Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-11-03


among them WruuE ana sim bon great
abundance. but boy that We should uo
Warned. Yet I'm even greater aNuud-
un"o there WAS nobility ana t.'tNfI.
nrs and integrity and honor and
achievement Oi character bN That u
,s Intended Nr should DEE warned and
nhplrod so proud of it, go uhsDss,d
hN %, ll you WILL that Wp shall deter
mluu hy the grace uf God to hND with
AN our mlghl according tO that tudi.
ton. ] cannot hut think that ths ls
the first NaIuc uf this festival, that
We not only initiate, Nut surpHss tho
touuness of the past TINS ,ummem-
uuuun Is no fetish. This memorial
day is no superstitous reverence Tho
only good Il can ever possibly do Nv
s To inspire us 10 pattern and cA"ctd
remembered virtue.
? But again, the context of the
words We are thinking about is a
strong reminder that I'm the final sum
of things, when the ultimate gather
Ing of the saints shall take place NJ
the throne of God, some whom we
thought We had every right 60 cNpcU
to ho there viii not be tuere. The
basis Of this assertion is found in the
Tact, that I'm the general enumeration
Of the tribes here made, the great and
wealthy and prosperous tribe OF Dan
Is omitted.
! do not know that the loss OF one
tribe Of the twelve has any symbolic
connection with the loss Of one of our
Lords twelve apostles but At any rate
III is a rather striking coincidence that
one OF twelve In each instance should
have failed Of final success Ana
more than that. 1t is a striking coin
cldouCc that both In the case OF the
tribes ana in that Of the apostles just
the ones should have failed whom, on
natural principles, We should have
least expected to fail Judas, among
the apostles, was, In practical matters
because he had the greatest ability for
them, the most trusted Of all, lie was
the financier of the company. In the
words Of the Gospel, he carried the
bag. Dan, among the tribes was, III
wealth of territory and In natural ad-
vantage, the most richly endowed OF
the whole number. In the division OF
the land. when the tribes took pos
session Of Caauan, just that which was
most fertile, that which was situated
with best advantage, fell to Dams lot
And yet as Judas perverted his abill-
ties and betrayed hts trust, so Dan,
ungratGully forEetful altogether of
the generous Providence of God, mls-
used his gifts SO grossly that he failed
utterly at last of any mention among
the sealed of the Almighty.
II was a sad ending Of great pros
poets and great promises, and but one
application can be made Of IT. There
is no advantage in the mere, alone
fact Of favorable outward circunis
stance Perhaps there are some of
us who think there is, but we are
dcluded The fate of the tribe of Dan
proves that. No man shall be able 10
get into heaven 10y virtue Of the sim
pie fact that he was born 20 the pur-
pie Of extra privilege and favor. The
mere, unsupported fact that We hold
some bishops confirmation certificate
is never going TO command unques-
toned entrance to the eternal pres
ence. The case of Dan, the case of the
lost apostle prove that, that most TO
be desired end is compassed by those
in the earthly kingdom Of God who
diligently use the privileges they en-
Joy for the purposes for which Goa
intended them. They shall fan of ac-
Ccptance with Him if they pervert
them. And somehow, ! cannot but
think that this warning Is OF special
force to us churchmen. For the fact
is, that with our traditions, with our
endoWments as 'hurch' WIN our 9u,
peTlor adNahlaEtS oi WutS"IP "'!u
knoWleuge' WIN Nne rIch lle "i S'i,t
llness inns chuI'h mas pi ouu uCNu III .,,e .,te
days that nave preceueu oul 10 e,,e
us as eNallpIe ana lhSP"dr ro", W.
an our prelentionS 10 IoN"!S ~ S ,r'
I"ll uuln o. 'ou p'lole tIl' W. |
ulNIdeu IN IS'TH"pI,' II 'S',. '"li''Us
be thai we snalI pe helu ,apou''i'S a.,
'.''i,.,,,a ,,.Jtn faitb md foi tho w,v
,,,, l,,u ,i,,,. ana or, taI,nts for
-. IVA so,',.i.a u,bon We stand
i',f,ra iho iidor,snt bor nf Christ In
,T,'. % tra',,nrdous rosnoneihili-
,ins ,,.o arc, octon g., noreistontIv Yriy-
'I,,,,., "a a. ,,,astnrni and minimizing
God beim ms ~ sobrirty and more
,,,i..,', i,,i,it do mt moan sour-
noss ,'' dn NOT moan denriyation and
l,...ati,,,, % an io,, ond oll nloasure.
,',,,,, f,a VOL. nio,h iptoIorabIGI both TO
innl, ot ana ia live If If should be
,,,,r,d irto Tho dopl, and ploomv
NM, soimo daIuded nulnits arc irving
49, ,,'ol,oi - am / do moan more mod
or.tin,, great deal more moderation
T., M i,,f,ilgcrres 81 tbo world /
do moan more deyotion n great deal
more 'da,.ntio, ~ Goa ana The rhurcb
"nd tb,t Min of needv humanity
v-Li,b GA ana tho rbur,b dap.nd
/ must nroach this. must preach
mis- with All the oaruestness ana
Strength Of conviction of which | am
c,uaTIe l., is the truth and he who
hIinl,s n docs so ot his peru We must
loarn and never forget we must learn