Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-05-06
EVANGELIST RAKES
CR|NG|NG STACKER
Rather My Boys Be Dead in
France Than Craven Cow
A'''ooS l'olao.sli' i'-McConnell.
UNION REVIVAL ENDS TODAY
Final Services at Tabernacle
This Evening; Soldiers
Attend in Body.

/ ain't goin' to preach sermon
Line" Mcconnell in husky tones last
highland then preached sermon
on courage and honor and vaior that
Will live In the hearts of his hearers
speech. 1t was Il masterpiece of sim
plCty and strength. 1t was trum-
pet call TO battle. 1t cannot be re-
produced
lie talked out of full heart. Ho
had just received letter from Mrs.
Mcconnell down In Atlanta telling
him that both his sons had enlisted
in an ovation corps AMI were leaving
Tor the aviation camp at San Diego,
Cal Line" described the letter with
humorous pathos as -splotc he'd >"
He said he teicgraphed the mother
of his sons. Il thank God ana honor
our sons
Death Preferred to Cowariicc.
With an ache too deep for tears and
pl de too deep for many words Line"
told his audience that he would
rather know his sons we're dead In
France than living, craven towards,
who had not responded to their coun-
try's call.
Doctor Mcconnell spoke about the
seriousness of the war. the probable
length of its duration, the trial as by
fire which would be visited upon us
MI, hu, he assured his listeners that
God had never made coward of
anyone.
The Soldiers Described.
He spoke of the different classes Of
men who would go to the front. Be
ginning at the bottom of the scale he
named the adventurer whose courage
he compared to the dumb courage of
a bulldog. There would be many, he
said who would go for the plaudits
of the multitudes in spirit OF self
glorification. These he compared to
the strutting, fighting gamecocks.
Others would go because 1t was not
In their heart to know fear. but at
the top of the scale as truly great,
Doctor Mcconnell placed the men
who. knowing the danger, with no
love for fight as a fight, went for
ward at their country's call with hal
lowed hearts. which included all tho
other types of courage. and in addi-
Great Men All Brave.
No great man whose exploits had
been recorded on tablets that had en-
dured had ever been coward, he
said. He talked about MosN. who
had not chosen the easiest way who
had chosen what had probably
seemed to his contemporaries n fool
ish and an lily chosen way, but whose
conduct had stood the test of four
thousand years.
Doctor Mcconnell said that every
body In this town who could have
volunteered and did not do so, had
chosen the coward's part
He only had few words for his
soldier boy guests His respect for
them, he said, was entirely too deep
to be put into words.
TIL the Boys Come Home.
There was special music for the en-
listed ones and a trio sang It'll the
Boys Come Home" n song being sung
by the home keepers of all the aEied
nations.
Refrain:
Keep the home-fires burning
While your hearts are yearnng
Tho the lads are far away they
dream of home:
There's a silver lining
Thru the dark cloud shining.
Turn the dark cloud inside out,
Till the boys come home"
Farewell Meet Today.
Today is the final day at the taber-
nacle. At 1880 o'clock there will be
"A union meeting of all the churches,
at 2,30 a mass meeting at the taber-
nacle-a home service, Doctor Nc
Connell calls it-and at 1880 u final