The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1920-02-16

Revival services began sunday
At the First Baptist church with
splendid prospects for an cNccp-
lionallv successful ending Rev
Mule ; scrmon k,si night was IN
tcrcsting
"llol as one WAS Telling a hram the axe
head fel iu the water. and be cried, and
said AHs Master, for ii was borrowed
And thf man nf cod said. Where seli it
And hc Ncd him the place Aud ne ca;
DOWN stick and sasi o. in ihiilcr, aad
tie hen did swim"
Elisha performed miracles when
Elijah was taken up in q whiriNiui ne
dropped his garment and It wrapped itself
about rll,hf's shoulders 50 be might
have double portion of the spirit to per
form miracles. lie did common things.
things for needy people. lie hal the
loWer Of Almighty Gods spirit 10 10
these things Men have hcon filled with
the power Of Almighty God to do things
and have lost that power Mighty
PREACHERS have lost that power because
tteg have heen swallowed M by the things
ef The wstd. Elisha used the power be
mad II sAeeieued the waters ~ a sprilg
which had bccome bitter. 30 the people
might not suffer lie hpathed into the
.astrils al the Shnmanne woman's dead
son aud brought him 90 NE. lie catue
dow nto Jordon who're wood cutter was
Telling q tree. A. toe man chopped, his
aNe head fen or iuto the water. lie
turned 10 Elisha and said Alas Alasser.
IL was borrowed and Elisha asked.
where fell IT. and he brought switch
and pitched IL IN ana the Iron did swim.
Hut YOU say Iron won't swim. n
agaius, natural law HUT remember Wno
did il. We are dealing with God. not
Tod tells the truth. It, small matter
Tor the cod of this grrst Universe 10 mak.
an axe head swim
Remember that day when Elijah wen his
victory over the prophets II Baais There
was the altar With the sacrifice on 81 anl
fls water poured around ia the trenches
anl over the sacrifice, and the prophets
of Baal had called on their god 10 send
fIs down 20 consume the sacrifice. Then
ad Elijah raised his soul 10 God IA prayer
10 send down fire Then the fire of the
Lord fell and consumed the burnt sacrifice
aud tine wood and stone and dust and
licked the water In the trenches.
And the Iron "a swim
Yen say that was in bible time when
Cod spakc directly 90 man. I see IN that
village yonder a couple II sisters whose
brother had been dead for four days I
Il
The brother had been In the tomb four
DAYS lie stinketh. christ walked out and
said. "Roll the stone away snd then he
lifted his voice 20 God in PRAYER and then
said. "Iazarcih come forth. md he came
forth
A womsn's son r. dead They come 10 /
bury him christ SECS them weeping and |
said. 's'omc forth" and the soa lived.
Aud the Iron did swim.
NeS. that was In the Bible time when
Christ iivs-d aud had Ills Power upon men.
Rut listen \ woman came to US one day |
IN a PRAYER meeting aud asked ms to pray /,
Tor her husband who was n gambler.
very wicked man. She joined me In
prayer To Almighty God aud those pcople i
Joined in the prayer aud in a few nights l
that mans form darkencl the door and /
when the invitation was given he cam.
down the aisle with tears streaming down /
Ais ehcckS and SURRENDERED himself 10 God. /
Aud the Iron lid swim.
I see a ma nsiaggering ovct the streets
= Dallas. one If the biggest drunkards cf
be city character sll gone. eaten out by
in. 4 friend came to him and said.
'Iscekest. why don't you straIebtcn up and
he a man = Il can't do H. I've tried.
md hi> friend said. Come with me- aud
.e took him down where Glpsv Smith was
lolding meeting. when the Gipsy |
,reaeher gave the invitation. Lcckett
down the aisle. surrendered
himself to God and today Lockett Adair
: a flaming light for God and Is filIed
sifh the power from God to do mighty
liHeS.
There Is a God in the sky and God can
aske the Ircn swim in Guthrie. Men are
aiking the streets ef our csv with their !
acks on tod when we come down On
ur knee> ike men and wernen God has g
y peNer II make the Iron swim here {
New this man who lost his axe head
.liia have gene en swinging his axe
andic aud people some distsnse AWAY =,
euia not have known the difference. Bot v
ere would bave be,n nc chips flying o