Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-05-05
.SACRIFiCIAL DUTY
GREAT PRIVILEGE
Rey Kerr Speaks on Sublimity of
Duty Under Any and All Condi-
tions; Forccful 1ulAcr.

Reyerend Kerr OF the FIRST Pres
bvterian church. spoke To- The stud
ont body THURSDAY pu THE Gal, ~
Duty" Among the good things that
he said were
81 have had the pleasure Of visit
ing two cantonmen,s where tlcre
were thousands OF boys pnI ,hcrc
were hundreds that 7 talked with
uersonally \ very fine spir. gas
manifested there when yov conc
pllmented them their answer wolld
always be, 1 am not tu be cOupli
mentcd. ! am only dong M duN
you remember In the beginning
OF the struggle the great problem
that confronted England, th' raising
OF an army and raising 10 GUriIy.
II was then that that famous slogan
was adopted Your king aut your
country needs you To posters with
this slogan were placed an over lju-
tain 1t Is said that 10 acted like
magic to the young manhood of
England. They stood IN line for day-
to get Il chance to enlist Their
king and their country needed ,hrw
and they answered to the cdif aut
duty
Back in the time Of Moses when
he took the children out Ut Egypt
they said to Hobath, Come with u=
and II Will do you good Hoha'1
would not go until they said Come
with us, we need you Hobath. We
need you TO guide us throu.n the
wilderness lie answered TO the call
Of duty.
ut was Nelson who said he wished
on his monument these wolGf J
have tried to do my duty
Il wish that at the end OF our
lives We could meet our God and
our frienGs and be able to say, 4
have done my duty
God expects us to make doing
our duty a part Of our life
In 170S when the great eclipse
which took place passed over. and
when at the noon hour everything
was dark in New England states the
legislature was IN session. Their,
were many who thought the world
was coming to an end and wanted
to adjourn, 1t was then tina; enc
spoke up and said:
Either the world will como 20
an end or 1t won't. II ii does | want
to be found doing my duty And
lighting the lamps he said, Let US
go on with our work
God expects us to do our duty
whatever it may cost US. There are
many who are answering the call
of duty now. Many OF the boys
who are answering know that it may
cost them their lives
When Pompeii crossed the tenn
pestuous seas to Rome, there were
many who tried to persuade hin no.
to go, In swering them Pomepu
said
1t is not necessary that Pompci'
should live, but 1t is necessary that
he should go to Rome
Nothing is more worthy OF
praise than the little drummer boy
or the CIVIL war who wrote to his
mother OF the hardships they must
endure. But his letter ended with
these words, Mother, it is our duty
and for duty we will die
After the war Robert f.. Lee
found himself penniless In Louis
lana a large lottery house had been
opened, They offered him a fabulous
sum to put his name on the list Of
directors OF this house. This money
would have meant much to him, as
he Wa then past middle age lni
penniless But Robert +. Lee rc
piled, l have but one possession, ny
good name. Thsre is not enough
money in. the United States to make
me part with IT,.
"Do your duty in trying times
Jesus Christ did. His spirit of for
giveness was manifested on the
crQss Nelson said, England expects
every man to 90 his duty We need
to keep on doing our duty until it
becomes a privilege.
Joseph Fulton, a prosecuting at .
torney OF ST. Louis several years
ago. cleared the town OF all boot
leggers and gamblers He was quite /
a hero In the eyes Of the people
They made a subscription to buy him
A home in st Louis but he turned the /
offer down. He said. I am the SER
vgnt OF the people They pay me /
4 's1iary and | am only doing my
duty The people owe me nothing
else
No one elsr can do the work that
has been marked out for you. Do
YOUR duty in your school life. home
lie. and to your country. When yout
service Is needed, say:
Here am !. When duty calls,
Jay:
3" Present ,"
Reverend Kerr is a very forcoful
pea ker and II is considered great