South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-14

driver.
1T makes me sick to see some
fellow yank out his watch as though
1 am t-respassing on his time. IL You
want to pull a gun on me, all right;
but don't pull a watch
He hammered on the presence Of
the brethren" during the 10 days.
Judging from church attendance
today" ne said. heaven won't re
overly crowded with men. II they
have enough to "A up a male
chorus they will do we'll"
And the length Of the meetings
drew his FIRE.
They didn't get up and hike
out" he said. some people feel I'M
easY; some people have the capacity
o. a thimble; others. a hogshead. If
7 you can get filled up quick, WHY.
III let you go.
Pump Handle Handshake.
Then / find another thing. They
had warn. fervent meetings-nO
shaking hands with two fingers
none of this-this doggy kind Of
shaking. When 1 see a woman shak-
ing hands / wonder if she has a
JUL utlutl AItI arm. 1 AAhE AAE OAA
pump handle fashion. II has some
heart in it. Bah for this bunk oysters
and sawdust business.
Warm meeting-no danger of
catching cold by sitting dOwn in
some seat that has just been vacated
by some member Of the official
board. No ice water in that meeting.
no marble heart, no KIondike. Moth
ing of the sort-a warm. fervent
meeting.
That they were all with one ac-
cord was translated at length.
Nobody criticised said the
evangelist. nobody found fault. no.
body knocked. nobody listened
through their prejudice, nobody
grumbled.
II bet my life. ven if your own
churches are lined up back Of tins
meeting, I'll bet your own preachers
are knocking it.
We Need zone Accord"
w eco one accord in the
churches more than we need high
steeples. We need no accord more
than we reed a pipe organ backed
up in the corner. We need one ac-
cord more than We need cook
stoves. We need one accord more
than we need dishes.
need one accord more than
we need q grand opera singer mp ia
the choir loft scraping calcimine of
the ceiling-and YOU can't under
stand a word she says. We need
n accord more than we need
IN milf milan afwau afftfnm - 1,.
pews. God isn't going TO pour out
his spirit because some rich ducl
sits in your pews.
We need one accord more than
We need culture. Some Of the big
gest rogues / have ever met ia -
been men and women Of culture"
Marriage and Death.
Speaking Of the necessity for the
sinners giving up his sin and be
ing forgiven OF his sim" he sudden
ly switched in "a more everyday
topic, saying:
1t is impossible TO have a wed
ding unless both are agreed. If the
girl changes her mind il is all of.
! never could see why a man hasn't
just as good a right 10 chance his
4llAllu dS sAlt mas y uoA tNdNAlg
Il think the New Jersey law they
are putting on is a cracking good
one-that no girl a sue a man foc
breach of promise unless there has
been a public record that they ale
engaged. There are too many hold
ups today. They are trying TO put K
over so that she wear a little better
clothes than she could have worn -
she had had to go out and earn H."
After marriage he spoke Of death
q am not afraid Of God. but [
don't want 10 die" was the way no
put il. 81 think when my time comes
10 die III put up an awful argu-
ment TO try and convince God that il
wouldn't hurt God TO let me stay a
little longer. ] don't want to die.
I'm not afraid to. ! always thinS
there is something wrong with "A fel-
low who wants TO shuttle off this
mortal coil. / want to beat the un-