The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-06-09
Dramatic Incident
at the Revival
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alfillation with a Christian congrega
tlon, the evangelist insisted A mar
might have lovely Christian parents
yet be on the straight road 10 hell. h.
said, because his personal relation.
with Jesus Christ were not Of The
light sort.
Tetley insisted he was not here Il
srraisn the church. because the church
was the representative OF Christ, bul
Il II needed treatment for disease
which threatened TO rob il OF its life
then he was prepared TO administer
the prescription.
IL my aged mother 76 years old.
back In Missouri, were suffering from
appendicitis and received a message
that an operation was necessary to
remove the disease from her I'd wire
Dack 10 take her TO- the hospital, to
have the surgeons knife used to cut
the diseased organ from her body
Tetley declared And he went ON to
show that disease OF formality and I'M
conservation was eating at the church
and should be removed.
Church Membership Not Sufficient.
Mere membership in the church is
not the thing which saves There
are TOO many just church members.
ietiey cried : 'Sayation lies in the
person OF Jesus Christ and you've gor
to live close TO Him in order TO be
saved. There are too many just jim,
ers' when there should be real Chris
tians In the church OF God"
Tetley scornfully referred to the
question which will be asked shortly
by many: How many liners have
you had?"
We're not looking for liners. the
preacher exclaimed We're looking
tor the old Bill goats and Nanny goats
to be just turned ini the sheep |
guess all OF us were the goat pas
ture till God took us out, but we don't
propose TO just seek people to jine'
the church"
He gave a fine illustration OF this
'jining' condition. insisting that many
persons went through the ordinances
Oi the church and were no more af |
fected by 1t than a Billy goat eating
straw. He. said that many a time,
when hef was a pastor, he felt like
throwing bootjack at the old Tom
and sissy cats OF his congregation who
were always running out at nights and
hanging around the dark alleys.
God says always that His children
are partakers OF the Divine nature"
Tetley explained ! don't despise the
day or means of grace but there must
he union with heaven when we go
through Christian ordinances. A man
can be baptized and go straight TO
hell, He can eat all the bread and
drink all the wine OF the communion
service at the Lord S table and still
go TO hell He must be a partaker
with the divinity of Jesus Christ in
order to fulfill Gods demands and be
saved"
He told OF a little girl weeping
fright over dogs bark. The
comforting her, told the child
to be not afraid because the animal
had ceased barking" The tot peeped
through her fingers, gazed at the dog
and said, But he still looks like he
had some more bark In himl"
The Barking CANNES.
Some preacher comes to town and
scores dancing. Tetley said, whereupon
some little flee begins barking" The
preacher hits at card playing and a
bark follows He raps lewd pictures
snd profanity and uncleanness. and
ieeper erowl is raised, the evangelist
said.
He told OF a young man now in
Shickasha, who was on a train few
lays ago A travelling acquaintance
some lewd pictures for
but was scorned by the
foung Christian Somewhat embar-
'assed, the picture man strolled into
mother car aud found four men play
ng cards. He showed the nasty pho
os to the players and was greeted
With outlaws and great cordiality
'Lewd pictures and card-playing go
ogether" Tetley cried "The girl
ind the fellow who play cards soon
get the courage to put over other foul
hings. Yet there are many parents
light here who encourage the admit
ance into their homes OF those THINGS
Which tend to make gamblers of their
and to send them to he'll.
And those parents are church mem
,ersl"
Church membership doesn't mean
he being merely religions. the preach
n said. Any decent heather Is re-
lgious. Anybody can participate IN
service. he said but he
nay not have real. loving loyalty To-
esils Christ therefore is not q Chris