South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-01-25
GOSPELS SPREAD
AIM OF REVIVAL
Too MANY People Attend Ser
vices Only to Display Their
New Clothes.

Declaring that some people 60 10
church simply 10 gain popularity and
that others go that they may show
their new clothing. Rev walter c.
Morris. pastor of the Wesleyan Ar.
=. church discussed the failure oc
many to grasp the gospel and &c
teachings OF christ in his second re-
vival sermon last might
we are not going into these re-
vival services To- win popularity" the
Wesleyan church pastor said. before
beginning his sermon. we are going
into the services 10 spread the eos-
Eel and 60 let the people know they
may be saved"
Rev. Morris discussed four types
or people who attend church and eN-
planned the reasons why So many are
not saved
i dig Question.
When we look about AS and see
how many there are I'm the world
who are not saved and who have
heard the gospel we wonder why
il u.s." ne said.
The people might be compared
10 four kinds OF sell First there are
those who might be called hard soil.
those who hear the word but do not
understand. who cannot compre-
bend it.
Some people go 60 church for
nothing else than popularity and
there are others vino go 20 church 20
show their new clothing
There's "A soft place IN every
mans heart. there's tender spot
in every mans heart. If we only
knew how to reach IT, And let US
tell YOU. it's worth reaching Yet.
it seems that we want only 20 seek
out the good ground.
Forget After RcviNal>.
The next kind OF soil is OF stony
ground There are people who re-
ceive the word with JOY at revivals.
Yet. after the revivals are over. aft
or the evangelist is gone. they BEGIN
To- wither. OH, if people only had a
Sreater depth than the shallowness
OF SO many we have TO meet And.
we find these people everywhere.
The thnd soil is thorny This has
10 do with preoccupied hearts. There
are many people who only put The
gospel i'm their hearts as other treas
ures. We find so many people "a ho
shut God out of their lives because
their hearts are already occupied
with riches and wealth and the other
good things of life is 10 business
first. or Jesus first Is d. pleasure
first or Jesus first2 is 10 the good
things of life first or Jesus first2
These are questions wen worth our
closest attention.
Finally. there is the good soil We
find that If we plant the seed In that
kind of soil. il brings forth the fruit
III we are 90 win souls we must
have patience. We must have Wis-
dom and we must nave that in us
which will enable AS 10 adapt our
selves To them"
Want BIC Results.
Rev. Mr.. Norris asserted that
Christians too often fail 20 rcco--
nize the value of saving "a single soul.
They fail 10 give saving OF the indi-
vidual soul the importance they
should He declared that many are
so impatient. that unless 200 or So
persons are brought 10 Christianity
by means Of a revival they think BE-
has been failure.
The minister urged the members
of the church 90 unite and cooperate
i'm making the revival "a success. de-
claring the uorl. OF The individuals
was necessary iu order Co bring the
services 10 "a successful close.
$40 matter what the sacrifice is,
we viii have 10 make 81 if we are 10
Doc soul winners. Do $40 are. il viii ae
because every Individual who has
the welfare of the church "a heart.
has done his best.
1T is the crisis and. Do we meet
the opportunity as $50 should. we are
going 20 have success. aud. if rot,
1re are going 90 meet defeat he said.
Following the services last night.
"A business meeting was held in the
church tor the purpose or discussing