South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-07-18
EMPHASIZES VALUE
OF SPIRITUAL LAW
Rev. A. E. MOnger Says Laws
of Jesus are Those of
Natural World.
(Continned from Pnge Onel

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amount OF legislation in behalf Of
the material and temporal things OF
life and you will see that where their
treasure Is there will their heart
be also. The things which stand out
above eve ything else are tariffs,
taxes, pro -ection Of property, har-
bors, buildings Comparatively moth
ing is known or said about the i'm
portance of laws in behalf Of human
life and development OF the eternal
/ Iart Of mans being. That which
/ does not contribute something 70
/ this physical life challenges only
/ slight attention in comparison to the
! things that affect our physical well
T being. Jesus says if you have this
| life you viii lose il.
The second meaning OF the word
| life But whosoever will lose his life
for my sake, the same shall save it,
refers TO the true life Of the soul.
/ There is a life above the physical.
| Only as you carry the contradiction
up TO the higher realm of the spirit
ual does II disappear. T. is the rela-
/ tive Importance of a life Of having
and the life OF being The indiyid-
ual who looks upon the world as ex-
istant for his welfare, his friends only
as able TO contribute TO his happiness
and fellow men only TO produce for
his wealth, Will lose his character
and nobility of soul While on the
other nand, the person who will sac
rifice himself so far as he is idenu-
/ fed with the lower interests ouIy to
/ become absorbed in the higher and
/ larger interests, in righteousness and
love in God and man enlarges HIM
self and enriches his own life. No
man can permanently enrich himself
except as he enriches others The
one who enriches himself at the ex-
pense of his fellow men. exploiting
/ them. viii impoverish himself both
materially and morally.
Lost Everything.
Russia is what she is today be-
cause officials and the ruling class
sought 10 save themselves and there
by lost everything. In the CONNER
cial world today those industries are
quoted highest on the stock exchange
that give greatest recognition TO the
welfare and value Of human life
Good Will insures efficiency and pro-
duction. The worst Of murder is not
that physical life is destroyed but
that man has become a murderer.
The worst Of robbery is not the loss
OF property, but that a man has be-
come a robber. The worst OF a man
who seeks TO save his physical life at
the expense of his fellow men is not
that they have been injured. but that
he himself has dwarfed his own char
acter. The difference between the
devil and Jesus Christ is the differ
ence between one who sought 10 save
his life and the one who would lose
his life. The one has become the
most loathed personality, standing
for all that is evil, while the other is
! the most loved, standing for the
/ highest expression OF God himself.
! Apply this 20 the life Of the indI-
/ vidUal II is the contrast which
George Elliott has given us in Tit
/ women
willing 20 lose their temporal physi-
cal life for the sake OF others vel
fare? 1t is that which gives TO man
/ his distinguishing characteristic Of
likeness to God and 10 Jesus Christ.
/ There is no thrill like the thrill Of
helping others. This is he standard
I by which we shall be measured in the
/ kingdom of God. II is not a question
Of whether q man has had 10 earn
4 his livlihood as "a coal miner. a hod
carrier. a mechanic, a professional
man or director Of industries. but
whether he has lost himself in ef-
( fort TO enrich others and thereby
( saved himself.
Tragedies Follow
Apply this 10 institutions. No
! state. or industry. or church can sur
vive by looking upon the life about
I il and within il as existing 10 enrich
\ 70. The greatest tragedies in the
worlds history have always followed
such an attitude. The church's
i weakest hour was that when she was
\ dominated by the idea that she was
\ 20 be served. Whenever that indi-
vidual or institution or nation exists
20 be served. It becomes demoralized
and looses itself The most pamper-
ed individual is the least moral.
| Obedience to Gods laws do not i'm
poverish. They enrich. If our "a
ton has any prestige in the world to-
/ day, 5ts greatness is in proportion 70
/ her obedience 10 this law Of losing
( herself for the world and thereby
/ has saved herself. Ii makes the diff
I ference between Russia and Amer
/ lea. Il Is the difference between Ger
many and the United States. Those
| seeking 10 save themselves lost while
the United States losing herself for
His sake. has saved herself. The life
. OF character once forfeited can never
4 be brought back"