New Britain herald., 1923-04-16
SAYS GOD WELCOMES
ALL Denominations
New Haven Minister Speaks to
EYeryman'S Bible Glass

consluerAtion on the dhy OF judgment
is mistaken. according to Rev. II. ],
!, Kennedy. OF New Haven. who ad-
dressed Everyman's Bible class yes
terday morning. The New Haven
minister pointed out tho absurdity OF
; drawing denominational lines and
thinking this will make any differ
ence In a life to come.
What good would It do me to say
hate the Catholics. or l hate the
Professionals or that am Methodist
or am Jew" he asked. I'D never
get a chance to say IT, God would
ask me what had done for my fell
bowman. not what my religious be-
lief had been"
BY your igathering here every Sun
day morning 1t seems to me that you
fellows have put into the world the
same common conception of life
which will bind us all together. You
have gotten the idea. When look at
i you this morning and know what you
stand for, that you stand united and
sharing all your differences OF creed
and church which are really insight
ficant things in the end, 1t makes me
glad. When I look into your faces
and know you are in one big body It
seems to me that with your praying
and clean living as an example. a
man must feel ashamed of himself to
walk up ond down the streets of New
Britain and not be Christian"
! Mr.. Kennedy read a parable in
which Christ said the Just shall be
put on the right hand side and the
unjust on the left hand side and they
shall be rewarded or punished accord
ing to their merits or dement's.
He said. THE first thing that par
able is the fact that we all come to-
gether at the judgment time. We
shall be all in one. There will be no
separation or division, no gathering
of nationalities into separate groups
no churches or creeds or colors put in
places by themselves. The question
will be one every man can answer.
We won't be asked what we believe
1t will be plain straight proposition.
It will deal with things we have been
up against all our lives.
1T will deal with the things of the
men who sweat blood and of those
who are sleepless at night. We will
know about it and we will have our
answer prepared to give. 1t will not
take us long. There are the two
things that will stand out at judg-
ment. We will be a common crowd.
The judgment is this, how have we
treated each other?
He will say, "Inasmuch as We have
done it unto one of the least of these,
We have done 1t unto Me. You have not ,
done thing to me except that that
you have done to one another. When
you injured another, you injured Me.
Where you helped another, you have
helped Me.
I'VE are all one group. On this
side the one who served Him by be- J..
ing kind, on this side the one who
hurt Him by being unkind. Someone
once tried to figure out that there was
a different judgment for the people
who did not belong to the churches. .
They said that there was another
judgment day coming for the people
of the churches. Christ has invested 5
in us and we are going to =
gay good on the investment He has Il
put into us and bring the benefits
back to Him.
What is the investment that He
put into us? What must we bring
back figures on? Love. good will, ,
kindness to my fellows, willingness to
help some folks and do the best can
Tor the other fellow. Mark you, this
n the heart of man will make him
/ brother or he is not a Christian.
believe In the divine Christ, in His
/ believe that He can 9
zone into the life of a man and re- =
leem him.
when 1t comes to the end, He will
ust line us all up from all over the
world. g
The good samaritan took care of .
he poor man whom he found lying u
wounded in the road. He took him
0 the inn and cared for him. Nursed =.
lin all night and bound up his a
The next day he left and Il
old the inkeeper to care for him and y
{ there was any extra charge to put a
/ on his bill. He left without saying =
ne word about religion. He did not y
reach a single word. He did not tell =, -
he man that If he had lived a clean, -
ecent life he would not have come :.
nto such difficulties He acted his II,
eligion. -
what the world needs is the fell =. =.
DIV who will go out and act out what a.
right That Is all Jesus did. He ~
anne down and acted out the love of =,
iod How the world will tremble |,
hen God comes down and stands in
he presence of men. Jesus went
trough the crucifixion without re- n,
irning anything but love. He had
othing else to offer to the world.
Jhen they had crucifed Him. He said
{ is finished. I have gone through
verything and have not changed the
Dior of Gods love- God pours down -,
n, earth the rain. He made the ~.
.kes and beauty spots on earth. M
lakes the air we breathe. He put ~,
he sun in the skies. He pours out -,
inshine until the earth is but little
,eck floating In sea of light. He Is ~
asting sunlight to keep light upon ~
lis earth. He hoped to redeem the 90
orld by pouring out his love in the e.
me way.
He asks you and me to do it, too. ".
as there a man in the factory who WI
orked for you 40 years or more7 80. 49,
hen when he was too old to work Wv
lrd. did you turn him out to shift =
r himself? There Is the man who Y.
Is employed you all your life His r
lsiness is up against 1t and he must L
hit through critical time. Did you
rike then and try to crush him
d you share IL with each other? Did
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