The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-11-02
Sunday School Lesson
by BEN NEW SOME.

Peter was nevertheless greatly
honorcd by tho Master, lie Was
given the keys OF the Kingdom, INK .
unto the scribes who were Invested
with the keys denoting that they
should unlock the truths OF the
scriptures 10 the people, To bind
them to the truth and loose them
from Ignorance and superstition
with a stalwart faith Ike Peter's y
and zeal for accomplishment such
AZ he displayed. the Kingdom OF Goa
should be planted on such rock
that even hell should be powerless
to stop It's progress. But with all
OF Peters preference, II was made
plain that all rested primarily upon
the Lord himself We do not be.
licNe that he gave anyb body al any
time such authority that they could
use their own judgment and II would
bear the force OF divine commands
Every human power must dcriV" its
strength from something greater
than itself. We see the street cars
bowling along merrlly AK long AZ tho
trolley wheel touches the wire. but
what Is a more pitiably helpless oh
jcct than one OF them when 1t IN di-
vorced from the source OF power?
no Peter. all human effort is vain
unless 1t Is in connection with the
source OF power fom above No
man was over 80 good that he could
BE- delegated aS supreme dictntorcof
Gods dealings In the world
We are In the habit OF looking
upon Jesus AZ man Of SORROWS
and acquainted with grief because
he bore upon his person the sins of
the human race, and because he
lived while among us without so
many OF the things which We regard
AS necessities rather than luxuries.
Yet We believe this phase OF the Saw
iors lIfc has been over emphasizes.
No other man we have ever heard
Cf was 80 cheerful In the face OF all
kinds Of hardship. or 90 joyous In
spite Of the knowledge OF what his
mission required Of him. Real JoS
demonstrates Itself now and then In
his life ss Il did in his enthusiastic
commentator OF Peters stcadfast
faith We need 10 study more about
these bright spots In the life OF
the Master and emulate his example.
The sOrrowful side OF his life has
been held before us so much that
many pious people in past days have
thought II an addition to their piety
to be mournful and chcerless, as
though the demonstration OF any
thing Ike optimism or cheer was an
Insult To the Savior who had suf4
fered so much for our Sakes. Tho
conviction that, OF all men, the
Christian had the most right to be
joyful, has had hard time TO get
set In peoples minds, but. thank
God, It is growing. II there Is any
man who has the right 10 face all
OF human LIES ups and downs with
smile II is he who has his treasure
laid up In heaven. He can afford TO
snap his fingers at the mIshaps of
life and go singing on his way o
eternity.
what Peter failed to appreciate
was that no good thing comes to
man without "A compensating sacri-
flee. This is not only an axiom OF
spiritual progress. but Is also rule
of nature Whatever OF good we get
In this lie must be paid for In some
way and very often we think the
price exceedingly high. The seed Of
The wheat must be buried In the
earth and decay before II springs UP
a shoot that promises future In
crease. Great men must die and be