Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-10-03
CHAPMAN OPENS
SYN0D|CAL MEET
World-Famous Evangelist De-
livers Stirring Sermon to
Visiting Churchmen.
HAVE LOST PRAYING POWER
Largest Presbyterian Conven-
ton Ever Held in State
Gets Under Way.

Back to the ark OF the covenant
of the living God" was the summons
to the Presbyterians of Oklahoma dl-
rectly and to the people OF America
generally by DR.. j. Wilbur Chapman.
world-famous evangelist, author and
leader OF religious thot in one = -"
most powerful sermons ever delivered
in this city cat At L.. ...
Presbyterian church.
1t was Icui... aos.S FOR its bluntness
in barring the weakness of modern
religious life, in flaying the SNUG
complacency and sinful extravaganza
of an age given over to the pursuit Of
pleasure; but 1t was trumpet-like In
its earnest appeal for "a return to old
time religion and "a proper concep-
tion OF Christ and his cross"
Doctor Chapmans subject was
America and the War" and he
must get right spiritually as well AZ
send soldiers to battle. "lt Is the
only way we can win this war" he
declared.
Lost Praying Power.
I'VE have lost the power TO pray"
I'VE need preachers with q passion"
I'VE must have an aroused churcn."
were some OF the striking. almost
startling cpigrammatic sayings that
punctuated the discourse.
Doctor Chapman IL not only q great
thinker but great speaker. a big
man physically as we'll as mentally
and he drives home his ideas with
telling force and In style OF delivery
that shows he Is a master OF his
theme.
The auditorium was filled and many
persons stood In the aisles and around
the walls In the rear of the church to
hear the distinguished visitor. He
fittngly took his text from the old
| Bible, III Kings, 23:3: And all the
people stood to the covenant"
| After introducing this he rehearsed
tho stories OF Manasseh. Ammon and
Josiah. during whose latter reign the
lost book OF the law was found In the
temple OF Hilkiah. The people were
summoned and Josiah again read the
covenant to them--from which they
had wandered-"and as the king read,
all the people stood to the covenant"
"In America we need days OF fast
ing and prayer" said Doctor Chap
man: I'VE need preachers with a pas
sion; we must be called back to God;
we must have an aroused church. In
other words, we must stand to the
| covenant.
Have Forgotten God.
MANY of us have forgotten God.
neglected the Bible, desecrated Gods
holy day and become Indifferent to
the church. We must stand to the
covenant. We must sever ourselves
from sinful practices and influences.
Admiral Sir David Beatty has said.
England will never solve her prob
lens nor win the war unil she over
throws tho public house. that is. tho
saloon Sir william Robertson. chief
imperial staff of the British army
has said, 4 am old-fashioned enough
To think that his great war, like those
Of which we read In the Old Testa-
ment, is intended to teach US a neces-
sury lesson; and IL this bo 80. 1t fol-
lows that we ought to examine our
selves and take the lesson to heart
Present conditions are alarming.
never such tornadoes. such fatalities.
sucn cheapening of human life;
thrones trembling; kings and czars
fleeing for their lives from outraged
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