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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-12-04
MANS CHIEF TASK is TO
BUILD HOLY CHARACTER
Rev. T.. h. DOugherty says Man
Who Knows God Has
New Strength.

Mans chief task in this world
is 10 build God-uke character and
keep it at the disposal OF God" With
these words Rev Frank X. Dough-
erty. pastor Of the Grace NJ. E.
cuhrch concluded his sermon on
Unconscious Ministries which was
drawn from the words Of Paul. And
the Prisoners Heard Them" Rev.
Dougherty first repeated the story Of
the deliverence of Paul and Silas
from prison.
we are concerned tonight with
but one point connected with the
entire prison account. 1t is that
the prisoners heard the apostles
singing and praying.
There is but one person above
all others who should be a constant
revealer OF the grace Of God ana
that is the Christian. The man who
really knows God through Jesus
Christ has a new strength in his
life. For him. Walls do not "A pris-
on make.-nOr iron bars cage.
The more adverse the circumstances
the more direct the communica-
ton between the Christian and God.
"a life that is radiant with Chris
tian graces sheds abroad on every
side wholesome influence. The most
beautiful side of the Christian life
is seen in Unconscious Ministries
Did you ever think OF the ministry
of childhood 70 the world? How
simple. unpretentious, unconscious
How many men and women are
there in the world who are dedicat-
ing themselves 10 the best and mob
lest because of the influence of the
child life upon theirs, What was il
that influenced you most as you look
back through the years. your
mothers commands or your moth
er's life? You will forget most of
what your mother said but you can
not forget her Cody life. Many 9TH
err unconscious ministries are con-
stantly exercising an unconscious
influence upon thousands Of lives"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-12-04
SOME VITAL QUESTIONS
DISCUSSED By PASTOR

Beginning a new series OF ser
mons on Trying to Answer Vital
Questions" Rev. John :. Burns.
pastor of the Trinity Presbyterian
church. based his sermon Sunday
on the text, IF a man die shall he
live again - At the evening ser
vices at the Trinity Presbyterian
church, Adolph James Hamburger,
native Of Jerusalem, but at pres
ent in the Mccormick seminary at
Chicago, presented a stereoptican
lecture on "A Trip Through Pales-
tine"
In his sermon on Immortality.
Rev. Burns traced the history OF
mems conceptions on the subject
from the very earliest ages and
showed how this conception had in
fiuenced history. He pictured the
"Sheol" of the Jews and the Greek
"Eredus" whittier the spirits Of the
dead departed upon leaving the body
and cOntrasted the vague and
gloomy conception which the an
clients held Of an after-life with the
beautiful Christian doctrine of the
resurrection.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-12-04
WITH THE LOCAL PASTORS

Christ. the wisdom Of God. but they
also need 10 know Christ, the power
Of God.
None Can Win Alone.
"No man can stand alone and win
a battle single handed no matter
how valiant he may be. He needs
every ally he can command. He
needs allies that are bound 70 him
bv indissOluble ties Now there is
a friend that sticketh closer than a
brother. and He is the ally needed
i'm the fight again sin. against vice.
and against crime In Christ there
is power as almighty as God Him
self. which is available for help in
the battle for Righteousness Some
men will stand idly by and confess
they cannot see it, Some Of US can
not see electricity. except as il gives
power 20 the machinery. SO we can
not see this power of God. except as
it energies life about US. And TO
permit il 10 function in our own
lryes. we have but &c put our wills
in contact with Gods, in other
words turn on the switch and allow
the power to flow into our lives and
drive us i'm Righteousness and truth.
III we will but unite in this endeav-
or after power in righteousness and
all Of us put ourselves in contact
with Him who is Almighty, there
Will be soon "A busy whirl in the
mills OF God indicating industry and
prosperity in the things Of the spir-
it,"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-12-04
DISCUSSES EVOLUTION
OF MESSlANIC IDEAL

The Evolution OF the Messianic
Ideal is the subject of new series
of sermons begun by Rev. a. Hunt
er Kenna. pastor of the Epworth
Memorial church Sunday. Rev.
Kenna chose as the subject of his
first sermon The Old Testament
View OF Man"
The speaker noted that according
TO the old testament Man is made
10 the image Of Cod and pointed
out the inspired penetrativeness of
the ancient writer's who were able
from the first 10 clearly define mans
chief characteristics - his likeness
TO God He pointed out the re-
spects in which men and God were
akin. namely in intellect inthe feel
ing-element as manifested in his ca
1acity for love and sympathy and In
his will which is a power which he
alone OF all creation possesses.
The speaker then showed how the
ancients drew from their conception
Of mans nature the body Of laws
which would guide him 10 the full
dllment OF his nature in a more pei
feet union with God. lie then
showed how the old testament points
ont another attribute OF man. his
command over the elements and
noted the emphasis which they
placed upon his duty In this regard
TO work for the establishment of the
Kingdom OF God on Earth
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-12-04
QUEER PARADOX
IN RELIGION CITED
People With No Religion at
All Found in Most OeveI-
oped Countries.

The countries in which religion
has come 10 its highest development
and most complete expression are
the only ones in which you can find
people with no religion at all. ac-
cording 10 Rev. c. A Decker. pastor
OF the First Baptist church. in his
sermon on A Country Where the
People Have No Religion" Rev.
Decker referred particularly TO the
irreligion Of America. He said in
part:
1T is incorrect perhaps. 20 say
that there are people and nations
who have no religion. Thorough
Investigation has disclosed the fact
that no such people can be found.
There are all types of religion. some
Of them elaborate. noble and up
lifting: some Of them crude. super
stitious and debasing, but such as
they are the people adhere TO them
and find in them the medium for the
expression Of their religious ideas.
This is very interesting fact about
man-and very significant. For it
is his chief distinguishing character
istic.
Religion would nave died long
ago if man could be happy without
it," SAYS Prof Gwatkin. But ap-
parently man can. never he happy
without religion. And this is be-
cause religion has TO do with the
future. and we are future-looking
[ 81
Hgiun Of the world is crude. base
and often immoral, yet each race
and age attempts 10 construct its
religion as best il may.
Now, if this is true. how can
there be a people without religion
as the theme suggests? Well. here
is a paradox. The very countries in
which religion has come to its high
est development and most complete
expression are the ones in which
you find people with no religion ct
! all
Perhaps this assertion needs be
established. Consider that you
never find in a heather country a
/ person who is unattached. Every
/ one in China and Japan acknowl-
edges allegiance TO one of the va
rious leaders in religion. There is
not a single African without his
Gods and spirits, crude and false as
they are. But in America il is easy
20 find people who acknowledge no
allegiance whatever, who have never
| given consideration TO the great
concerns of the soul. and who are
strangers TO any religious emotions. -
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-12-04
SAYS MAN OVERESTIMATES
HIS SERVICES TO GOD
Rev. ID. ID. Spcicher Declares Creator
Has Made Sacrifice Cardinal
Act of Devotion.

MAN has always been prone 70
overestimatc his services to God.
He thinks Of God as a receiver Of
gifts rather than as "a giver of gifts.
With the Pharisee he thinks OF the
tithes he has given of the offerings
and sacrifices he has made rather
than of the favors that have been
given him. He likes TO talk Of the
yoke of the LoEd but he never stops
Go realize how sweet and easy is that
yoke and how essential il is for his
spiritual progress" said Rev. Daniel
ID. Speicher at the Grace Evangelical
church Sunday Rev. Speicher chose
as the subject of his address THE
Jewish versus the Christian Altar "
and ne sought 10 show how differ
ent should be the spirit that actu-
ates the devotional act under the
new law from that which actuated
it under the old. He pointed out
that God has made the sacrifice the
cardinal act of devotion throughout
all the ages 70 teach men the great
lesson of gratitude and 10 keep ever
before his mind the fact that he
owes everything TO his Maker.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-12-04
BOOK OF REVELATION
DISCUSSED BY PASTOR
Rev. G. L. Byrer Says Great Pur-
pose is to Encourage Chris
tians i'm Their Faith.

THE Book Of Revelation" was the
subject chosen by Rev. C. F. Byrer.
pastor Of the Conference Memorial
Brethren church, for his sermon
Sunday. Taking his text from The
words Of Revelation: Which is and
which was and which is to come. 1
am He that liveth, and was dead;
and behold / am alive for ever
more, Amen" Rev. Byrer said that
these were ''the key-wOrds Of Reve-
lation which have brought comfort
to sorrowing hearts throughout the
ages" The speaker discussed the
various interpretations that had
teen given the book of Revelation
and pointed cut in a graphic man
ner the truths contained in its
mysterious language of symbols and
figures.
Revelation is the only book OF
the Bible which has a promise Civ
en- for reading and hearing il as
well as following its precepts," said
the speaker The great purpose OF
the book is TO encourage Christians
in the final triumph of their faith.
Ii was written for the common peo-
pie of the whole world, Jew as well
as Gentle"
The speaker then went on 10 eX-
plain some Of the figures of Reve-
lation and gave the interpretations
that have been placed upon them by
the five schools that have attempt
ed their analysis. These are the
Preterist, Historic, Futurist, Har-
monte and Ijealistic schools. all of
which according TO Rev. Byrer,
nave much truth in their interpreta-
zion but no one of them has all the
truth.
The speaker concluded by point
ing out the great message of hope
and courage which the Book of Rev
elation has held out for Christians
from the days Of the early per.ecu-
tons.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-12-04
SAYS MAN CAN 7
WIN FIGHT ALONE
Rev. 6. w. Allison Declares
Power of God Needed
at All Times.

I'm Jesus Christ mankind not
only sees the ideal life Of man por-
traved bv God, but through Him
cod gives power 20 live up in the
region OF ones ideals" declared
George William Allison in his SER
mon at Hope Presbyterian chapel
last evening on the topic, Christ,
the Wisdom and Power Of God.
some pertinent facts Of religious ex-
perience were put plainly before the
congregation In a challenging way.
There is so much of sin. vice,
crime. and wrong in the world that
10 is only when we reflect upon II
seriously that we really appreciate
its Vastness and terror. IL is impos-
sible 10 mum Der the sins Of men. IL
IS almost as difficult 20 number
their vices. But we have at least a
partial record OF mems sins For
instance in 1910 there we're in IN
diana serving sentence in our var
rious penal institutions as many as
1929 people How many more
we're criminal and undetected? And
there are sins more damnable than
many crimes over which the state
law has no jurisdiction. In the
United States at the same time
there We're as many as 111.49S in
carcerated I'm jails and penitentiar-
les
Amount OF Crime Appalling.
The amount Of crime is appal-
ling. Those who know the extent
Of vice say startling things concern
ing its greater prevalence. And who
could put into statistical form the
sins Of men2 Now, 1 am persuaded
that the vast amount OF this crime,
vice. and sin is not deliberate Men
as a rule do not intentionally be-
come either criminal. vicious or sim
full 1t is so often the result of mis-
cradle environment. misfortune,
misunderstanding. or lack of knowl-
edge. Men have not known better
in some Of these cases. They need
cd 90 know Christ. They needed 10
know what is the good and perfect
will Of the Father We shall know
the truth. and the truth shall make
we free How many Of these con-
fined criminals would be free had
they only had better knowledge,
But ] think there is no more
painful fact, than that patent 70
every religious worker That there
are men who know almost perfect
Is their duty who have no lack of
knowledge. i'm this respect. And
who vet. in spite of knowledge. fail
They don't seem 20 have the ability
10 stand steadfast 20 duty Knowl-
edge. then. is not all that is re-
Guired 20 conquer crime. vice and
sin. Men need In addition 20 knowl-
edge. power They need 20 know
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-12-04

The Panama canal coaHng station
Il Cristobal, Canal zone, is said TO
be the largest single coal receiving
and distributing plant in the world.
II is 1900 feet long by 400 feet wide.
and covers nearly 20 acres.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-12-04
Pastor and
Layman DeliUer
Joint Sermon

An unique feature of the services
Sunday evening at the Westminster
Presbyterian church was the joint
sermon by the pastor. Rev. H. D.
Hostetter and l. c. Whitcomb The
subject OF the first part Of the ser
mon which was delivered by Mr..
WhitComb was Building a House. "
In his short remarks the speaker
pointed out the modern methods Of
house building. Rev. Mr.. Hostetter
then followed up with the second
part Of his sermon Building a
Home. in which he showed that the
same methods that were pursued IN
building a house should be used in
building a home. Adolph James
Hamburger. a native of Jerusalem,
but at present a student in the Nc
COrmick seminary in Chicago gave
two illustrated talks at the West
minister church Sunday. Mr. Ham
burger appeared IN his native cos
tune and presented sterepticon
views on "A Trip Through Pales-
tine"
Lesson of the Cross.
The Lesson of the Cross" was
the subject of the sermon of the
pastor, Rev. Mr.. Hostetter. Sunday
morning Rev. Hostetter said in
part:
The student of Paul's writings is
not left in doubt as TO what he re-
garded as the central fact of Chris
tianity. We preach Christ cruel
fed he said to the Corinthians.
For nineteen hundred years the
cross has encountered the scorn and
opposition Of unbelievers. The lead
ing critic of this last generation
boldly asserted that ne would sub
stitute for the cross the telegraph
pcie.-symb of enlightenment and
progress, but he failed as all must
fail 10 shake the commanding posi-
ton of the cross, the cross which
occupies the central place in the
Christian world because it symbol
ICES better than anything else can
the great sacrifice OF Calvary.
Gods Faith in Humanity.
The cross is the disclosure of
Gods faith in humanity. He knows
us and yet ne believes us and backs
his faith by an infinite sacrifice.
Calvary was an Illuminated an
nOuncement, it was the announce
ment Of a heavenly vote Of conf
dence in the human race
1T is a disclosure Of the way God
Identifies himself with US in our
trials and hopes and upward striv-
ings. He is not a heartless specta-
tor sitting upon throne of marble,
viewing with complacency human
ity's heart-rending struggle. He is
here with us sharing wounds and
burdens and sufferings. He is doing
all that is possible for him 10 90 "a
relieve and redeem us. Be srons
and of good courage. Victory is sure
if you are true. If God be for us
who can be against us"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-12-04

Z. s. Kuhn of the Stanton Heights
Golf club, near Bedford Springs. Pa,
asserts that when he was playing
the third hole. which is across a
water hazard, his tee shot landed in
the water and killed a big fish which
was coming up TO feed. lie said his
caddy waded into the water and re-
turned with the fish, which he took
home for dinner
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-12-04

The wreck record OF the Baltic
sea is greater than that IF any other
part of the world.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-14
EDITORS AND UNIVERSITY MEN

DITORS DEAL general knowledge but necessarily
IL wisdom. The suicide a king exciting but
wise murder is interesting seldom useful
ppe malades that a the why of them is the thing
The editor seldom tells He doesn't often know. Life
office is the passing like picture the
The universities deliberate bodies They cusodians
of yesterdays knowledge They distance into the future
The young who attend the universities in training
athletes of intellect Their against
difficult food The Of the intellect largely
red. to them :.
unjust editors prizing own speciality should
University, upon being
ined IN the Of dgnaries answered correctly only So
cent of the questions submitted to them:
thought Winston Churchill prime minister. Others
believed VIviani Italian The magic of yenzelos
ed youthful minds. One sterling youth
gh time college youth learned something besides the batting
averages of the baseball leagues IS.
They something better boys
70 the torch Of truth onward into
brighter flame They struggle things They
busy with Of the fppances knowledge
Them How about the editor? The boys did So
in specially. Can he do the theirs?
the editor make So cent in the things the boys
know? The editor is middle aged; probably fat little
They will do the things the editor expected
young They will hit targets missed. They
the generation the latest fruit splendid tree Give
them chance
confidence, as between editor another
doubtful those leading gentlemen who described
ing history really anything probably
Churchill the rest victims history.
over which they have control breaking them.
with kidney calls the doctors into
enough there will be splurge
history is made by the kidney
Europes maady obscure travels its without
considering the human autoratons to whom
Sc space. ssaf#
Gravitation phenomenon persistent than kings
origin important than the origin
minister. great chemist is important Mr.
theirs "A with job ought to be glad when other
men clean up the hard Jobs
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-14
PIERRE LOTT

Commander Louis Marie Julien
Viaud is the name which. appears on
the rolls of the French navy, but
the literary world knows him best as
Pierre Eoti,'' novelist and acadernl-
clan. To-day is the sixty-sixth birth
day Of the famous author, as he was
born in Rochefort Jan, IA, 1850. He
entered the French navy nearly half
a century ago, and, he found time to
develop that literary talent which has
won for him a place among the fore
most of the worlds writer's. His first
book was published forty years ago,
and since then he has published scores
of novels and delightful essays which
have been translated into English and
many other tongues. NJ Viaud stands
third in point of length of member
ship among the forty immortals' OF
the French Academy, having been
elected in 1891. succeeding Octave
FeuiI1et. He retired from active SER
vice in the navy some years. before
the war, but returned to the service
Immediately upon the outbreak of
hostilities. Although an intense adj
mirer of Turkey, which he has called
his second fatherland,' Pierre Lott
commanded one of the French gun
boats which bombardeds the .Dardan-
elIes forts. He recently visited the
French front, and wrote: ooh! let US
bless them, these trenches of ours, in
which all social classes are mingled,
in which friendships have been forms
ed which yesterday would not have
seemed possible, where the men of
society have learned that the soul of
the peasant, the workman, the me-
chanic, may be as fine and noble as
that of a very elegant gentleman, and
even more interesting, because more
original and transparent. Trenches,
quits dark little labyrinths, little un-
derground hooks of suffering and pri-
walton, there will be held our best
and purest school of social unity
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-14

ed to purchase tickets, were afflicted
With considerable regret at not having
been Immediately present in the
Prison Court to see the preparations,
and to witness the undaunt ed coun-
tenanceS of the man who thus sub
timely dared to soar through the re-
gions of the air. Anxiety for the
safety of the aeronaut was painted on
every face FROM the time the citizens
lost sight of him, and various were
the conjectures as to the place where
he would descend.
tsAbout half after six O'Clock last
evening we were happy to meet Mr..
Blanchard again in this city, going to
pay his respects to the President of
the United States. He informed us
that his aerial voyage lasted fortyA
six minutes, in which time he ran
over space of more than fifteen
miles. and then descended a little to
the eastward of Woodbury., in the
State of New Jersey, where he took a
carriage and returned to Cooper,s
Ferry, and was at the Presidents at
half past six o'clock"
This entertaining account Of Amer
ica's first balloon ascension is one of
the most treasured possession of the
Aero club of America. In the same
publication is reprinted a copy OF the
paper given to M. Blanchard by Press
ident Washington, in which the latter
called upon all citizens 'tto oppose no
hindrance or molestation', to the aero
nuat, but, on the contrary, T'to re-
ceive and aid him with that humanity
and good will which may render hon
or to their country, and Justice to
an individual so distinguished by his
efforts to establish and advance an
art in order to make it useful to man
kind in general"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-01-14
Marquis of I.ansdowne An
Advocate of Consumption

The Marquis of Lansdowne, the
Conservative leader in the House of
Lords, who entered the coalition cab
met last May a minister without
portfolio, was born seventy-One years
ago to-day, Jan. IA, 1845. Lord
LansdOwne, as a minister, has sided
with those who favored CONSUMPTION,
holding that immediate compuIsion
offers the quickest and most certain
road to a victory for British arms.
Since joining the government Lord
Lausdowne. like Lord Curzon, has re-
fused to accept any salary. The Mar
Quis can well afford to do this, as he
is immensely rich, inheriting an estate
com prising about $4,000 acres. Be
sides Lansdowne House in London,
he has family seats in Wiltshire, Eng
land, Perthshire, Scotland. and Coun-
ty Kerry, Ireland. He is the fifth
Marquis Of Lansdowne, this British til
tie dating from 1854. He is also, the
twenty-sixth Baron of Kerry and Lix-
nav, an Irish title dating from the
twelfth century Baron of Keith and
Marine, 1881; Earl of Kerry, Viscount
Clanmaurise, 1923; Viscount Fitz-
maurice. and Baron tDunkeron, 1851;
Earl of She1burne, 1853; Baron Wy
combe, 1850 and Earl of Wycornbe
and Viscount Calne, 1884. The title
Of Earl of Kerry is borne by the e1d-
est son of the Marquis. The family
name is Fitzmaurice. The family first
became prominent when the grand
father OF the first Lord of Kerry mar
ried a daughter of Strongbow, Earl
of Pembroke, in the twelfth century.
Since then many of the members have
distin gl1ished themselves, the third
Marquis having been internationally
famous as a statesman. Like So many
other members Of the House of Lords,
the Marquis of LansdoWne has been
plunged into mourning by the war,
his second son, Lord Nairne,s having
been killed in action early in the war.
Lord Lansdowne has held the title
for half century, having succeeded
his father in 1856, when he was TWEEN
ty-one years old. He began his pub
lie career in 1869 as Lord of the Trea-
sury. In 1888 he came to America
as ACKNOWLEDGEMENT of Canada, re-
rnaining until 1883, when he was
made Viceroys of India. He was af-
terward in the cabinet as Secretary
FOR War and Foreign Secretary, and
more recently the Opposition leader
in the House of Peers. When the
war broke out he volunteered as an as
sistant of Sir Edward Grey in the
Foreign Office, where his previous ex-
perience made his services valuable.
BY a strange co-incidence, his eldest
son and heir was born on the birth
day of his father, January IA, 1872,
the Marquis having married in 1863
a, daughter of the first Duke of Aber-
corn.