South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-08-03
FIVE CONGREGATIONS
HOLD UNION SERVICE
Rev. A. C. 0rmond Delivers
Stirring Sermon Before a
Large Audience in EVangeIi-
cal Church.

Following "a union service OF the
young peoples organizations OF five
protestant church on Sunday evening.
members of the congregations Of the
Methodist Memorial. First Pr>\5yter-
ian, First Christian. First Baptist and
the Evangelical churches assembled
in the latter house of worship for
the first OF a series Of union meetings
The Sunday school room Of the ediilce
was crowded when the young people >
service started. The leader was Mrs
Parker and several speakers made
brief remarks
At 1870 every seat In the auditorium
and the Sunday school room was Oc-
cupied and chairs were brought in and
placed IN the aisles To accommodate
a number who were standing in the
vestibule The pastor. Rev. ID. ID.
SpangleT. conducted the pTeliminaries
and the scriptures we're read by the
Rev. r. X. Van Wrinkle. Prayer was
offered by the Rev. Loren NJ. Ed
wards. who heseached God To move
on the heart of the men OF the world
for peace and Righteousness rather
than for greed.
The speaker Of the evening was
Rev A G. Ormond OF the Presbyter-
ian church. who had for his subject,
THE Value OF Ten Righteous His
remarks were based on the Biblical
reference 10 the destruction OF sou
ON. Previous TO delivering his ser
mon. the speaker told Of the pro-
posed educational campaign TO be
Waged in st. Joseph county beginning
early in September i'm behalf Of the
temperance cause. lie said that in
the course OF a few weeks it would be
impossible for one 10 go anywhere
in Mishawaka or South Bend with his
eyes. open ana not see facts concern
he is inf
ton 10 make free use Of billbOards
and other places. including newspa-
pcrs. pay envelopes. etc. with facts
regarding the liquor business.
After relating the events leading up
70 the destruction of the city the
speaker showed first the commercial
value or 10 righteous persons. He
dwelt on the value OF the credit Of
the righteousness Of a customer 10 a
business man and OF the worth Of
the Righteousness Of the officials OF a
bank 20 it's patrons.
Rev. Ormond asserted that righte-
BUSINESS has a cash value 20 the COM
mercial world and said You'd be
perfectly willing 20 keep straight for
a large salary The man who is in
the saloon business is in il for its
commercial value. Nine-tenths Of
those in the business are there be-
cause OF the commercial value of the
traffic and not for social standing.
THE morals of Mishawaka are as
high as you and I want them TO be.
There isn't anyone else interested in
the morals Of the community. That
beer garden is run in connection with
the hotel because YOU and ] permit
il. No saloon is given the right TO
sell liquors outside OF the saloon
building. How long is this going to
continue Just as long as you and 1
permit it"
The speaker showed how righteous
ness gives courage 10 Gods people He
referred to the work of great mis-
siOnaries. mentioning in particular the
labors accomplished by John G.. Pat
on. He told OF Incidents wherein the
inhabitants OF the island of New
Hebrides had endeavored 10 Kill the
missionary but ne was protected by
Gods great power. Rev. OrmOnd de-
clared that 10 righteous men can
change the spiritual complexion Of a
community. lie showed how great
righteous men had gone into the big
cities OF the world and had changed
Them for good. He said that there
exist 45O.0OO.O00 Christians i'm the
world and that If all these would win
one soul TO Christ the world would
be won for Him in two years. He
urged that the church people OF
Mishawaka realize the responsibilities
God has laid upon them and TO do
what they can for the uplift of the
community.
The service closed with the bene-
diction by Rev a. g. Whitney
Next Sunday evening the union
service is 10 be held In the Presbv-
terrain church at 1880 and the ser
mon viii be preached 10y Rev r.. Is.
Van Wrinkle \ union service for the
Young peoples societies OF the five
churches will also De held i'm the Pres
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