Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-07-25


ings ana pruspeutl ~ a direction Ihe
reverse OF that indicated by the Word
OF God,
Jesus prophetlcally foreknew and
foretold the crisis Of the Jewish nation
His Message gathered out of that ma
ton the "lsraeItes indeed, In whom
wns no guile" Then the nation was
given over TO itself The Divine Hand
which had guided II safely In the past
let go the rudder, and human passion
accomplished the wreck In the anarchy
which overthrow the nation IN A. u
20 Similarly, we may understand that
now has come the Harvest Of this
Gospel Age; that now God IL gathering
His Elect; and that as soon as this
work shall have been accomplished. the
Almlghty's Hand which has held in
check the powers Of human passion un
Ill now, will relense its hold
Then mankind left TO themselves
will wreck their present civilization
As the rich Of Jesus day suffered most
kecnly In their time OF trouble, so the
rich will suffSr most keenly IN the time
OF trouble now near. Thank God. how.
ever, that these woes, both upon the
Jews and upon Christendom today, are
not woes OF eternal torment
Compensations In Nature.
Who has not been struck with Ma
tures compensations? The rich, the
learned, the favored, have trials and
difficulties, perpleXilies cares, doubts
and fears, which the poor, the unlearn
ed, know nothing about. The clerk
the mechanic and the laborer may I'm
ish their toll under certain hours and
be care free, while the employer often
faces perplcxing problems which hin
der sleep and undermine health
In matters Of grace the same rule TO
some extent, prevails. The rich have
more on which to set their hearts,
more to occupy their time, more to cul
tivate self-wn more opportunity for
qualification, more riches for which
to be responsible, more education by
which, under present conditions, errors
are more likely to be gained than truth
The rich I'm influence have more to di
vert them and 10 cultivate their pride
The naturally noble. contrasting them
selves with their inferior nelghbors
are inclined TO resent the idea that
they are sinners. and as much depend
ent upon the Lord S grace as the hum
blest and the mcanest OF their fellows
No Partially With God.
We are not to understand that God
is partial to the poor, the mean, the
illiterate. the ignoble The Scriptures
assure MS that God is impartial All
other conditions being equal riches,
honor, nobility Of character, would
make the poSSesSols more esteemed in
Gods sight But other conditions are
not equal During this Age God is
choosing n special class He puts
faith first. then mcekncss gcntlenesS.
patience, hrothcrly kindness and love,
in their order
Apparently the life experiences Of
the poor and iEnohIe are as favorable,
or more so. than the conditions Of the
rich and the talented All Of their eX-
periences tend 10 develop faith, while
those Of the rich tend rather TO de
velop sclf-reliancc selfaSSurance The
experiences OF the poor and ignorant
tend to develop mcckncsS, teachable.
ness. whereas the experiences of the
learned tend naturally toward sclf-con
ceit The experiences Of the great in
dealing with subordinateS tend to be
get arrogance and SelfaSsurance
whereas if they become disciples Of
Christ. those qualities are serious hand
icaps and interferenccs. Thus we see
why not many rich. wise, great and
noble are amongst those upon whom
the Gospel Message takes serious eff
feet. Not only have the poor many
advantages in respect TO hearing and
obtaining the Gospel Message; but
their being more numerous than the
rich would be another reason why they
would predominate among the Lords
elect class
Not All Poor Are Blessed.
Our text, however. does not refer to
poor people in general. but to Il special
class Of poor blessed be pc poor:
for yours is the Kingdom Of God
Some poor. instead OF being drawn TO
God by their poverty. cultivate spir
It OF anger. malice. hatred. strife. and