South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-09-30

uant7 I don't. because I know In
that way lies the abyss. for just as
sure as the law OF gravity. The ma
ton that violates the laws Of Jesus
Chrlst is ordering the undertaken.
and ne viii arrive in due time This
- beautifully pictured in Voices
From the Dust" that wonderful
poem by Edward Markham.
World I'm Rims.
This great temple cannot be built
ty stealth by lzard-nke diplomacy,
~ use an expression OF the poem.
The lizard IS also translated into the
chameleon. which describes that
wonderful power OF changing It's
color. just think Of the men IN
chameIion-Iise political genius who
chameleon political genius, who can
change over night. and some OF them
don't require over night 90 get
hcanged from top % bottom
you know the things that
brought this world down into rack
and ruin. You know that some one
said, it IS "a great statesman that can
put 10 over some other statesman.
II was the chameleon. unrelated to
the true voice Of God. Those are
the pagan forces that have helped
to shape our modern pagan state"
1T IS an august truth and IS also
familiar In history that God is all
the time. IN the course OF human
civilization. raising up. apparently
wicked nations. for his own purposes
in ways that men cannot understand.
who was it-Nebechednezer who
violated everything that was sacred
10 the chosen people. But. what
had the chosen people dOne-they
had violated al the laws Of God.
II was God sending his chosen peo-
pie 20 the school Of adversely, tell
ing them there was a great law, and
that no nation can escape It. God
will use might and power always
in a way that men cannot under
stand"
ct believe free Will Is fact Of
the universe. L believe IN a greater
thing chan free viii; I believe in the
absolute sovereignty OF the eternal
God. and when you get these two
things together you will have a areat
theology We see mans Will work
in in opposition, but Gods Will pre-
walls IN some way. IL the league Of
nations IS right II viii prevail event
ually, and II It Is wrong. Il VIII die,
and. as we stand here. at the cross
roads OF civilization, let us believe
IN these things that make for peace
and Justice toward all nations"
Bishop 10 Preside.
DIR. w. G.. Seaman, OF Gary, spoke
At Z o'clock on Religious Educa-
;ion." He said all reforms must be-
bin IN childhood and emphasized the
need Of religious education for the
children. He pointed out that but
one-tenth of the children are re-
CeIving a religious education.
Bishop Mcdowell Will again speak
ut the conference session this morn
ing followed by a lay electoral CON
ference az the First Baptist church.
opposite the Y. NJ G.. A. At 2 O'Clock
Miss Bertha Creek. OF China will
talk at the anniversary Of the Wo-
mans Foreign Missionary society
with Mrs. Ida TT. Clyne. OF Month
cello. presiding Bishop Mcdowell
will preside at the afternoon session
when Rev. r a. Morrison. ID. D,
viii speak on the Joint Conference
and Anniversary Of Conference
Claimants.
Bishop william Frazier Mcdowell
addressed the conference Thursday
morning at the opening OF the days
work. He warned pastors TO guard
against the tendency TO permit ideals
20 sag In administratonof spiritual
functions and urged his auditors 10
keep the beacon light or lofty at
tainments before them as they go
about their daily charges He said
ideals die when not stimulated.
Bishop Mcdowell advised his
auditors to go INFO sessions Of intro
spCction and 10 profit thereby. He
asked that pastors, district superin-
tendents and others appointed to
tasks IN the ministerial fled remain
just pastors or superintendent and
not become merely administrators.
Br. c. s. Weeds. of Indianapolis,
general superintendent Of the Meth
cdist hospitals i'm the state OF In
diana and general secretary 0f the
board of trustees. resG the annual
report Of the trustees on the hnan-
cis. coalition OF the four Methodist
hospitals lu Indiana
His report showed there are four
Methodist hospitals one at India
n1polis. the mother institution, one
at Fort Wayne one az Gary. and one
az Princeton over 10000 patients
were registered az the four instiu-
rions during the year 19ZO-1921. At
Gary. construction WORK on the new
building has reached the fourth floor
but labor difficulties have interrupt
ed the work.
Receipts Of the Indianapolis hos
pi-aI were &1.1G0.0Oo A new build
ir= at indianapolis. the largest they
have. win be open 10 patients In
octoaer ard viii be dedicated Nov.
TO- 10 was built az cost Of $780,
GOO and increases the capacity of the
hospital r1 8-5 beds making the
largest Methodist hospital i1 the
world. il also has the largest train
Ing schOC. tor n.fse 81.
Indiana. and Isl approved ay che
American College Of Surgeons.
Reports showed the Princeton
hospital is doing exceuenr work and
ar exception Co the rule en- that Sc
pars its operating expenses. The
Port WAYNE hospital Is q potent fac
t5l t1 the Protestant Hfe Of the COM
uuuty.
VIII Resume Work
AZ Gary. IL is expected the work
OF obstruction will be resumed this
fan A total of SIa1.0O0 has already
beer expended Citizens Of South
Bend and Terre Haute have repre-
.-r-.. ID the n-ard 81 trLsteaa dur