The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-01-12
CHRISTIANS TO
HAVE COURAGE
Being q Follower of Christ Is a
Mans Job This Evange-
list Says.
SCORES COW ARDLY OFFICERS

Evangelist G. o. Jones preached
last night at the First Mcthodist
church from the text which of the
Twain Shall Release Unto Your"
lie said In part
This was question prupounded to
by Plate 10 the Jews who had arrest
ed Christ and brought him before him
for trial. PLATE had ON his hands AN
other noted prisoner whose name was
Barrabas. plate had scarcely expect
ed that they would ask for the release
Of Il murderer rather than Jesus, but
they did. They asked for II murderer
Ia preference 10 Christ
There are lot OF people living
now just like those. There nre II lot
OF people living now who have more
consideration for an outlaw than they
do for Jesus Christ Hut Pilnte was
responsible for not releasing Jesus.
He had It In his power to do so, aud
he did not do II
A Pie Counter Politician.
III you can do thing. and do not
do 1t, you are responsible for IL. Sen
atOr Owen OF this state SAYS that Pi-
late was Il pie counter politician. lie
had job and didn't want 10 lose It.
PllAte had political job, and he had
to hang on to It. Many a fellow has
gene to the devil through political
job Many fellow has gone into
politics and sold out have a pro.
found respect FOR good officer, and
especially when his office puts him IN
danger. never see an officer who
takes the oath 10 enforce the law, and
who then goes out to fenrlcssy and
hrayely enforce the law. | never sea
Il man like that but what | feel Ike
lifting my hat to him But | have
II profound contempt for one OF those
lowdown scoundreis who sell out for n
price. They ought to be- behind the
bars right now.
The reason we have 20 many
gambling houses and hOOtlcggiug
Joints and hellholrs NJ sin is because
some Of these men who swore that
they would enforce the law are refus
Ing to do II. have more respect for a
hootlegger than I have for an officer
like that town Is often full Of
gambling houses and bootlegging
Joints, and the officers can't see or
mel single one Of them
Every Man Knows His Duty.
"Pilate had an office and didn't
want to lose IT, You remember that
when PLATE was insisting that they
turn Jesus loose, they finally said /.
II YOU turn this man loose. you are
not Caesars friend That was the
last straw that broke the cames
back They said II he turned this
man loose he would incur the displeas-
ure " Caesar, and off would come
his official head and that settled the
whole business, But PLATE knew
what was right
Il believe that nearly every man
has right convictions Nearly every
man knows what he ought tu do. There
are mighty few sinners In oklahoma
! city, but know what Is right. You
know what is right, yOu have known
all your live, that you ought to be
Christians | believe the reason peo.
pie are lost In their sins Is because
,hey have not the courage uf their
convictions Not because they need
sense, or because they need convic.
tiOn, but because they need the moral
stamina, the manhood to do the right
thing.
"A lot Of fellows think It * II sign
Of weakness To become religious. No.
II ls II big job IL Is mans job. II
takes a fellow with backbone to do IT,,
n fellow wi5aEgreat courage to do II.
nnd the reUspA slot Of fellows don't
do It is becAas,N Elsey are too little to
do It. A glkts yho had the salvation
Of his souk ~ lIs mind said to me one
day dOwh I'm tennessee that he hau
Cme to the conclusion that anything
man cant do and be- Christian he
can't do and be II gentleman said .
You have hit h right And il wasn't
long before he was converted
"A dead fish IAN float down stream.
but II takes n live one to 20 up Don't
let the devil lead you. Don't let the
devil put anybody In your way to back
you down.
MOOdy's story OF Failure.
Moody tells Of young man In
Chicago who was very sick, aud he
sent for Moody TO come. ana Moody
came and prayed with him aud talk
cu 10 him The young fellow was
very much concerned about his souls
Aviation lie finally promised the
| ltrd that II hc would let him get up
from that bed he would take the very
fhs opportunity tO publicly confess
Christ. He got we'll aud one day at a
meeting. MOODY Otlced this man wa,
present. and went down tO him and
talked moment. and asked him II
he was going tn I've Christian. II,
suid. cant Ice n Christian here II
Chicago around all these people
know I'm going out into the cOun
try and begin again Moody said
iun promised God faithfully that yol
would take the first opportunity u
publicly confess Christ II he would le
YOU get up from that bed Of afflic
llon Yes, said the young man, bu
can't do II here And he refuse,
to confess Christ
"Some time afterward Moody wa
ynlled 10 see u Young man who wa
dying II was this same fellow VIII
had promised Cod that he would con
fess him. and then had refused. II
said; Mr. Moody. II IL too late now
Mo ldy asked him n he was wllln
! that he should pray for him IN
, young man insisted that Il was to
late, aud told Moody that he woul
: letter 10 on und help somebody els,
The fellow was sinking rapidly, nm
Moody heard him murmur' The ha
vest ls past the summer II ended nm
am not saved Fainter aud falnte
grew the whisper, the harvest Is pas
the summer is GUIDED and am n,
saved In few minutes that ma
went out Into eternity with the awf,
onnyiction upon his soul that he hn