South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-07-21
CHURCH REACHES
85TH BIRTHDAY
PreSbyterianS Commemorate
Occasion by Special Services
DIR. Burnett breaches.

Services at the First Pre- 5yterian
church Sunday morning we're Of
special interest as the occasion com
rnemorating the S5th anniversary Of
tho church's organization. A large
congregation was in attendance. two
persons being present whose mem
bersa.1 date back more than so
years, Mrs Jennie o. Gains and
Mrs Louise p. Ham The third liv
ing member identified with this
carly period, Or. A. Huntsinger, was
no, able TO attend. The church das
tastefully decorated, some Of the
flowers being donated by Mrs. w.
II. Judkins and daughter, in mem
CRY Of W b Judkins who was an
CIDER OF the church for a number
Of years, and Of his father, s. Il.
Judkins who united with the
church April 1. 1910.
The church has had "a pastors.
the longest pastOrate being that Of
Rev y kellogg. 1S36-1S5s. %
years. Rev Wiley x. Wright was
pastor from 1Ss1-1S92, IL years
The other pastorates range from
one TO eight years each. Incident
ally, yesterday marked the fourth
anniversary OF the first sermon
preached TO the church by the pres
ent pastor, Dr. J. A. Burnett. who
preached an appropriate sermon, his
subject being, Greeting the Tn
seen" using the text. Forgetting
= I press"
In part he said: THE idea Of for
getting as a conscious act of the
Will was not in the apostles
thought: it was contrary TO his own
method for he revives the memories
OF bygone days and reviews his ira
ditional connections and experi
ences.
1t is impossible for US 10 Danish
from our minds the things OF the
past: the purpose is to suggest the
comparative value of the past as
related to the present and the fG
ture. Paul had received a new life
and he was so absorbed in present
service that all his powers were di-
rected 70 immediate conditions. He
would not allow past failures TO in
terfere with his work nor past sue
cesses to blind his eyes to present
necessities and future possibilities.
we need TO preserve a true bal
ance in life; we must not live in or
on the past alone. the unseen lures
and challenges; and this is the
message of the present hour.
Should Have High Ideals.
I'VE should have high ideals in
our service; for our individual lives
in establishing our characters, and
for the church that il may realize
the kingdom of God. The ideal
church depends on ideal individuals.
To this end we should be consecrat-
ed and unselfish There is nothing
so contrary to the spirit of Christ
as selfishness. all His teaching cen
tiers about the idea OF self denial
Energy also should chara cterize
our activities Here again the life
OF the Master is our inspiration; He
had a great task; He was 10 change
the current of the worlds thought
in very short time and He put the
bcst Of His powers into the accom-
plishment of the purpose for which
lie had come. This is the first
great law Of Christian service.
we must be persistent in our en-
deavors. The doors of opportunity
swing open 10 US and from the high
vantage point OF this present day
we may catch the vision of greater
things We are engaged in the
greatest enterprise in the world.
Our history is a challenge for re
newed and higher service; the lives
Of those who have made present at
toinment possible call US 10 deeper
devotion and more constant endeav-
or The future is bright with the
promises OF God.
Astronomers. We are told, take
a thin threa1 from a spiders web
and stretch II across their object
glasses to measure stellar magni-
tudes AS is the spiders line in
comparison with the shining worlds
across which il is stretched so is
what we have already attained TO
The boundless glory and might OF
that which is 10 come Nothing
short of the full measure of the
likeness of Christ is the measure of
Cur. possibilities "