The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-08-02
REV. JACKSON DELIVERS
STRON c MESA CT BASED
ON THE PRODI CAL SON |"

The Knight of Revelry" was the
theme used by Rev. r. L. Jackson
at the union services on TIE corner
Of Broadway and Il street, last night.
The theme was based on the prodigal
son.
Rev. Jackson spoke in part as fol-
lows: when Jesus was on the earth
that they would have been complete
without the parable of the prodigal
son. It was the story that Jesus
manifested His love in a way that
should inspire every unsaved person
to seek Him as the Christ. Not all
parents are responsible for their
sons becoming prodigals. | have seen
some of the most wicked men tell of
their dcvout Christian mothers. These
men would fight for their mothers.
They have the greatest respect in
the world for their religion. Ask
them why they became prodigals and
they will tell you that other influ-
ences lead them TO become prodi-
gals.
we have an account of home with
two sons in it. II was the custom
and law of the Jews at the time that
Christ was in the world that when
the children became of age they could
demand their part Of the inheritance.
The younger CT the two sons demand
cd his part No doubt the father and
oil httt oil N
and his father was forced to give
them to him. We do not know just
how much stock the prodigal son
drove away with him nor how many
servants. We do know that he went
into a foreign country and invested
all in riotous living. He awoke one
day to find that he had spent all he
had and was forced to seek employ
ment. 1t is generally difficult for
young man OF that type to find en-
ployment. He was forced to go where
he was not known. Even then he
was compelled to feed the swine and
to eat the very husks. The devil will
send \ man to the hog pen if he can.
1t was in this hog pen that this
prodigal son really came to himself
and thought seriously about the days
gone by. Then it was after he had
reasoned that his fathers own serv-
ants were treated better than he ut
ter the words that has caused many
a man to change his life.
The Power of 81 WIFI
The words that we should Keep
in mind are "I WILL" 81 will' caused
Hannibal to scale the Alps. II will
caused Napoleon to become great
warrior But the II will'' that reaches
heaven itself is when one determines
to live a hetter life and calls upon
Christ for His assistance. If the
prodigal son had merely, said Il Will
and had remained in the hog pen
he would never have returned to his
father and would never have been n
better man. But this young man
had not only courage to climb out |
Of the hog pen but he had the cour' !
age to go back through the towns that
he had once passed through when ne |
was n better man. He had the cour'
age to go back to his home with
of acknowledging his
sinful life to his own father and moth
or. The old father met his son be-
cause he had been looking for him.
While the son was asking for forgive
ness and telling that he was not
the old father was restoring
10 him the rights and privileges that
ne had once enjoyed.
Tho Savior will Forgive
Whenever sinner starts to Jesus
40 will be met more than half way
md regardless Of how far man
nav have gone into sin the Savior
will forgive him and restore him into
he inheritance of heaven itself, II he
S only willing to seek forgiveness
With all his heart. May the example
If the brother be a lesson to us all.
lis brother thought his father treat
ID him unfair when he killed the
atted calf and gave the son such
Welcome. When an unsaved person
zones back to God let us welcome
lin and show him our appreciation
or his courage in making the stand
or a better life. We may not have
zone so far into sin as the prodigal
on. yet II we have never made the
we should do so before It Is
90 late.
Plea TO Young People
Let the young people of Ardmore
Who are not Christians surrender