South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-07-23
SEVERAL TALK At
MISSION SERVICE
Second Floor of Building is
Dedicated With Large
Crowd Present.

With appropriate ceremonies the
second floor Of the City mission on
Jefferson blvd. was dedicated last
night and al inspection OF the eHllle
building was enjoyed by those present
following the services
Rev. Ray A. Bird. superintendent on
the mission, opened the meeting lell-
ing OF the EFFORT that has Dech Pu'
forth during the past year ana from
which the present mission has deNeI-
Oped. Of.
said STUNT Bird. we had only the hrsJ
floor OF the mission building 10 WoIh
in and II was believed that therS
would be only a small amount OF 6oou
develop from such small heauqudI
ters. but during the eight months mat
the mission has been in progress more
than 200 men. women and children OF
south Bend have been made better by
It's work and all have confessed before
God that they Will endeaVOr TO lead
virtuous life in the future. we nave
letters from all who have left the city
for employment in other cities ana we
are in touch with all those who I'VE IN
the city and with very few exceptions
the VOW has been held sacred by all.
Rev James L. Gardiner. pastor OF
St PauIS Methodist church, delivered
an address on "The Why OF the ClJy
Mission" in which he showed the pur-
pose and its value in three ways.
First. the work Of the mission IS
TO save the lots OF men and women
who have fallen from their real selves
10 the deep pits OF sin The mission
carries on the word of Jesus CHRIST.
Jesus came here TO save the world
from its sin and He left His followers
here TO carry on His work ana the
mission is only a headquarters for tbs
work.
THE mission is also TO serve the
people Service is one OF the great
est words and has more meaning at
the present time than any other word
Of the English vOca bulary; its whole
meaning is love. 1t is the duty OF
every person TO help not only himself
but his fellow men. We should weep
when our friends weep and be joyful
when they are joyful. We must to be
the best Christians, bear one anOther's
burdens.
Abraham Lincoln has without a
doubt been the bearer OF the burdens
of his fellow men more than any 9TH
er man since Christ was upon the
earth
Men should first Of all be right
eous. which means right TO them
selves, TO their fellow men and TO their
God
The purpose of the missicn is to
pick the man from the ditch who Is
down and out with the man who is
out with himself and God. and make
him right with all. Every man Is ca
pable OF being saved if he uses those
powers that are given him by God.
No man is too low for the little mis-
SION with the help of God TO save him.
1t has been done with the lowest of
men and it can be done again and will
be done many more times until this
whole country viii be a God fearing
country"
Rev John O. Mosier. pastor Of the
Mizpah Evangelical church. delivered
a sermon on THE Relation of the
Convert of the city Mission to the
Church" In beginning his talk he
asked all those present who had got
their grip on God through the local
mission TO stand and One-third of the
congregation stood to their feet, tes-
tifying that since they found God In
that mission they have lead differ
ent life.
"A convert must grow in his relig-
ious belief as the time passes; he must
be associated with those who have had
a longer experience of the teachings
OF God and the only way to live this
kind OF a life is 10 link oneself with
the church. The mans character must
he developed in a religious atmOs-
phere which can best be found I'm the
CnurCn- a convert Won grow IN MS
religious efforts at the dance or in the
moving picture show. The man must
do something in church or the mis-
sion or ne Will fall from its care and
find himself in the old place in only a
snort time"
]. NJ. Studebaker also made a short
talk in which he congratulated Supt
Bird for the work he has accomplish
ed during his short time here. re
said:
The factory man should be in
duced TO come 20 the mission more
than any other class Of people. The
reason that the factory man don't 80
70 the mission is because he don
know that IL is there and don't know
what God is"
The inspection OF the building fol
lowed the services. 1t is the innatol
Of Supt Bird 20 place a large electro
sign in front Of the mission in orde
that the unfortunate can see the mis-
sion from a distance Refreshment
were served after the services.