The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-02-23

liquor traffic. No expression Ia re-
gard 10 the universal attempt az the
demolition Of the lords day. No rec0g-
milton 81 God IN the history o. ma
tions. for that would Jose the vote
of atheists. But Whereas. and
Whereas" and Whereas" Nine
cheers viii be given for the platform
The dumb devil Of the text puts one
wing oyer the one platform ana the
other wing over the other platform
Those great conventions are opened
with prayer by their chaplains. Il they
avoided platItudes and told the honest
truth in their prayers they would say:
o Lord we want 10 Be p0simasters
and consuls and foreign ministers and
United States district attorneys. For
that We arc here. ana for that We viii
strive I'm the election next November.
Give us office or We die. Forever and
ever, amen" The world. to say the
least is no better than the church on
this subject Of silence at the wrong
time. Ia other words. IS IT not time
for Christianity 10 become pronounced
and aggressive as never bel0re2 Take
sides Tor God and s0briely and right
eousness. III the Lord be God. follow
him; II Raal. then follow him" Have
you opportunity OF rebuklng a sin7
Rebuke It. Have you a chance to cheer
a disheartened soai2 Cheer IT. Have
you useful word to speak? Speak H.
Be Up and Dolng
Be out and out. up and down for
righteousness II your ship Is afoat
on the Pacific ocean Of Gods mercy
hang out your colors from the mast
head. Show your passport II you have
one. Do not smuggle your soul into
the harb0r OF heaven. Speak out for
God Close up the chapter Of lost oD-
portunities and open a new chapter.
Before you get to the door on your
way out shake hands with someone
and ask him to join you on the road
10 heaven. Do not drive up to heaven
ia a two wheeled ssulky" with room
only for one. and that yourself. but
get the biggest gospel wagon you can
find and pile It fun of friends and
neighbors and shout TN they hear you
all up and down the skies. Come with
as, and we win do you good. for the
Lord hath promised good concerning
Israel = The opportunity FOR good which
you may consider Insignificant may
be tremendous for results, as when on
the sea Captain Haldane swOre al tho
ships crew with an oath that wished
them all IN perditlon. and a Scotch
sailor touched bis cap and said. Cap
tain. God hears prayer. and We would
be badly on II your wish were an
swered.' Captain Haldane was con-
vlcted By the sailors remark and con-
Ferted and became the means OF the
Of his brother Robert. who
had been an infdel. and then Robert
became a minister Of the gospel. and
under his ministry the goddess Felix
Nen became the world renowned mis-
sionary Of the cross. and the worldly
Merle d'Aubigne became the author on
The History 81 the Reformation ana
Nill be the glory o. the church for an
iges Perhaps you may do as much
IS the Scotch sailot who Just tipped bis
.ap and used one broken sentence by
which the earth and the heavens are
till resounding with potent influences.
% something FOR God. and 40 Il right
way OF you Will never do Il al an.
Time flies away fast
The while We never remember.
How soon our life here
Grows old with the year
That dies with the next Decembert