The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-05-23
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rea aches back in direct line almost
TO the cuycudntors themselves, but
that has become so dullcd by evolu-
ton or rebirth that 1t leaves me
without the slightest taint OF denom-
national pride. on form and In
church membership l am orthodox.
| am not a Christian scientist But
/ would account myself fortunate
indeed could | get from that cult
those benefits and that perfect as
surance which have seen expert
enced by so .uanY
by Their Works
I could not find 1t In my heart TO
say an unkind word against any
denomination that Is seeking to ease
the minds OF men with respect to
that transformation which death
ushcrs in, when I see any mortal
sincerely attempting TO emulate the
Master, or whosc eye Of fai,h has
kiudlcd and whose heart has been
made light ana glad, | say blessed
indeed art thou II matters not
the sliGhtest 20 me from whence the
inspiration came, for | believe mat
in religion az well as in other things
IL is tho demonstration that counts.
1t was no mere man that rendered
the supreme judgment-"By their
fruits yc shall know them" And the
church has lost tremendously in
membership I'm tho past few years!
Ny complaint Is that denomination
alism has almost come to obscure
the figure OF Jesus on the cross; my
indictment, that the church has got
too far away from the promises and
cortainties Of God and too close to
society, to finance, TO industry and 20
the world.
ii.
verify believe. Not one in ten thou
sand million but respond TO a spirit
uality that is real in every sense.
There are times when the real thing
is craved, when, as my business man
friend said of the sermon the other
day, 81 would like TO get close to
God; to feel the spiritual uplift."
But they preach at my head! And
know that religion, Ike the benedic-
tiOn Of nature, Of sweet harmonic OF
music, the fire Of eloquence, the in
cense of pure love. is an appeal To
the heart and soul and not to the
head
We need the church. As II stands
| IL Is performing a great mission. But
| II is not performing it's real mission
suppose every man and woman ana
child in the United States should
start attending church. Would that
fact constitute a really Christian ma
! ton? II would be national hypoc-
risy, the thing which the Exemplar
! consigned to a hell Just little hot
| ter than the average!
The eloquence of the old old story
/ surpasses anything that man can say
| or do, II II falls from "A tongue filled
with faith in the fun efficacy OF
what was taught and preached two
! thousand years ago; II II Is lived and
practiced by the tongue that
breaches It.
with all his commerclalism, Billy
| Sunday creates a spiritual atmos-
| phcre and wins converts. Why7
| Let the church answer that ques-
! ton, too. | do not think Sunday
| practices what he breaches, and
| shall never think so as long as he
accepts tens of thousands of dollars
| for himself. II means nothing TO me
| that this offering is free will. 1t is
| true that no obligation rests on the
| individual to give, but one. in my
] judgment does rest on Sunday OF
any other representative of Jesus
, Christ TO refuse to accept beyond