme worth, pearl of great price.
The point of danger OF the commercial
instinct of religion is not In that we
confuse the good and the bad. but we
fail 20 make distinction between the
Gcod and the bad, and between the
better and the best and in so doing we
miss the supreme good.
knowledge is a good thing. but
wisdom is the better thing. lntellectu-
al Judgment is important, but spirit
ual discrimination is more important.
Love for your friends is good, love for
your enemies Is better What then Is
the supreme good OF life? job declares
IL was wisdom which could not be
found in earth, nor sea. nor sky. Sol
ONION declared it was the fear of God.
Jesus declared it was to save ones
own soul These things are the SUI
preme good, the pearl of great price
which the lack of spiritual vision
causes US 10 lose sight Of
THE first test of value must be
utility Efficiency is the great word
Of our day BY this standard every
thing must stand or fall If a thing is
useless il is thrown into the discard.
The right Of existence of your insti-
tuition or any other lies in the fact
that il produces articles of use. You
no longer manufacture the cumber-
som card vehicle of a half century
ago, they are made useless by the car