Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-12-23
God
my ANpHEAs uAup y u.

Chtisinas. !elA' what mingled
emotions crowded into thiN thought
War. famine and pcstilencc that
dreaded tItuity of Horrows has held
the world In l,H grip llomcs dc,as
tntrd. hearts broken, dreams shat.
tered. nations crushod, ideals lost
aud the knight ~ the Scythe ruling
supreme IL II mprkety to speak ot
~ Merry Chtirtmns2"
surely II civilization h an ~.
have, our hnpplnc-H IL an Idle boast
How futile our schuuir, how frhil
the structures ~ hum,0 attain.
mputr ~ the centuries iull hN. th.
records of history arc cffulRrnt with
genius Man builds IN" pyramids
ana TIA. intthrnon. ~. crestes
ihidias and Angelo lie visualrcs
HIS dreams through Titan and
Raphael lie harmoni1eH his discnrd.
In beethoven ana Wagner tie maps
out empires through the brains ~
GhdTtShe and bismarck he dnmi.
natcs nature through the Ediaon-
and the Matcunlr lic encompasses
the spheres through the NeNytona.
the iIershelS IA. DurNins Hut
after four Years ufinCompatahle hor.
ror. Who htN the teineriiy to dl.put.
the ShnkeHpcrinn verdict.
And Hike the baHelcus fabric ~ THIS
Nision.
The cloud capped towers tho nor.
Reous palaces,
The solemn temples. the great globe
itself.
Yea. all that We Inherit. shall dl.
solve.
And like this inaubstan,ieI pnrrant
faded
Leave not u rack behind"
Deeply significant i- IN. pictur. a.,
the Sun OF Uod yi,xlu, ,rn,,
height the hoiatcroua festival ~ 4.
ruHalcm HE beh,ld ,be c,,, 49,,
wept over IL" "''
II would be only TOO natural 4,
Melancho the goddes. al srlef
would claim the altar of The terrIe
what's the use, Rrin. IN, c,nIc m.
epicure adds, Let's eat and drlnk
ana forget Gahe yiiI,ure. dr,wn IA
= carcass the persimists of All isnd,
viii celebrate their orgies around IN.
crumbling ideals of hvmun .ffort
Hut II the world wnr has ulows5
up the harvest OF prld, and n,,tudlr.
II has also opened the furrow Tor the
seed ~ the gn-pel' over In, ruirs
~ the nahcptowrr We 40. f, tamil.
not made with hands eternal In a.,
heavens While darknc.. rnV.rs ,h,
earth We am hantnnlns ia looL fn,
the star that guided the mas IN.
very ncEntion ~ mans ,chinyom.u,
points the way to the on,nipo,eni
Cod with Plato We ash .y,iu,
what In trtnh9" Wtb Stn.n, a.,
/
light To tighten In, sen,i,r. n,J "a,
glory ~ thy people Israel'"
Shall We have N mrrr, rbrl.,r,as .
That depends 10 those via tnou
o. christ. the worid has rcrt,t,',
become a land VI chao. and ,nnfns
ion Their idols have fallen and
what have they to replace Tho los.
Nor can We -V much fo, ,npv.,
tional christians to whou tbr ,.,.r,i
| In rcarceh more than "A plrnsiny Al
Versiou They have becom. n,,ri.
fled In their news and an thclr h,,J
ancd souls the water. az Mo c,n
make no lunrrs-. Iut to IA. s.,Lr,
after truth who. like Ntr,J,ru.
/ COMES tu Jesus even "h, nlth, %
| Christmas. lTS .houlJ shin, viih ,
iov nr inromparnbie ,lnr, gT,J
'iding- indeed thai over thts COHEN
uah' of human sin there stiu thrnh.
the loving henrt ~ God G,I utlry.
/ thai The son of Mar, wa. vlIl,g 4,
Ne In IN. munErr and 10 h,nr ,r
| the cross Ia save our strurrIiu,. ,,,.,,
I tad ttdinys that even from, .g,ivn,b.,
Z Nnice could hr heard fnr an, r,,io.
| factors. "Father forg,c f,r u,,
know not what thry do'"
ann not surpriscd that rl,dstopc
declared that thcr, vas i'm, ,,r, .,,,,.,,
issue AT stake. tho chriatI,pi,.,,.,,, ~,
mankind retnice tr our rr,sit,r,..
confc.-ion. "Chpsuauity i.thr MOS,
2 'NitaIi,ius thinp lH IA, N,rll lou,
Waa horn in IA. d,yLc., n,,,,1 ,,
hi.,ot, NAV We r,t frt.i ,h,, H.,
NtirIs asain ust ,.r,t,., J,,t,,'.
/ hns ,lnudy our ho,iyop
Chft.tn,,s /. A ,e,snr ~ cr,J all
p,nnt, .Nrhauu, rt..,ut. 4, .,,,.i,.,
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