The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-11-01
BULG|N MEETINGS
DESPITE THE RAIN
Though The Attendance is Reduced
On Account of The Weather The
Interest Does Not Lag. The
Fifth Sermon Last Night
Was Up to The High
Standard.

The fifth sermon by Or. Bulgln In
the series of revival meetings was a
most interesting subject to the man or
woman trying to apply -2ligion to
their daily lives. From the text,
Then Drew Near to Him Publicans
and Sinners For to Hear Him. Dr.
Bulgin as usual went at the matter in
q practical way, and soon the subject
was divided and sub-divided and each
division and subdivision received a
plain explanation and demonstration Of
truth which could not be denied.
Christ Came he said, ''as a, redeem
er, and his mission was both theologi-
cal and sociological. And our great
trouble with the church today is that
people are dying Of Satanic respecta-
bility Like the story told Of the mud
turtle who was dead but didn't know
it, Then calpe the story.
When asked by the rich and wise
who worshippeh in the temple why he
did not cast Ills lot with them il he
really was kinga. Jesus answered, "They
that be whole need not physician,
but they that are sick" This was al
most his only sarcasm and for a time
silenced questions among that class.
1t is the people who think they are
right that are halEder for to reach, than
those who knowl and admit their sin
before the WorlA Therefore Christ
demonstrated hiH position when ac-
cused of associaging with the Publi-
cans and sinnersI by relating three
parallels which must be taken as a
whole and understood with what has
gone before it, in order that the mean
ing may be clear.
DR. Bulgin's reading OF this gospel
was indeed beautiful one and ex-
pressive of that reference for his work
which eharacterizes all he does. First,
the parable Of tho sheep which was
lost, then the eoins which the woman
lost, then that of tile prodigal son. In
each case he proved conclusively that
the rejoicing on each occasion was
necessary and right, and that the
gravity of each case demanded great
rejoicing. But what of the other son
who refused to call the prodigal his
brother, upbraided his father for TAX
ing to his arms his son, and went away
to remain alone while the feast in
honor Of the return of the younger
was in progress in thh fathers house.
This was the fourth Ef the lost ones,
but there was no retlFn for him. He
had refused to own kinship with his
brother, he had Witnessed falsely
against him, and had harbored feel
ings in his heart which made him a
prodigal for eyermore; for he was be-
yond the reach of his father to help
him, beyond all the efforts of those
Who might desire to bring him back,
and the rejoicings over tie other lost
ones that were found could never be
for him. Shut out through his own
selfishness and that barrier which we
set up against ourselves when we de-
eide on a certain road to travel and
no one dares interfere with our pro-
cedure.
1t is easy to, follow the younger son
through his history. When first he
thought of alienation from his father
and from his home; then he asked for
division of the property that he
might have his share and 90 away to
do with it as he liked This the father
did, "and divided unto them his liy-
ing. giving the elder brother his por-
ton also We follow the younger one
through deterioration, expatiration,
starvation and depreciation, until he
decides to return to his father and
ask to be as one of. the slaves in his
home His father meets him. and kiss
ing him, does away with the idea of
slave and the son, confessing his fault