South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-02-22
DAME FASHION A
SEVERE GODDESS
Men as Bad as Women, for
They often Get Things
Twisted Following Style.

Dame Fashion is a severe goddess
who deals harshly with her millions
OF devotees. declared the Rev. Dam
iel A. Kaley at the Mizpah Evangel-
zeal church last night Men are as
bad as women the preacher as
serted. FOR they often get things
twisted i'm catering 10 style and often
shoestrings for neckties. II we suf-
fered for Jesus Christ as we DO for
fashion, there'd be something doing
in this old world
But Dame Fashion is only one OF
the voices that tempt us. When We
consider the countless voices that
are calling for. mems attentions
these days il becomes plain that We
need someone safe and sane guide.
II is a fact that many of us are
ruled by our carnal nature, but that
is no safe guide because a life ruled
by it can't please God. The crowd
furnishes "a rule that ought not be
accepted even though in refusing TO
accept it we may have 10 suffer So
cial ostracism
Many a Idfe ParaIyzed
Many a life has been paralyzed
because it listened 20 friends instead
of the voice of God Friends aren't
always right. Neither is conscience
to which a great many of us only
too often listen. Your conscience is
not reliable guide because you can
teach it, educate il TO favor yourself
regardless of consequences. Our
feelings. if we listened to and heed
ed them, would often lead us TO do
desperate things.
The only safe rule, the only safe
plan. is the way Jesus has given US
in His word When you and / fol-
low the Man of Calvary you may
be certain that Wen never go wrong.
Let us follow Him in love, in humil-
lily. meekness and forbearance The
great plan is that of Jesus. and in
faithfully following it we may rea-
sonably expect to reap a rich har-
vest"
Make Christ Pre- Eminent.
Every man makes something i'm
his life pre-eminent 1t is the thing
YOU make pre-eminent that is your
god. The selfish man worships him
self the worldly man makes plea
sue his god. and the proud man
makes the goddess Fashion pre-emi-
nent i'm his existence. Tonight may
/ ask you 10 make Jesus Christ pre-
eminent in your hearts. Let IS have
the spirit of Paul the apostle IN our
hearts, when he said. God forbid
that j should consider anything but
the cross of Jesus Christ
I'VE are what we make ourselves.
We should seek strive and contend
for the kingdom Of God and right
eousness just as the athlete strives
for victory. You're not just Simply
going TO be blown up To heaven, you
have 10 struggle before YOU get
there. That does not mean that YOU
have to give up everything in the
world, business. social cares and the
like. No, il means that you should
Seek first the kingdom OF God and
all things shall be added unto YOU
BY meditation we can become more
and more like Jesus Christ And
then when we get the grace we are
not going 10 have much trouble with
the world because the smutty things
OF life Will no longer hold their
former attractions
Previous to the sermon the Inter-
dominational Progressive Bible class
furnished a musical program. Pray
Ell was offered by Patrick Emmons.
and the ladies quartet of the church
rendered several selections.