Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-07-09
What You Want in the Church and
What the Church Has to Offer You

shrz6 OF their needs Put what
makes certain the hundretto!t har-
Fest OF education. Not simply the
seed of truth soW-n by the xood
teacher. b1t the well prepared soil OF
the pupils nstyT-that spiritual eie-
lnent tha; makes knowledge valuable
and gives % culture its fines; quality
See Tie graduating class of great col
lese march Up to receive their diplO-
tlzs- Are they really prepared for lifet
Yes lots of them are. Just a little
ahead ot the cGOyant young man on
commencement day IS a real opportun-
iry % De % service 10 his fellows =
little battle "a big one, mzyb=) 10 rzh;
with some ancient wrong But the
grace 10 enlist and bring blessing 10
the world Of work comes not from al
zebra or biology. Only = little further
OF Is al open grave. II which that
youth with the diploma rill bury his
,rS-oorn Cor perhaps her mother l.
our college man educated enough 10
walk in peace thru that valley !. 50,
his hear must have fed upon some
thing besides geology.
Ny guess Is that Thz. you want in
the church Is strrosphers. the cis-
clpline, the Inspiration the opportun-
ity. the enjoyment OF actually sre.--
esi value; and the means placed in
your hands ror making other mems
lives safer happier. more skilled and
useful. more certain ot their future
IN this world. than they could be un-
Interested 4, religion and the church
Now viii the church give you zught
q these9 What does the church Of
fer
Let Us not claim too much: We
church people can't bluff il cut" on
our big claims forever. Let's admit
early that not every church mem Der Is
Christian anymore than anyone =
scholar or everyone a soldier vhoss
names are OF the roll. Those in whom
The spirit q the scholar. ot the sol
cier and OF Jesus ChTis- resides. truly
compose the professions and th-
army and the church
No. the church does not make =
great saint out ct every so-t;d soul
in the corgre cations But she does
thrill BRUSH hearts now and then
She does make us thotless folk oo-y
the gospel q part of the time. she
keeps wayvard fee, in the strait and
narrow way nine times ont ot ten
Bes.des that. don't you agree that the
saints outside the church are not self
made men a. sll2 ] hope that the
good people who never attend church
sTe after all nightly influenced by
her; she has played an important
part in developing their goodness
Lincoln never attended college. but
there would have been 10 Abraham
Lincoln had there been no American
COLLEGES he fed upon the culture
that they had produced. Never with
in their walls. he was constantly with
In reach OF their rfluerce-his books
and newspapers. his friends and as
sociaiss. into whom the life Of the
schools had flowed Cars move on
the railroad track long after the en-
g'ne has left them. hut the gliding
cars ever prove that souewher. down
the track an engine gave them a big
push. So somewhere back OF the no.
ble character now detached from the
church there was the push heaven
ward Of n parents prayer at the altar
couple on TO the locomotive in time TO
hand on TO his son momentum that he
is row eNhausting.
Bur We may as wen admit too that
the church has furnished the world
with many 4 upersIitution-just as
science furnished the superstition Of
latent heat in physics. and medicine
the superstition Of bloOdle;tng. The
church and they NAV manufacture
more. | doubt not church men and
scientists Of today will in future be
found 10 have foisted superstition AZ
this very time. The church must be
allowed 10 DO something practical. or
her members cannot justify them
selves
Do ! mean feed all the physically
hungry? Not much. The church may
provide soup kitchens. but she does
not exist supremely for any such OBJ
'ect Where the church does her duty
'Ss here We count on you 20 make her)
she supplHs abundant heart-life. and
men 20 nom her altar TO serve the
suffering and cheer the sad. and the
influence OF her Sabbath worship can
and does run the length Of many
business street. as giaddening river.
the whole week thru.
Her minister today may make
poor showing when he reviews books
or discusses the problems OF business
or eNpounds the theories OF evolution.
think there Is no reason why he
should be heard on railroad rates. or
labor unions. or tar systems But
there are great words concerning duty
and destiny. and patience and perSe-
verance, and reverence and righteous
ness. and faith and fidelity. which
viii not oe spoken unless he declares
them. In Eaulh2ch's picture Of the
Reformation. Luther Is The central
figure He holds an open bible in
hts outstretchcd hand. while groured
around him are seen IN. scientists and
statesmen and scholars and thinkers
II the age. The portrait is true TO
life. Today--as the Y. NJ C A. bears
ieStlmny-the standing Of a people in
ihe column Of culture. yes, and OF