The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-01-26
Ardmore, Sunday, January &c, 1913
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MISSIONARIES OR CHEWING GUM


A preacher in a metropolitan city
in a neighboring state, said from the
pulpit a few Sundays ago, that the
people of the United States-the
members of the various churches
were "tightwads" when it came to
helping out the cause of religion, but
proflgate in catering to their own
individual appetites. The revereni
gentleman said further that the
money-the good, hard round dol
lars earned by daily toll were being
spent in the selfish qualification OF
self, while the heather was permit
ted TO 20 unshrved before his maker
He said still further that there was
enough money spent each year for
chewing gum to give the gospel to
thousands.
Perhaps just such sermons as was
this one has great deal to do with
letting the heather rave while the
general populace of this country con-
tributes to the chicle trust. While,
according to the teachings of the
Bible which our good old mothers
read and lived and died by, no man
has the right to conduct an eXcur-
sion of himself to the devil, yet the
average man, the average woman
and the average boy and girl can not
be made to see that they are en-
aangering their own precious souls
when they rob the naked children
of a people who have worshiped
idols for thousands OF years, and
who will worship idols after this
and many succeeding generations
have been gathered to their fathers"
by substituting chewing gum for
home consumption for red ribbons and
de luxe editions of the Book for
use of foreign missions"
When the men and women go to
church today-and when the boys and
girls 20 TO Sunday school-they so,
as they went a hundred years ago,
to hear the story of the all wise
and loving God and the gentle and
forgiving Savior-not to be told that
they are imperiling their immortal
souls by buying chewing gum. and
that their only hope of salvation lies
in their cheerful contribution to the
pecuniary aid of foreign missions.
Without wishing to seem guilty
of crticising, might we not suggest
that fully as much good could be
accomplished were the churches of
the present day and time to devote
more attention to home souls, even
If the visible supply of chewing gum
: annually decreased?
Then. too. does it have very
istianizing effect on the hearts 0f
IA hearers to allude to them as
'' yads" just because each men,
oS congregation does not hap
we willing to contribute to the
al pa ich has drained the purses
"S SUI going people for hundreds
manifest
lahoma al inteligence and liberal
ufacturing .he preacher to 90 un-
in the east 70 remain unclothed.
uons from vair-minded man is
cities as Cincin-to contribute TO
lumbus, G1ouisvillt,tenance of the
Chicago, were read NJ one hlin,e !
indicating the welcohnce comedies
extended by these indt at ciyi,izer
Realizing the supreme, e,ations ,!
of including in the train II
cars containing such eXhibi,
We're discussed for raising the
necessary to assemble and convey
various exhibits, to pay freight ch'
es to Oklahoma City, the start
point. to defrav the expenses of
men necessary to accompany the
hibit cars and also to pay the eXpt
es of the regimental band at FIT.
Upon lis arrival here Saturday nj!
Senator Gore will be asked to sec
the consent of the commandant
Fl Sill and also Of the war dep
ment at Washington for the band