Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-12-15
Sunday School

great Christmas this year that has
not existed for many years Tho
world has stepped out OF darkness
and threatened disaster into n slo-
rtous now hop. and ptomiac 0f bet
ter things than history has ever
recorded before. The menace 10 the
faith Of Christ promulgated by "a
hand mads religion that recognised
a. iu deity q god OF brutal might
and lustful asgran disement h -
besn halted aud sent back u i,s lair
ashamed and shorn Of Us power
mohgrel faith that clothed tho wot
ship ~ Odin ana Thor win 'he
names and r-mblaDcs Of Jorus OF
Nasar-th. hut gav" TIE u" to chris
tisn principles has had It's hloua
clipped ana i,s mandates dlacredit.d
But II IL not alone Ia tho defeat
OF anti-ChrlHt that We hnN" cause
for rejoicing Tho nations of tho
earth have come a long ti'p nearer
10 recognizing and nppfeciating the
cardinal Christian principle of the
fatherhood ~ 0Od and tn" brother
hood ot man The people ~ tn"
world have begun 10 ace clearly mat
thsy are not diversc races ~ beings
with similar methods and common
traits, but actually brothcts Ma.
uonal divisions are only polltlcal
oonvenisncss, allowing those ~ lihc
prsdirpositions TO rule themselves IN
thsir own way. hut that tho same
God rules over all and that q llk"
glorious destiny awaits u truly en-
ilghiensd human race
War, with all its horror and re-
pu9nanos, is tho great cl"anAer of
nations Nations can become ~
"civilis~d" that they lose their vlr-
ility, thsir ambition and their sens"
Of com mon interest, In tho mad race
for material advantage or luxurious
sratifcation. Roms became 30 soft
and seif.centersd that Il became an
easy prey for Q people uneniiGhtsned
but retaining their racial viEor. or
late Year, the world, and our own
point that the making Of monsy and
The spending OF the same oonstitu,-
Cd ths chief end Of existence. II
was the providencs Of uod that Va
should be awakened out OF our
stupor before wa sank 10 the level
reached by tho Romans
For that matter. the whole world
has had q lesson on tho folly of
striving only for advantage with
out regard To tho purpos~a OF God
or thu rishts Of fellow MEN. Tho
war has thrown together too many
OF the bravest Of Aii nations for pco.
pie 70 remain suspicious STRANGERS 10
each other any more. Christian
consciousness has had On awaken-
ing such ms centuries have never
the body polite. the Shortcomings Of
the race. have beeu subjected 10 n
test that has gone far to eliminate
tho prejudices that have 80 long kept
mon apart ana each striving TO arm
himself aUNlnst tho jealousy Of his
fellows. The contact with death
has brought home to many an indI-
viduai q sense OF his spiritual re-
sponslbiliiy that he had nsver
thought of b<fors. Tho world has
had ita cleansing and q now baptism
Of spiritual appreciation. Christmas
means more this year 10 humanity
that II has for centuries. =.
Tho snessase of Christ comes To all
men. There In no differences In the
appeal Of Jesus for the possession of
msnss difference In the reception /,
gsA The shepherds were first
4carsd, then moved 10 action, and
then fillsd with Thanksgiving They
had ears fov heavens music, hearts
20 respond 10 10 and tongues TO tell
H. II We are not Impressed by this
music Il u because we have lost
the faculty Of appreciatinr Il. n
matters not that Christ was born
and died on the tree. We are not the
Gainers thereby II We do not hear.
respond. act ana testify for H.
There waA q time when pious
men sought 60 get nearer 70 0od by
getting farther away from human.
ity and iis duties, bnt the lesson Of
the Bible 10 that tho mon who were
missions were selected and blessed
while In the pursuit OF their voca-
tions. We are r,ill too much inclined
20 speak of things religious and
secular as being div-r~r Interests
and not to bs mixed together, This
10 wrong. Our religion In not true
n II In not flt 10 dominate our ever,
interest and guide our sverv aotlv.
i,y. Wa do not mean that II u
proper for tho church TO -, into
politics. but that faith and convic.
ton for which the church stands
should he our guide and counselor
In politics and everything else
whatever we do should be done
WIN NVu rbUHtni bpVf'NNl
even 20 the minu,es' affairs W life
Whatever We undertake to do that W,
cannot invoke Gods help and ap.
provai for In Of the devil and should
be Stunned
Christ came into tho world m q
messenger of peace, hut tho world
controlled by the enemies VI good
was sGgrieved ut his mission and
fought against IT, while Christian
ny is the only road to peace, vet ~
long as there are agents ~ the deVi
~ work there must be eternal con.
flict between tho forces ~ good and
OF evil Out statesmen acck 10 hrlnp
about n worldly condition that will
produce eternal peace That car
never he until the powers ot evil are
not only cowed and conquered hut
are asiled from the earth completely
"a thing We cannot hope for unit
the planet has hecn purgcd hy burn.
ing ana only the sons ~ God In
habit the new earth Universal
peace, permanent peace. are noble
aspirations, but only God knows
when they will come 20 pass
Christ rame into the world at the
confluence NJ thre" great civlli,a
tionr The Greeks had spread the
gospel Of literature ara art Theirs
was "a creed ut intellectual better.
m-nt Hut tho highest reflnemen,
and culture was unHntlsfNinF The
human soul could not pin u faith tc
4, that pnye them confidence to fac,