South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-01-28
PASTOR NAMES MEN
TO WATCH COMMITTEE
Religious Revival to be Most
Successful Ever Held in
City Say Ministers.

Not content with setting a bunch
Of his best men at the business OF
tweakinS the devils tail. Dr. Loren
NJ Edwards. pastor Of the Methodist
Memorial church. last night appoint
sd "A committee 20 gum shoe" them
and see that they were not laying
down on the job
The new committee is styled the
"check-up." and it's duties Will con
sist OF shadowing the first crew and
determining reasons why this and
that unregenerate should not get into
The church according 20 schedule.
The new committee is composed of
Harvey Fonda. Ivan Monaweck. Joe
Ostrander. Norma Bortner. Margaret
Bennett Ralph Keddes and Floyd
Hambright
other committees appointed by DR..
Edwards are as follows. Usher
committec-Mno Boles. Thur Huff.
Fred Masters Personal work-Miss
Jessie Crosby. olive BOles. Pearl
Kevan. Hazel Chandler. Myrtle
Sloan. Damon Finch and William
Kaufman. Bruce Hon and Lester
Bcndt
Every indication points 20 this as
being the most successful revival
ever held in the city. Huge crowds
have attended every service. the at
tendance at the Emmanuel Baptist
being especially gratifying
new schedule decided upon is as
follows:
SUNDAY. Feb. Mems meeting at
the Evangelical church. Rev. Burns,
who is assisting al the Baptist
church. will speak. Women meet
ing at the First Christian church.
Rev J. J. Fischer. singing evangelist
AT the Methodist Memorial church,
Will talk
sunday Feb. I3.-Women's meet
Ing az the Emmanuel Baptist church.
Mrs. Fred Woodward of South Bend
viii speak. Mems meeting at the
Methodist Memorial church Rev. J.
A Burnett OF the First Presbyterian
will deliver the address.
Emmanuel Baptist Church..
The presence of Christ should be
noticed In the spirit OF splendid CO.
operation which has been shown by
the newspapers in giving tins cam
paign their support and publicity. q
said Rev J-nthank OF the Emmanuel
Baptist church Thursday evening.
His subject for the evening was
Heart Failure" lie said. The
disciples were slow TO believe what
Christ said about himself and their
slOWness was evidently pain 90
Him.
Physical death 10y heart failure is
only type OF spiritual death by the
failure To believe. Men are as un-
eNcusable today as were the disciples.
Christ is here today i'm the following
ways. First as creator and ruler OF
the universe. 10 is evident that men
must notice His presence He is
here also in the fulhlment OF
prophecy. lie is here recorded i'm
history a. the object Of divinity as
Tie is i'm Christian missionary work.
lie is here a. mighty conqueror
not 10y physical force. but by con-
gucring the hearts Of men. His pres
ence is reelected boy Christian life
Pie is a divine teacher and comforter
.''To refuse Him and TO fail to rec
ognize Him. is an ineNcusable fail
IRE; a neslisency OF the mental and
lot thc sentimental Heavens tri-
hunal court hears no excuses and
distributes no pardons after final
refusal hero ON earth"
First Christian Church.
sim and Redemption. was she
suh oct of Rev. T.. Is Van Wrinkle at
Tho First Christian church
The ori-u Of sin il mystery
ltnlC.l account of 10 being very
simple and brief Accepting il with
the certainty OF Faith 10 still re-
moves the cause farther back into
tho uneNplorcd beg.nui~r. IL is not
as much Importance 20 MS 10 know
the origin ct sis Ass il Is Ca know the
fact ~ sin and the terrible havoc II
has made and is still making i'm the
lives or ron and women
The entrance OF sin acCordine
o. the Biblical account came by way
e., casting doubt ON the statements
or God Tho point of contact with