South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-02-14
RIGHT THINK IN c
BRINGS HAPPINESS
Various Things Are Raked
Over Goals by Evangelist
D. NJ. Conn.

Compensated TO the amount Of
$3.50 for his three weeks Of preach
ing. the result OF free will offerings
made at the three services Sunday
morning, afternoon and evening
Rev. David NJ. Conn. evangelist at
Westminster Presbyterian church
closed his campaign Sunday night
with a sermon that might have been
based upon the theme, fools"
Women. secret organizations and
cheap means of education" espec-
tally. were raked over the Goals. Re
gardless Of the fact that only re-
Gently cards containing temperance
pledges were passed around at that
church for Christians TO sign" he
took a strenuous fall out OF the
Holy Name society. because OF the
pledge of it's members. as Chris
tians, not 20 use any profane Ian
guage. What do you think of a
Christian needing to sign a pledge
not 10 swear?" he asked.
Friends. you are lying when you
say. I'll be a Christian but | don't
want to he like some church mem
bers of Westminster declared Mr..
Conn. He chose as his text For
the time has come for judgment To
begin at the house of God" Peter,
1913
He went on in part:
IF I felt like you do all the time
] would be a scarecrow. What do
l mean by that? This. YOU would be
happier and better looking if you
thought right. When YOU say "a
yourself that the gospel does not
appeal to your reason you are the
| biggest fool in America"
Then TO emphasize his declara-
ton, he added: THE biggest fools
/ know are the women living here
in South Bend with cheap means
of education at their disposal and
/ who say that the gospel does not
appeal to their reason. 1 say that
/ you haven't any reason or brains OF
whatever you want TO call it. When
you get home look into the mirror
and gaze upon fool; the biggest
fool in the world" He continued:
What is your attitude toward
keeping an oath? If YOU are q
J Knight OF Pythias or an Odd Fellow
I or something else like that you con-
slider your oath more important
than God. Why just the other even
| ing when the knights of Pythias had
! an entertainment Of some sort half
! Of this congregation was in attend
ance. They preferred the frivolities
/ Of the world to serving God. And
/ the Rathbone Sisters. we'll they're
! like all the rest. I once heard some.
| one call them the 'rattlebOne sis.
| ters. And l guess they were right
| 1 suppose if the Odd Fellows had a
meeting or party tonight you would
all be there instead of here in
| church.
The only normal life to live i.
I that according to God How man,
times have you heard some woman
/ say, i wish TO God 7 had lived 3
/ different life. I'll bet there are &
good many Of you saying that RICH
now
What would you think if / called
you all liars? Well. that is jus
what you are. Makes you mad
don't it? It's the truth though. anC
they say that the truth hurts. Yol
are lying TO God when you dom
! obey the gospel. Don't lie to God i
\ YOU mean business. Tell Him tn,
truth. A few years from now yol
will be standing before God waitin,
TO be judged. You will be wailin.
and gnashing your teeth that yol
didn't tell Him the truth. God will
mold We responsible. He speaks in
the kindest Of tones. but if you don
heed Him His wrath is fearful"