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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-02-04

Will do His best for all Of us-He
VIII give US al a chance to be saved.
Think OF all that lie has done so
far. he has made more than one
effOrt-however His supreme effort
was when he was cruci6ed. He SUI
fered for a purpose and that was to
save US. However with all that
Jesus does for is, He does not force
Us 10 accept Him. II is entirely left
TO the individual what he shall do
There is no power that forces us
Salvation is free-it is as free as the
air that we breathe"
Rev Lampin then told Of the pen
atty for neglect He drew a COM
parison between the man who neg
lects to accept Christ and be saved
forever and the man who neglects
TO get out of a burning building and
BE saved when he knows how.
we are given every chance TO
accept Christ and if we do not listen
to others. we are lost. The one who
falls from God. falls into
chasm from which he can never get
out. Turn TO Christ tonight people
lit is your opportunity-seize it
before il is too late"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-02-04
CONVICTION OF
WRONG IS FIRST
Man Cannot be Converted Un-
less He Stands Ready to
Admit Errors of Ways.

Many people are willing 10 say
with St. Paul, Jesus Christ came
into the world TO save sinners, said
Rev. Julius T. orion last night at
the Hope Presbyterian chapel, but
they are not willing 10 continue as
he did, of whom I am the CHIEF
The speaker said that there are a
number of conditions which consti-
tute the act of becoming a Chris
tian. and the principal ones are con-
viction for sin. conversion and con-
fessiOn. The first requirement
cOnviction-may come in many ways,
but il always comes. one may be
great sinner, or a very good man,
as Nicodemus was. and when he
realizes that in the sight Of God he
is unworthy to called a Christian he
is approaching Christianity also.
Then he must confess God Some
people think that they can believe
in christ and yet deny Him with
their lips. But this is not the kind
OF Christian that Christ wants. A
true Christian is like St Paul's jailer,
who. after his conversion, bathed the
wounds OF ST. Paul and Silas. and
let his Chris ianity be known 10 all.
Conversion may be called a right
about-face. or a turning away from
the old life, and a beginning Of the
new. The final step in conversion.
which may be included under the
head Of confession. is baptism.
have neither time 10 spend nor breath
20 consume in discussing the proper
manner OF baptism. There are too
many books about the right form of
baptism already The Presbyterian
church has been misunderstood on
this doctrine. and some think that
we do not believe in baptism. But
we do believe in it with our whole
heart and soul
our theologies divide life into
Gods part and mans part. We have
been too eager TO emphasize Gods
part. but in conversion we must per
form mans part Man must do his
share without this share no con-
version is complete
1T is many true conversions that
the church needs to make it forge
ahead as il should Some people
think that we must have men of
power. OF financial standing in the
community as members Of the
church This is desirable. OF course;
but ~. Paul had SO little influence
that re could not keep out OF jail,
and yet he could pray down the
walls Of his prison and convert his
jailer"
Tonight Rev orion speaks on the
subject What Kind OF Friendships
Are We Forming ." At the close OF
the service last evening one girl re-
sponded 10 the call for converts.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-02-04
KICKING THE CAT
A FORM OF SWEARING

At yesterday afternoons meeting
at Grace NJ. r. church DR.. Ludgate
gave the seventh of the lectures on
the Sermon on the Mount" The
subject was. should Christians
Swear" DR.. Ludgate gave the va
riOus forms OF swearing. such as
swearing. such as wood swearing.
crockery swearing. sole leather
swearing, facial swearing mental
swearing. etc. These forms of
swearing are expressed when one
slams the door violently. knocks
over the chairs, slams down the
dishes. kicks the cat. stamps around
the house black and sullen looks on
the face. thinking profane thoughts.
Christians should not use such
expressions as darn il. you bet"
great Scott" good heavens" my
God good Lord" to express sur
prise or anger. These are violations
Of the commandment Thou shalt
not take the name Of the Lord in
vain"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-02-04
PERSONAL CHRISTIAN
LIFE HAS TWO SIDES

Character and activity are the
two sides of the personal life Of the
Christian" said Rev. John p. Hale
in his sermon at the Trinity Pres
byterian church last night. Four
more conversions were made at the
services. making the total for the
week IS. The subject Of the sermon
was The Gospel OF Work"
"A Uvity in a Christian life is de-
pendent upon character. The fun
damental thing in life is what the
Bible calls the heart. the inner char
acter attitude. But the only way
the heart gets expression is in deeds
and thoughts. 4 religious sentiment
that does not get expressed Terpet-
ually is only a veneer. It is not
real.
There is no loyalty that does not
act Loyalty. no true religion that
gives less tnan Zoe cents for q dol
lar or that lives in frivolity and idle
ness. our deeds express our char
acter"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-02-04
Asserts Church
Hindered Today
By "DryBonss'

"Dry Bones was the subject OF
Evangelist A. w. Lttrelrs sermon
at the Quincy Street Baptist church
last evening.
There are dry bones in the
church" ne said. in exhorting the
people 90 bestir themselves in Gre
ating sincere interest in the welfare
OF the church and OF themselves.
The evangelist denounced frivOlity
and pleasure OF questionable kinds
as keeping people from the church.
Rev Littrell made a plea To the
young people TO gather mp the dry
bones" and renew interest in the
duty 20 God and the .hurch. DRY
bones are "a detriment 10 the church
and are but mere hangers on" he
declared
Seven conscientious was the re-
suit OF last evenings call from the
altar.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-02-04
USES CHRIST'S FIRST
TEXT AS HIS SUBJECT
Rev. Guy II. Black Speaks ON The
kingdom of Heaven
il at Wand"

The kingdom OF Heaven IS at
Hand was the subject of the sermon
given last night by Rev Guy H.
Black AT the Lowell Heights NJ F..
church This was the drst text
upon which Jesus preached said
Rev Black
The Hebrews were 10 have an
opportunity TO accept or reject
Christ The same opportunity IS Of
fered tonight Some have accepted
Jesus Christ and the kingdom Of
heaven is for them Some nave re-
jected il. They viii be rejected from
the kingdom of heaven.
True repentance VIII endeavor 20
renounce evil i'm thought word and
act and perform all Righteousness.
Experiences of repentance have
been many. Some repent in tears.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-02-04
RELIGION OF LIFE
NOT DEATH WANTED

"A practical man wants a religion
with which he can live. which will
help him TO live well and in which
he is Wiling 10 die. was the frame
work around which Rev. O. r.
Tones built his Thursday evening
sermon on A Practical Mans Re
Iigiou." delivered TO the congrega-
tion of the Indiana Avenue Christian
church
The speaker enumerated a num-
Der OF thiugS that the practical man
requires of his religion.
10 must be something that will
stand every day wear and need not
be changed like "a best suit every
Sunday
10 u.uSt he something more than
an ornament that may be lost like
ar extra coat button without any
gre3t inconvenience whatever.
Ii must have more than the form
of religion II must have the power
% aid and assist.
\ practical mans religion must
be- a religion that VIII accompany
him through life. 1t is mighty Sc
ri0us business" declared the preach
er. ITO await until your desrh bed
in order to choose the sort OF re-
hgion i'm which 20 die.
a practical man wants religion
into the possession Of at least the
beginnings. OF which. he can come
without "a long period OF instruc-
uou.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-02-04
FEW WILLING To
COMES FAULTS

Eve are living in an uncharitahle
~ orId. and everyone knows it," de-
dared Pastor q. r. Byrer at the
United Brethren church last night,
in the course OF his sermon. based
on the first chapter OF the Acts.
verses 1896. Men and brother.
what shall we do There have
been very few cases ever brought 10
my notice in which confession Of err
ror brought Advancement. 1t always
means a great loss 20 the confessor.
Therefore. TO escape the penalty
which the world places upon trans
erosion. We usually fail 10 confess.
1T is very difficult 10 get anyone
Go confess his wrOngdOing Confu-
cius. the great Chinese philosopher
said: I never yet knew one person
who could or would admit his own
faults The most horrible offenses
of history. mankind has apologized
tor. To-day some people defend the
vors tvices as people always have.
You all can remember the time
when IL was customary among good
people TO have the bottle ON tho
mantei. and even 10 offer il 10 the
minister Rhen he came 20 call. Peo-
pie have always been prone to con-
don evice. but knew always. deep
down in their hearts. that they were
wrong.
Why do they persist in this
path2 Because human nature is ar
rayed against sin. The reasons for
this fact are many and various. We
AL known that it is hard for a fau-
on king to reconcile himself To the
position OF a mere subject We seem
20 feel that no matter what we our
selves do. we are right. even thouSn
others are wrons in doing the same
thing
we feel within his the royalty
that is our own. from being the sons
~ cod Every being realizes tnaJ
there is within him "a spark OF the
divine That is why we cannot
feel that we are wrong no matter
how grievous our sin may be
we all mean 20 De perfect. We
are all apt 20 live In a fools paradise
and condone our sins because they
are our own SINS. We are more SEN
~.rive about the WRONGS that axe
done Us than we are OF the wrongs
we do TO others. Many times YOU
nave complained about the way i'm
which others treated YOU often
YOU have inquired WHY has God
dealt Rith me as He hase' How
often. have YOU asked yourselves
why rave } dealt vith God the was
0 havec
Pastor Eyrer announced that there
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-02-04
WARNS AGAINST
FURTHER DELAY
Rev. James L. Gardiner AS
SertS Men Make Mistake
in Saying Tomorrow"

Warning was given against wait
ing until tomorrow" 10 accept
Christ by Rev. James J.. Gard.ler
IN his sermon The Man who Post
poned" at the ST Paul's Memorial
~ r. church last night He de-
clared that none OF Gods promises
provided for delay
Revival services viii close with the
meeting tonight which will be Tor
Young people Members of the sun
day school. Junior and Epworth
leagues have been working for Il
large attendance at the services to-
night and anticipate the banner
crowd 81 the revival Rev Gardi-
ner's topic viii be. The Lost sheep.
The Lost Coin, the Lost Boy"
His text last night was taken from
the Acts OF Apostles. 1924. paul
reasoned OF righteousness. temper
ance. and the Judgment 10 come and
Felix trem5leG and said Co thy way
and when I have a convenient sea
son. will call for thee
Paul is a prisoner and as such is
brought before Felix. the governor, 20
explained the minister. "Of what did
he speak lie spoke not in his own
defense He spoke as the text says
To Felix OF righteousne ss.
Right eOusness is a matter Of re-
Iationship We bear three relation
ships one toward ourselves, one
toward others and one toward God.
The righteous man is the man who is
righteous TO himself. TO others, and
TO God
Felix was living an immoral life.
Hence Paul called upon him 20 live
righteOusly. that is he called upon
him to quit his SHINING and 20 live
up TO the highest and best in him
self. He called upon the governor to
live a life that would be righteous 70
his wife as well as 70 others He
called on Felix 10 leave life Of i'm
morality and unrighteOusness and TO
set right with Cod.
HE spoke too Of temperance and
OF the Judgment 20 come, and Felix
trembled and said tomorrow. To
morrow I will get right with my fell
lowmen and Cod In other words he
made the fatal mistake of postpon-
ing the matter of salvation.
II want TO say with emphasis that
the Bible never give any promise
Tor tomorrow. Every promise Of the
Word Of God is for today
Now is the accepted time; now
is .he day of salvation
Il warn YOU not TO say 'tomOr-
row"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-02-04
MEN WHO KNOW
WILL NOT TURN

zone Of the saddest things IN life
is this. that there are men who know
what 10 right. who know they are
going the wrong way and who don't
turn and right-about-face the other
way" declared DIR. Henry l.. Davis
IN his sermon at the First NJ. r..
church last night
Rev Davis said that three ele-
ments are necessary on mans part
for the saving of his soul namely.
thinking, turning about and taking
the right course and doing il quickly
We might as we'll face the stu
alton squarely. my friends, first as
last" he said There are none
without sin. not one.
The charge of God against His
people was this. NV people won't
think. Nv people won't consider
Now the success of the revival lies
on this point one cannot repent Of
his sins until he thinks.
We Refuse to Think.
We too often let our preachers
think for us. We don't think our
selves. Now anything that brings
need. 1t don't take much to arouse
a mans attention il he viii think
afterwards. You can't save a man
in any other way. He has got to
get his will working if he is to
secure salvation
IF you are here without Christ.
ask yourselves the questions, Who
am /? Where am /? Whittier am
going?' I'll tell you that will keep
YOU thinking for some time.
You're not your own. You're
bought even with the precious blood
Of Christ. Yet. a lot of people think
that all they are here for is to get
out Of life what they can get out OF
il.
Where are you. my friends. to-
night in your relation to your fam
lily. your relation TO God And a
question of great Importance is.
Where are you going?"
Battle Half Won.
"Tll tell you that when a man
stops to think. he begins the march
TO save himself. l think the battle
is half won when we get men TO stop
and think
Put. that isn't all. II we are only
going 10 think. what does this cam
paigh amount to? Ny dear friends.
enc of the saddeSt things IN life is
this that there are men who know
what is right. who know they are
going the wrong way and who don't
turn and right-about-face the other
way
The danger Of delay Is this. In
the first place. we set ourselves up
against Gods wisdom. Now is the
accepted time. Today is the day OF
salvation. In the second place, we
do not under stand our own hearts
Now. my friends, if you know it's
important. why don't YOU do it? III
YOU intend 10 take Gods testimony,
why don't YOU follow his command
ments?"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-02-04
OPPORTUNITY IS
OFFERED TO ALL
Peoples Own Fault if They
Do Not Accept Christ
Says Minister.

Rev. William Lampin spoke on
the subject OF being saved 10y God at
the First Church OF the Brethren
last night. Every one will at some
time have an opportunity to accept
Jesus" said the reverend
When that time will be is more
than can tell-it Is more than
any one can tell but it is a fact
that we all get the opportunity. God
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-02-04
ReuiuaZ Services Near Close in Several Churches of CHu

~
others in regret Some repent be
cause of fear and the penalty that
is attached 20 sin This is the lorer
type OF repentance some repent
ance is for love This is the higher
type
Rev NJ 49,. 1ApIebv. s1s,rict srs-
perintenderf. VIII speak ar the serv-
ices tonight a mass meeting for
women viii he held Sunday after
noon while the men are attending
the Dad Elliott meeting az the
high school II is expected that 100
men viii march in body from the
church 20 the high school
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-02-04
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The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1916-11-18
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ADJUSTMENT NOTICE

Estate of Lucinda johnson. Deceased
The undersigned. having been appt int
Executrix of the last will and Testament
of said Deceased hereby gives notice that
sie will appear before the Probate Court
of Sangamon County, Illinois. at the jan
uary Term thereof. which will be held at
the Court House. beginning on the first
day of January 1917. at which time all
persons having claims againtt said Estate
a.e hereby notified to attend for the pur-
pD>e of having the same adjusted. All
persons indebted to said Estate are also
requested to make immediate payment
the undersigned.
Dated this 18th day of November 1916
EMMA BATES. Executrix
A. NJ Williams, Attorn y
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1916-11-18
BATES BUILDS "MANS1ON"


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Y 30 summers, but is 30 and two
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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-09-21
Events Of Washington. D. c.,
Are Reported by Telegram's
Correspondent There.
,.o,,,, s.Is, :, !, 2 Tts TlLlasaN'

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21.-A num-
Der of Washington capitalists made
a trip to Virginia this week to con-
fer with other capitalists interested
in the new railroad which has about
finished the survey for the line, and
it Is expected that construction will
begin about October /. The road
is to be built by the Lost City Lum-
her Company. of which w. B. Corn
well, of Romney, Is president. 1t
will penetrate one of the richest tinl-
Der, sections of West Virginia, which
is at present without railroad facili-
ties, and the new line will connect
with the Baltimore and Ohio and the
Cumberland Valley railroads In Win
chester. 1t is to be built mainly for
the transportation of timber but will
also do a general freight business,
and ultimately engage In passenger
traffic. In addition to the Virginia
and Washington stockholders in the
venture financial interests in Hamp-
shire and Hardy counties. 1t is said,
have subscribed literally to the
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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-09-21

In spite OF the frequent explana.
tons that have been made both by
the press and by bulletins sent out
from the pension bureau, there SEEING
to be mistaken opinion on the part
OF many Of the pensioners who are
entitled to an increase in pension
through the provisions of the Ash
brook bill which was passed in tho
closing sessions of Congress. The
Ashbrook widows pension bill, as 1t
Is known, raises the marriage re-
strictions from June 9th, 1906, Is
years. 1t restores to remarked
widows their former pensionable
status regardless of other marriages.
Widows who have been or may be
divorced without fault on their part
are also entitled to a pension. All
such widows under the age Of 40 are
entitled to $12 per month and all
over 10 are entitled to $50 a month.
All widows who were the wives Of
soldiers during their service are en-
titled to $40 per month whether 10
years of age or not. Widows of all
wars, except the Spanish war are
beneficiaries, including Civil, Next
can, Indian and the war OF 1912, OF
which there are still few survivors.
All widows who are now on the
pension roll will not be compelled 10
make another application and their
increase begins from the date OF the
law, to-wit. September 8, 1915. They
will be required to prove their age
in order to receive the SEQ in the
same way as soldiers under the Sher-
wood bill. Those who are not now
on the pension roll and who are
beneficlaries under this bill must file
an application. Hundreds of requests
for definite information and for filing
blanks have come in to the West
Virginia congressman who are look
ing after the claims of the pensioners
in their districts.