The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-06-18
big Bill' Says Time Has Come
to Hew to Line No Half.
Way, "Sissified, Sofl-Soapy
Business
DISCUSSES WHO
CAN BE SAVED?'
Story Of Rich Young Ruler is Basis
Of Sermon Mcconnell viii
Speak to Men Sunday
Afternoon

+ We're going to hew to tha linz
now! II you want to be pictura
show enthusiast every other night and
reyiyalist between times, You might
Just as well get right up from the
seats Of the Christians and take your
place among the backslidcrs and sin.
ners who need regeneration. II YOU
haven't any more religion than that
you haven't enough consecration to
keep flea out of hell.
II you're letting your children get
their idea OF society and life by view
ing the little love pictures shown IN
some playhouses you'd better get to
cutting right now, anyway! I under
stand that one of these men wanted
70 close his house on Sunday. but I'm
not making any loopholes for ANYBODY
TO slip through I'm just telling YOU
this, that while I'm leading this cam
paign Id rather have a few Gideonites
than whole army of folks who Just
sit and do nothing simply because
they haven't been accustomed To hay-
ing II done this wayi You've either
got to line UP on Gods side or line IN
against Hint You've either sot to be
revivalist during this campaign Or
picture-showistl You can't be both
You've got to either enlist actively in
this fight for souls or be numbered
with those whose souls need saving,
There's no halfway, sissified, soft
soapy business about this!"
All this, and more, big Bill" Tetley
flung at his congregation last night
when he declared he noted a listIess-
ness and unresponsiveness on the part
OF many Christians, who were appar
emily very willing for somebody else
to do the work it was the duty of all
Christians to do.
Tetley preached on "Who Then Can
Be Saved" Illustrative of his text he
narrated most remarkable story Of a
in one OF his meetings at
Newburg, Mo, small town on the
Frisco railroad 1t so happened that
1ne man in the congregation last night
znew the chief character in the Incl
lent, which showed the power Of God
% eliminate, hatred and to make
rood, clean man out of bad, yindic-
i've one.
Harry Colvin, now night foreman OF
he Frisco yards at Newburg, had
worn to kill Walter Lane if he ever
rossed his path. because Lane In
brawl had shot Colvin's broth
II to death and then beaten the case
4 court on the ground OF self-defense.
10th were known as bad men.
Neither was afraid Of the other. but
.ane naturally kept opt Of Colvin's
ray.
Colvin attended services one night
arly In the week, and was impressed.
Tut he went out of the tent, got
runk, received a pair of decorated
yes in a saloon fight and in conse-
uence could not show up until the
ext Sunday. He was converted and
ublicly proclaimed his changed life.
A few nights later layman noted
ane in the congregation, far back.
he man wanted to profess conver-
on. but admitted he could not 20 to
le front because Colvin wos working
lere and he wanted no trouble in such
place. The layman told the evangel
t, who reported to Colvin. The rail-
'ader looked up with tears In his eyes
Id said: M
why, Brother Tetley, did threaten
ane, but, man alive, I'd forgotten all
'out that When | gave my heart to
sus the other night all hatred went
i Of 1t. ! haven't anything against
aiter Lane. Where is her"
And, with the layman, CoIvin went
ok to Walter Lane. the preacher
i'd, extended his hand and grasped
Q palm that had held the pistol, yea.
Q very fingers that fhad fired hui.
to send his drunken brother to
ell; and he got down on his knees
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