South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-06-13
MONGER COMPARES
DAYS OF CORINTH
WITH METROPOLIS
Pastor Tells Methodists That
Education of Soul is
Very Essential.

Very Essential.
The world Is in dire need OF men
ard women who know Cod and vill
seek TO translate that knowledge
into the terms OF human relation
ships," Rev. a. Z. Monger said n
giving his Sunday morning sermon
II the First Methodist church. Rev.
Monger advocated education OF the
soul as we'll as our bodies and INTEL
.ects. He selected his text from tie
book OF the Corinthians. fifteenth
chapter and thirty-fourth verse.
An impressive part OF the service
Sunday at the First ". z. church
was the baptism OF j children
whom the parents thus consecrated
to God.
Rev. Mongers sermon in part
was:
"Corinth was to the civilized
world OF Pauls day what New
York. Boston, Chicago, Paris or
London is 20 the world today. II
had ali Of the evils OF any Of these
cities OF our day. Drunkenness,
profigacy and disregard CT all
moral standards were the common
sins Of men. Nor were all Of these
sins outside of the church. a study
Of this entire letter Of Paul TO the
Corinthians reveals the fact that the
church was cursed by many who
professed religion but were atheists
in actions. Like many modern
cities, the people were engrossed in
business and political and social af-
fairs 70 the utter disregard OF al
moral and spiritual values. Such A
condition should be the shame Of
any people. They have no knowl-
edge of God.
Emotional Life.
This indictment could never be
made in regard TO our comIre-
hension Of the things Of this ma
terial world. We are proud of our
progress in material development
and in our understanding the things
Of the material universe. There is
a philosophy OF life that would eX-
clude all knowledge gained in anv
other way through the five senses.
Opposed to this, is the christian
philosophy which in addition TO
reason and the senses holds that the
feelings of the soul are means of
Getting knowledge. Our emotional
nature reports another world as
truly as does the intellect report
another world of thought than that
which we see with our eyes and
touch with our hands.
"The facts acquired through the
emotional life are just as real as
those Of the material world. Nor Is
this feeling manifested in all per-
sons in the same form. The feel
ings awakened in US depend upon
the response Of our own hearts.
Many do not know God today be-
cause life is purely materialistic IN
it's interests. Many have dwarfed
this faculty Of the soul until they
are unable TO understand God. God
has given US this soul rower capable
OF development just as he has given
Us our bodies and our intellects. II
must be cultivated or else we will
be men and women in physique and
mental power. but children in things
moral. II is pathetic 10 see a man
with the body OF a man and the
mind of a six-year-old boy. But Il
is more pathetic 20 see folks with
fully developed bodies and menta!
capacities but have no more knowl-
edge OF God than a six-year-old
child.
Must Hear God.
knowledge means somethins
more than cognizance OF fact. II
means an appropriation TO our own
lives Of the principles and laws and
facts that pertain 10 God We do
not know God until we have made
common cause with Him and enlist
ed our lives in the realization OF His
purposes Folks need all the teach
ing that the church can give
through the Bible and the sacra-
ments but il needs above everything
else 10 Be still and know that l am
Cod We need 10 be still and give
God a chance TO talk 10 US. Modern
man must create a quiet zone about
his soul so that he can hear God
Then we need TO be obedient 10
what God tells US as were the
prophets OF old and the men OF God
who have been constructive person
alities in world building. An athe-
ism OF life is far more dangerous
than an atheism OF intellect for Il
destroys the very faculties by which
We come 70 know God. Let US be
afraid not 20 use these faculties as
we would be afraid not % use our
eyes or our sense OF touch. The
world is in dire need OF men and
women who know God and will
seek 70 translate that knowledge
into the terms Of human relation
ships. Unless we do this. we shall
have 70 learn through the bitter ex-
periences that are the penalty OF
our lack OF knowledge"
they cherish; and we have others
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