The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-03-10


ings lies in his simple faith in
Christ. the Rev. Gauthey said.
Through the teachings of
Christ, as revealed by Dick
ems, we get to the root of evil
and we are shown the way to
strike it out Of our lives, he
asserted.
Through this series on The Life
of Our Lord it is possible for the
father and mother to put something
in the American home that has been
lost" the evangelist declared.
Masterpiece of Literature
The Dickens story should be used
to teach children the story Of Christ
and to acquaint them with His
teachings. the Rev. Gauthey be-
lieves.
One of the reasons for Dickens
success is the simplicity Of his writ
ings. he explained. and this lends
much charm to his work.
1T is generally conceded that
Dickens borrowed his style from the
New Testament. With the simplicity
of style and the simplicity OF latin
shown in this work, 1t becomes a
masterpiece of literature the Rev.
Gauthey said.
Millions 10 Read Work
1T is the place of a newspaper to
bring religious subjects to the at
tention of the public" he said. AS
newspapers are the greatest modern
mediums of education, they carry
not only a tremendous privilege but
also a great burden OF response
bility."
The Rev. Gauthey said that The
Life of Our Lord" Will be read by
millions Of readers who would never
pick up the New Testament.
Because of this. the newspapers
are performing a tremendous serv-
ice to the public in bringing out the
story Of Christ in this form"
Dickens Vision Praised
Praise for Charles Dickens as a
man was expressed by the evan
gelist. His writings depicted the
terrible social conditions of his day
and did much to bring about re-
forms. he explained.
Dickens had better vision than
most of the preachers Of his day"
the Rev. Gauthey said. He struck
right at the heart of evil, not at the
effect of evil
The Rev Gauthey recommended
Dickens method of showing up sin
at its roots as an effective way OF
curing the ills of humanity. 1t is
impossible to legislate evil out OF a
mans life, he said.
Through Dickens We locate the
prime cause of crime and war he
continued. 1T is found in human
nature and to get rid of it we must
work on man to teach him better
ways of living Through the study
of The Life of Our Lord we take
a great step in this direction
GROVER VAN DUYN, Assistant
Superintendent of Public InStruc-
tion-"My Dear Mr.. Powell: l wish
to congratulate you upon bringing
the wonderful message of Charles
Dickens to the attention of the pub
lie
This story of the most beautiful
character of all times told under
the fire of inspiration, klndled IN
the soul of a father and genius,
as he brings the Saviour to his chill
dren. should inspire every reader of
your great paper to higher ideals
CONSTANT w. SOUTH, Minis
terial Student at Butler University
Dear Mr.. Powell: 1 am taking the
privilege to offer a few comments on
Charles Dickens The Life of Our
Lord
This story Is a marvellous means
of presenting to Christians the prin-
cipleS upon which their religion is
founded 1t is outstanding for its
simplicity. having been prepared for
children primarily, which makes it
easily read and easily understood.
No one can read it without deriving
considerable benefit from it 1t is
story for the parents as well as the
minds should be able to appreciate
the few teachings and lessons en-
bodied in the story.
L have noted a few of these les
sons as being particularly helpful:
l. The love and sacrifice OF
John the Baptist for people less for
tunate than himself.
,. Never be proud or unkind-
to any poor cor miserable man,
woman. or child-and always try to
teach and relieve them-alwayS pity
them
3. Jesus mercy and tenderness.
+ Forgiveness of sins: We must
always forgive those who have done
us any harm
5. Our Savior loved-all chill
dren. Yes. and all the world. No
one ever loved all people as well
and truly as He did
6. Interpretation of the Parable
of the Vineyard: if. due to adverse
circumstances, person Is brought
up in the way Of the wicked, if he
repent. even in the eleventh hour,
God will forgive him.
:. I'VE are never 10 be proud.
or think ourselves very good before
God. but are always to be humble.
Parable Of the Wedding FeasD.
s. Parable Of the Great Feast.
9. Parable Of the Prodigal Son:
Those who have done wrong and
forgotten God. are always welcome
to him. and will always receive His
mercy. if they Will only return to
him in sorrow for the sin Of which
they have been guilty
10. Let us not forget what the
poor widow did when We think We
are charitable.
Finally. in the conclusion Of The
Life of Our Lord there are some
truly wonderful principles which