Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-03-26

OF another. 1T is waste of breath and
II rootless hope to talk about the sat
isfnction Of eating bread with Christ
In his Kingdom unless We plough and
plant In his kingdom here"
Now. II ! may be permitted. ] would
| IKE to usc--as descriptive Of the SUI
| preinc indifference on the part, not
only of .he fellow outside the breast
works of the church altogether. but
OF those occupying high places within
the church itself--an allegorical Illus
tration which may impress upon you
perhaps kccner sense of what 1t Is to
be true follower of the Lord Jesus
| Christ.
In the month Of February four men
were sitting around an open fire In
n little inn on the Atlantic coast.
| Their names were Skeptcism, Ortho-
duNy, Emotionalism and Practice.
| without, n furious storm was raging
| the wind was bowling and moaning
| through the deserted streets, and
driving the rain In great floods
| against the rattling easements. In
the distance the surf could be heard
rolling and laundering upon the beach
when suddenly the door was lung
| open ana "A man, anxious and excited,
| rushed into the room. "A ship has
| struck upon the bar outside and Is
going to pieces" ne cried. MANY
lives are in jeopardy, and it is neces-
fary that we should have help, anl
at once, to aid in rescuing those on
board"
Skcpticism- looking douhtfully in
To tho face of the stranger thus ap-
Fearing suddenly before them
asked: "tpOn whose authority, sir
do you make this appeal fo, aid? We
do not know who you are. Neither
do We know your relation, if any, to
ton is. We have no knowledge of
how much of an expert you are in
managing hoa;, or what sort of u
lcudor You would make" And Skcp
ticism, with an expression Of ioub:
upon his face, turns his back upon
the stranger.
orthodoxy. feeling the unmcritod
severity Of this rebuff on the part of
Skepticism. rebukes him very sharply
Tor his questioning attitude toward
the man and his mssion. "Your
doubts. my friend are unreasonable
ard unnatural" he says. "The sin
cority and carncstncss OF this man is
shown by his whole demcanor: you
can very readily see that he has come
from the beach by the salt upon his
hair and garments; there can be no
question of his right to speak and call
for help" !lut Orthodoxy remains
'''t'
Emotionalism, wrinping his hands
and in apparent great distress AT
the lack of interest on the part of
orthodoxy cries out, Alas, my
brcthrcn what f1ghtful tragedy is
here, and how slendid is the char
acter of TINS noble man who is seek
ing to save those whose lives are in
jeopardy; how we should join our
voices In praise of him. But Emo
tionallsm evidences no desire TO act
upon the mans urgent appeal.
In the meanN hllc, Practice has
taken down his coat from the wall
ana, Whlle bnttoning It about his
throat addresses himself To the
stranger: 81 do not know anything
about YOU sir, and | do not know
II ! can bc of any use, but If there
are lives in peril | Will go out and
see what | "an do To folp-comc on. >
ilcedlcss alike OF the terrific storm
without, or OF his own personal COM
tort, Practice rushcs through the
open door with the stranger close
upon his heels.
Rv-rying the Sundrrcd Cord Rctwccn
the Heart of God and Mnn.
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