South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-01-28
FALSE RELIGIONS
BITTERLY SCORED
Substitutes Find Followers
Because They Make
Few Demands.

False religions Of the present day
were bitterly assaulted by Rev G.. A.
Decker IN a sermon at the First Zap
tist church last night. lie charac-
terized them as substitutes for the
real religion and said they were ac-
cepted because they were easy The
Ladies' Aid society of the church
was i'm charge Of a Commute pre-
liminary service.
Rev Decker took his text from
Genesis 11.1-9. explaining the story
OF the Baby lonians. He said that
the Babylonians were a wandering
people and finally came 20 a place
where they decided 20 settle. They
all spoke one tongue and 10 shOW
their unity started TO build "a tower
20 their gods that would reach TO
the heavens. Later their language
was confused. their tower was de-
stroyed and the people were dis
persed 10 all parts Of the earth.
You would be surprised If YOU
heard that the same thing was be-
ing done today" said Rev. Decker.
ct is true that nobody lis trying to
build "a tower that viii literally get
him into heaven But there are peo-
pie who are doing practically the
same thing Some of these people
are the leaders i'm their communities
and some OF them have college di-
plomas
One Way TO Heaven.
1T is futile TO try 20 reach heaven
ON a tower or anything else but in
Jesus Christ's way. The Babylonians
had a pretty good system. but it was
false. There are false religions to-
day
Fl do not blame people for their
belief in false religions where they
have never had a chance TO get the
real one. Christianity. ] respect the
religions of the Chinese. the Jap
anese and the Indians. because they
have not had the opportunity to get
Christianity-
But right here I'm this civilized
country we ind some OF the religions
that are believed i'm by these foreign,
partly-civilzed people Russehsm is
% caricature Of religion. The Inter
national Fiblc class mas a wonderful
system. We must admit that But
20 is false II is only a substitute for
Christianity
Arc Going 10 Fan
Then there are these other rclig-
SONS. Ncw Thought and Eddyism.
They have large followings. They
are popular because they are easy.
They have q semblance of Christian
i.r bat they are not the true re-
ligion Like the great Tower of
Babal. they are going to fall. They
viii last for a time. bur there is go
ing 10 he a great crash some day.
When all OF these other religions
are broken down and proved 20 he
worthless. then viii Christianity
arise i'm it's great glory.
Past Indian cults seem 10 have
taken q great hold on the people TO-
day You can find them i'm Boston.
New York and other large cities. and
maybe YOU can 20 right out here i'm
South BEND and find them. They
are religions that even the East
Iu1iars themselves discard as soon
as they know Christianity and vet
right here the people throw away
the religion of their fathers TO take
up this nouseusical stuff.
There are a lot of people who are
trying 20 get into heaven ON their
gc works You can find lot Of
people in this class i'm this city. Any
body who gets into heaven viii have
10 do some good works. but he can
not get into heaven on them alone
ard because of them. Gods way OF
salvation I'm the only way YOU can
get into heaven
Comes From Heaven:
Character is being emphasized "a
great deal I'M this day. Character is
the greatest adornment of man.
There are great many people who
believe iu CHRIST who have no
character But 7 want TO tell YOU
that character is a Tower of Babal.
That is not Gods way of salvation.
Salvation is something that comes
down from heaven: not something
that is built up by man
Don't YOU go around saying I
have such good character that God
can't turn me down. Character
breaks down az the central point
right az the place where it is needed
the most"
Member of the Amoma Bible
class will he i'm charge of the pre-
liminary services tonight Rev.
Decker extended an invitation 20 the
men 10 attend the mems mass meet
ing at the high school auditorium
SUNDAY afternoon. Fred r. Smith
of New York city will speak