South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-05-13

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Value Souls
Il wish men would put some value
on their souls. Cod says that your
soul outweighs the world II You
could control the wealth OF the
world and had 10 give your soul for
% you would be a fool TO make the
bargain. God said. He Is worth the
blood Of Jesus and If I were you
the only price 1 would sell my soul
for IS the price it rs worth.
II you could be the worlds mon
arch and control the destinies Of
all the nations and had to give
your soul 20 do it you would be a
fool. But I have known men 10 sell
their souls for less
If a woman could be crowned
the social leader OF the United
States and OF the world and gave
her soul 70 do 10 she would be a
fool. Yet there are women who are
selling their couls for the heetiug,
frivolous pleasures Of life who will
die unnoticed and unknown"
BE Clean.
Speaking OF the cleanliness Of the
soul. he declared. Il haven't any
faith in my mans profession of re-
ligion who won't take a bath You
can convert the worst bum in South
Bend and he will hunt bath tub
in Is minutes"
But am not going 70 talk about
physical cleanliness. I want 10 tell
you that salvation makes the hu-
man heart clean. If you hadn't had
a bath for 10 years we would let you
sit in a delegation by yourself. But
there are some Of you here tonight
who's soul hasn't had a bath in 80
years II you would 20 20 heaven
tonight your soul would send up
stencil that would drive the angels
out
In New York they have a buns
hotel but they make every bum
take bath before he is allowed TO
go 20 bed. God has furnished a
bath for every sinner which he must
take before he enters heaven. That
bath IS in the fountain Of the blood
Jesus shed on the cross. You can't
go 70 heaven until you go through
Gods mighty cleansing fountain,
the blood Of Jesus.
Wash BY Blood.
Every unholy impulse, every evil
desire that touches the soul defiles
Il. What can wash away my sins?
Nothing but the blood OF Jesus
And men, you can go home tonight
as pure ard clean as you were the
day you came into this world"
He declared that salvation
through God was the only means by
which man could conquer evil inn
pulsese and habits. Men become
slaves to GUESSING, gambling, appe-
lite. passion. temper and they say
that they can't rid themselves Of
them. They can't. If you have tried
and failed, why don't you admit that
you can't do 70 yourself and give
Jesus Christ chance. You may
say ooh. I'm not so bad but 1 want
to tell you that unless you are
Christian you are under condemna-
ton for not accepting Jesus Christ.
You are a fugitive from justice.
God has got a high sheriff who
always gets the criminal and his
name is Death. Bless God for the
salvation that saves a man from
condemnation.
Salvation Is Great.
Salvation is great because IL
saves men from hell Every reason
able man here tonight knows that
there Is some kind OF hell. The
wages OF sin IS death and God calls
it eternal death'-thOse are the
TWO most terrible words ever tied
together.
God reaches 20 the lowest
depths for a sinner and he doesn't
stop until he has that sinner safe In
heaven. How shall we escape If
we neglect so great salvation Sup
pose YOU are dying and there IS but
one remedy that VIII save you. II
you neglect that remedy how are
you going 20 escape death?
II am going TO tell YOU tonight
what 10 do to go to hell. All you
have 10 do IS just lot Jesus alone.
You don't have 10 swear, or commit
murder or adultery.
''I am going 70 tell YOU what YOU
have TO do TO 10 10 heaven. Just
trust Jesus
When, at the conclusion OF the
sermon he made his appeal for all
those who would be saved to come
20 the platform. fully 80 people re-
sponded. Many who did not respond
al the first call came after the
evangelist had returned 10 the plat
form and called on the audience for
a silent prayer for those who held
back. A large number OF the con-
verts were from the Studebaker cor
poration.