South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-01-25
TRAIN USED To
ILLUSTRATE TALK
Dr.. ]. c. Ludgate Speaks on
Testing the Brakes"
at Grace NJ. E.

Lkening TIE church unto a big
train. each department Of which was
similar TO a car on it. Dr. Joseph c.
Ludgate. evangelist Of the Methodist
Episcopal church. and special speak
er during the simultaneous cam
paign. delivered a strong sermon 10
the congregation and members OF
the Grace NJ. +. church last night.
DR.. Ludgate explained that the
sermons during the present week
were in a nature preliminary 20 the
revivalistic meetings 10 come later
Or. Ludgate's theme was Testing
the Brakes" Unless the officers OF
the church. from the Sunday school
10 the ladies' aid society. including
all the various departments which
the women have. are saved fOs
Christ, what chance is there to ask
outsiders. strangers in a strange
land, the sinners. 20 come "a God %
he said.
Turn the Searchlight
you people have placed these
services in my hands. / have full
charge. you say Yet what use is
there to attempt 10 convert, if there
is no salvation existing among the
officers Of the church Turn the
searchlght on your own soul" con-
tinued the speaker Examine your
self and see if you are ready 10 help
others 10 unite in the faith" he
continued The speaker said in
part:
The first car that / would place
on this train directly after the en-
CINE. which I have referred TO as the
pastor or the evangelist, is the Sun
day school This car contains on,
jewels. our treasures. our own loved
ones No matter how expert a
teacher may be in his art if ne has
not come up 20 the measure. IL ne
has not taken Christ into his life
there is ore point 10 which ne may
never lead his scholars The teacher
may know the geography. the dis
tances from place 20 place all the
mountains. c.vers. streams and events
in Biblical history. but he never car
take them to the cross on Mt
Calvary.
EpWOrth League Next
Directly behind this car is that
bearing those containing the Ep-
worth league. In charge OF presi-
dent and cabinet who assist in di-
recting the affairs OF the league. and
upon whom devolves a great re-
spOnsibility. this car bears an i'm
portance second only TO that CT the
sunday school.
Behind that is the ladies aid
car. They make possible for us the
furnishings in the church. But don't
let the raising Of church funds fore
shadow the real work OF the society
Your work is TO save souls as well
as 10 help direct the work of raising
finances.
Then. too. there is theIadies' for
eign missionary car. the ladies' home
missionary car. the official board
the brotherhood. all that so TO make
up the organization and carry out
the work of the church What is
more important than the officia
board. with its trustees. ushers di-
rectOrs. stewards. and so forth
What / have said about the work OF
the Sunday school teachers concerns
them just as we'll
Must Aid Missions.
"Of course. we all believe in for
eign and home missions. We should
spend about three times as much OF
these missions as we 90 on our owl
church. The church that does no
spend money on foreign missions i,
selfish. seif-centered. Did not Chris
say Go we into the world and preach
the gospel everywhere ."
Dr. Budgate suggested that tn,
members Of the ladies' aid societie.
appoint an official reader for theil
afternoon meetings. The ohicia
reader" ne asid. may read Will,
the ladies are tatting. This serve.
two purposes-it keeps their fingers
nimble and busy while at the sam,
time the perusal of the Good Bool
is refreshing 20 the mind"
Jealous revival work for the sin
ners outside from the church. Or
1.udgate said last night in openinl
his talk. would begin next week. "A,
said that the sermons this week wer,
for the members and congregation
Special musical numbers were fea
ture Of the services last night Dr
Iudgate led the choir numbers. play
ing at the same time on an instru
ment purchased by him during a triI
10 London. and used by him eX
clusively for carrying on his reviva
WORK.
MUST LEARN TO PRAY