Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-06-13

pardon, Dayid realized that God stood
Z" him in the role of an mn -n1,.,,C,'i
protector and a mcrcifuI deJiyerar
we 40 not often stop to take our sri,.
'"". bearings and see how much wa
q N 'Huebled to proyidential guidance
we say each man is the arcbit,rt 81
nus own destiny, and so he is.to a
eiIln extent. But to the cbiId ~
E'u there is a dispensation of Grace
.'"I IeddS MN perhaps unConsciously
w MN ana often in paths not of his
Nv" " CHooSlhg. We have the help Of
"t roy spirit as an inspiration to
nvl,si ,,,,,,i, lH!nES, nut we have an outward
P'oNIuchual guidance as well as an
inward spiritual director 81 viii
counsel thee with mine eve ur,n
lhee. If we will take the time ia
ihoushttully and prayerfullv look
PACK over our own lives we will re-
dHZe mat many, if not most. Of the
Eood things that have come TO ms
nave not come to us as the result Of
our own devices, but have. as far
as our endeavors were concerned.
o'oH lHIoWn IN our way, frequently
coming IN conflict with our own plans
ana desires God has been better In
us lhan we would have been to our
serves. Let us then have confidence
IN ms ability and willingness to direct
our ueSunles more wisely and erd-
ciously than we can possibly do A
snort time before ne went down i'm
the lhatsWorth disaster. +. =. Bliss.
Ihe ocloVed song evangelist, wrote.
know not what awaits me.
God kindly wells mine eyes.
SUI at each step of the onward way
lie makes new scenes arise"
The Joy Habit
In thls staid and dcCorous age we
nave lost much of the oriental CON
ception Of eXulting and unrestrafned
rejoicing. We think it undignified
ana unmanly to allow our fellow
beings to discover that we are happy
or sorrowful Tears are regarded ms
only belonging to women and chill
dren. Especially has it been hard
ior us to get away from the medieval
ldea f the ascetics that decorous
sorrow and solemn silence viii first
class evidences of the highest grade
OF picty and that anything that
saVored of JOY and gladness was akin
to frivolity and was offensive to God.
David did not think so. for he said:
shout for joy, all We that are up
right IN heart 1t may be that we
have lost much of the consolation and
helptulnoss of religion bv our
studied effort TO suppress all emotions.
We are growing out of that error
somewhat of late years and the wor-
ship of God has taken on a more
cheerful aspect. 1t is no longer an
evidence Of piety TO wear doleful
eountenance and to crush out all
signs Of happiness, but there is vet
a lingering idea with some that Joy
BUSINESS is irrcverence and the she'd
ding of tears a weakness. In reality
the man who can sincerely shed
tears on occasion and who can hon
eStk shout "glory" when he is
happy is much better off than the
Christian of stoical demeanor who
scorns~to show any signs of either
joy or sorrow A man is sout benefited.
but is impoverished by the driving
up of his emotions. Let us give our
JOY or sorrow. A man is not benefited.
we may not sing. we may not preach,
but in a thousand different times and
places we may bear witness of the
goodness Of God and the joy Of his
service. 1t IS well TO cultivate the
habit Of glad d-heartedness and to prac-
tice the radiation of spiritual sun
shine. blessed is he whose trans
gression is forgiven, whose sin is
covered"