The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-09-05
Is Hour Of Peril

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The aueen " sheba found Solo
/ mon and tho kingdom at 10 pin
/ nncie of greatncag We Hny pin.
| unrle, because M to this time II had
| built conscicntiously on the founda'
tlon uf fidelity 10 Jehovah, True II
~ that real WHdom seeks ufHt
the glory of God, and all other good
| things follow ~ natural C"ns"-
queuce. But few indeed are the men
/ who can stand great glory ana
power without losing thoir moral
! balance. Riches ana wisdom are
great advantage ana open gfcnt op-
| portunitlcs FOR good aH long ae they
| are directed by love and reverence
/ for God they become tho Huuroc
| and instigntion Of the most miaor-
/ uhlo temptations whenever we leave
] God out OF the calculation.
Solomon grow greater in all that
! mon esteem desirable just as long ne
| he dung to the piouB motives that
| characterized his assumption of the
| throne OF Dhyid, bat oven he, the
! ~ises; ~ :nenS allowed prosperity 20
] 40 to his head after 30 long time
ana his bitter repentance could not
| avert, but only postpone, the hor-
/ rihle results Of his fohy For when
.
/ the most foolish of all men. The
/ man who has never known much
| " small sinner In comparison with
the man who goes wrong after hav-
| Ing tasted the good thinRs that como
from Gods favor.
Wealth Wcakcns Morale.
Wo have many uilliouHircs In
this country, but We have no reason
tu believe that the larger portion
of them are happy or at ease with
their conscience. Even n thero be
no shadow OF regret over the pro
ccsses by which they became
wealthy, tho very fact Of such pos
session opens to them q bowildor-
inE array OF temptations that 20 the
common man are only unroali1cd
dreams And some of thoae dreams
may be good and some had. de-
pending on whether the mans mind
In trained 20 put the tcmptor bo-
hind him or listen 10 his allurinR
call. If rich men become prey
TO their own wealth, II ~ not nee
ccasarily because they are better or
worse than the average man. We
all have similar desires and all love
TO crafty 'them---tho difference is
mainly IN their ability TO realize
what others only dream. Human
nature is the same but oppor-
| tunitiea vary. The conceptions OF
the human mind. no matter how
cultured may he its owner. naturally
tend TO Parnnl pleasures Not all
| good are poor nor all bad are rich,
| but II makes big difference
whether you think OF what you want
with u consciousness that you can
reach out and get II, or whether II
Is bad dream that should be
| quickly forgotten. hut many n us
remain good through compulsion Of
| circumstances, while many become
reckless because they are not cir
cumscribed by influences beyond
their control.
We have all INDUCED In visions
OF what we would like to do N we
were rich or entrusted with great
Ipower. Some would do great good
to humanity-moHt of us would have
good time. Hut we dismiss these
as idle dreams because fulfillment
IN out of our reach. But suppose
we have been defended from temp
great wealth--how long would our
convictions OF right and wrong or
our 5onsc of obligations To the Crea-
tor prevent uS from seeking to
crafty our widest imaglnings ?
Many OF us should give thanks that
we have been defended from tempt
tations beyond our strength Of re-
aistancc. The moment of greatest
prosperity IL the moment OF greatest
peril to our souls. Only the grace
OF God can mako good man stay
good In the face OF unlimited oppor-
tunities to do what his instincts
suggest Many OF us remain we'll
behaved and respectable mainly he
a. ..ssNN
abilities. II is much easier for a
In for "A rch man.
Nations Forget God.
Tho same is true OF nations aa OF
individuals. when "A nation becomee
exceedingly rich and powcrful the
bacteria OF dissolution work In a
fertile. field. Pride, extravaganza
and uncurbed qualification m = I
surely eat the heart out OF the ma
Itional structure and 1t collapses
God is forgotten and human desire
J governs action. We have only "a
read history to see how true this
IL. Israel was happy until God waf
forgotten, then e came diesVnsion
bitter dissatisfa elton and then di.
vision OF the ktegdom, II never
again reached the glory OF David and
-
l other great nation that hap risen IN
the history has passed its apex ant
gone down more rapidly than It rose
Some say wo get oVcr-ciyili2ed
That IL only choice OF words and
7 may be true or false according tt
what YOU mean by civilization. Peri
, comes to US, not from too much civ,
! iliSation. but from making our so,
called refinements II sod which W,
= worship In preference to Jehovah
: We forget God and bow down .tt
4, human achievements. Tho human
. race rs whole has really suffered
much by departing too far from IN,
fundamentals OF nature and tryins
= to oulshine the work OF natures God
We have set up our golden imag,
: and made intellect rival OF divinity
We have sought to mako no many
improvements and amendments Il