Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-04-09
TULSA DAILY WORLD. SUNDAY, APRIL 0, 191e
,d in the person Of his prophet.

ancient bible heroes, Discomfort
points out the way, but II is Cnly the
divine approval ana blessing that
clcHr the road 20 really successful IT,
sue. We cannot but recall the words
of he prophet AZ hc addressed Gods
Worshipcrs and laborcrs Of ancient
times Not b. might or by power,
but 10y my spirit satin the Lord.
Mark wen the import of those words.
'Nut los amy viii or strength Of your
own but only Hs | shall own and APP
prove shall your efforts toward
greater things be crowned with sue
cess" Not as we wlll. but as God
willis Thus God Is exalted very high,
for We know no higher cXaltation
thpn N" absolute submission of our
willis and II aliases us TO our proper
level bat why not? God h. the ccn-
tral fact In the universe OF things
"GI0Wing nations ore but his expand
Ing smile. Dwindiing empires are but
his ddrkcning ;rown. Even the high
and mighty Assyriau was but the
mcuial of the most high vh"n he
huilt that Babylon which he idoli2cd.
MI the proud conuh,rcrs of Chaldca,
from CYRUS to ramcrlnnc. were hut
the hircliugs of The infinite, The
Pharaohs and ptolemics Of Egypt
hcid their lease OF power from the
Lord God of hosts. and the pompous
dane" Of the oph 'mcra over the sum
mct stream"
How then shall cur failure to con
suit his win even IN our nobl,r plans
bee induced rnia much Is Hll too
nu, The pleasure of the Almighty
In the wur. Of our lives is not sUific- /
entity rcokoucd with. We plan long
and arGuousl'. we lay our loundi- I
uuns broad aud deep, and yet some |
hts rot ttstt all
minds promised So much does not |
turn ont to expectation. Perhaps an .
ccclcsiastic blilds church. OF cost |
" marble he crccts the sacred fame /
lie adurus It With precious works of
art till II stands a vision of beauty /
liut somehow as time goes by II fails /
as the beautiful spiritual home he in /
tended. Perhaps u philanthropist cs-
tahlishcs charity or cndoWs u |
school foudly hoping that. white it |
hrlurS assistanc" To- those who need. /
II viii also serve To keep his memory .
green IN the hearts of his fellows.
but somehow as timcs goes by that /
charity Is perverted. the plan miscar-
rics, ana ends IN doing rs much harm
as good
These are bv no means imaginary
instances, Earth is fun OF examples
l'ut why this failure" Are not these
W. M ff''bu anu UNhlf III lUfllStlN tS,
and such as we would think heaven
must own and bless? An But here
vs. the open sesame that throws wide
the door to the solution of that mys-
tory or reference to Gods viii there
is little or none at all And thus the
hlackcned wreck of many u fair hope
God alone is sovereign. We must
never forget that. The Lord God
only is supreme We may
t#Ilf ~ a 1.
not rush lightly into his presence. We
may not darc to do with him what
We dare not do with an earthly su-
pcrior; To treat him lightly; 10 strive
to make duty lie in one direction
when it clearly lies in another: to
triilc with truth; to disregard con-
science, for all irrcvcrcncc, sclfishncss.
is held net only as sin.
but 's quickly recon rcnscd as such on
Gods part.
And thus II comes to pass that only
ns God smiles upon us can we make
any durable spiritual and material ad-
vance. There was never yet a move
mcrt for good. there was never vet
n society powerful for Righteousness
nay more, there was never vet
growth for tho Individual soul in
grace and truth without reference
first had to heavens throne for the
liNl'' 'hil' ll'l' N'N'Ts 'f'u bHlN u
The source of all authority and power.
This, then. Is the second condition 10
cur spiritual advance and growth
reference in all things 10 the will of
Jicd.
J. And vet asain II You examine
'lcsely what has beer said of the sons
If the prophets Vlu WIN find third
'ordtton 10 this spiritual growth and
lcttcrmcnt. And this condition is per-
lals best expressed 10y the word
o-opcraton'. The right so to say
viii soon appear The interests Of
-raCc m the single soul and Of the
of God IN the world. collec-
lively rcrarded, arc best served, not
~ Isolated and artaconiStic endcavor
but 10y unity of effort.
And this IS point for ms earnestly
20 ponder The great curse in the re
ty.ous life Nsnn tally Of this country.
hat to which the greatest evils Chris
llr people here ?r" suffering are for
he most part tracoahle. that which
iuds It's plaincst expression in dis
luion, WuGallowCi strife and the wide
prevalence of ;he soctarian spirit in
md out ot the church Is the rrinci-
'le Cf indiVidullism. Somehow GER
ain OF us who have taken upon our
elves the blessed name have come to
'cHcNc that every mans salvation is
wrought out, liberation from sin {
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