The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-06-27
Mcconnell Presents Strong Argu-
ment for Divinity Of the Nazar-
enc, Holding Absorbed Inter-
est Of Congregation
MISSOURI JUDGE is
MADE A BELIEVER
Evangelist Appeals to History, Sci
ence and Philosophy in Proof
Of Claims for Jesus as
Son Of God

lmpressing a knowledge acquired
through speculative theory by testi.
mony and by experience, Lincoln Nc
Connell presented an argument on the
divinity of Christ Of profound scien-
tific, intellectual and spiritual value
tc an absorbed congregation at the
tabernacle last night.
i can lead any honest man to Jesus
Christ" Mcconnell had told sa!s-
souri, jurist years ago, and he assum-
ed that task last night. He bitterly
rebuked "sneering, so-called science"
which scoffed without knowledge, in
sisting that the true, honest scientist
made thorough personal investigation,
seeking by real experience to gain
knowledge il experience could be got
1t was number of years ago that
Mcconnell was invited by Judge Lewis
Of Rockport, Mo-, to visit in the jur-
lists home and talk over Christianity.
The judge was known as honest, pos
sessing sterling qualities, absolute in
tegrity, singleness Of purpose and use
fulness of life, but skeptic who was
the most injurious influence against
Christianity and the church In that
town. He and Mcconnell talked to-
gether for several hours, and it was
this conversation, or part Of it, which
was given as the powerful, magnetic
sermon of last night.
Dishonest Mind Defined.
Mcconnell defined. in the first
| place, dishonest mind as one which
was biased, set, concluded, one which
had settled question or opinion and
| which was so preiudiced by it as to
be unable to accept evidence to the
contrary.
"a wise man can change his mind,
a fool never does the preacher said.
and he insisted that the honest mind
may reach conclusion today diamet-
ricalIy opposite that Of yesterday. The
Judge was an honest man, whose rear,
ing had been atheistic, whose school.
ing and home life had tended toward
development of his skepticism He did
not believe Christianity's claims were
/ well founded; he did not believe or
tLedoxy at all; he didn't believe the
Garden OF Eden story; the tablets .o
stone record; the Jonah experience o
: the Bible-and Mcconnell told him hii
disbelief along those lines made nj
difference whatsoever so far as tht
argument regarding Christs divinit,
I was concerned.
Judge Lewis. when asked If he be
lieved Jesus Christ was man or
myth, saidChrist had lived good mar
that the Bible was true record Q
His earthly career, but that the Mas
ter was merely man and the fount
er of Christianity.
They compared points, lcConne
asserting that, as Judge Lewis az
= mitted, Jesus Christ lived on cart
only SS years; that He never went
v school; that He was not accepted as
prophet; that He had been rejecte
and condemned by His own people
that He had little company OF twel'
'e- disciples none Of whom had influen'
id iii any iiepaT ttiiiiiiert Of affairs n
ir- Christ was crucified and hence fail'
al publicly; that in few days the ia
as got out He had risen from the dea
"a although to forestall any such sto
the Roman government had establis
re ed guard Of agnostics over His tom
nd nevertheless this monstrous lie abo
Ia this jew got circulated througho
vs. Jerusalem and it grew and gr'
among those triumphant enemies W
saw him die until thousands amo
them in Jerusalem gave themselS
to this Jesus although to do II mef
of ostracism: and the Christian chul
air. was established then and there
BED Jerusalem where this monstrous Il
the for he was a liar if merely man. '
hat crucified.
md II He Was a Man.
we'd iii Christ was merely man he '
ion. (Consinued on Page rour)