The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-07-07
big BiIl' breaches Powerful Ser
mon on Rich Young Man Of
the Bible = Eleven Per-
sons Profess Conversion
WEDNESDAY 10 BE
RECOGNITION DAY
Merchants Asked to Close Between
2;3O and 4P.M. Large Delega-
tion Coming from FL Reno To-
night Mcconnell to Preach
Zone thing thou lackest .

"One thing thou lackesti"
That was a declaration of Jesus
Christ to rich young man, who was
lost to eternal salvation because he
was minus the quantity demanded.
And, that declaration having been se-
lected for a text by Big Bill" Tetley,
the evangelist held up TO congrega-
tion last night the problem: III that
young man, perfect morally, was lost
because he did not possess the one
thing, how about the rest of us?" He
preached powerful sermon, and
eleven persons professed conversion
following it.
Tetley showed HON tine rich young
man had won the love of Christ
through the possession of five super
ior morai attributes, yet refused to
submit to the divine lordship Of the
Master, and was lost.
The preacher declared this warn
ing to take stock in self, warning
against resting secure in self-right-
eousness or good morals alone. He
called upon ans in his AUDIENCE who
had kept all the commandments that
had been kept By the young man of
Bible history to stand up and testify.
There was no response.
yet there are people here who are
depending Oh their own morality to
save them,' Tetley insisted You
measure yourself vita someone else,
and usually select the weakest sam
pie. Usually you trot out the scrawn-
lest little runt in the church in Chick
asha and show him up and boast of
your superiority. Why ann't you ever
pick out the runt in the lodge you
belong to? Why do YOU always seek
some little rat terrier of a runt in the
church of Jesus Christ by whom to
measure yourself? Why not pull out
some old saint, tried and true through
all the years? Why? Because he or
she would show you up sust about as
rat terrier beside an elephant"
He proved by the physical examina-
ton given an applicant for army ser
vice that no matter how favorably the
applicant might Compare with some
friend or acquaintance, If he failed to
/ possess one quaIificatioa demanded by
the U. S. governments measuring
standard, then he wasN rejected. He
had fallen short of th@ requirements.
Tetley warned men who trust in the
material matters of life. insisting that
though one had riches he might pos
sess the spirit of the beggar of the
street.
II He said the rich young man stood
at the very border-land of the king
dom of Jesus Christ but never gained
admittance. 1t is possible to come
very near and still remain outside for
eternity, the evangelist said. and he
recited tragic poem. Almost"
There are men in Chickasha al
L liOSt peTSuducu, Dut WHO Nlli 70 iOo'
/, forever," he exclaimed "They may
| have been enjoying much that Is com
( monty called success. but they're go
! ing out of life miserable failure! 1
you refuse to let Jesus Christ come
|. into your heart you're going out Q
! life a doomed failure!"
IL No home existed where mothe
> wept over the failure of her san bu
+ had written over its door zone thinl
d thou lackest.' Tetley said, and tn
same thing spelled the reason TO
n every heartache and tear and sorroS
g Of every mother and wife and child
! The spirit Of Christ had gone out Of
it life.
Tetley narrated story of youn
soldier. son of widowed mother
whose support was his burden. H
was found weeping by chaplain. an
e. explained that he had been temple
al On payday. had begun drinking, the
ir gambling and had lost his wages. II
er could not send money 70 his depen'
ed ent mother. and his hsart was breal
OF ing. He urged the Chaplain to wril
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