The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-03-16

lazy tolerance toward thlnEs that be.
fore they had -rurn,i That BIS ur"
~ the reasons vlF 30 i~ hard fhr d
rioh man 90 enter the kingdom. HNH
one Of tho reasons why the gospel
has tu appeal 'p ihr poor aud luN 'y
that is not shared by tho prosperous
and intellectual
Ago. tho Iarlrui,s had not come
clean with Jehovah An taking pos
HcHHlon Of the urd Thoy had been
ordered to make % romplntc clean up
~ IN" h"aihen races preceding 'hcu
In order that the purity ~ ~. rrii-
zion ~ the truc God might not be-
contaminated bE mixing with error.
Joshua. In his farewell add ems, eau
toned them That familiar inter
course with people who knew not
COD would IN time weaken their own
fidelity The loHycn Of ChnHunitiEh
idplairy was lcft to fermcut ana ul
tmhi"ly 10 nim0HJ wreck the liebrcr
fhith. The remnant Of the Canahu.
ties ala later prove 'sHufrs and
traps unto YOU and sCourgcs hy your
sides Rni thurna iu your eycs' as
Joshua said they would There can
be mo- righteousness along with a
compromise with ryil, for the mud
~ error viii disCOiur the clear water
~ truth
Many ~ nv nrc at times persuaded
thui autno things which We had been
taught we're eva and to hc Stunned.
were not rouIly 80 bad after IIl Tho
INST step In 90 flud excuses and cN-
'"nuatIOns for Mu. The next step Is
ip ADOPT some ~ the sins into our
own llNcE such ~ human nature
that u viii not remain clean unless
ID 4bH4Itf,ty YTFtf..a
sin. YOU cannot handle suS,t with.
uui being so'lud, As the poet has H..
when our adherence OF sin ls weak
"ncd by familiarity wa first pity
lhcn endure. then embrace. Oiicr
ncu hnd women arrive generally a.
ms stage hy ap0luRi2lng for HOuic
things that under certain CirCuW-
stances II lllilr sin IN justified OF cN.
rumbe Young people generally
get to that place by manufacturing
excuses for having n little fun at
the expense OF their conscience.
man once HdNertiSed Tor a
cpachman. As "A test OF the skin Of
the various applicants. each one was
required TO drive over a narrow road
cut In the mountain side. where only
n slight error. OF guiding the team
would either crush IN" vehicle
against cliff or roll IL down prcci-
pico. Each one in turn dcmou.
strAted how sklllrully he could drive
by going 50 close to the edge ns pos
sible without dlsastcr--all but one.
and he kept NJ far from the pr"Ci-
pice ns the Cliff would permit and
be got the job. for the master pre-
frrred II man who believed In safety
first rather than a fooihardy display
of skill This IL the only safc moral
guide, DO not see how far YOU can
play with ain without losing your
moral sense, but Keep "A safe distance
away, and the only Aafe distance Ia
NJ far as possible on the other SIDE
10 not makes Excuses 10 your con-
science and try 10 persuade Yourself
that there ls no harm in that" but
play safe and do not risk your soul
on doubtful proposition, one sin
may not ruin your NE but one sin
lends 20 another and after awhile
you care no moro for tho safety OF
your soul. The only safety lies in
making no experiments In morals
hut sticking To what YOU know n
right Make no compromises The
devil laughs whenever YOU begin that
policy.
Material motives will enter tho
acts and dispositions of men II ls
not always sordid to keep rewards
and punishments before the mind =
eye The man who IL only good
through fear OF pain or for hope OF
reward is not OF u very high order
OF fidelity yet It Ii better that he bc
righteous for this cause than not 20
be righteous at all II is true that
material possessions nre or far less
real value than good health. good
disposition ana clear conscience,
along with the assurance OF Gods