South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-12-11
BASES Sc RMON ON
WRIGHT STORY
AIIegOry 1.-The UnCr owned
King Used to Advantage
by Rev. Allison.

The world is full OF sham and
fraud parading under the garments
OF reality. and winning or attempt
ing 20 win by shortcuts the rewards
due only 20 genuineness, said
George William Allison at Hope
chapel last evening in his sermon
based on Harold Bell Wright's AL
legorv Of life, The Uncrowned
King" After relating the thread OF
the story in the volume. Mr. Allison
gave il a religious turn and prac-
tical application 20 the things OF
every day religious experience.
This tale presents US two differ
ent types of people; or we might say
the two kinds of people we each are
one perhaps a bit slow of action,
but genuine through and through
The other impatient for the end
for immediate result regardless OF
the means used 20 reach that end.
one surprising position and honor
and rewards ne had in no wise earn
ed or deserved. or was of right en-
titled to receive. The other bidins
his time. plodding, plying the poor
foolish hypocrite. and trusting TO
merit TO win its own reward at the
last
The sum of this pleasing tales
philosophy is set forth in the state
ment. the crown is not the king
dom: neither is one king because he
wears a crown The crown. upon a
head which does not rightfully wear
il. in time inevitably furnishes and
loses its value The head which is
truly kingly. needs no crown TO give
it glory.
Name Christian Not All.
ITO give this immediate apphca-
ton we may paraphrase Wrights
words and say. the name Christian
is not the character; neither is one
Christian i'm character merely be-
cause ne wears the name There is
something of the spirit OF Jesus in
this beautiful thought; something of
that Jesus who but never so gently
tapped the lives Of men with the
finger Of scorn TO reveal the hollow
ness of their character,-1ik whited
sepulchures: beautiful in outward
appearance, but inwardly full of all
uncleanness and dead mems bones
Because they wore the appearance
of cleanliness they we're not neces-
sarily pure in heart But at the
same time they were trying 10 rea p
the rewards and respect due to, the
genuine they simulated. 1t Is. in the
case of every stimulation aad hypoc-
ricy. a fiattery of the thing initiated
to be thus travestied. 'Hvpocricy is
the homage vice pays 10 virtue!'
But l would not spend so much
time topping over the empty
headed braggartS who occupy posi-
tions and parade virtues they do not
possess: as 1 would looking at the
other character. who though cheat
ed temporarily by fraud, eventually
comes into his kingdom. Let us
think not so much of seems-tO-be
the usurper as of really-is the right
tut heir of the throne. Hypocrisy
may win a short-lived crown, but it
always furnishes with shame in the
end Humiliation overtakes it
eventually. CerVantes says. many
20 out for wool, and come home
shorn themselves And is there
any humiliation equal 10 that of
having hypocricy exposed fraud de-
tected2
ION the other hand is there any
JOY and satisfaction comparable TO
finding recognition for virtues which
have been over-shadowed and hid
den by the deceits or falsities of
Others? Ii was for the JOY before Him
that Jesus endured the Cross despis-
ing the shame. Virtue and righteous
ness are indeed their own rewards.
III the crown were the Kingdom. then
Jesus failed, if one must wear the
crown i'm order 10 be king. again
Jesus failed. But the crown is not
the kingdom. neither is one king be-
cause he wears a crown. Jesus eN-
ercises kingship over the lives of
his disciples today by reason of His
kingly nature. by sheer righteous
ness. and men have almost forgot
ten the power of the crown which
condemned him to death This is "A
plea for genuineness and sincerity
and frankness and honesty in Chris
tian life. BE kingly in character
and you will need no crown to mark
your royalty"