South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-03-02
NAVY SECRETARY
MAY SPEAK HERE
invitation Will Be Extended
Daniels by Press CIub-Dr.
James L. Gardiner Defends
Church of Today.

Sec'y of Navy Josephus Daniels viii
be invited 10 address the members Of
the South Bend Press club and their
friends on the evening of May 81 at
the banquet 10 be held at the oliver
hotel according To arrangements made
at the meeting OF the organization
held last night. Congressman Henry
a. Barnhart of this district will also
be asked as guest at the banquet
and the Press club is planning to
make the affair a memorable one IN
the history of the organization.
Secy OF Navy Daniels will speak at
NOtre Dame university on the morn
ing - MAY 81 and at st. Mary's acad-
envy in the afternoon. With the as
sistancc OF Rev. John Cavanaugh,
president OF NOtre Dame university
the Press club hopes TO secure Mr.
Daniels for the evening. The secre-
tary of the navy has spent practically
his entire career in newspaper work
being at the present time owner OF a
publication i'm the south. The attend
ance at the banquet viii not be linn
tied TO members Of the Press club on
the occasion OF MIR Daniels visit here
but there will be a number OF invited
guests
At the meeting last night Prest r.
yin Dolll was empowered To appoint
Il committee to have charge of the
arrangements for the program for
the banquet This committee Will be
announced soon and viii complete
plans for the affair. 10 was also de-
cided at the meeting last night to
have "a luncheon TO be held at the
oliver hotel on Monday evening, April
4. The program at this luncheon will
he conducted by members of the
Press club and discussions viii be
about shop
DR. Gardiner Speaks.
Or. James l.. Gardiner of St Paul's
Memorial Methodist church spoke be-
fore the Press club last night upon
THE Printer of IdellS' or The
Church Under Fire. The address
was one OF The most interesting and
instructive delivered before the organ
ization this year. After telling in
brief the story of the leading char
acter i'm Harold Bell Wright's book in
which the author has criticized the
modern church for failing To lend a
helping hand 90 the down and out
err Rev Mr.. Gardiner then took up
the defense of the modern religion.
Harold Bell Wright was not unjust
in some Of his criticism declared
the preacher. lit is true that there
are some people I'M the crurch who
do not lend "a helping hand to their
poorer brother hut 1 cannot believe
that the church as a whole has this
spirit This is "a time of practical re-
ligion and service Is the principal of
the church today. Never before has
the church shown such a sympathetic
spirit Of service. People are beginning
To learn that greatness comes through
service and not through selfshness.
Greatness lies in doing things for
others The time will come when
Alexander the Great Caesar and Ma
poleon viii not be named as great.
cannot believe that men who win
their way 10y breaking oaths and
through paths OF blood will always
be considered great. Washington was
great because he gave his money and
his service TO tear the thOrns of ty-
ranny from the brow of the cOlOnists
and 20 place upon il the laurel of
everlasting liberty and freedom. Lin
coins name viii live when Caesars
has gone down into darkness because
ne did for others which makes for
greatness. 1 believe that Lincoln
bore the heaviest burdens since Christ
tainted under the weight of His cross
on the way TO Cavalry"
Rev. Mr.. GARDENERS talk was a
forceful ana logical defense Of the
modern church and emphasizes the
real purpose of religion. In a few
closing remarks the pastor said that
NJ believed advertising the church in
the press through printed sermons
and other methods was practical