South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-11-27
REV. BECK CHOOSES
ENEMIES AS TOPIC
OF SUNDAY SERMON
Peace Is One of the Greatest
Blessings for Which People
Should be Thankful.

FEncm,es need not trouble men or
nations Il Only they keep the-V Ways
pleasing TO Cod" was the Gcclara-
ten q rev. b. d. Beck in the sun
Gas morning sermon az Grace u
r. church. HIS text was Prov. 81.
When q mans ways please the
Ltrd lie maketh even his enemies
10 be al peace win him" Rev. Beck
spoke OF the fact that peace Is one o.
tfls grsat blessings for which people
SHOULD be- thankful 20 Almighty Cod.
H matters lot how much else we
ElAy have 70 make for happiness and
usefulness q peace Is lacking all is
MARRIED our Cod Is "a god OF peace.
Tie kingdom OF heaven is a king
dom Of peace. The ancient prophets
foreto.d the coming Of Jesus and an
n5unced that he would be called
'Efirce OF Peace Conditions that
wsuld follow Ills coming would be
p@1cacul Swords would be beaten
mo plowshares and spears into
prlnlnghook. Swords would be beat
ed into p.oAzhares and spears into
p-7lnlns hooks Every man would be
able 20 sit under his fig tree and
n5ne would make him afraid
While we are a long way from the
fulI realization Of thai ideal that is
Gcd's ideal still and toward K We
Ire moving.
Should Forgive Enemies.
Enem.es destroy peace. When
they get active peace departs. Dis
tIrbers Of peace are not Of Cod.
Jesus said Blessed are the peace
makers. for they shall be called the
children OF Cod God is a peace
maker. IN making peace He wants to
deal with our enemies. Under GER
tain conditions He VIII cause them
"a be az peace with Us. The trouble
islwe want % deal with our enemies
oarselves. We want 10 tell them
what we think OF them and say more
tnngs hat ought never to have
been said We want % get at their
tlfroats and make more wounds 70
ID hea.ed and more TO be forgiven
and forgotten before peace can eN-
Isl Cod proposes 20 take our enc
ulies IN hand and cause them to be
at peace With US Il we Will only let
hlln.
Need Have no Fear.
~The one condition he makes is
that our ways shall please ILm- God
- saying 10 the world that a man
does not need 10 fear his enemies
add q nation does not need 70 fear
is enemies II only that man and
that nation keep their ways pleas
.ug to God A man may have enc
uIies when he is righteous in all ms
WAYS. Jesus did always the things
that pleased Cod yet he had enc
nIes. But they were pOwerless TO do
HIM injury until the day OF surren-
~ came Eut most Of our enemies
-ade BY our Own wrong ways
eascd God. Wars among
ms have come as a result Of
-rNeousness in their dealing one
With, another. When men makes
their ways OF thinking OF speaking
and or acting such as always to
please God wars will cease within
their souls their nelgh 5Ors and their
nation.
'-Tho place where God begins TO
secure peace among men Is with
tAelr ways OF living. II We or any
other part OF the world want to pre-
nnt war and secure permanent
peace for al the place 70 begin Is
not on the enemies but on our ways
When we and the rest OF the world
have brought our ways into accord
With tho revealed Will OF God our
enemies will have been blotted out
or rendered harmless. The way Of
the Prince OF Peace would establish
us kingdom % peace - BY righte-
o.lsneSs and Justice. As long rs men
end nations are unjust in the deal
lass with one another there VIII be
vars and Chrir's kingdom on earth
wll be Ge,ayedF