The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-09-24
FORCEFUL SERMON
sSAY0NAROIA.- TOPIC or REV. c.
o. WAGNER. CHRISTIAN CHURCH.
-.The Reformation Of a Ciiy." Reiates
Slsyy Of RefGE1ners' influence Upon
Florence - Urgrs leadership Which
ssin Make Greater City.

Savoaaroia" topic Of the Rev. c. Z
wagner. pastor Of the First Christian
church. last Right. afforded an excellent
sermon5scture 70. a large congregation
slr. Wagner said. in part:
" Is narrated that when Luther was
oa his way TO the Diet Of Worms he
Kissed the picture Of Savonarola. II l.
an incident no less significant than beau
tifuL Il rs significant because Sayon
srola prepared the way for the work o;
Luther There are four great names
which preoede that of Luther. They
are John Wickiine Of England; John
Huss. of bohemia. John Vessel. Of Ger
many. ana Savonaroia of Italy. They
have been designated the morning stsrs
Of the reformation They constituted
the dawn Of which the sixteenth century
reformation was the day. and Of these
four names. that Of SayOnarola stands
forth conspicuous and splendid
In the zenith Of his fame. and when
AT the height Of his influence and power
be was p veritable aruhangel Of right
e9Us Indignation and flaming energy. In
sober truth, il may be- said Of him that
he was a GOd-intOKicated man.
We feel the very breadth Of the Al
mighty lu the tremendous enthusiasm
and passion of this man as he smites
vice with whips OF steel. and filings de-
lanoe in the face Of mis- f0es- He moves
across the stage Of history a. an ire
sistible and unconquerable presence
With 10 roses of Office. he is sublime
10 the simplicity Of mis- greatness. IN
~ sge o. great men. IN a century that
flve % us Michael Angelo. Leonardo
Or k.nci. Copernicus and Columbus. IN
an age Wneu the new world Was disc0v.
cred the name and fame Of this humble
monk q s. Bonlface shines forth with
undimmed spiendor In time 0f great
research and learning his w0rf is not
thereby minimized.
Born ia lsZs. trained by a religious
mother. his childhood marked by serious
thought and prayer tis determination
% enter the monastery fixed 40 the age
of tweniy-three. be enters tie convent of
81 Dominica. a. Bologna. and there
spends eight years Of his eveutfui life.
q b. worth while for us 20 remember
chat nonasticism has given 20 the world
IRA Angelica, Catherine Of Vienna. La.
ther and SaYOnarOla This dee not
prove that monasticisn il good. Il
pr0yeE that God uses existing institu.
fi0nf whether they b. good OF bad. 20
train ana develop hi chosen servants.
and so. after spending eight years in
tre monastery the trained and discip-
iinel mar comes forth % begin his great
task he appears first a. a preacher in
the city n Ferrara. bis native town.
There ne make but little impression.
Then De comes 70 Florence - splendid
Florence. the light Of Italy. the theater
of his splendid iabors ana his death.
IL was an age o. culture. an age char.
acterrsd by the reGnements o. an On.
iellect-d and wealthy society Ara -four.
fshei architecture fourisheI. learning
r1ursnel but history teaches us ln
,uml taxable fashion the lesson that the
most splendid outward civilization Is
compatible aith the deepest iufamy. IL
has been sad that the polished Greeks.
ue worlds masters n the delights u
Language and in range Of thought and
the cymmandnr Romans. oreraNirE
ihe earth with their power were little
Jess taan splendid savage. ano the age
Of Louis KY. Of France spanning s0
long period Of worldly maguifcenoe.
througed by m1Trhais bending under
military iaurels. and enlivened by the
unsurpassed comeiie- OF MolIere. dignL
he1 by the tragic genius uf Corneule
Illuminated by the sp5Gdor Of Eousset
81 degraded Dy uumoraiitie- that cannot
'e mentioned without "a blush D. al
ietrtle7eress in comparison with which
thr co OF Nova Zsmba b. warm. and by