South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-09-16
DAY Of SPIRITUAL
JINGOISM CONE
Or. Parker breaches Sermon
in Connection With
Centenary.

Tn lien Of the regular morning
sermon sunday at the First Meth
odist church. the pastor. Or. B.
Earle Parker. delivered an address
ne is 10 give iu mum Der OF church
es within the next two weeks on
the centenary movement and the
church after the war lie said in
part.
The church Of the future will
place great emphasis upon the ideal
Of service. The day OF spiritua!
jingoism is gone. Like our Master
We must grid ourselves with the
towel and take up the lowly basin
= Of service. III We are 10 stand in
the new age we must stand IN its
midst as one who serves Ii is not
enough for US 20 hold services. We
must render a service 20 the com
munity that e will see and appre-
ciate II must not be inferred that
we are not now rendering the com
munity a great service Acts Of
worship are a definite form Of pub
lie service. In holding up lofty
ideals OF individual character and
social conduct, in restraining men
from evil and deserving a vivid
and real sense Of the spiritual we
are rendering society a notable ser
vice. We must not do less OF this.
but we must do more OF the ser
vice the masses can readily under
stand.
Jesus Served His All.
Jesus held prayer meetings and
meaning>and values Of life. Not all
could understand the value Of those
things but the masses thronged
him while he was feeding the hun
gry. healing the sick and bringing
hope and comfort 10 the hurt lives
OF men Jesus was great preach
er and a greater teacher. but in
other ways than these he served his
age. He sent the 20 out in pairs
Co duplicate his well rounded min
fStry and ne is sending us forth for
the same purpose today Being a
~ ristian means more than going 10
Sunday school and church. and
staying away from the theater
dance hall and card table. Not what
we do not do. but the positive things
the hearts and strengthen the lives
OF men Will be the measure Of cur
worth Co the new age. Religion
must wear the uniform that stands
for service read recently the ac-
count OF a discussion held after the
officers mess over a new arrival
lie does not smoke swear or play
cards they said. therefore he must
be religious Certain things have
FRO place I'm a religious mans life.
buf the new age. il 7 mistake not
is temper, IS going 10 wait and see
what a man does before it passes
Judgment. Z viii refuse TO esti-
mate him or the mere basis OF
what ne does not do.
y. VI. c. \. Activities.
81 was talking with a pious lady
the other day who was greatly dis
tressed over the reported activities
of the y NJ. c. A. i'm the army
camps she said. Tt is fine to have
many of these things done for our
boys. but I can not see anything
religious I'm very much OF it, What
for instance would Jesus say II he
were 10 come back and find a man
wearing the uniform of q society
that bears his name refereeing a
boxing match answered that
thought his judgment on a religion
with those things included would be
more favorable than on a religion
with some of the startling omissions
OF the p5st The Y. ". G. A has
discovered as one writer put il that
the whole mar goes 20 camp Be
cause I'm addition 20 Bible classes
splendid devotional talks and stir
ring religious addresses this institu-
ton in Christ's name reaches the
social mental and physical needs of
The men as weu as their purely
spiritual needs "a broader concep-
ton Of true religion is being Gre
ated These men viii come home
with new ideals of religion as well
IS liberty II the church is 20 COM