The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1895-06-11
AT THE TABERNACLE.
The Parable Of the Coed Samaritan the
Topic Of Brother Robtson'a DiA-
course Last Night.

bi A.~ atlttAilE. lNAlN f~tdhAt~iatA Ai +.
Unu,.sis skable reputation a roaster
uf " rungdOer> and q Skinnercf sinner
lie iS unStinted in his denunciatiou .
of evil. yet has expressions of pity. .
sympathy and forgiveness Tor those I
who practice evil.
His sermon last night Was addressed 4
mainly Ia the cold aud careless Chris /
tiau- hacksiideI,- he dealt that T.
class some heavy joltS.
Tac tabernacle was filed 20 over
flowing. and the VAST audience was all
attcr iur. The services were opened
with a short prayer and song service
led hy Bro. Awb-ey. l.tc- wh,cI the
inevitable collection was taken foT
funds - grease ia. cog wheels uf the
meeting. while the choir sang a song
tha; ought 10 have opened the heart.
n not the purse az the most >kepticIi.
THE SERMON.
Bro. Robson announced ~ his sub
/ jcct ihe Parable ~ the Ccud Samari-
tan. and his text Luke x:.p: :'AEd
Jesus answering said. ! certain man
wen; down from Jerusalem tuJ uJericho.
aud .rll among thieves, which stripped
. nim uf his raimeut. and wounded him.
and departed. leaving d M half dcai. "
: There was dangerous ruad in
Palestine" -" said H.. leading from .l'-
iu~alcm 10 jericho. and IL was iuiv,i-
ga hy thieves and ca, thruat>. " Nhcu
a fellow wanted tu get away from duty.
the right. the church. IT, turned his
hack upon Jerusalem and started for
Jericho. the wicked 20 take hi> chan
c,~ among thieves. The course was
downward. and an ;shu Travelled that
road went down That was the tr.'
son Christ gave 10 those people thr
n5r;,hlc nf the Good Samaritan. That
is the road YOU old haCk>lider> iu Ard
more are travelling The Trouble j..
the worst men in ArdmuTe are devils
Who once were professors 81 Religion
and belonged Ia the church. and fuur
out of every tve 90 them prayed in
public. Bro Law. why didn't you
say amen Go that: Ia a fact.
Bru. Law II Thought IL.
You old bacl>liderS come here viii
your church letter in your ppckei. hu'
instead uf putting il in Cue 80 the>'
churches yuu stick il down iu yUul
trunk and 20 4" work fvr the devi
and the dollar. You have turned YOU
hack upun tar church and face towar'
Irrirbn. and II isdCWu. down. down L
any man who uuc~ .hG.. Fr'ncr dit
that ~ "a nation. She made a qucel
Iur "a concuhine and l,cddlcd virtue o
The streets. had rather live ia VI
rica than ia the city 81 Paris t,daN
Even this nation the United state
| mean. | forgot where ! WIS j. j
the thrues of an uphcayal. She ha
turned her back upon Jerusalem an
j. faced toward jericho. WhcrrNt
You 90 vuu hear nothing hut hlmcta
list or munumetalli>J. If you VI
stop the whisky traiiir and gamhlin
in this country. there will he nn moi
of this wrangle over the hnaucii
question. Amen. said Bro. Law
The very shirt yuu wear ! gamble
on half a dozen times before IL reach
your back. We have turned our hdcl
uunn Jerusalem and our faces Iowal
Jericho. We have stuck to party .
stead 90 principle until We are cur>'
nation. Amen. said Bro. Law.
What j. the secret of Ardm"r'
pr,>perity. ! wrote my wife thar
wished she could drop down mere
Nrdmurr now. She would hnd .
men on the street at once, all hu>l
and hustle rebuilding and tradir
To what Do YOU attribute these e
denceS oT the peoples confidence
Ardmorey II i not your line sto
buildings. nor your cur>ing colonel
the corner. nor the fellow who gets
inc from Gainesville and gets - dru
ne can't stand up without the aid @
laup l,uSt. II iS your churches q
Sunday schools and their moral inl
ence. \ chorus of amen> from
DreacherS on the ru>trum. IL i
'bot - a.. f,.i'..- - r1, tuu ar >'''i
.,...r ,. .....- iu DH season that lots
...r.h -, many dollars a font In \
more. but il j. the morals and
preacherS. Take these iniluen
away and wu;.ld not undertake
:" live here without pair of Winche~'
and six-shO0tcrS- Every man
swearS an oath in this town = an
ury 10 the value ~ ii> property
can Judge a town by the character
l. people who live in IL. You never
- a buzzard in the Panhandle. beca
there is no carrion there. and
zard won't STAY where there j. me-
ri.u And where YOU find gamh