South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-08-14
REV. DIR. HAWKINS
TALKS ON WHAT
IS CHRISTIANITY
Delivers Interesting Sermon
Sunday Morning at First
Baptist Church.

What IL Christianity 20 was the
Hbject Of Rev. DIT " r Hawkins
= the Sunday morning service at the
First Baptist church
Rev. Hawkins said in part: The
hueetion. What IS Christi anityP
bnight be answered In a word
Christ
Christianity IS not theory about
Ehrist. neither IS a series OF state
ments that ne has made. Il IS not
, dead. cold organization But IL IS
vital organism that couldn't sur
hive the loss OF Christ, the living
vital Head. any more than the hu-
man body could live without its
head Il differs from other relig-
sons n this respect. Buddhism
has survived the loss OF Buddha and
confucianism the loss OF Confucius.
hdohamrnedanism has advanced with
NE loss Of Mohammef Christian
Science can spare Mrs. Eddy and
Russellism its Russell, but Christi
Anity IS wholly dependent upon lie
k-sen and assembled nd living lord
nhe One who was, who rs. and is "a
come Christianity can no more be
compared with other cults than
ihan Christ can be compared with
any other persons. It Is IN a class
BY itself
The Bible is the basis OF Chris
Eanity: And the Word n Christ
IN the beginning was the Word and
ne Word was with God and the
Word was God. John ii. Jesu.
paid, Search the scriptures for In
Them ye think We have eternal life
and they are they that testify Of
me. John 5:39.
That Christ IS Christianity +:
Christianity Is seen in a three-fold
manner: In the claims OF the Bible
the compassion OF Christ, and from
the effect OF personal contact with
Christ
The Claims OF the Bible.
The prophets preached Christ
Peter, IN his sermon. after healing
man said. land he shall sent Jesut
which was before preached unto
SOU. Christ was seen in every sac.
tihoe, feast day. and in all the
Jewish ceremonies. They were
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barly church claimed Christ al
Christianity. In Acts SAP you vii
Pad these words And daily In thu
temple ard in every house. they
eea6ed not TO teach and preach
Jesus Christ. It was the messag
Ahat Paul brought 20 the Jew
kActs 1919. and the one tina
Philip preached to the Samaritan
facts $50. Christ was the messag
shat Paul was commissioned q
breach TO the heather II was tn
hast commission OF our Lord him
. belk. 60 We into all the world ant
preaoh (not eusenies, ethics or evo
hution) the gospel 10 every creature
Mark 1913.
The Compassion OF Christ.
And Jesus went forth and saw
the multitude. and was moved witt
compassion toward hem. and h
healed their sick The meaning o
che word compassion Is yearning o
the bowels. Compassion as tn
word e used OF Christ means tho
ne had such a yearning. burninl
burden for souls that 4 made hin
sick. The Jews were very zealou
IN their religion and church tina
the zeal OF Il had eaten him NJ
But they had no yearning, burninl
FOR souls and consequently did no
have Christ or Christianity.
The leper was compelled to stant
afar or and cry. I am unclean,' bu
when one fell at the feet OF Jesus
ne had compassion upon him an
touched him with the healing touch
OFTEN our TRADES against sin drive
the anner away in despair. Chris
which - Christianity touches tn
most vile, lifts him up, puts a ne7
song IN his mouth We have an Il
Iustration OF this IN the parable o
the Good Samaritan. The prizes