Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-09-23
TRUTH IS SERVICE
OF AMERICAN FORCE
On Yield Of Franco Rev. Mpsscy says
Freedom IL Being Won, the
Slsrr Of Truth.
LIBERTY CALLS IT FORTH
Pages of Heroic History Tell oi Prog
res~ Through suffering; ~ high
cot Coal OF Hun Everywhere.

text at the First Lutheran church last
night the subject. In Service OF
Truth His sermon In part follows.
Many prosecutor has pretended
he fought for tho cause of truth
many a blgot and many tyrnnt has
taken this name In vain. iot va
should blot out half tho heroic pages
of history we're we 20 erase the deeds
done and BufferingA endured. defend
ing this cause. Ana, unless IL be
liberty" no word today has greater
power 10 call forth the devotion and
energy OF human hearts; and they gre
being called forth---for truths sake
Indeed. truth and freedom are sisters
and twins Truth serving and truths
gsinings II Ia. on fields OF France, that
IL bringing liberty TO growth through
out tho world. Even as the promise
OF tho Christ. 'Ye shall know the
truth. and the truth shall make you
free" Toistol uses this twinship ns
evidence. saying, III there were any
doubt az TO Christianity being truth,
that complete freedom which man
experiences the moment he makes
the Christian ifo.c6nccption his own
would be an undoubted proof Of It's
truth
The wisest OF men can know but
little. True wisdom does not depend
often "A mind not posseased OF much
knowledge OF experience shows
itself able TO draw more light out Of
II than others with wider advant-
ages. Truth, then, IL not mere in
formation. Neither w IL tho hold
ing OF correct doctrines Oplniona,
even righs opinions, care nothing but
prejudioea unless they aprinE from
a living root In our own unhindered
thought.
Upon sincerity depends success
Upon a refusal Of Appearances as
guides n Willingness TO learn the true
facts and take their lesson. and 90
admit II though we do not like Il.
upon desire 10 stand In the clear
light of day--thlH II tho course OF
servants Of truth u gives men a
genuine attitude toward their fell
low-men; II leads into a real means
ina OF life. BN Il II possible for Us
90 80 through ~ife only, half awake.
sseing only dream pictures OF life
our own loanings and feelings have
painted them, and the scenes of
true Importance In our very own
lives are no gain TO our experience.
servant may obey his master
without sympathy. or without intel
iigence. Sent with n pessnEo, he
may carry tho words correctly, yet
not undernAnd them. without ex-
pending any discretion OF his own.
simply following precise direetionA'
the servant tor the faithful dog)
may he used on many mission. He
may have enough initiative skill 10
working slowly after a. detailed
drawing placed before him. And
many OF us 40 through this life copy.
lists. the manner OF our doings, and
all of our sayings. and much OF ouI
thinking represents some one else OI
the average fashion Of minds around
us.
But suppose that by study and dis
clpline and freedoms exercise that
servant deveiopes his mind and en-
iarges himself The principle OF this
mechanism he now understands lie
has grown into sympathy and fellow
ship with the masters mind, and, ap-
preolating and approving tho idea
that the drawing embodies. ne repro
ducea II with work Of Independent
character. or he discards tho copy
and works out something better.
Seek the truth---como whence II
may cost what u will"
Truth, What In II but the life OF
llfe2 To discover II Is for man "a
find that which fulfills his life
Truth" for the seed Is the vital vir-
tue by which u germinates and un-
folds. BY this principle II IN that
u is distinguished from all the other
thinga in the world: because OF Il,
own truth the wheat lH not corn, tn,
corn ". not wheat, and tho apple h
not thNSQge, Each plant does mo-
depend for lts life. It's truth, on wha'
botany books say about H. The bool
may be untrue. but the rose and IN,
wheat will do nothing against IN,
truth" Truth for you lles not in an,
schoolinRa or discoveries or imagin
INKS OF your mind But what we can
not deny without oontradicting al
thought IL truth: and that whici
your mind realizes and your spiri
experiences as giving ali energy an,
all satisfaction 10 your own life
that ia truth 20 you.
The word or message that Jesu
brings answers tho truth-teat, beinl
proved by mans nature to give M
abundantly, telling him OF hlmsel
and hts Immortality and OF CO.
teachings which he finds he canno
deny without committing suicide o
mind and spirit And AS many a
receive Christ. TO them gives n
power, Is the verdict OF each fol
iower'S spirit; HIS own only rightfu
Judge
This eminence that we hold. O.
that II In possible 10 revery man an,
woman 10 hold. Jesus saw Beneatl
the poorest outside lie read In eacl
heart-~thoughts too daep for other
all To fathom--germs Of truth an,
lie and freedom And followers o
Ills lie today. and apostles OF MI
liberty. Know that truth cannot b
denied away. and may be served
They put ON Rrmor and cross IN,
seas 20 save for every humblest sou
In every weakest nation the rtght I,
be a man or woman or guilelea
child To give the power 10 develo,
TINT OF which no tyrants denial cal
deprive; free human souls free fol
lowers Of truth followers OF IN
largely noble life TO which cham
nionB OF truth have led them. srhl
ts worth the fight And We could a
NO other, and he men and happy i
our powers. For We have no MOVE
~ all against the truth. but we hav
power In the service Of the truth.