South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-06-19
SAYS CHRISTIAN
SALT Of SOCIETY
Pastor Says in Eyes of God
He ExertS Cleansing and
Saving Power.

'TIeavenly Citizens in Earthly En-
vironment~ was the subject discuss
cd Sunday morning by Rev. T. J..
Parsons, pastor Of the Quincy Street
Baptist church The sermon was
based upon the 18th 90 the 10th
verses OF the fifth chapter OF Mat
thew. being one OF a series on the
general theme The Sermon on the
Mount" He spoke Of the manner
in which people should feel towards
Christian. saying
ct is a grand thing 20 be a Chris
tan. TO be living for God upon the
earth. and to be bearing test uony
for Him in this present age Che
Christian character is. of ne 'ty.
the noblest, the most heroic and ,he
iaost optimistic i'm the world As the
lord looked into the faces Of His
disciples that day on the Mount lie
was not organizing "a seif-congratu-
lating society, but was attempting TO
undeceive the minds Of those men
regarding the true nature OF the
kingdom Of God.
Like NitNli -AHIbhZ NNihfNs
ale told TEEN on another occasion
that they were as sheep among
wolves. and that i'm the world they
would have tribulation. Again lie
prayed not that they should be taken
out OF the world. but that they
might be kept from the evil that is
in the world. That was the mega
tive side OF Christian living I'm the
sermon on the Mount the Christ lays
down the attitude OF the Christian
towards the world. rather than the
attitude OF the world towards the
Christian.
'The truth could not have been
pointed with more apt and forceful
illustrations than the ones tie chose;
simple and familiar 90 every one
who heard. and vet So fraught with
suggestion and admirably suited 10
the purpose salt light and city
are the high lights Of the passage
Christian. are YOU aware that YOU
disgrace YOUR King and Lord when
You pine and whine and complain
AK though the Christian life were an
irksome. wearisome. and thankless
drudgery2 DO not YOU know that
Cod has distinguished you 10y max
ing you an heir 20 kingdom which
shall solve all the evils that curse
the earth today and transform this
desert az sin into the garden of the
Lord
Dignity Expressed.
What dignity in that Introductory
word. Ye We men OF GaHlee; We
disciples Of Christ. We humble fol-
lowers or the Son of God We are
the salt OF the earth. We are the
light OF the world. We are "a city
browning o hilltop. And this from
the lips OF the King Himself What
did tie mean2 Now. don't SIT down
IN self-cOmplacency and say that you
are the salt of the earth. but be
that. and Jesus viii say 10 of you.
salt is the product OF COM
binatiou OF chlorine, a most deadly
gas-the kind they are using i'm -he
trenches on the battle fields OF Eur
ope-and n metal called sodium This
product is one OF the most useful
commodities in the world today. it
* cleanser. am autiseptic and a
preserN ative. 10 makes food palata BILE
and is an aid 20 digestion. Apply
that illustration 10 the Christian and
You see az once how Cod. by divine
chemistry. transforms even the most
dangerous characters into indis-
pensable factors in human society.
The Christian has always been the
salt OF societv. eNerting cleansing
and saving power. while the wicked
have been the leaveu, defil- q. cor
rupting and destroying.
Light L. one of the physical mys-
ferries and D. 'racles OF the universe
The sun is the source OF light and
life on the earth. and God the
source of spiritual light and life i'm
mankind. As the moon and stars
illumine the earth at night with light
borrowed from the invisible sun. SO
the Christian reflects the glory of
the unseen God amidst the darkness
of sin and sorrow. sad. indeed. when
the salt has lost its SAVIOR and the
light is under "a husheL"
Eleven grains Of radium were pro-
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