South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-01-30
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CHURCH FOLLOWING
VISITATION DRIVE
Figures Announced al First NJ.
Church Bishop +. ID.
Lcete breaches.

a crowded church greeted Bishop
Frederick u. Leetc. ID. ID. T. T.. j..
Indianapolis. resldcnt bishop OF the
Indiana area OF the Methodist Ep.s-
copsl church az the SUNDAY morn
lug service OF the First Method 80
church The special service cul-
minated the EvanReiisuc Visitation
campaign iu which South Bend
churches have been engaged dur
4nE January. one hundred and ten
persons were taken into The church
IN embership as a result " tho cam
pGign Twentv-uiue OF these were
baptized bv Bishop Ieete in tie
baptismal service which preceded
the reception ot members.
Following f. brief resume or
Bishop Ieete's sermon. delivered AZ
Yesterday service The bishop
used as his text Psalm 1+5. verses
J. and 13-"They shall speak OF the
glory Of Thy kingdom. and talk OF
they power Thy kingdom is an
everlasting kingdom
The present meaning or the
words king and Kingdom has
come 90 Doe rather sinister How
ever. great organizations. states. the
realm ~ arts and of sciences can Toe
-ruthfully spoken Of as Kingdoms.
When VIC come 10 all that is good
and true and beautiful we call &c
tho kingdom OF God Truthful
statements regarding ifs nature and
future must come from within it;
from the people whose Christianity
o. tho big thing in their lives. The
text IS from the old Testament, yet
g. s. a strictly up-to-date statement"
Conception of Glory.
Most everybody does not have "a
clear conception OF what we mean
hv the term glory" In Gods king
dom, however we can say that it's
glory ls all that is good and true
and beautiful one particular glory
uf the kingdom OF God is its law.
a perfect law OF God Us expressed i'm
q mans physical body. On nature. I'm
the universe. This law has power
over the kingdoms subjects They
have q religious experience. n joy
and a pleasure peculiar only 90 this
kingdom This IS their glory OF
the kingdom. and only Christians.
those who have had this experience
and joy can truthfully tell of its
glory.
The secret OF the power of a steam
engine Is in the steam from within
the engine Gods kingdom is from
within. one thing about it is that It
is affectionate and kind Love Is its
great power. IL is this that trans
forms human llfe into its best self
Now as never before. we are be-
ginning 20 realize that only this
power can make the nations OF the
world as a brotherhood.
Even I'm my time, Kingdoms have
come and gone The kingdom Of
cod is still living and more potent
than ever. The Christian churches
have had enemies on the outside and
traitors ON The inside. vet the king
dom goes righ- ON. IL is cod that
makes BE- live.
Thrc, Benefits
Three benefits accrmuE t0 tle
members of tho kingdom az cod
are.
They think broadly They pos
sess certain fundamental views in
tho realm OF thought that never
change
Their lives arc caught up 100 the
eternal This is marvellous con-
ccptiou but taught by the Bible
and proved by Christ The kingdom
is one of life. We are Giving with
Tho Knc Boo other words. cNper-
fencing tho personality of Christ
"Tho things VIC DO 100 behalf OF
the Kingdom arc treasured up for
ever. What we put Of our life into
this kingdom or love and goodness
and power. never dies"