Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-09-19
Briefs Of modsrn Choueht
by
7rSdsrn D. Wins Stureis, ph, D.

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.uie re slAE Affirmation O: t-ust,ns
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q t.1s3 ll nous l.te.
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.ielt vl-h thl, sri-!- O.. -A-lA- hatred
= launch 1ss--.ciol a; - o-otnc--
MAJ J. vi 10, oevise more dreaGtl.
tl-.u-es and tc-ueuiS thE- Ary ye- .I
vogue g. lay waste as Territory o-
teL- s.; -le aea--- -st-l- = 90 h-s women
end ch. .crer VIZ new ana 81 more
a--t4. lcVl.--Ies u. terror ans arc-isA
= 80. ro- =. cow oI rs knees anl
gray -o Gol--v-o = ais. Lis snfuy's
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1-s -l.less fellow tr--n-,r cr -ht one
SIDE = -l-; thes mas b, enabled g.
HL-. --a-- haYIess v--.-tc4-eu on
-1s o--e- s.lt lr-- tAt aL--- darkness .
j; w-- 50 % ls -r= u-tt- ha-- ov-uess %
vt-y u-c- q Cur s.-cl-.ot morality
4-- -e. rl1I :; w.- show - Una
-he-e is whole .C, ct stupidity OF q
whole jig ~ hypocrisy --u- pan. among
-s L-- -H-; .- !s o-- --Eeu; and IN
u-e----e l--g &C. institute thorough
e-lr- 81 rt4- and mora. and yell -elols
house --Il-E . Wa. rclt--,t 60 .ne
ssa-nears O. vlz-1t-.nes= that u---
-lc-.a- ,-and of sec---ll-ls- Which
wo--l rather f.t1 O. .lc -lo-.1y
l-.-- % 1-uoII-.rz-. .-.a- -.t-ere-ces--
Which is simply ps-pet---.rs -riva.
L.sstlsl rs a. which scarcely any
rr-s-I,--ay religious values ave e.
s.1As--tt.a- the white l1-t fresh from
-te hand u tre Master who sad y
--- t1, bread ot -.t."
sIeEk ser..- -sly what feel when
say tnat = Is tls- here in The lofues,
hgur q It's existence and opportunity
- become the eade--n0t Of de-
u0u.aa-l-ual product ~; Of t re!uve-
mated and genuine faith sucu ss would
turn ths great love stream of the
gospels onto the parched beach Of
their Abnormal departure from the
christie teachings of brotherhood, and
which IS cutting 0tf the great humani-
ties from that ~ shty salvation which
the AII-Father sent his well beloved
Son down the stairway Of the skies
into eternal night TO accompilsh-thst
the church shirks her duty and with
] the gull Ielessness Of unweaned virtue
tempor.zes with this Hsholy product q
the neither world. thereby c0nceding
It's right 10 maintain Itself though It
entails irreparable injury to the cause
t0f Christ. and blocks the coming Of
the kingdom q God on earth, and q
The hearts Of men.
Since we are rapidly comirg TO the
knowledge that Christ Is the savior
not " Bethlehem. Judea or SamariA
alone. but OF the world that he IS the
Son % Man. not the narrow possession
uf race. a sect, or q nation, Il has
occurred 20 me that the one central
fact which must>pe borne IN mind
lest the well-merited judgments OF
God take all weapons OF social In
fluence out Of her han ds-is. that Il is
the first business Of the church 70
chr!suanlze itself before il undertakes
20 chrstianize the world. And the
fundau entail step IN this direction is
heresy which makes sectaT1anisrn Of
more Importance than righteousness
Until this deadly sin, that has plunged
Us into this pit In which the churches
are smothering and devouring one an
other. II put away. no permanent prog
ress Will be made. When the
] churches conclude that the way Of
Christ IS the right way 70 1--we together
then the world will be ready TO con-
firm their decision and TO strengthen
their purpose.
Since, then. II is the importation Of
the christie spirit Of democracy, with
It's immeasurable fascination. which
explains the victory OF the church IN
the past, and makes its ultimate VIC
/ tory inevitable IN the future would i
not be well for those who are curtail-
ing the spiritual freedom Of the pulpit
through restraint within the narrow,
artificial confines Of sectarian dogmas,
as expressed by the sentiments OF their
communion-and which not only VIII
ates all true sense Of christie brother
hood but are libel upon the universal
fathcrhood OF God-to s. ahead and
take their places IN the ranks as pio-
neers Of a holy cause which, as sure
as God is God, must some day find It's
realization In a united church, march
ing under the banner Of the gospel
and the leadership Of one who said. I
a mthe way the truth and the life. no
man cometh unto the Father but by
me"
almost blessing There IL nothing
good under the sun but what some