Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-03-07

new one, indeed. hut the same old
message, fho message ot truth Al
woUld like 10 emphasize ~ pegina-
nencC. as IN" motive which snail shape
and CloIifN our Who'll" eNpsgienC" 10
IN" I.ts ot The future. There Is moth
inE NJ precious as truth. There Il
nothing so dear 10 God who IL truth
Itself. 81 Paul sums NJ for Us ia one
clear. terse statement the Will ~ fhe
Almighty WHOA h." says. Good walls
al men 20 be saved and come 10 III"
. knowledge ~ IN" truth This per-
hapS explains the care our Heavenly
Father has always taken 10 teach Us
truth. lie taught our first parents IN
Paradise, Nv patriarch and pGopA"t
he taughH and kept ai!V" truth IN m"
long night that preceded the coming
OF his son. who ~ the wayo the tTuth
land fhc lfc"
We must consider occasions when
we estimate declarations. The oCCa-
sion az This declaration was question
proposed BY Piia'". Before him stood
our Savior, a prisoner bound and
hopeless. apparently. The stern Ro.
man saw Ia him Il majesty that bonds
could not conceal. and h" asked. ART
thou then "a king" Christ answered
him, solemniyo emphatically, histori-
Cally. "Tho0 sayst that l am a king,
ana theD-with divine light in his
eyes and divine authority In hts voice
the Lords own son lifted hts head
and uttered fh.' sublime declaration.
I'm this was born: for this came
into the world, that | should give tes-
'flmony 20 the truth" Here u is that
Christ sums ~ his mission. He was,
indeed. the light oP the world. Tn"
light shined upon darkness. but ~ r..
yesled ior all time the power. the wis
dom and the goodness Of God, and II
revealed above all else the purpose for
which he sent his son into the world
20 give testimony 10 Hhe truth.
DO facts mean anything to you?
How much Of your life, my friend and
brother, how much of its energies are
you Cashing IN for the cause Of the
The Master? There VIII come a day
when eloquenCe and science and proud
aCCumulations Of our earthly life must
be Ieft az one side. There are no more
than the temporary scaffolding which
is Withdrawn when the cathedral ~
IComplete, ready 20 stand forth mar
Vel of grace and splendor. They are
! but Hhe school books which cono
tribute 90 the boys education. But
once the mind Is trained and the
manly character formed the old worn
out school books are no more than
rubbish. The weli-deveioped mind Is
ready FOR new literature. IA our
childhood Is To our manhood. so our
earthly experiences stand related to
our heavenly life. There. IN that
larger. richer life. the love Of God
shall find free expression. and We
shall no longer see Christ I'm mirror
darkly." but We shall see him face to
face
what, then. does God demand of
you today? How can you make the
Christ-loyc the master motive OF your
life: Listen! IL YOU are impulslve,
ask God 10 give you the calm, re-
strainins influence of deeper love
for Christ. You are slow and unre-
| sponsiye: You lack dynamic force
and power in the cause OF truth. Ask
God for the fire which burned in the
enthusiasm Of Jesus. Are you fault.
finding and unforglylng? Study the
effect of ChristS CrucifiXion uDon the
lives of those early disciples. Are you
anxious about the future? Remem.
Der that love Is immortal and those
who love deeply and sincerely are the
very children Of God. the all-father.
Are you cold and Indifferent toward
Christ. the elder brother? Ask God
to forgive your disioyaity, and help
! you 90 know your Savior so as to love
him ferVently.
My brother, my sister, hear me!
God has given you q will, q free will,
| that no one else can tamper with; a
will that Is Tor you to use and not to
play fast and loose with! God has
given you q will, Just as the builders
OF the Lusitanla have given the great
ship steering apparatus absolutely
! essential to the voyage. God wants
| you to make charity--the charity OF
the heart OF the big brother Of man.
kind, Jesus OF Palestlne---the master
motive Of your life. VIII you do II?
! We talk and sing and dream about the
! bosom Ot mothers love- But gather
the sweet and woolng sympathy. the
! rich and nesting tenderness which
! have throbbed In all the bosoms of all
the mothers In all the human years,
and they but feebly suggest the sym.
! pathy and tenderness which swelleth
IN the bosom OF the Ali-Father! And
most wondrous OF all. the secrets OF
| that bosom have been unveiled In tho |
only begottCn son, even Jesus himself. !
! In every age there Is testimony to the ,
hunger OF the human heart for God. )
! But not until the coming OF the Christ
who brought new motive into re. ,
| ligion--was God brought into contact |
with men as the All-Father. He hath |
declared the unseen Father. And why |
hath he declared him? For this Cod
conceived reason and no other. That |
our manhood and womanhood may
be perfectly ana fuIly rCullHed In HIM. |
This Is salvation life and love !
OF God become automatic In the soul |
OF man.
Our Father. the burden OF our clos.
ing prayer tonight. is for those who !
are pressed down--burdened perhaps |
under the hand OF thy Christening !
provideuce---that thou wilt bear the !
| knowledge OF Jesus unto their |
wounded souls. Bring near TO them |
the sense OF thy quickening presence, |
and above all. OF thy sympathy, thy |
yearning love for them. q, help them ,
to bear what must be borne, and rc.
move what may be removed. - God, !
there are young men in this congreRa- |
ton who need thy word to guide !
them: who need thy presence to cheer |
them; who need thy grace to help !.
them as they hew their way through |
the wilderness OF life into the light |
and peace OF everlasting day. There ,
are young people here who feel the |
lure of the world. the sting OF the |
flesh. the pride OF life. There are |
grown men and women here, o Lord I
saints and sinners side by side-who |
need courage and guidance in their
battle for success. There are father.
and mothers here whose hearts are
burdened With concern for all the in
terests Of their family The aged are