South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-01-19
PASTORS URGE ALL
TOATTEND CHURCH
Announcement of Aims and OBJ
jeCtS of go to Church Sum-
day" is Made From Various
PUIpitS on Sunday.


the majority Of the churches Sunday
Sunday morning and evening. Many
pastors made a point Of bringing the
project before the mind OF their con-
gregations and IL il expected that on
Feb. !. the churches OF the city will
be filled.
The committees in charge OF the
five districts OF the city who have had
charge Of the work Of spreading IN
terest in the proposed celebration Of
"go-to-church-day" on Feb. 1, will
give their report at the meeting Of
the ministerial board Monday morn
ing. The chairmen Of the five com
mittees are Rev. G. A. Decker, Rev.
II. b. Hostetter. Rev. Clyde Horst,
Rev. John Burns and Rev. g. w.
Henry.
Special services that have been con
Quoted by DR.. T. ]. Bassett Of Valpar
also at the Grace II. Z. church the
last two weeks were brought to a sue
cessful close with the services Sunday
night The great success Of the two
series or meetings. those being held
az the First NJ +. church by Rev. II.
l. Davis, and those just closed by DR..
Bassett promises much for the ulti-
mate success OF the observance Of
"GO-to-Church" day on Feb. /.
With the seven conversions on Sun
day. the total number for the services
the church, There were $40 present
at Grace NJ. r. Sunday school Sunday
morning. that being one of the largest
enrOllments the school ever had. The
church was crowded 10 the limit Sun
day night and people were turned
away from the door, there being no
place to seat them.
How Shall We Escape.
Rev. r. L. Davis spoke Sunday
upon the theme. How Shall We Es-
cape?" He said: "A mans guilt is
tGnittes he has for committing crime.
II under the old law he was severely
punished by God. how much more will
he be punished under the provision
made for escape through the advent
into this world OF Christ?
The salvation of Christ is a Won
derful thing. Il reaches those in the
highest station Of life as well as those
in the lowest. There is no excuse for
a mans not being saved from sin"
There will be evangelistic services
10y Rev. Mr.. Davis both on Wednesday
night and Sunday morning.
The series of meetings being con-
Quoted by Rev. 4. +. Thomas will
continue until next Sunday on sun
day night he talked on "Is IL well with
thee. thy husband and thy child?" in
which he said that the woman of the
bridge club who neglected her child
was "a thing TO be pitied. Il do not
nike a blackleg gambler" he said,
but 1 despise a church-gOing card
player"
There were two conversions in the
corning service. bringing the total for
the week 10 %.
At the Grace NJ. z. church Sunday
night Rev. T. j. Bassett delivered the
last Of a series of sermons that have
run through period of two weeks.
lie took for his subject, Sowing and
Reaping." I'm the figure of sowing
and reaping," he said. the writer ex-
pressed a universal law, which is
Like produces like You SOW wheat
and reap wheat; SOW tares and reap a
harvest like the seed: SOW love and
reap happiness and love. SOW suspic-
ion, reap disti'ust and hatred; SOW wild
oats and reap sorrow, pain and
wretche dness. Gods laws cannot be
violated with impunity.
"As in the year there is a seed time.
so in life. Fail to SOW good seed and
weeds and briarS Will surely grow.
This is true both in the moral and
spiritual world"
Trinity Presbyterian.
The Christians Garment" was the
topic chosen by Rev. John Burns at
Trinity Presbyterian church Sunday
night. He asked the two questions.
what is this GARMENT" and How
can we secure it2" THE Christian
garment is not an external thing" he
said. 1T is woven into our conduct
and character. We cannot put II on
and off at a minutes notice 1t is
woven after the pattern of Jesus
christ and His excellenCies shall be
the beauty and the value of it. In 9TH
er words. when we don the garment
we put on Jesus Christ. He it is who
makes us clothed in the sight OF God
as justified pure and clean.
I'VE get the garment through no
garment viii not cover the nakedneSs
OF our spiritual life when we stand
before God. The way 10 obtain it is
through faith in Jesus Christ and with
his help and the help OF the Holy
Spirit we are enabled TO weave the
spiritual gOTment Of Christ-likeneSS.
That is the Christians Garment"
There were 1S3 at sunday school
sunday morning, breaking all pre-
vious records OF the church. The
ages Of the scholars ranged from three
years TO 9S. Efforts viii be made 20
raise the number TO 200 by next sun
day The morning topic was 1.-THE
Universal Christ in which the pastor
said that the spirit OF the Savior was
recognized the WORLD over.
Must Live Righteous.
Rev. T. J. Parsons p the Quincy
st. Baptist church spoke on the Par
adCxical Man" sunday morning. The
text was from Numbers, Z3:lo. Let
me die the death OF the righteous. let
my last end ne like His" He said
there were men who would not live
where there were no churches or sun
dav schools but still would not come
into them. These men were incOnsist-
ent. he said. and were paradoNical
lie said that a man 10 die righteous
death must live the life OF the right
eous.
The morning sermon was on the
theme The Lost Chord In this
talk ne made a plea for a greater rev
creuce OF human life and said that
the terrible slaughter OF human life
that was going on in modern times
should be stopped.
Gods Voice Calling.
Rev. Merritt &. Beale spoke at the
First Reformed church yesterday
morning on the subject The Divine
Call" using as his text. Where art
thou" Genesis SO. He said:
THE call TO Adam after the trans
gressiOn has never ceased 10 reyer-
f..arr II arr1 q nd fvs- affauffprf an