South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-05-01

Union labor is with Bob Jones in
his campaign for a cleaner, more
Christian South Bend. One thou
sand members OF the city's trades
unions representing every branch
Of organized labor paraded the
downtown streets Friday night.
headed by a band. and attended the
tabernacle services in a body The
demonstration was the largest made
by any body OF men since the open
ing Of the revival.
Friday was also observed as
Rural Church Night" Large del
egatiOns from Sumption Prairie,
Mount Pleasant. Michigan City and
other nearby points occupied re-
served sections in the tabernacle
and featured the song service with
delegation songs. More than 5000
Ieople attended the services.
Object OF Sermon.
Tho man who allows his soul TO
sleep through life. believing in
Christ but making no effort TO ac-
comDlish his salvation, was the OBJ
ject OF Bob Jones sermon. He took
his text from the 14th verse. fifth
chapter Of the Ephesians. Awake.
thou that sleepest and arise from
hight"
You are awake" he declared.
to business and pleasure and as TO
YOUR immortal soul you are asleep
" on are still asleep to the things
hat are worth while and are eter-
mai a dead soul is infinitely worse
than a dead body but God holds out
hope 90 the soul. He says. "You
are dead and asleep but If YOU
L 4 NrrfHH civ forh
eli Z could prove 10 YOU tonight
thai the Bible was not the word OF
God every sinner would rejoice.
There is something deep down in
she heart Of every sinner that
makes him fear the authority OF
the Bible. III YOU rebel against
these words you are not rebelling
against me but against the word of
God.
There are few Of YOU here who
don't hold ont a hope for saliva
ton, but YOU are sleeping tonight
on the brink OF an eternal hell
Spiritual DroVvziness.
The man who sleeps with his
head on a railroad track is a fool
but he has got more sense than a
sinner who goes through life be-
iieviug that there is God. a heaven
and hell, and Yet makes no effort
"It is possible fo'- man 10 walk
IN his sleep. for him TO think ne is
awake You have church members
here IN South Bend who 90 through
the day attending to their affairs
and thinking that they are saved
while they are simply walking in
their sleep unconscious TO their
actual need OF the regenerating
power of God.
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parable Of Lazarus was told evil
dently thought he was all right as
some or our church members. He
gave a little he evidently fed IsaZ-.
arus or Lazarus wouldn't have been
lying outside his door waiting for
the crumbs from his table. He was
like some who think that the little
they give TO the church will carry
them TO heaven. But when he died
he looked up "a Lazarus and begged
for a drop of water for his parching
tongue.
Postpone Salvation.
"He didn't expect to go 10 hell.
You don't eNTect To go 20 hell You
wouldn't sell your hope OF heaven
tonight for q million dollars The
trouble il that you put of accom-
plishinR that salvation. When Jesus
calls you answer some time" and
continue % let those chances pass
Your ultimate chance for salvation
lessons. After a while when God
calls you viii scarcely hear Him.
Tie Is the same God but YOU are not
the same sinner AnC don't forget
that there IS "a chance OF YOU dying
IN your sleep. You may never get
that other chance.
There IS an inertia of the soul
that grows on the sinner as his
years pass by. After a man has
reached q certain age the tendency
Sc 20 go on fin the same path what
ever that path may be. You are
today what YOU viii be tomorrow
unless that inertia is acted upon
hy great external power-the
Gulv power IS the regeneratiuE pow
c- OF God
Your chance grows less day by
day II YOU 80 out from here to-
night without God vou are Just that
much more HOPELESS
Appeals for Converts.
When he made hts plea Cor con-
version 23 people responded IL
was noticeable that the large ma
iority OF those who came forward
were men and women or mature
years
W. ". Danner, Jr.. general secre-
tary OF the Y. n. c. A. led the
opening PRAYER a duet by Don
Cochran and Loren Jones was a
feature OF the song service.
Preparations are being made for
capacity houses at both Sunday SER
vices There VIII re no SUNDAY
morning service at the On abernacIe.
The pastors Of the city will occupy
their own pulIits.
The second sermon for men only.
srYou Can't Too Wrong and Get
Away with IT," VIII be delivered az
f:sQ Sunday afternoon.