Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-02-15

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lsksss4HA t2A,s3 Truth is the
! ltRASL0R RUSSELDl great Emanclpa-
tor. All enslavers
are opposed TO the Truth, realizing its
power upon the minds of their victims.
The taskmasters OF today would fain
hide the Truth from the wage-slaveS,
but in general find II impOssibe-sO
great IS the power Of tho press
there are san publishers who have not
sold their moral sense for sordid gain,
In times past, when chattel slavery
prevailed, the master found 1t to his
advantage to educate his slaves and
thus increase their value but TO his
disadvantage 10 give them ethical cul-
tire along the lines Of human riGhtS.
The feudatory lords OF the past estab-
llshed serfdom and were vcry willing
that the common people should con
slider them demigods, not amenable to
the same laws as their subjects
The same principle apparently
prompted the 'emperors Of old Rome,
yea, and back to NebuChadnezzar, the
first world emperor. to proclaim them.
selves POntifeT AdtimuS and TO en-
courage their people TO render them
religious aS well ns secular devotion.
The natural seltiShnesS of man has
ever thus prompted him to take as
much advantage OF his fellows as cir
cumstances would permit
am not here saying that the masses
may not have Jared about as well un-
der those fetters as If they had been
free. ! am not arguing that all men
are born equal. am merely stating
the facts as all acquainted with his
tory know them. ! am putting these
facts MS n background, that my text
may shine out the more luminously
The Truth shall make you free"
Which Is .he Torch of Liberty7
I can imagine many able men ident
fed with the sciences, each claiming
that his science, or truth, has done
more than any other TO break the
shacklcs OF ignorance and TO set men
power Of the picture to influence even
those who cannot read. The publisher
would tell us OF the enlightening inHu-
ence OF the press The astronomer
would laud his science and tell us Of
It's broadening influence upon the hu.
man mind The geologst. historian
aud dramatist would each claim for his
art the honor OF setting men free.
But admitting all the claims thus set
before us, | ask you 10 consider my
plea that the Bible has been the great
Emancipator from human slavery.
mental, moral and physical All Other
torches derived their spark from She
Bible, the Torch Of libe,Iy lighted by
Divine Providence
The secret Of this great power is that
the Bible alone sets forth the relation.
ship OF man 10 man The Bible alone
tells us that all humanity are OF one
blood, all creatures Of the same God.
all amenube to Him, either for re
wards for well doing. or punishments
for illdoing While the Bible In
structs that kings, princes and all In
authority should be recognized. and
that honor should be rendered TO whom
honor is due. yet II also tells us that
the king upon his throne is amenahe
TO exactly the same laws as his most
menial servant. and that II he violates
the law he is as sure to be punished
a.. L., l. f,tO
all humanity thus on the same level.
Moreover the Bible points out that
the present life is merely a schooling
time related to the future life rs cause
to effect II shows. as none other book
does. that every net OF life. every Sr1
ken word. yea. every wllful thought
bears upon our Acknowledgment
and prepares us for higher things in
the life to come. n faithful, or contra
rlwise. will give us more steps 10 re
truce In the upward wpy and CORE
spondncly more diinculty in ever
reaching the reward Of l.fe everlasting
Hope Thou In God.r
As We log hack into the pas. v,
see the nations stupid In the hrnde a'
crafty sovcrelgns We see The nation
Of israel. soller With fear NJ tho,f
Egyptian taa,masiers, not daring %
themselves 10 take steps FOR ll5.st'
But after they had been delivered fro.
Egyptian l1udage. after God mad en
tered into % Covennn, with them 90 2
nation at Mount sinai. they we're q
changed peonlc
The thoug't that God was for the
and had promised them aid workC'
wonders. not only with the Leaders
but also ul'n the rank and file. Tru.
they we're iI.liued to grayitate towsr'
the ways " Hp hcathan nations Bi'
" 'he tIt. (iat they remained loyel
to their Covr1gu; with God aud trds'-
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