The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-06-10

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So he prepared against invasion by
mailing up part of the fence again.
He drove nail through picket,
whereupon It sank up to the head in
the rail TO which the picket was to
he attached He inspected the rail
then and found II was rotten, worth
less. He likened some church mem
bers to this rail- and also stated em-
'phatically that the reason some peo-
pie slept in church was because they
had nothing IN which to put what the
preacher had to s4y.
God Calls Sleeping Church.
One OF the signs of sleep Is inactiv-
ity, he said. and 1t is because of this
that God issues His call to sleeping
church, the Almighty protesting that
lie Is not asleep and demanding that
His churcn wake up. Inactivity In the
Masters work is one Of the chief rea-
sons why the sleeping church exists,
Tetley declared
lie Insisted that while he did not be-
lieye the tale Of Rip Van Winkle yet
many church members were living on
bluff and asleep OH the job, leaving
few others to carry all the response
bility OF financing aud conducting the
affairs Of the church. The sleepy ones
60, as It were. into church dormitory
and there starye and sleep themselves
through life They don't respond 70
the bell calling them to the blessings
Of Jesus Christ, therefore starve spir.
ituaIly.
If you keep fellow running
around he won't 60 to sleep on you,
Tetley cried. "and il church members
will keep active they won't 90 to sleep
while the Lords work waits"
He knew a man in Missouri who slept
every time he entered church. But
this man ran for marshal Of his town
and during his campaign was as active
as cat He seemed to never sleep.
Tetley recalled that Uncle Sam" fell
asleep in his church one Sunday and il
annoyed the minister "Will some
body please wake up Uncle Sam?" the
preacher asked. ana somebody did
Uncle sam looked at Tetley as though
to say, $50 on. preacher I've got con
fidenee in you" and Immediately re
turned to sweet sIumber, which ht
performed out loud Several times
Tetley had the man awakened, anf
the last time called so loud Uncle San
stirred and muttered, I'm awake
Uncle sam simply was rellgiously mo
tionless.
why is it whea the Master cali
for service so few respond Tetlel
asked. Jesus Christ never said on
q the fruits Of the Christian life wa
ability to sleep"
lnsensibilty to the slight impres
sion was touched upon by The preach
or, who demanded to know If God ha'
tc speak In a whirlwind or thundel
or were chickasha people kcenly ser
sitive to His voice He said the res
son SO many we're destitute Of tn
blessings OF God was because
drowsiness while surrounded by tn
Almighty
Tetlcy commented on the dreams (
siumber. showing how some are cor
cernine great achievements and ar
fine air castles that vanish with walk
lulness and others are nauseating an
worth nothing How are you dream
ng in the church Of Jesus christ?' \
asked. and then discussed Nightmares
He declared some in the church wer
having spiritual Nightmares hecaus
they goreed themselves on weine
wurst and sauerkraut-like literatur
such as Russelllsm and other isms.
Many talk ineoherently and walk
their sleep. Tetley said, and there az
many such in the church. He illu
! 'trated this BY Citing a Woman wi