South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-02-21
DIR. DAVIS TALKS
ON FINDING GOD
Pastor of First Baptist Church
Delivers Interesting Talk
to Congregation.

That the finding of God is the
greatest discovery that u man can
make was the statement made on
Sunday night by DR.. L. S. Davis in
his sermon on The Greatest Disccy-
cry Ever Made" which was given in
the First Baptist church. DR.. Davis
emphasized the type of men who
"quibIe over triviaIities. haggle over
nOneSsentials and argue over infn-
itesimals." az those who will never
be able 20 find Jesus. His sermon
in part follows:
Phillip and Nathaniel we're
brothers. Andrew and Simon were
brothers They were talking about
the great events that were taking
place about them. Just a private
conversation. But you will notice
that all the early disciples we're
brought to Christ through some pri-
vate conversation and not from elo-
quent or learned appeal. Andrew,
the village fisherman. having dis
covered the Messiah. at once made
the fact known TO his brother. Simon
Peter, and brought him TO Jesus. lit
tie thinking that he was thus win
ming for the Christian church one
OF its greatest leaders.
Sees Nathaniel.
80 Philip as soon as he found
Jesus went TO Nathaniel and said TO
him. We have found Him, come and
see for yourself There have been
wonderful discoveries made in the
course OF time, but the greatest dis
covery any man makes is when he
discovers Jesus Christ. 1t IL possible
for men &c live happy lives without
any knowledge OF the geography.
animals or plants OF Africa. as our
fathers did. but it is not possible to
live happy lives without knowledge
OF God, Christ. sin, redemption,
eternal destiny.
These things profoundly affect
human character. social relation
ship and political security. The
greatest discovery a man can make
Is TO find God. This is what Nath-
anael found He had been a stu
dent OF the Old Testament scrip
lures, ne was looking up to the
heavens for the God who might
show his face. and 10, this is just
what ne finds in Jesus Christ, the
teacher who came from Goo. the
revealer and representative of God.
and ne exultantly cryed, RABBI,
thou are the Son off God, thou AFT
the kind of Israel Jesus said:
Thou art an Israelite indeed, in
whom there is no guile
The Man Who Finds.
A guilelees man, a transparent,
open hearted, open-minded, frank
man Is the man who finds God. He
is willing to accept the truth the
moment he finds il. He did not
audible and Maggie and argue. There
are men who will never find Jesus
because they bubble over trivial
ties. haggle over nOneSentials and
argue over infnitesimals.
They see the spot but fail to see
the sun. They see the nat but miss
the camel. The great trouble with
men is that they neglect what God
has provided for their help. They
neglect the church, the Bible, pray
er and the proper observance OF the
NADndLH udys AAt NaSNNS hto eNN'
and fails to make the great discoy-
cry.
The power 20 help man TO the
discovery in himself OF the divine
sonship and all that follows was the
browning work OF Jesus for the
common man. Jesus came TO help
every man 10 discover the worth
and value OF his own soul. VIII a
man fool his own soul? Not when
ne stands fact 20 face with eternity.
The best thing that Jesus could give
man was sonship and the vision OF
an heirship that follows. What
man wants is not the treatment OF
the lost coin that Lut him into cir
culation in the economy of the
word: not the treatment OF the last
sheep that folds him I'm the higher
human sympathies; but the treat
nent OF the lost son that brings back
to the open arms OF God. 10 the SON
ship OF the Maker. and an heir. a
Joint heir with Jesus Christ Seek
and find"