South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-11

but you don't save him.. he assert
ed. Love is the divine philosophy"
Ills Favorite Topic.
The speaker then led up 10 his
favorite topic of intemperance.
aligning those not i'm favor OF prohi-
bition as lacking i'm charity toward
the victim of strong drink. He said:
The liquor traffic is law defyiES.
~rebeuious, anarchistic. and in its
schoolhoGses of infamy it is edu-
eating tho people i'm disrespect of
law. and Il gathers around II as It's
allies i'm crime the gambling dens,
the brothels, and wherever men
meet to plan crime. Here the yegs
comes 20 divide his swa after ne
has cracked the safe. and the liquor
traffic is e political and il is a COM
mercial machine-collosal. sagaci-
Gus. rich. powerful beyond any per
sonaI entreaty or rebuke. or ostra-
cism, and it has dropped into the
federal and in municipal and the
church plate hundreds Of millions
Of dollars. but the liquor traffic.
thank God, is folding its tents and
preparing 10 creep into hell out OF
which ii wriggled its carcass.
By the grace Of God I'm going 10
live long enough TO preach its fu-
neral sermon!
on the subject Of tobacco the
evangelist said. I'm not "A crank
about it, but I think a man can be
a better Christian if he doesn't use
it" He spoke of the danger OF Gig
arets leading to serious evils and o.
the vast sum spent annually fo-
them. Then he touched upon ex-
travagance in amusements. IN
jewellery. in automobiles. in candy.
and ven in dogs.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of the
wealth of the United states is in
the hands Of protesting Christians.
Catholic and Protestant he de-
clared. THAT ought TO mean that
God has IT, hat it's at the disposal
Of Gods cause and Gods kingdom.
Why call We me Lord, Lord, and do
not the things I say?'-in your per
sonaI conduct?
IF everybody loved God and
served Him. what a happy place
his world would be"
Hard to Turn Other Check
Mr.. Sunday said the hardest verso
in the Bible for him to live up 10
was. Resist not evil. If a man
smite thee on one cheek, turn TO
him the ether also
Il don't know whether I have
gotten down TO that one cheek basis
or not. he said. "If a fellow would
swat me on one cheek, ] think I'd
clear for action like a ~battleship.
Your virtues are best discerned
when subjected TO the severest
trial. The hammer displays the ex.
/ c~ellen.c os the diamond ard the
furnace Gscertains the purity Of the
gold. Weakness is a dormant quality
until injuries call it out. You fet
your character be blasted; you let
your interest he ruined: then it wiz
J appear how far these qualities gov
ern and control you. Remember
Christianity is "a cross as well as "a
/ crown; ii is martyrdom as well as
/ coronation il is exile as well rs
home; it is tears and partings as
well as reunions
Other Social Tests.
Then ne turned TO the tests OF
J Christianity in the family life, say
ing:
What motive animated your
marriage? Was it the basis of
mutual attraction? Why did YOU
marry that girl? Becaus she was a
good locker and could get herself
up attractively?
why did you marry that young
fellow Because you thought that
/ when the old man kicks off and the
will is %probated that he'd get some
thing that ne hasn't the ability 20
earn2 Why did you marry him?
Now. whenever a girl gets too
proud 10 marry a young fellow with
a hundred and sixty acres OF land
and a hundred red hogs and a lot or
COWS. because he can't tell a tango
from a load Of hay-say. YOU put K
down. viii YOU. as "a lead pipe cinch
that she'll either die an old maid Or
she'll marry some fellow ON 10 PEE
with one pair OF Hole-proOfs
Girls. If 7 were sou I'd rather