South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-02-11
NO REPORT FROM
MORALS BODY
Ministers Do Not Discuss Sub
iect Undertaken at
Last Meeting.

Whether through the efforts OF
Influential members OF the associa-
ton or because or a lack Of interest
upon the part OF the members gem
orally. the South Bend and Misha-
waka Ministerial association appar-
emily has dropped its recently form
ed determination 10 investigate con-
ditions IN South Bend In order 20
place the blame for the non-enforce-
ment Of the law in the city where il
belongs
At the meeting Of the association
Monday morning at the Y. NJ. G. A.
no report OF the public morals COM
mittee appointed at the meeting
week ago 10 investigate conditions in
the city was either made or asked
for. The members instead spent the
time in listening 70 a talk by Rev.
i. l.. House. an evangelist who is
delivering a series OF lectures at Elk
hart.
II was the general impression at
the meeting OF the association
week ago that the public morals
committee would make a report or
its findings at the meeting held Mon
day morning. Following the failure
Of the committee 70 report, one
prominent mem Der OF the associa-
ton declared that IL looked very
much 10 him as if the proposed in
restigation OF the association into
South Bend conditions had been
dropped. However, this mem Der
would give no reasons for his views.
At the meeting a week ago. Coun-
" Pros. Samuel p Schwartz told the
members that there had been lack
of cooperation at times upon the
part Of the police department with
the county prosecutors Office in
prosecuting violators Of the liquor
law. Mr.. Schwartz appeared before
the association a week ago at the
request of the members themselves.
Action Rescindcd.
Action taken by the association
at its last meeting in passing a res
oiution providing that all matters
that may place the association on
public record should be laid over one
week before such matters were def
initely acted upon was rescinded at
the meeting Monday all the mem
bers save one voting for the rescind-
ing motion.
Dr. A. NJ. Eells, who voted i'm the
negative on the resembling motion.
charged that an effort was being
made by certain members of the
association 20 make it impossible for
the association to go OF record In
public matters unless they were
present and he declared that mas
much as the association had COM
mitted itself 10 such a policy. il
should be held 10 il
Following the vote on this mo-
ton, the association gave over the
balance Of the time OF the meeting
10 Rev. House who severely criticized
Christian Science and New Thought.
declaring however. that he had dis
covered something that would pre-
vent men and women from going to
these two religions. He declared that
Christian Science was appropriating
TO itself all that was good in relig-
ion, whereas orthodox religions had
just as much right to these things
as either Christian Science or New
Thought have.
Psychological Religion"
lie declared that ne had discover
ed "A means by which he is prevent
ing members Of other chut ches from
going TO either Of these two relig-
ions. He called il psychological Re
lgion," and attempted 20 show that
there are three minds, the mind. the
subconscious mind. and the super
mind. He said that the mind is the
waking man. the subconscious mind
the power behind the waking man.
and the super mind is the spiritual
mind that governs the other two
minds.
He declared Christian Science TO
be auto suggestion, and pointed ous
a way which he said would enable
other churches TO use the same heal
ing power that Christian Science
claims 20 have. He urged his doc
trine. declaring that it is easy for
the ordinary person 10 understand
He declared that his religious views
had been approved by many prom
inent educators in this country and
in England. He declared that ne had
written many books on the subject,
and that these books were in many
editions.
After hearing Rev. Houses talk.
the association gave him a vote of
thanks. and then adjourned without
taking up any other business.