The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-12-21

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10.
While assigning - regular lesso
for this date. tho import Of u all
really rcliew OF the quarter ius
closing Peter ana John had becl
specially trained FOR tho work %
witnessing for christ. for A,y hD
been MNrn farther into tho Master
confidence and HNHptihy than ,ht
other disciples not from any Whitn
OF favori'iSm. but We hylIoFo E.lupG
because t.e LOrd rIw IN th"m Tia
tools more fif'l Tor tho program -
the gospel man IN any of then
brethren They were The raw ma
tcrial. n We may kAy Il, out ~
vhl.h tDr Lord moulded his chic
apostles They wrrr not rrnlN
made TO bis hand. but were th'
product OF throo years. intensive
training
Potter was nm lmpulHlye. uus'ahl'
character. chiefly hncnuec he gen,
orally Epoko without due cuualdorn
ton ana was often rcnly Co. rc#rlHe
himself ON short notice lir Wt
hasty and radical hut w.ihoi q po'
1.-Two character ma rru'E ,u other
favor ur opposition Tmr nfr,r Jmp
ho cAmc tn the forefront ~ lu" l0H.
tlTlr body "a rrn''Hni"ns aui
promises. only to roraio his own
weakness when he hUrl At ur" crII.
teal time Taking ms Wttm hearted
impulbiycneHs nud ,UcUty Christ
trained him into lho Ht,NlfuHt thIIH-
t!an that should take leading part
In converting tho world Iuhn was
n volcanic nature. ono uf H." 'aHuh
n thuud"l.' positive unI vludin.
tive. uuunurrclbIe and faithful. Vet
thcrc were in his uu'ur" the seeds
Of u lowe so iutcuso. $50 tender and
far reaching. and q sympathy aud
understanding of ia" Master tht
trausrcudod AN other human com
rnuionsh,p that Jesus brought out
his loving ChHrtCjoTisticE uutIl the
NindiCtlvo partisan hco1no the
apostle ~ lovc to all tho world. God
sees the hearts of mon, and when
he wants an agent hc choOsca from
greater knowledge than huwRns
possoss Every ono of HIS disciples
was Chuacn. not because OF educ,
tion ar influence. for they had little
NJ either. but because they pOEscHsed
the undrvclopcd talents that were
best fittod TO make thom tho hcralds
10 humanity OF the story Of the EOB-
pei
retcr and John had. moro than
any other men, the right 10 say that
they had learned tho truth by actual
evidence. ana that To- n degree that
permitted uf no doubt They had
hoard and seen ana touched tho
things Of which they spoke. and, ac-
cording to all tho rulos Of evidence
they we're competent witnesses and
worthy OF all ctedence Therefore
they bore witness OF tho truth, not ns
hearsay. hut ms personal experiences.
Not only had they the evidence OF
every human sense .as TO tho truth
OF what they preached. but In their
own natures they bore tho irrcfuta-
bic evidence OF the transforming
grace OF tho Lord. who had taken a |
buSh OF common, unlcttered man
and made OF them the heralds OF sal |
walton to the human race.
There s6ems TO be something
about getting human wisdom that !
unfitn Il man for knowing to the |
fun the grace Of God. when "A soul
In 40 fun of human knowledge and
depends go thoroughly ON the eff
cheney OF human understanding, he
IL often slow to ackn0w ledge or un- |
derstand HIS need or wisdom from
on high. Some men worship their !
brain 30 unrUsetvedly that they are |
to Couccde its weakness In .
comparison with things divine. Such |
u man has no room In his make up
for the grace Of God He Ia surfi-
cient unto tiimself or thinks he IL.
or such as these are made the ns-
nostiCs mcu who do not positively !
dcny God. but deny tho ability OF
the human mind to decide whether
there be a God or not tutil the
mind OF man Is lHrrcd loose from
It's snfficlcucy there is little
chance for him to realize his need
or christ The meek and lowly, on
the other hand. have no pride or
roncelt 10 stand IN the way, ,hcy
know their need Rnd are glad to
accept tho Lords guidance Thus
L was good thing that Chfist chose
his witnesses from among the com
mon people. mch who had no con
neit Uof their own powcrs to begin
with II is common knowledge that
while the big minds ~ the atc re-.
Iected Christ the common people
heard him gladly
But It is interesting 10 note that
he Lord sees possibilities aud tai
,nts In common people that the
world has mover recognized When
ho has a special work do do. it'hau
almost always hcrn that he raised
! man mp from among the common
,eoplc 10 he leader among men
Every emergency In history h,s had