Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-06-24

that savors OF sensatonalism. But
respectability alone will not propei
the gospel ship to its grand desrina-
ton. Nothing Is more respectable
than terra-cotta pug-dog. Differ
ent Is the responsibility OF the Bible.
Enlinentlv sublime in its teaching, IT
does not hesitate to attract humanl,S
by striking advertisements. To illus
trate slavery. Ezekiel has himse:,
hound with cords in his own house.
The Jews passed by and understood
this symbol. how disgusting is serf-
dom when IL deprives a man OF mast
cry in his own homel Ezekiel wantcd
people to know how DEGRADING II Is
be courtier He seats himself in
the market place and eats refuse.
Nothing more striking in all the nis-
tory OF effective publicity.
A man who takes refuse into his
mouth is net as repulsive as n lick
spttle who bows to tyranny! Ad-
vertisements arc looked upon as ~
mere appendix to n man. But some
| times the appendix Is bigger than tho
man. We read more about the la
tern which Diogencs carried than we
know about Diogenes. All that sun,U
of us know about Billy Sunday may
he a telling phrase, n Caring head
line In the daily paper. lie talks
about David hitting Goliath on the
coca between tho lamps Again he
describe peoples miserliness and saSs
| that some people are so stingy that
they talk thru their noses. because,
thew are afraid to wear out their falso
teeth.
This disguets Doctor Hills and he
says "If announcing sermon on
promise to walk on his head. he wou d
oVercrowd the auditorium" Br' true
IL is that we c1nnot convert people.
II we DO not get them into the church
and II n strikir~ ad will bring them
there, the striking I'd Is the thing.
John the Baptist attracted multitudes
bv his picturesque costume The skin
OF camels hair and this giant eating
locust, fasC mated the multitude. AZ
ter he got them to hear him. he gave
them a straight talk on repentance
and salvation. Paul says that tho
gospel was properly advertiTe1 wren
he declares this thing was not dops
in corner" Luther heralGed the
reformation by n dramatic perform
arre. He burned the bull or the
Pope and nailed these theses on the
church doors Of Wittenbcrg.
The people that did not understand,
could at least sec. They saw the per-
4 formance, even when they did not
! fully comprehend 1t. When | preached
on what the Bible called the
| double minded man. I advertised
Doctor Jekyll and Mr.. Hyde" when
] ! selected Paul's words "T commenn
unto you Phoebe" I announced tut
I girl four-square;" when my subject
/ dealt with Christ and Nicodemus.
used the title "ships that pass in tho
night" The themes looked attrac-
tive and | had a curious crowd ru-
I hn n
| dlgested oil ] said, ! have reason to
believe that now and then, anna n
lot OF chaff. some fertile seed fell
into human souls. If this be sensa
tionalism, make the most OF 1t! AL
ways re ;ember that there is nothing
so worthy OF being published as the
good tldings which the angels pro-
claimed on the fields of Bethlehem.
No language can be too eXtravagant.
no money spent more judiciouslv
\ than in emphasizing the one thing
lecdful
When Ingersoll can write an eulogy
or whisky" which for splendor o.
imagery and grandiloquence of eX-
preston ranks formost among the
literary gems of our country. what -
the reason we cannot blow the arch
angels trumpet when pr.claimin .
! the glory of the risen Christ rs 1t
because we do not realize the in
comparable significance Of our own
preaching? when the birds are In
love, they sing. When people are
true Christians, they cannot but ad-
vertise their wonderful experience.
/ Our silence means death 1t Is a
crime. In urging the Lutheran
church to use ev.ry means TO get
recognition in the secular press. I
only repeat what the Psalmist said
| thousands of years ago, when he ex-
claimed; Let the redeemed of the
Lord say SOL"