Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-02-07

Christians pare white light must |
ever gleam.
First; They are the beacons or
the ideal Ideals lure to achievement |
As lho moon draws tides OF the sea, /
so the noble dreams Of the magma /
Ion mat men call ideals draw ine'
tides of the human spirit There /
never has been an inventor or eA- !
plorer or leader among men who mas
not been dreamer or dreams, 1
Every Columbus setting sail over the |
unknown western sea has followed .
the star Of his. dreams, Men smile .
at castles I'm Spain, bat castles IN
spain have been the harhingers OF .
castles in reality
ou' lueals' uiS l'le.u "'u p'oluo', ,''
into oIl your nersonaI iite They aro |
to Illuminate your own pathway and {
keen Won pnre and true. would .
sooner think of n score Of demon
driven automobiIes sneedipp across a
crowded tborouphfare on a dark nipht
without Iigbts fhan 10 mink Of I'm. /
man personalities rushing through |
life without the lights OF the ideal. /
Your ideals are 10 lac the invig.
Grating mower of vour calling. what !
ever that may bo. on. YES there is
drudpery cnonpb I'm II whether II bo
the monotonous pronarinp OF briefs.
bolstering people who think that they /
are sick when they are not trying
to .instill knowledge into minds too
dun or too lazy 10 understand tho
measuring of goods, tho Iteeping OF /
accounts. the reclaiming Of wornout
lands or the preparinp OF sermons
and listening to tho nerpIeXities of
burdened hearts. But this drudgery
of daily. toll is redeemed by the ideal
vision of what YOU are striving 10 do.
by the thought OF s,erna, Justice.
healthy humanity. straight thinking
minds. efficient harvests, Gods king.
dom of the golden. ace Of universal
herhood-hrought nearer becaus,
Of the work Won have done.
nI,.o,,ri,o -, ,,,o ,iot, -, ,ho Idco,
',' -, W '"- va Wv s'' w Wv
Th2L true religion and the ldeal are
joined together in inseprable Wedlock
goes without saying. Het strange to
say IN religion-aboVe all other
places-the ideal mas been otten sadly
hidden. In this sphere the lighthouse
mas often been deemed or greater I'M
portanCe than the hght the letter
man the spirit. Sacerdotallshl' &C.
cleslastlclsm. .rltuallsn. liberalism,
doSmatlsm nave stood IN the llgnt OF
loVe ana truth ana opedlehce' rms
oDscurlhg OF tne nBht OF the lueaI
rehgloh mas caused mulutuues TO DO
denied the precious comfort or Christ-
ION telloNshlp IN the church OF Jesu'
whrlst' 30 not misuhderstahd me
Lhe eccleslastlcal systems are sood
II regarded as scat1oldlng' they pe'
come the ponds or death Wheh they
cease to be the means and are re-
sarded as an END IN themselves
Ihere is no more splehuld service
that men can renuer than IN patlelllly
helplns orRahlZeu reilSlon TO tha'
proauer VISION Whlch aIone gives
room lor nie. tet yourselves ac
qua'h'eu WIN lhe SigilliIcahco ana tne
power OF "hat lnisht be calleu tne
new eNahseicallsmo Whlch mas
Christ' not theoiogicai' metaphyslcal
'hrlSt put Warm' pulsihg' human
personality as the inspiration ana
strength or the ldeal OF service TO
ulau anu IN'hg IeloWShlp WIN ,he
%VLe!"a % Gou; lnosG Who CahhQl sec
i.elT way Tlea' 10 ueIlhltG soiuI,on
VI &'I prUDIGIis III rtllsloI snou,u pe-
Holu lhe HSnI OF UHe luGal IN relsloil
second we are TO ne DeacGns OF
lu' irue pcrsouall'y' leISonu'ltS 10
aIi a.,Ii, lhal separates man from
luIuE, peISonaH'! Is "haI you really
are PorSohallly Is composed OF your
", nIlIhlhE' your WlilHg' your LOVING
Ihere Is nothing so powerful IN TINS
universe as PersohaIlly' lhereIore' II
ls very tsSehtidl IHat we SHouId nave
ne REM klhu ol perS0haI tleS' Where
the WIN ana lhe ahlpiuoh outweigh
ConScIeuce, mere you nave fnaHsn
PeIson4htS. Ili,i NneIe nl'hd ana heart
.tu anu N'l dpounu III IltneS. PIoluSioIl,
lheIe SVu nave the truest ana hopleSI
ptIsonahly' IhGre never was such an
en- eiIlppui'lenI rem, OF Ile perfect personaIlty
as thal Whlch was seen IN Jesus
, NIIISI' re was 'he incarnation OF an
l'al ne 'noushI ana taushl' ana no
llah man an ever come TO lhe personality
'hal ne ousht 10 nave untli ne Is maue
over again GIter tle Iashloh OF the
new PcrSo"aHly OF we Onlisl' EN-
Cepl Se pe porn OF bhe spirit ye can
"oI SEE the hlnsuoili OF uou'
eI sondiily mas the po"er OF I'M
pa Par.lns llS own secret treasures
mere Is no sum influence IN an the
NprIu as perSohal influence. rms was
WY Cnr'st choSe lhe writing OF nm