The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1914-02-07

"A Grievious Heritage
We are. and ever have been. yea
and ever will be delighted, when we
inherit our dead or living relatives
wealth, but, | read few days ago OF
a man that inherited certain throne
but refused because he thought there
we're more honor than there was
peace in that inherited throne. and his
brother and other relatives are dis
tressed because he would or had not
accepted.
But All! There Is a grievlous heir
tage. Father you ought to be omre
than careful for your children are
the flesh of your flesh and the blood
of your blood, and II you are not pure
your children can not be pure.
Yes, you ought to listen to the poet
and hear him say how careful then
aught to live. with what religious
fear, who such a strict account must
give for my behavior here"
And, as we look at so many dear
and innocent children. some with car
buncles, some with itching pimples,.
Some with weak and sore eyes, and
some with cancers and tonsilitis, we
ask why are there so much affliction
and suffering among these children
The doctors and scientists said, In
Chicago that the eyes OF children was
effected on the account OF too regular
visiting the moving picture shows, and
that carbuncles are from bruise, and
that the tonsil troubles are from the
effect OF unsanitary drinking cups. SO
one by one they explain away the
cause OF these sufferings.
But my brothers, hear me and lis-
ten to Gods word:
This or the Goth and 9th part of the
suffering from an heritage that these
children had no control or they would
have rejected.
Oh! how grievious is this heritage
of suffering!
Look! yes look at the suffering mil'
lions who inherit from father these
loathsome diseases and all the way
through life, some crippled. some al
most blind, some not able to make
their own living. and some near sight
ed, and almost helpless.
And these wayside sufferers, are
increasing daily for almost on every
path Of life that men travel, you Will
find some that have been mistreated
both by word and deed. Yes you
find some mothers daughter suffering
the loss OF her virtue, and II. you In
uuire you will find that the father was
an immoral reprobate and Satan's
whispers 81 am only collecting inter
est" But God is only visiting the In
iquity OF the father upon the children
Look out yonder on the streets. and
see hundreds OF young men and WON
en- who look decrepit, careworn anc
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these young people looking and acting
, in this way, and the answer comes II
thunder peals, why the fathers hav'
eaten sour grapes and 1t set theiI
| children's teeth on edge.
But I appeal to you be up and arm
yourself with the sword OF faith, ant
cali these dear ones to make a halt
And ere long you will hear then
say I am coming to the cross. | an
700: and weak and blind. am count
Ing all but lost. shall salvation find
YOUNG man. Young woman, tht
suffering Of this life is not to b'
, compared to the glory that shall bs
revealed II you will only turn from
Your way and do right
, One night some time ago, after
had finished preaching a young lady
calr. to the pulpit and shook my hant
and said lev. you don't know me, fol
, was quite small when you saw m,
last, and ! want to tell you your ser
mon tonight seemed to be to me ant
no one else. have not lived as wa,
raised, but, II you will help me will
| start from tonight to live an uprigh
life. She said she had not had I
happy day since she turned away from
, her mothers training.
Il And, my brethren.w should no