South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-05-09
The End of the Bob Jones ReOiUaI a Approaches and
the Lid LifterS" Are Getting Ready for old Job

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* the South Bend revival; I've weeks CT strenu-
~ Gus effort to respirtualize the local churches.
20 revitalize the city crown with uplifting
sdeals and start us on the road better lives. In
ldiyiduaIIy collectively. How long his influence
will survive is the problem. In the midst OF pros
J Gritty. even though permeated with unrest. do
not turn to God He is more generally patronized
Great Physician IS called in at the abyss OF
ble-when all things else have failed.
It looked for while though to have
como immediate. well sociological" results as we'll
awakened. and even our worthy mayor made sign
at putting on the lid" the result OF news
paper criticism. or Bob Jones preaching he as
cured just because he wanted Temporarily
1he prospects were fine and we had hoped that thu
Temporary arrangement might be made permanent
but Il seems hoped vainly The vice regents
have found It difficult await even the departure
or the evangelist and little by little the lid" has
kept slipping until fear that a week hence con-
EDITIONS will be worse than ever-if possible. The
gang tells that the restraint has been very
10 bear; that the reaction Is likely to be awful
And will South Bend tolerate It. There are enough
people here who pretend favoritism to good gov
srnment and tho suppression OF such vice agencies
rs make municipalities he'll, that they can uproot
these latter, and compel the former IL they want
20. Some OF them pretend very religiously
ssufHciently rermit their taking any very
open hand. n forcing it. Unless Bob Jones serves
OR has served when his work IS done to bring them
close enough to the Great White Thorne that they
ran feel their responsibilities to mankind and in
cline TO fulfill them a proof OF their Christian
service. his presence viii have been in vain-and
our churches scarce worth the maintenance
Our worthy mayor should be given to understand
and with him his board of safety police higherups
and outside go-betweens that the fight for decency
and protected morals in South Bend is only begun
when Bob Jones leaves Commercialized vice must
tEo just the saloon has gone; IN fact gone
that extent, would be, If the laws were but en-
Forced, that all save anarchists will insist upon
The who tells you that anarchy is an economic
proposition. merely the antithesis OF capitalism,
feeding you bunk out OF the depths OF his gnor-
ance Anarchy defiance of law. disrespect for law.
Icontemrt and resistance OF constituted authority.
the indisposition of the constituted authorities
90 enforce the law When you get down to the brass
tacks Of It. there is anarchy among the rich
any time than among the poor; of it every
day IN the city hall Of South Bend than in all the
workshops OF the community.
1t takes back to our old proposition. It is brain
less to talk Americansm to foreign elements
until take practiclng It ourselves by respect
ing and enforcing laws, and by doing, teach
ing them to do likewise. Law is a rule Of action
defining what is right and what is wrong and cal
'cuatcd to enforce the and punish the other It
IS the understanding that civilized men have
themselves calculated to apprse them OF what they
may expect OF each other and the IN which
they shall respect each others rights and privileges
south Bend. It has been operating. scarcely de-
to be called civilized in OF these par
ticulars. 1t has been hoped that a result of the
bob Jones REVEALS this standard of civilization
Through larger application OF Christian principles
might be raised.
However. fear that this last week OF the cam
paign will have to evolve into a vertable Pentecost
81 these hopes be realized. Our caloused
church folk and they are in the big majority ap-
pear quite caIoused They have listened
ito the evangelist a matter OF and then
come away fiddle with their prosperity, count
aheir gold. and forth to harvest another crop
with quite little for the general welfare
j particularly moral grounds. We take off
our hat 10 Bot Jones' the evangelist and the man.
sincere convincing. fervent-but haven't heard
1m preach Sodom and Gomorrah, as yet-nay-
he we weren't there that nght.-and South Bend
needs sermon Sodom and Gomorrah. plus
H-hose old burgs pil1ers compared with