South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-04-26

ditions declare that the evil OF gam
bling has never been so brazen as
now. There are places almost with
in a stones throw Of the police
headquarters where men follow the
business OF robbing others of their
hard earned money, and where 9TH
ers are trifling away the money
their families sOrely need.
Shows Nauseate.
The show life In South Bend Is
enough 10 nauseate the community
have become blunted in our finer
sensibilities. The pictures on our
bill boards and the ads in our pa
pers ought to make US indignant
like Paul. The Sunday shows in
South Bend are a disgrace TO the
city. The open violation OF the laws
Of the state and the laws OF God
IN this respect is objectionable, and
vet is continued without protest. The
Sunday shows are training our young
young people TO be law breakers, TO
defy God and to despise things holy.
A christian may attend a show on
other days, but he cannot do il on
Sunday without betraying his Christ
and advertising that his religion is
a sham. A christian ought to have
enough religion to keep him God
fearing and law-abiding at least on
the sabbath day.
THE quality of the shows exhib-
tied often have produced deprav-
ity of taste that is alarming. In the
official write up OF Mighty Night
recently published in one of our pa
II hn
philosophy of the play was in direct
opposition to that of the christian
religion, that the play abOunds in
suggestive sayings and suggestive
scenes and yet II is added THAI it
was hugely enjoyed by a full house
which rocked with laughter at the
vulgarity and smut. Nothing can
better prove the moral depravity of
a crowd than that statement ana
nothing can more quickly cOnyice a
community OF a low moral tone
than TO advertise such depravity so
openly.
story Half Told.
"Gross m m orali I es abound
among US Mr.. Dan Pyle recently
located for the public some of the
places where commercialiZed vice
flourishes without molestation. He
did not tell half the story. But in
higher places immoralities abound.
The records OF the work done
through our local clinic will show
that gross immOralities are eating
like q cancer into the best home life
OF our city. And the evil is ever fed
by the two curses Of the community
life-the vile shows and the mixed
dance.
1T r,alra a vIaa for two things. a
sense OF our civic reSpon-
sibility, and a revival of a personal
religion powerful enough TO control
the life in righteous living and serV-
ice. We ought to assert our chris
tian manhood in demanding that
our city be cleaned up, that the Sun
day shows be abolished forever, and
that our city be privileged TO enjoy
4 wholesome moral atmosphere
which make the city a safe place IN
which TO rear our children. We
ought to see to it that God and
are given a chance In
our lives our homes, our schools
and our civic life"
The congregation of the Grace
Methodist church listened TO ser
mon Sunday morning on THE Moral
Conditions of South Bend" preached
by the Lastor Rev. Il. ID. Beck. BOD
Jones and the tabernacle meetings
are here because of the moral con-
ditions of the city. The preachers
OF the city diagnosed the case
months ago and decided that condl-
tions had become so serious that
heroic would have to De
done. The remedy is now being ap-
pied. A part of il is being given
WrH-
must be given by the churches, the
schools. newspapers and other agen-
cies for good in the city. 1t is up 10
the good citizenship of the residents
OF the city TO show whether evil is
TO be suppressed until Bob Jones
leaves town or is driven out for
good" was the pastors plea.
when Christ found Jerusalem
bad morally, He did not stop with
denunciatiOn of the offenders. de
said. Come let us reason this out to-
gether.' He called upon everybody
who cared for the welfare of the
city to do a little serious thinking.
He pointed out to them that sin did
not make a better city; that every
sin caused the death of something
fine and good wherever il touched
and when a city has killed of all its
good things IL Is not worth saving
He pointed out that righteousness
exaltcth a city. He called for the
residents OF the city OF Jerusalem to
think on these two things: If ye
are willing and abedienl, We shall eat
the good of the land; but If We re-
fuse and rebel. We shall be devoVred
by the sword Isaiah 1:17-2O.
Get Together.
God is trying TO get the people
OF South Bend together with Him OF
these two possible courses and des-
TIMES. The people of Jerusalem had
Quit thinking of God. They rebelied
against Him; did not consider Him
forsook Him. and provoked Him to
anger. The people OF South Bend
who are carrying on sin and to'erat-
ing II openly are doing the same
thing. David said, L thought on my
ways and turned my feet into the
testimonies Of God II the people
of South Bend can be gotten TO
think Of their ways and the conse-
ouences OF them for themselves and
others the most of them will turn
their feet TO God and give VI all
their evil ways.
God calls US to reason together
with Him on the effect of disooey-
ing Him and destroying the Sabbath
day. Who believes that South Bend