South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-02-18
DOUBLE DUTY IN
BEING CONVERTED
Evangelist Ludgate Says
Christian Owes Himself to
Christ and to Man.

There IS a duty to man as wei as
TO Cod 10 one is to become convert
ed. declared Evangelist J. C.. Ludgate
at the Grace Methodist church
Thursday evening Before some
people can get right with Cod said
the speaker. 'they viii have to write
letters Of apology for things they
have said. others viii have to write
checks for money they have neglect
ed pay. for religion has two sides 90
it-duty TO fellow men and duty 20
Coz. and thus before man can get
right with God he must make him
self right with man"
The subject Of the speaker was
The Man Who Ran and Won the
Prize" and was taken from the text
Luke 1874, ''Zacchaeus ran before.
'fThe central figures Of this story
are Christ and Zacchaeus." ne said.
The latter was chief of that de-
spised class OF men known as Pub
licans so matter how iow or de-
graded a business may be. there are
chiefs even among them, as, for in
stance. chiefs among saloonkeepers,
gamblers white slavers. thieves,
burglars. clairvoyants, etc, etc.
These persons are looked down upon
10y ordinary citizens, and sometimes
10y church members. but every man
and woman OF them have a soul, and
there should be extraordinary efforts
put forth for their salvation.
"Zacchaeus. hearing that Jesus
was 10 pass through his town, and
being "a small statured man. ran
ahead of the crowd and climbed up
into a tree that ne might see Jesus.
This interest in Jesus on the part
Of this Ostracised sinner appealed 20
the Master. for when He reached the
place where ne was Jesus stood still
and said, 'Zacchaeus, come down.
for today L must abide ar thine
house.
Consideration seized the crowd.
and they said. He is going 10 be
the guest of s. man that is a sinner
Then Zacchaeus revealed the work
ings Of his inner consciousness. for
ne said. II I have robbed anyone. or
defrauded anyone. / viii restore him
fourfoId'
Thus Zacchaeus showed he was
really converted. because he was
willing 10 make restitution for the
wrong things he had been guilty of.
Many persons are trying To get
right with God these days and are
not reaching the state of spiritual
grace they aspire TO simply because
they are unwilling 10 make restitu-
tion
Before some people can get right
with God they viii have to write
letters OF apology for things they
have said. others will have to write
checks for monies they have neglect
ed 10 pay for religion has two sides
- tiny duty 20 my fellow man. and
r.f- duty 10 God-and before one
can get right with God il is neces-
sary that we get right with man.
For Jesus has said If when thou
bringest thy gift TO the altar thou
rememberest that thy brother hath
aught against thee. leave thy gift
before the altar. GO thy way; first
be reconciled 10 thy brother, then
come and offer thy gift.
Jesus replied TO the confession of
Zacchaeus by saying. This day has
salvation come 10 this house. SO,
no matter how far a sinner may
have strayed, nor how deep in sin he
may have fallen. nor how depraved
he may have become, if. like Fac
chaeus. he will turn from sin. get
right with man. he will soon be able
10 get right with God. So because
Zacchaeus ran ahead Of the crowd
and climbed that tree. he saw Jesus,
and vvon the prize of greatest value
the prize of eternal life. Go thou
and do likewise -
The Sermon on the Mount" viii
be the subject of the last Bible
lecture at this church Friday after
noon at $50 O'Clock Each person
attending viii be presented with a
souvenir card giving FIVE rules for
daily living. The subject for the
evening services at 1880 viii be "The
Man Who Gave Up = Good Posi-
ton"
EMIL SCHINKE-For commits