South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-07-03
DIR. KERLIN GIVES
STRONG SERMON ON
THINKING WHITE
Pastor Declares Zone Must Do
More Than Obey the Com
mandments Externally.

Thinking White" was the uui-
que theme % the Sunday morning
sermon ~ Edmond Ker.lr. pastor OF
the First Evangelical. church This
title was suggested by Dan CraW-
ford's great book. Thinking Black
The text was "WhatsOever things
are pure. whatsoever things are
lovely. whatsoever things are OK
good report. think on these things
The minister said. 1T IS A fine
thing 90 have "a white life. But
obedience 10 the commandments OF
God ls necessary 20 the PRODUCING or
a white life a newspaper said
About a third OF tho worlds popu-
lation s. composed of white PEOPLE
But only i o per cent ~ them act
that way" Keeping the .aw eN-
ternaIly 81 not enough 20 make a
hfe white Jesus extended the ten
commandments 20 the thought
realm. You cannot really keep the
ten commandments without regard
20 your thoughts Some Christians
are not as much concerned about
their thought Ufe as they should be-
Christ said 20 certain ones whom
he met during the days Of his flesh,
Who were very scrupuIou- about
outward obedience. that within they
were 'whited sepuIchres'. with all
manner OF corruption. When the
life IS washed white through the
blood OF Jesus 70 is not white
washed You are made clean
through and through
Think Well OF Others"
blessed are those who think the
best concerning the other fellow.
who refuse 20 give credcnce 20 black
scandals about their ncighbOr. who
will nor think black The more
evil there i7 I'm us the easier &c is
for MS to see OWL IN others Oh. II
people were only inclined TO dwell
upon the Eood in others instead OF
upon the evil.
"Ry "a certain. unbreakable law
the more good we think ~ others.
the more good will be found In us.
The mind grows by what 81 feeds
upon. IL we think evil Of others,
evil VIII be found in us. The honey
bee seeks tho sweet blossoms; the
flies haunt foul-smellinE carrion.
think OF these nlth-feedinE flies
when I see = lot OF women mulling
over the latest scandal
Many people give far more care
20 the furniture OF their homes than
20 the furniture or their minds. We
make our own mental picture gal
ieries Though we cannot prevent
certain thoughts from coming into
our minds. vet we can refuse 20 al
low them 90 remain there. Some
one said. I cannot keep the birds
from flying over my head, but I can
keep them from making nests in my
hair
Many people who are continual
" harboring revengeful thoughts
need n good 'forget-cry.
Hawthorne IN his Scarlet Let
ter shows powerfully i'm the char
acter q Roger Chilngworth the
power OF venEeful thinking TO damn
the man who practices Il. His in
ner life and character becomes the
habitation OF demons.
Injurious Products"
prof. Gates. the eminent sCien-
.ist found 40 injurious products I'm
the blood that we're caused by
wrong thinking And ne discovered
that right thinking creates as many
wholesome ingredients I'm the blood.
life is a ceaseless sculpturinE OF
character We are the sculptOrs.
and our thoughts are the models
at a religious meeting a number
OF people went forward and conse-
Grated their ears 10 Almighty God
resolving that they would not hear
nnkind or impure stories as long as
they had heels - turn and walk
away. or hands with which 10 cover
their ears Cherish the love that
thinks no evil
"The secret OF '"thinkinE white"
- 90 let the mind owen continually
on Jesus Christ This means the
Christ impress on the life. let your
thoughts have their home I'm Jesus
Christ" Then the words spoken by
Him concerning certain sanity ones
az long ago will be also true Of US.
Thou hast a few names even in
Sardis which have not defled their
garments, and they shall walk with
me IN white"