South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-11-13
JUDGE SELF MORE
AND OTHERS LESS
Rev. G. F. Byrer Delivers Ser
mon on the Duty of Self
Judgment.

we often want TO recommend
self in the condemnation ~e pass
upon others" declared Rev. G.. +.
Byrer. pastor OF the Conference Me-
mortal United Brethren church in his
sermon on The Duty of Self Judg-
ment' at the church Sunday. TAX
ing as his text the words of Paul.
Every one Of us snail give an ac-
count Of himself 20 God" the speak
er declared that Paul in this passage
meant 10 draw the conclusion that
we should decide against ourselves
in the matter of self judgment. If
we would judge ourselves Alright we
will judge our neighbor Alright. If
we judge ourselves more we will
Judge others less. IF We were strict
er with self we would be more len
lent with Others" he continued.
If the pharisee had judged his
own life he would not have been so
scornful with the publican" said the
speaker, and he continued. The one
that feels that he is strong may be
the weakest
He may be the first TO fall. He
is Just as human as the one he
thinks weak There is a littleness
about the man who has not learned
that the spiritual is more than the
material That the physical is only
able to endure as the spiritual en-
dures. Goliath and David are SPLEEN
did examples Of this truth.
Weak Rule Strong.
People of the same household
have a family likeness and a family
failing We are all of one common
father and the strongest one is not
far from the weakest brother. The
good, stay-at- home brother did not
show himself any nearer heaven
than the broken-down prodigal who
had returned with tears of repent
ance. There is a sense in which the
weak rule the strong The little
baby with a sore foot is the master
of the household.
When we look at our fellowmen
we should see the man as a brother
and not as a sinner. See the man
not the criminal.
In the second place we are indi-
vidually responsible. Each must
give an account of himself to God.
This should be a solemn thought to
us. How have we used our strength
Has it been used for the helping of
the weak or for Standardization?
You may have gloried in your
strength and yet Of what small moral
use was your strength to the build
ing up OF humanity.
You may laugh at your weaker
brothers oddities and at the same
time he may be living in such close
fellowship with God that he is gain
ing more strength than you. his
stronger brother.
There are two ways of looking
at the life of another When the
friends of David spoke TO him about
Saul they said, Thine enemy but
David said, The Lord anointed.'
A man is not 10 be judged by his
personal relationship 20 us. by what
we think of him as one we like or do
not like. But he is TO be judged Of
Gods relationship to him. Paul
would stand in defense of his weak
brother not because he was weak
but because Jesus Christ died for
him.
strength May be Harmful.
ON the third place we should
Judge ourselves, lest by our seeming
strength we hinder others. A strong
man is a beautiful sight, but strength
is harmful if il becomes a stumbling
block or hinderance to others by do
ing things to aggravate others.
do YOU not believe that the
strong have done more damage in
the world than the weak? The sam
sons of time have slain thousands.
The Napoleons have done damage
which will take centuries TO repair.
The Byrons OF song, the Pains of
literature, the Humes of history have
polluted the moral atmosphere. The
strong must keep themselves in har-
mony with the SaviOur's purpose. He
came TO save the weak as we'll as