The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-10-25
BLIND BAGGAGE
RIDERS SC0RCHED
Kramer Makes Scathing
Talk on "Cheaters"
and "Pikers"
FARCE OF HYP0CRITE
biggest Humbug This Side
of He'll" Famous Evan
gelist Says

finder the topic, Are You Riding
,bo mind Baggage?" a theorem that
.yorv man of intelligence, morality
and good citizenship should be a
laval supporter of the church was
ooryincingiy demonstrated by Evan
,olist James w. Kramer speaking
a, the First Baptist church Sunday
evening.
Facts upon facts were piled up by
,bc sneaker setting forth the great
Contribution which the church has
made 90 social life, educational pro-
gross the political and civil liberty
- inc nation and the social and
L,ornl unfit OF mankind. The in.
Ydol who does nothing but fight the
,burch came in for the evangelist &
a,i,berng score and the so-called de-
cont citizens who stand aloof from
,be church and refuse to share in
"s great program for the social,
moral and spiritual uplift were de-
clared To be parasites. barnacles.
sponges and pikers.
spcakinE on How to Get Rich"
sunday morning. DIR. Kramer made
a nOMtllUl IliNsi LOi biNih hiih "p'A'N''
IN give unc-tenth of their income for
the prosecution OF the great enter
nrises fostered by the church. Eight
cen persons came forward at the
morning service. Weather con-
ditions seemingly did not affect the
attendance at either morning or
afternoon service.
Kramer said last night in part:
There are two ways to get to Chi
cago. one is to ride in a Pullman,
the other in the blind baggage. one
sa comfort and Joy forever. and the
other a dirty, dusty, cheap way to
travel Yes, man can be Chris
ian outside the church. but no man
should want 10 be known as a religi-
Gus piker, parasite or barnacle. Blot
out the churches and there would be
no social values.
"When France discarded religion
the reign of terrors began. Russia is
An illustration of land without
churches. The soil in Turkey is
richer than In America, yet you
would rather own the poorest aci
here than tho richest in Turkey.
What makes the difference?
Churches.
Il costs more to support drunk
ard than sober man; judges, law
yers, courts than preachers and
. churches. The church Is the most
effective police force In the world.
We must oct In concert with others.
No man can be his own general and
brass band. A savage may. live by
himself on roots but not man.
There must be machinery. The
spirit of Christ is too passionate and
earnest to remain disembodied
spirit Anarchists do not believe in
machinery but only ideas.
"l know that the church is imper-
feet for 1t has to deal with imperfect
people. They come into the church
with their prejudices, passions and
appetites. Many say they stay out of
.the church because of hypocrites. We
are with you there. A/hypocrite is
tire biggest farce this side of hell, the
humbuggest humbug that ever hum
bugged He Is IA wart on the neck of
the church and loks as well in the
church as a steeple does on n salon.
The only creature smaller is the man
who hides behind one. Why not
move out of America because there
olt bNlNHfNlHtS anu IL w. W. = w ny
does not the tax assessor quit his
Job because he finds hypocrites when
he calls? There are even rotten eggs
eat no more eggs. You have a
.unall opinion of yourself when you
Measure yourself with a-whitewash
ed, nickel plated, kiln dried. weasly
runt, hyberpating snake OF a hypo-
critic.
Your neighbor's house will look
better when you wash your own
windows. All the blessings we enjoy
come from the church. The puhlic
school Is the child Of the church. The
S-hour-law, and the pure food law
had their birth in a minister's con-
Terence. Co-cducation, woman's suf-
irage, secret orders. normal colleges
y NJ. c. AS, religious liberty
mcredness OF children. sanctity OF
the house are all gifts of the church
Like a barnacle clinging to-1he
SIDE OF a ship, so thousands cling 10
the blessings of civilization made
possible by the church and yet never
become a part of II. An institution
hke the church that has done 40
much for humanity deserves not only
the endorsement and appreciation OF
Ane people, but their very hearts
'nlood There can be no outlaw
Christian"