South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-04-17


Despite a drilling rain nearly
900 churchmen met at the y. NJ.
O.. A. Friday night and marched in
body five blocks TO the Bob Jones
tabernacle. where they were the
special guests for "Churchmen's
Night" More than 1000 people
heard the evangelist in a stirring
sermon directed at hypocrisy. the
money evil and the tolerance of man
10 evil Rev. NJ NJ. Rodgers OF the
Trinity Presbyterian church led the
opening prayer.
Mr.. Jones took his text from the
first 10 verses OF the 18th chapter
of Luke, describing the visit Of
Jesus to Jericho and his meeting
with Zaccheus.
Reading the passage. This day is
salvation come to this home" he
emphasized the need for salvation in
the lives OF the American man to-
day Some men think salvation is
"a very good thing for women and
children and preachers but saliva
tion is the mightiest factor in the
lives OF thousan OF the strongest
4nen on this earth today" he de
~lared.
Attacks Hypocrisy.
re attacked the hypocrisy Of the
church member who Is a church
member only that he may appear to
better light in the eyes of his as
sociates and better his condition
with their aid. He denounced the
lawyer. the doctor and the business
man who attend church that they
may associate with and secure the
ct is better TO be moral than i'm
moral. but morality is not enough.
he said speaking OF the class of
men who pride themselves on their
cleanliness OF body and actions as
moral attributes but do nothing to-
ward gaining the grace of Cod
through following his teachings
other than morality. He made a
wide distinction between the moral
man and the Christian, declaring,
Jesus doesn't only keep YOU from
the baseness Of life but ne injects a
divine goodness without which you
cannot hope 10 gain salvation"
He pointed 10 the case Of
Zaccheus as an example OF the good
influence rinEleaders can exert in
the cause OF God. God especially
likes TO get hold OF a ringleader.
There are men in South Bend today
who. If they would come TO God.
would put this city on its knees be-
ore His altar.
Root OF Evil
1T isn't money. but the love of
money that IS the root of all evil. o.
he said He declared that money
was a curse rather than a blessing
,-c,.ause by encouraging idIeness itI
furnished the added temptations
which naturally accompany the idle
person.
The trouble this day is that we
arc too accustomed 10 measuring
men by their money Be clean.
trust God and have character, that's
better than all the gold on Gods
earth.
It's a sin 10 stand around and loaf
on the streets today with the crying
need OF the whole world for tho
necessities OF life ringing I'm your
ears"
Stressing the need for consistent
christian living II the fathers OF to-
day want 10 bring up the coming
generation in the right path. he de-
shared. I've seen folks like cham
eleons They turn the color OF their|
surroundings The man 7 like isl
I1N man " AA0 - .hANA tA7 .hHt 'AIt.t
,,hristian-uke IN Chicago. away from
home. as he fs sitting by his freside
with his wife and babies God al
mighty knows that II this world isI
90 be taken from It's chaotic sta o..
more men OF that kind are needed
more men or that kind are needed
I'm South Bend II you want YOUR
children 20 grow UP 90 clean Chris
An manhood and womanhOod- I'vc|
seen more women or the streets oil
south Bend who bear the marks oil
prostitution than anywhere I've ever
becU.
Need OF America
Now that the war is over. the|
need OF America is men who have
got enough grit TO go over the top
for Cod. men who are not ashamed
10 express their convictions. 10 isn't
how big you are. it's how much
backbone you've got Zaccheus|
wasn't ashamed 90 climb a tree tO|
see Jesus or 90 express HIS belief ir|
Him. ne wasn't a nam by pam by.
There are too many spineless namby-
pauby Christians In this world to-
day. If man In this audience to-
night did what Zaccheus did and
cave half OF what ne had 10 God.
lots OF YOU would 20 ont of here
shaking your heads and saying. It's|
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