Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-09-01
unday School
=: Lesson -:
By Ben NelpsOBie.

Lesson September =, Kings 2t.i-
20; Eph b.6-21,
The worst kind OF an attack on
evil IL to Just complain ana do moth
ing about II. The world IL full OF
men who can tell ms what is wrong
with The rest Of humanity. yet when
II comes to making an effort to set
things right they want to deputizt
somebody else for the job. they want
TO throw the responsibility on some.
body for the goat and shuu respon.
ability FOR Themselves Elijah was
not OF this kind He oven dared &c
tell tho King OF hiB sins. because hc
knew himself 10 be right and because
he knew the kings guilty. conscience
made him "A coward Elijah did not
deal Ia EeneralitioA lie was specific
not only as 20 the iniqulty which b.,
condemned, But az 20 the personality
OF the sinner Neither did he 20
about condcmulng sin In the heat or
passion. lie dld not lose his head
but planned methodicRlly 10 face the
sinner ana tell him OF his sin and
the consequences ~ his iniqutoas
course
We have too many people today
who Imagine themselves cut out for
returmera who never DO anything but
mahe matters worac. Either they gc
about 60 make themselves appear
| cuutrastlnEly good bY druouurlng evil
/ in general terms or else they grow
/ really indignant 10 dcgree that thol
stir up recruitment that balks every
effort 60 accomplish remedy You
cannot bring "a man 90 = realization
OF his need OF reformation hy per.
sonal attack upon him ne will rather
retaliate and get fnrthor away from
reform. You cannot bring n man 90
a sense OF hls degreihtlun by goinr
around 10 the ncighhors and telling
each one of them what "a wicked mar
| the other fellow H. nut. unless you
/ live IN "A glass house. you can DO
/ much good by going Go a man lu "a
| cool, uuimpussIuucd manner and
I showing him whvroin he Is Du tnf
wrong path and why hr should about
| face ana try another way lf you
lose your temper he will also lose hls
and the job will he spoiled For men
viii generally yield Go friendly spcr.
suasjpn where they viii Indignantly
resent personal attack
To point out Rnothrr's sin. merely
20 get eVon" IL multiplying SIN
rather than condurrlng lt Iudlyid.
uRlH. churches ana states fan when
their discipline has only Veuroanc,
rather than love as its motive In
such cases we should, above AN
things. speak tho truth IN love or
la a|IHHH Ia 0.
como OF cvil huf 20 overcome owl
with good n is an easy thing 10
shout about mn manner uf utrsoNo'
and public evil hut it ie not EASY
to overcome it Weeds can be hoco
nut hut they viii return unlcss Tho
soil 10 given some good crop 10
bear ln connuer.ng evil IN both lu
H'N.dU1l nud social lifn We must
FIRST ~ nL rrantr conscience lr
tho matter UHNnu created THE
conscience either In the individual
ur Hu tine public mlnl. then we are
r.tty tn apply cure ANY 1t.
ieWUfs WN may make Iust because
of our own convictions will hr|
doomed 20 failure uulrgg there has
been cultivated a public conscience
20 endorse &c. Great re&armgrs we.
must have pi9UCors i0 the work
but these most always come To-.
rrief hocause 'ihcy nrr too rar. i
advance of nublIc sentiment Sooner
or later public sentiment. us "a re.
suit Of nerslftont hammorlnr IN the
one subject generally comes around
to tho point ~ enforcing tho NJ.
form that was NJ first rejected Dut|
the quiet. logical unurlnr pronA
rauda that appeals 90 mems reason
and Innate love NJ Justice win bo
the mower that ultimately wins the
struggle
our care should lo(.5to have no
fellowship with lnlqulty. We can.
not be EiijshH snd do rho reprov.
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