The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1914-02-06
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TELLS Of
NEW BIRTH
INCIDENTALLY, EVA N G E.
LIST GIVES PRAISE UNTO
GUTHRIE PEOPLE

| Notwithstanding the bad weather
last night the tabernacle was again
filled with people anxious to hear the
gospel as preached by I.ockett Adalr.
Splendid reports from the district
| rayer meetings continue to come III
| and it is an evident fact that the
| praying people of Guthrie realize the
Nowe. ana need of prayer The
evangelist moved the people last
Light by his masterful and brilliant
Illustrations and some demonstration
was manifested when one OF his
pointed sayings would strike home
such telling truths. He preached
Yesterday morning at 10 oclack or
how 10 fish. Last night one OF tic
most soul testimonies that has been
Witnessed during the meeting con
d.cted by the evangelist, large |
II mber Of people stood and testified |
TO the fact Of being born again. The |
evangelist states that he is highly |
p,eased with the people OF Guthrie |
and its fine PASTORS, the efficient !
services rendered by the newspapers
was highly commended by him, and
he says that Guthrie is one of the
llyeliest cities he has ever visited in
Oklahoma It's we'll paved streets,
Municipal Bath House puts 1t into a
class BY itself THE evangelist
reached from the text John 81
The words which Jesus of Nazareth
spoke to Nicodemus when the latter
Z eaamc inqusitive- sought him after
4 mantle of darkness had come, and
asked Christ to give some reason for
religion formed the basis of the ser
mon. The subject of regeneration
was handled in such an explicit man
aer that if there We're any Nico-
demuses in the audience they kept +.
heir identify carefully concealed M |
Adlir devoted some time to answering
criticisms of the doctrine of The new
l.rth. He said that some, people
have said that it is "a psychological
1Yclone and he added that he prayed
God that IA psychological cyclone may
strike Guthrie tonight some say
hat it is a religious mania well, I
/ it is religious mania, | thank 5
sod that religious mania struck me
years ago and now ! am happy.
nope never get over il. I thank
;od hat Jesus was old fashioned
snongh to believe in the second birth
when he said to Nicodemus, except a
nan be born again Tor afresh or anew
rom abovel, he can not see the king
lom OF God. Thank God | am old
'ashioned enough 10 believe in the
;econd birth
"Nicodemus was man Of high po
ition He came 10 Jesus in the
tight time and said frankly. We
NOW thou art teacher sent from
iod. Niccdemus wanted TO he TED
uto the intellectual reasons for
hris's miracles. Christ wished to
nwess him w.th the fact that relig-
on is not a matter of intellect so
much as of the heart. and he said
nat he must be born again. Some
say that they cant believe in the
second birth because OF the mystery
with IL. let ME tell you.
here is no more mystery in the
irsitual birth than there is in the
'hysical birth
The new birth is not intellectual !
rhr physician cant tell you why and
low bread and meat make red or
lnscles. bui he knows and you anuW
hat If You don't eat yoH viii die
The second birth is not founded on
Philosophy IS a matter .
u outside @ servations. Religion is
N inward experience.
The preacher criticised the msal
It" who always tells sou how good
lie is and how lad somebody else is