The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-12-12
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OF GOD, URGES BULGIN

Bulgin Sunday evening emphasized
In analogy to spiritual matters. He
showed that we are in reality depend |
ent upon God, instead of being indie /,
pendent, that He is King; that saliva |
ton of souls Is work for Him, His
business since we all belong to Him
and should properly be submissive to
Him; and that this business, more i'm
portant than any worldly business, re-
quires haste, that it should have pre-
cedence in the business of life as the
United States mail has precedence
over all other traffic.
Illustrating the magnitude of the
kingdom and the time 1t will exist, +!
DIR. Bulgin gave as an example OF
eternity, the efforts of bird TO move
the contintnt of North America, one
grain of sand at time, to England |
taking four years for each trip, After
the task was accomplished he said, |
eternity would just be beginning.
In proof that all mankind belong |
to God that He is truly king, DR..
Bulgin explained that in law accord !
ing to Blackstone thert are four meth
DDS of obtaining or proving ownership
They are by manufacture, or creation
by purchase, by occupation, as OF
land or possession for a stated time,
and by care or redemption. In all
these methods, the speaker showed
that God has established his claim up
on mankind. He is the King and you
are his subjects" said DR.. Bulgin.
Belong to Kingdom.
While mankind properly are sub
iects of God. we should swear allegi-
ance and give our vows of loyalty,
said the evangelist, illustrating this
necessity with the difference between
citizens and non-citizens of the United
States in the protection afforded them
when abroad. you must take out
your naturalization papers, if you
want all tho privileges" he said. You
really belong in the kingdom, and you
are not square with God until you
come and pay your debts to Him.
Treating objections TO such compii-
ance with church requirements, DR..
Bulgin illustrated with a reference to
Inmates of a disease infested castle
which was to be burnt by order of the
king. The five prisoners were par
doned, but four refused to accept par
don, one on the grounds that the king
had ms-spelled his name; another be-
cause it did not look like the kings
handwriting; third because it was
too good to be true, and the fourth,
while he accepted, said he would make
use of the pardon later when he got
ready. Only the fifth accepted the par
don Immediately and without question,
and Dr. Bulgin created a sensation as
he illustrated the method of accept
ance and depicted the joy and eXuber-
ance of the pardoned prisoner as he
hurried home to his family rejoicing.
BY analogy, DR.. Bulgin likened the
four to those who doubt the Bibles
authorship or question its evidence, or
disregard II.
Calls for Converts
Closing with powerful illustration
of the salvation of a Chicago woman
prisoner of the county jail, DR.. Bulgin
called for converts as the choir swept
into song under the direction of Rev.
James. Scattered handclapping was
heard in all parts of the house as con-
verts went forward and for three quar-
tiers of an hour singing and CONVEX
sions continued.
Preceding the sermon, Rev. James,
at the request OF DR.. Bulgin, read
modernized parable which received
favorable attention and excited con-
siderable comment DR.. Bulgin COM
mended it to the congregation, empha-
sizing by it the necessity of more at
tention to the business of living.
The parable is as follows:
Para BILE of the Prodigal Father.
And he said: "A certain man had
two sons. and the younger of the two
said to his father: Father, give me
that portion of thy time and thy at
tention and thy companionship and
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and he divided unto them his liv
ing. in that he paid the boys bills
and sent him TO a select preparatory
school and 10 dancing school and Il
college, and tried to believe that he
was doing his full duty by the boys
Wasted Opportunity
And not many days after the ia
Their had gathered all his interests
and aspirations and ambitions, anC
took his journey into a far country
into a land of stocks and bonds anc
securities and other things which d.
not interest a boy, and there he vast
ed his precious opportunity of oe1n!
a chum to his own SON.
And when he had spent the bes
of his life and had gained money bu
had failed to find satisfaction, Their
arose a mighty famine in his heart
and he began to be in want of sym
pathy and real companionship.
And he went and Joined himsel
10 one of the clubs of that countr'
and they elected him chairman OF tn
J. house committee and president OF tn
club and sent him to the legislator
And he fain would have satistie'
himself with the husks that other mel
did eat and no man gave unto him an,
real friendship.
Came to Himself
But when he came to himself, n
said. How many men of my acquaint
ance have boys whom they understan
and who understand them, who tai
about their boys and associate wit
their boys and seem perfectly happ
in the companionship of their son;
and | perish here with heart hunger
| will arise and go to my son and VII
say unto him, Son l have SHINE
against Heaven and in thy sight an
am no longer worthy TO be called II
Their Make me as one of thy az
quaintances' And he arose and cam
to his son.
But while he was yet afar off, hi