South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-01-31
WORLD HAS CONE
PLEASURE CRAZY
Man is Responsible for Doing
Gods viii According
to Opportunity.

Converts made during the first
week of the revival were received
into the River Park NJ. +. church at
the Sunday morning services. Rev.
A. w. Smith. pastor of the church,
preached in the evening on The
Person Who Knows and the one
That Does Not Know"
Rev. smith took his text from
Luke u AIS. And that servant.
who knew Gods will. and made not
ready. nor did according TO His will.
shall be beaten with many stripes:
but he that knew not and did things
worthy of stripes shall be beaten
with few stripes"
Jesus Employed these words. -
said Rev Smith, TO teach hi0 disci-
Piles a lesson OF responxbility--tflei
responsibility to God. The lesson is
as applicable now as then.
Man is responsible for doing
Gods VIII according as he knows
that Will. Do we know Gods will
concerning us2 Is it His will that
member of the church should be
unfaithful? Is il His will that one
should be unfaithful during these
evangelistic meetings? Is il HIS viii
that one should be little interested in
the salvation of lost souls2 Is it His
viii that YOU should be "A back
slider? The answer 10 all these
questions except the first is no
This helps us a nswer the first ques
ton
Going With Others.
rs it Gods Will that one should
he unsaVed? The word of God an
swers. This is good and acceptable
in the sight of God our Savior. who
would have all men saved and come
To a knowledge of the truth WHY
are YOU not saved? Has God done
nothing 10 save you? Jesus said.
God so loved the world that He gave
His only begotten Son that whose
ever beliey eth in Him should not
perish. but have eternal life Has
the church done nothing TO save
you Is it not because Of your in
difference that you are unsaved ?
The world has gone pleasure mad
and that probably is the cause OF
your unsayed condition. You have
gone with the multitude.
Man IS responsible for doine
Gods Will according 10 his oppor-
tunity for knowing that will. There
is no excuse when duty is known and
the opportunity TO fulfill it is ar
forded. Man is responsible for
s.-r,s
he way ol duty. He should read
the Bible and hear the gospel
preached.
Man is not responsible to a ty-
rant God. The servant of the text
was under obligation TO a tyrant
master. but the God TO whom man is
responsible is a God of Justice and
love. In laying stress upon Gods
love, His justice is not always EN-
phasized as it should be. God is just
he rewards and Furnishes. but the
punishment is the destiny mar
makes for himself by depriving him
self of the eternal privileges of tbs
righteous. The God Of justice i:
also a God OF love.
service Not SIayish.
Service for God is not slavish
Jesus gave expression 10 the charac-
ter of the service when he said. Mn
yoke is easy and Ny burden is light
IL is a spiritual yoke Of rest and JOY
viii YOU take this yoke upon YOU
and fulfill your oblisation TO youi
GOd?"
"Isaiah's Vision" was the subjecf
OF the morning sermon. In his talg
Rev. Smith pointed out that God &.
calling men TO become Christian.
now as He did Isaiah. He said that
God does not come in visions. bat
comes as a whisper in tht ear and
that the church was the agent VI
God for calling men.
Rev. g. G.. Jordan OF North Liberty
vii come here Monday 10 take
charge of the singing and assist with
the preaching Rev smith viii de-
Ever the sermon tonight