South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-11-05
MRS. BARR URGES
CHRISTIAN LIFE
Speaks to Overflow Crowd at
Methodist ChurCh-Big
Week Planned.

Releasing the Wrong Man" was
Mrs Daisy Douglas Barr at the
First Methodist church Sunday night
10 an overhowing crowd. Extra
chairs were placed in the rooms ad-
joining the church proper, and all OF
the gallery seats We're filed. while
many We're standing
Mrs. Barr opened her talk by tell
PLATE upon Jesus. She outlined the
hours preceding the accusations Of
the people and cold of the releasing
of Barabbas i'm answer 10 the de
mands of the angry mob which
gathered outside the prison and
cried for the crucidxiOn of Christ.
Must Accept God.
"Puate stood at that hour where
many OF YOU are standing. We all
stand In Pilates judgment seat,
when we have not released Christ.
Tn every persons life there are two
persons who are trying To rule our
lives-God and the Devil. II YOU
release God and let Him rule your
heart and life you are going 10 have
happiness and purity and beauty
and truth-if YOU have Satan in your
life. YOU are going to have trouble
and strife and wickedness and sin.
we are all free moral agents and
ID rests with us whether or not we
are going 20 have God i'm our lives.
Cod cannot come into our lives un-
less we viii that He shall. He has
given MS the power of decision and
il is left with us whether or not we
shall have Him with Us.
Choice IL Personal one.
Neither does He send damnation
TO anyone. 1t is a matter of person
al choice with anyone whether they
viii be saved or not
we are at a. time OF crisis. The
safety OF the nation is at stake. How
can we send our men 10 the trenches
10 tight our fight for us If we are
not tit. spiritually, 20 train them SO,
that they may have the greater
courage to sustain them when they
are afraid God is the only hope OF
the camp and the trenches and peo-
Pile all over the nation must release
Him into the right and proper chan
nels OF their lives in order that they
may be- of the greatest service to
these men who have gone that We
might stay home"
Big Week Planned.
a big week is being planned for
the revival workers Monday night
there viii be a luncheon for the men
preceding the regular evening serv-
ices Tuesday night Will be given
over 10 the people from the high
school Mrs Barr and her party
will address the high school students
again during this next week.
Wednesday night viii he Boost
ars" night-at which time the sun
day school children from all over
the city will present the program
before the sermon. Thursday night
viii be Family night" This is said
10 he one of Mrs. Bars most fam
Gus sermons and everyone Is urgent
.y requested 20 be present witt their
families. big or small.
Luncheon served.
on Friday night, AZ 6:30. a lunch
con VIII Zee served free 10 all OF the
business eirls in the city who wish
-o come At that time AIRS. Barr
Niu give her lecture. why Girls co
Wrong This lecture Will also ne
.n ON "Wednesday at $50 20
mass meeting OF women only.
The regular prayer meetings viii
bee held AT the homes throughout the
tits ON Tuesday. Wednesday. Thurs
day and Friday mornings. Every
)ne i'm the 0eigh orhOod Of home
Is here these prayer meetings are be-
ug held are urged 90 attend