South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-30
DEF INES MAN s
TRUE OBEDIENCE
Rev. 6. w. Allison Discusses
0beying of State, Con-
science and Laws of God.

The individuals religious duty as
looked az from the viewpoint OF
obedience formed the Thought Of the
sermon last night al Hope Presby-
terrain chapel The minister.
George William Allison. in speak
ing on this theme. mentioned oDedi-
ence To parents on the part Of chill
dren, obedience to the laws OF the
sta, 80 conscience. and Cod.
Pr, ling the sermon motion pic
lures '. projected showing scenes
In the mo ntgins and lakes OF swift
erlapd. ev. John Steele Of Phila-
delphia oke at the morning ser
vice on Our Present Duty" out
lining ihs next step in combating in
temperac e. Mr.. steele rs rep
resentatiE III the temperance board
OF the TT ss)yterian church. L. ). A..
Defines Obedience.
Rev. Allison said i'm part.
The WORD used in the Bible for
obedience means usually TO hear
or 10 turn this around, Jesus state
ment. Ears they have but they hear
not meant that ,hough they heard
the wor is they failed TO obey. one
OF the most serious indictments OF
the ola Testament people was that
they were "a sain-saying and DISC
bedient people And religion and
irreligiOn can be stated i'm terms of
obedience and rebellion; fealty and
sedition: loyalty and treason: faith
ful devoted allegiance or rebelliOus
disloyalty. And as highly as sacrifice
was exalted in the Jewish religion
yet Samuel said. To obey is better
than sacrifice.
Let Us interpret this in the low
est terms, such as are familiar to
everyone. Paul said. Children obey
your parents in the Lord for that
is right
Some OF us were taught Obedi-
ence in a very forceful manner. a
very feeling way-indeed il was
sometimes touching. The obedience
to parents advice and expressed
wish is better when won by love,
than when forced through fear. But
there never ought be any misunder-
standing on the part of the child
that when he is given a rule il is to
be Obeyed implicitly. And the con-
sequences of dlsObedience ought to
be serious enough 20 provoke
thought before REBELLION. And /
think every parent ought to rein
force the discipline Of the public
school by requiring detailed obedi-
ence TO the rule of the teacher in
school
Obedience TO state.
The child ought further be
taught obedience 10 the laws Of the
state Criminals are not made by
the act tnat sends them behind bars
So frequently as they are my violat-
ing some small petty detail of the
law repeatedly and escaping either
rebuke or punishment. And the
best way TO teach children 10 keep
the law is 10 avoid scrupulously all
violation of il ones self.
Il believe that compulsory mill
tary training will prove a helpful
thing 10 American youth i'm ways
that would justify its inception re-
sardless Of its preparedness aspect
I think that the respect for author
itv IL would inculcate and the in
stans obedience would he exceeding
Iv wholesome. / DO not mean that
there should be a skulking servile
crawling disgusting serVlity
immediate respectful obedience to
authority rightly constituted and eX-
ecuted. And / think that this would
react BEAUTIFULLY upon our religious
life.
obedience TO conscious and "a
God is a cryinS need of the time.
Let US practice il ourselves and IN
culcate Il in our children