Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-05
TRUE PRINCIPLES OF
LIFE ARE EXPLAINED
Rev. Ncwcomb Speaks ut Assembly
Hour on "I'hc Life That hNCs;'
Made Impressive speech
ONLY CLEAN LIVING RIGHT
Pure, Wholesome Existence Only
Tcnable Solution to Problem OF
Spiritual Welfare.

Rev. e. c. Newcomb Of the United
Presbyterian church. gave a short
talk TO the students during the as
sembly period on Tuesday, on THE
Life That Lives" lie said, in part;
"Theer is one great theme that is
talked on now. and must be until
the Stars and stripes shall be raised
over the home of the kaiser and our
boys shall come marching home VIC
torious Yet We must keep the home
fires burning. There are things that
we must think about at home.
"As we walk down the street we
see mail boxes distributed here and
there. on some one reads, Lit Up
On others, Pull down There are
two kinds of mall that enter. these
boxes--the one kind mat lifts up by
its cheerful ana noble thought--the
other kind that pulls down by its
manifested forces OF sin and satan
There are two great rivers that
fow through every town city or
country. One is that of the liquor
saloons and all that IS wicked and
shameful. The other Is that Of the
public schools. seninarics churches
and ali that is uplifting There ar"
two kinds of people--those what
lift up and those that pun down,
Lives that live a life Of sym
pathy " life that lives There Is
great power in sympathy and love.
1t Is human voice and not a brush
or chisel or pen of one soul to an
other. Horace had no sympathy
lie said he hated "a regular crowd.
IN touched and charmed by his
Htah tU h. co. -
tory Ciero fired by powers OF ora
tory. But the Man OF Nazareth
moved the multitude with sympathy
md love. There Is not everyone who
hn see the beautiful face Of an angel
in q stone. There is not everyone
who can see a diamond in the black
Jumps OF chacoal or pearl in the
oyster. but 1t is said the substance
or pearl is always there. There Is
not everyone who can see the blaz-
Ing sapphire in the yellow clay. There
rs not everyone who can see the diYin-
lty in this great struggling humanity
but the Man Of Nazareth saw il and
came and lifted the people up.
"A cheerful life the life that lives,
Life which radiates sunshine and
makes us forget lifes troubles and
cares Is life that lives Cheerful
faces and ripping laughter radiate
sunshine, as the flowers perfume the
world. The world is too full OF sor-
row and sadness.
"A man walking along tbo ro,,
one day saw a little boy with a
basket OF berries. He said TO the lit
tie boy: '''o III
VIII not your mother be gIod
~heh you bring that nice baslte; nf
berries to her?'
l. es' replied the lad. 'Motber
S always glad when | show bor
OF the thorns' No' complain
me man had learned a ,osso,,
ne walked on his way and resoi,-aii
ereaIter to think more of tho bar
| .ss ana less of the thorns peonia
~ onIy mold up the briers seIdnn,
80 % many berries The one WIZ
Uy ,ni thihkS OF the thorns of life rn
keio u.s. while the other a,trao,.
cheerful. merry heart rrai,a" 's'
hopeful feP oneertul and
"A pure life is a life that Iivas,
oUnle people seem to be going do,,,r /
az a., the time II Is because thev orn |
discouraged. 1t is a pity there is,,,t
sUneohe s,,, TO start them up again ana
lII their young hearts with chez f,
ana good hope, There we're two mo- |
travelling together on a train On |
VINO was on his way 10 a western cIt'
wnere the girl he was going To marry
iVeu' bespoke OF hope, good cbaay
AUG gladness. He left the coach ana
soon came back with hair con, ba. a',u
o'o.nes brushed and very clean
- aou must be nearing tbS o,a
''"' Neu his fel-
- no, he replied, but I have fou,a
20 70, oe clean at the end of The iEunu io'n !
rar uuy, you must keep clean ali ~ ~
vt,, eep EEL clean all the way ,b,, no..
ney OF life" e"N Oh the jour