South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-02-13
WORLD DROWNING
VOICE OF God
Without Love Other Virtues
Will Profit as Nothing,
Says Minister.

do not let business crowd Christ
out Of your life" pleaded Rev. Dan
iel A. Haley at the Mizpah Evangeli-
cal church last evening. DO not
let the things of the world chill
your love for Jesus Perhaps it is
with you as with old Trinity church
in New York city. Its sweet-tOned
bell is no longer audible in the din
of metropolitan hustle. The noise
of the world is drowning the voice
of Christ"
Taking as his text st. john
21:15-1f Rev. Haley drew a strik-
ing sermon from the story of
Christ's conversation with Peter
when he said: Simon, lowest thou
me?" 1T was a trying hour for
Peter" pursued the pastor, for the
memory of his denial of the Lord
still ranked in his heart, but Jesus
blessed Peter and Peter rejoiced.
So we. when the Lord blessed us
should go apart and examine our
selves TO see how much we love
Him. This is the GROWING glory oil
the believers life.
Love Needed Above All.
4 may have eloqucrce, faith.
self sacrifice but if there is no. love
in my heart it will profit me Moth
ing. Florence Nightingale. dying in
poverty, was glad she had lived as
she had. She did not regret-that
her entire inheritance had been
given TO the poor sick soldiers
Quoting the famous nurse, Rev.
Kaley said: Il would rather die as
/ do than have lived otherwise
she said.
ANY virtue you may have, any
grace. none is so good as the love
of Christ The greatest of all vir-
tues. none so lifts men from sin and
selfshness into usefulness and bless
ing as the love of the Lord in a
mans heart. We have all been
guilty OF Peters sin. Let us be hon
est We must come down with a
Jerk back 20 Christs love.
IF people tried as hard to excel
one another i'm loving Christ as they
do in athletics. if we would all try
to see who could love Jesus the
most. then every den Of evil on
earth would be closed and sin would
lose its grip on men. Try to excel
your neighbor in this way. BE ri
walls in loving the Lord. We must
quicken our love. Let as follow
Henry Martin, who said Let my
life burn out for Christ. oh Lord
fill my soul with Thy love and zeal.
Let me lose sight of self and always
do Thy will
Other Graccs Will Come.
Love is the atmosphere from
which every Christian grace grows.
Have love and all the other graces
will come The foundation of your
graces is at the foot of the cross,
but they live and thrive in love.
Nothing in life is so beautiful as
heart overlooking with love. Show
me a repulsive appearing man and
1 will show you a hate filled heart.
Love will make you like the thing
YOU love. If you would be like
Christ in character love Him al
ways.
mere Was lIleuuSulp anu loNC
between Christ and Peter. and be
cause of this Peter saw the glory
of the TRANSPORTATION, saw the sor-
row Of Gethsemane. If you and [
have love in Christ. we. too. will see
| His sorrow and His glory. Not alone
that but we will feel them. You
must rejoice and suffer with the
one you love. He that suffers with
I Me. shall reign with Me- Christ
said we can love that which we
have never seen but not that which
we have never known. Whatever
we have, whatever we are, what
ever we can thank God for, He has
given us in His infinite love. No
! soul can be saved without love.
Your redemption is builded on the
/ foundation stone of love for Christ.
Send as out filed with the love Of
| Christ Let our lives be the express
/ sion of our love. Let us remember
( Christian service is the loudest
voice of love. Give US the genuine
/ love for Christ.