South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-01-19
TALKS Of HOME
AND BLESSINGS
Rev. A. H. KeCk of English
Lutheran Church in Stir
ring Sermon.

Rev. Albert II. Keck chose for
his sermon. The Blessing Which
Comes From Christ's Presence in
the Home" which he delivered to
his pensioners at the Holy Trini-
ty English Luthern church, Sunday
eevning. Rev. Keck said:
I'VE are now in the Epiphany
season of the church year Epiph-
any means a shining forth. a mani
Testing. a revealing. In the Epiph-
any Gospels we see the love. the
compassion, the goodness and the
and the glory Of our Lord. Jesus
Christ. shining forth in His words
aud His deeds May listened TO the
wods OF the 12-year-old Jesus aft
er she had found Him in the tenn
pie and, while she could not grasp
the full import OF His words. she
hid His sayings i'm her heart, she
pondered them in her heart. they
Afforded her food for thought IN
the days that followed. The dis
cipIes say Him perform His first
miracle at the marriage IN Cana OF
GaliIee and they believed on Him.
These were the effect OF the mani
testations of His glory upon some.
at least. OF those who were witness
as Of His glory. And IL IS God s
purpose in recording Christ's words
and deeds that we, too, may be
hold His glory the glory Of the
Only Beeotten son OF the Father,
that we, too. may receive His words
into our hearts to mediate upon
them and witnessing His mighty
deeds. that our faith may be in
creased and strengthened
Increase JOY.
For tht. strengthening of our
faith and the increasiu gof our JOY
I'm Christ Jesus. our Lord let us
then note q few OF the practical les
sons which are 10 be drawn from
todays Gaspel as found in st. John
.2.l-I1. our main thought here is
that Christs presence in the home
is "a real blessing 10 mat home.
BY His presence our joys are
sauctined. There was "a marriage
iu Cana OF GaIilee. Jesus was IN
v.ted and he was present He thus
shows that He hOnOrs marriage and
that He is one who does, indeed,
rejoice with those who rejoice He
reioiced with those who, according
TO the plan and purpose of God were
about TO establish "a home To live
together I'M the holy estate Of mar
riage is to live after Good order
Marriage is Gods benehcent insu-
tuition 10 secure ends we'll pleasing
Am His sight and beneficial 20 His
creatures. God made man and wom-
an for each other Marriage is not
TO be Stunned as something impure.
but 10 be sought as i'm accord with
the Divine will and human happl-
ness A true marriage Is OF GOD. IL
is most happy and joyful occa-
sion Ii is not entered into unad 81
,lsedlv or lightly. but prayerfuAy
and in the fear of God There are
many improper marriages ia our day
our civilization is suffering and IS
threatened by such. Hasty engage
nents. engagements made without
knowing each other; engagements
from base and worldly motives; en-
Eagements without true love on both
sides. engagements without Cod 4
despisine OF motherhood: criminal
prevention Of motherhood; prenatal
murder, abSense OF spiritual life in
The home-making marriage disre-
putable- So we have The threaten
Hood Of divorces. with broken homes.
, Blasted lives and ruined children.
But This is not Gods fault IL is
not in accordance with His Will The
! trouble - that Christ Ia hsan left