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

ing environment teSllNes To lnc unique
character. OF the person and work OF
Jesus Christ. Napoleon has mo sense
OF sin, no need of a saviour. no ap-
probation Of Christ and his intimate
and subtle relationship to human sor-
row and human need. To him Jesus
Christ is the founder OF an empire
The Empire Of Peace. The Conccp-
tlon Of this empire is unique II Is
founded on love rather than'on force
and blood, The empires Of Alexander
and Caesar are 70 be mere incidents. OF
history Socrates dies Ike a pullu.O-
pher, Christ dies like a God This is
the academic opinion OF keen force
ful man Of the world, VINO iu the
midst OF his disappontment may CIV"
us the benefit OF his mature uhserNa-
tions
st. Pauls attitude is the attitude Of
the converted Christian, who out Of
his subjective knowledge Of Christ IS
able logically 30 testify as to the char
actor and worth OF the plans OF saliva
ton. Experience ana Tatiou are
che only mediums by which a man
may know the personal relationship
OF Jesus Christ to Himself Human
wisdom by all the subtle and attractive
Charms which belong TO IT can bring
no comfort or peace to the soul that
seeks for rest and peace. Greek phil
osophy with Its cold impersunal
hlandlshment, never awakened hope
in any soul and never wiped the tears
from the eyes OF a Ienltent and con-
trite supplicant.
Tho group of II men who assembled
or the mountainside in Gdliiee in re
spOnse to the command OF our Lord
were not an impressive group and
yet that quality was to mark, often
times, a popularity OF the christian
church, faradoXes were to abound.
llliteracy was TO c,niound learning,
stammering tongues We're to cOnfound
the will, the foolishrosS of preaching
was t. overcome the iogiC pt philUso-
piers,
These men limited in education cir
cumscribed by antique prOVinCialism,
commonplace in intellect were to
oVcrturn all systems, religious, social
and political The culture of Greece
was 70 be trausmutcd by divine al
Chemy into a mighty agency for set
ting forth the Kingdom of God. The
religion OF the Jews was to be in
terpreted with new meaning end the
beauty Of holiness wrapped in the
foTCeful language which God gave to
His prophets for the edifcation of His
chosen people.
These men entered upon their work
with serious handicaps The natural
and instructive prciuoices f the Jew
who abhorred the geEtiles that Is the
people who were not Jews The in
famed minds-distorted with all the
various elements Of racial and relig
iCus hatred-werc not fit ID in their
natural state 20 preach the Gospel OF
Jesus Christ, but the transformed
hearts of these men, who determined
to follow the Master recognized every
man as the child of G'd.
We should naturally wonder why
cur God allowed the beginning Of His
church to be so hudercd by small
group of inexperienced men. why
did lie not rent large hail. invite
the leading wealthy TO finance the
movement and, in edition, request
the cooperation Of Jewish rabbiS ana
Greek scholars This sort of move
ment would appeal To- the culture and
refinement of the day
The GOSPEL Of the christ Is now
must be in its simplicity -ddapted to
all people of all conditions. II was
the incarnate Christ impCrs Crating
In a concrete form the attributes OF
the eternal God Tie preached word
was to be invested with all the ire
mendOus elements of Gods potential
truth and life. The mcn-Gratcful TO
Jesus Christ FOR calling them to preach
and haptise all natiCrs-went forward
in his grace to do it, But what a
contrast with the pTcsent-daN meth
cdsl 1t is nearly two thousand years
since God sent forth these men to
teach and baptise. Six centuries Of
Lat time devoted TO preaching and
the development of the church one
thousand years of darkness. black i'm
penetrable darkness, owing to the
awful mistake OF surendeIing the
church to worldly domination and
luxury; resulting i'm political. social
and religious chaos. Then the ref
ormation, when the church OF God
came to that magnificent spiritual
consciousness that gave men vision
Cf God such as it had never before
enjoyed marking an application Of
the life and work Of Jesus Christ and
the potential value and capacity OF
the individual; giving great impetus
t. the study IT the word Of God. and
fostering individual opinion about
matters of faith
The Christian Obligation of Being
Beacon Lights.