The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-06-03
Barometer of Public Opinion


at several years ago. with one or two exceptions
and Ihope no minister will take offence AZ
these plain facts stated In such a kindly man
ner But rather that they may awake To the
great reality that IL obvious to an think,ns
people whose souls are hungering for living
God. That n is teachers the world needs now
more than preachers for tho glorious gospel OF
Jesus Christ is being robbed OF It's beauties ana
saving power by scrmonfzing mingled with
criticlsing of other denominations, have stated
many times TO church people and ministers that
they were eliminating half the gospel that Jesus
and IIis apostles taught, upon which was IN
varinbly accused Of being carried away with
Christian Science.
I never belonged TO Christian Science and
never expect TO- but say God bless them or
any person who will preach present day gospel
on the unimpeachable authority Of the Blnie
M Jesus and his apostles taught II; somethins
can use here and now and give up thls l,Ie
insurance plan OF having to die TO win; Inc
world Is tired OF dealing In futures when u
comes To matters OF such vital Importance ana
| would suggest good place to start In Is "here
Jesus started in, the only text we have ana
record OF His taking. when He reads the WORDS
prophesied more than TOO years previous, by
Isaiah when he declared TO the world that the
Christ of God would come and the kind OF gospel
lie would teach. As read, The spirit OF Je,
hovah Is upon me because He hath annointed
me to preach the gospel to the poor lie nam
sent me to heal the broken hearted, to prech de
liverance to the captivos and recovering OF sight
to the blind to set at liberty those that are
bruised and to preach the acceptable time OF Je-
hovah. Concluding with the statement that. this
day this gospel is fulfilled In your hearing
This is the platform upon which our Lord and
his disciples worked throughout their lives and
they made II win. We have no record OF the
Master talking to people about saving the soui
after the death of the body, and more particular
ly when supplioant was suffering from an alb
normal condition. He first relieved them OF their
monition such as. 30 and sin no more lest a
worse thing happen unto thee, emphasizing man
times and also His apostles that sin In Its many
phases was the cause OF all affliction, but He
seemed to find 1t q better plan to first remove
the effect and thereby get the confidence of
gf Them
slvcs But today. when people or sufficient
illumination OF soul and mind as TO understand
and put into practice the great Christ plan of
salvation they are criticised and abused by the
40 called orthodox preachers: and when gay
salvation | mean what God meant when He
spoke the ninety FIRST psalm through David and
what He meant when He spoke many times
through Jesus and through the apostles and
prophets meaning always that 1t was the saving
and restoration OF soul, mind and body. As
one illustration, Jesus speaking to some Jews
who were converted TO His doctrine, said, II ye
abide in me and my words abide in you, ye are
truly my disciples and ye shall know the truth
and the truth shall make you free. II seems
strange that men who have had the advantage Of
a liberal education and plenty OF time TO study
the Bible. and take up it's teachings as n profess
sion would then deliberately leave out the very
important portions that Jesus emphasized 40
much, the healing Of the infirmities OF the mind
and body the reservation to health happiness and
prosperity all who would follow His doctrine.
when we rember that Of "a important acts OF
the Master when here In the flesh. classified as
miracles that 20 OF them were healing and re
storing to normal condition OF the mind and
body, from every disease In the catalog, and even
from death, and he did not stop there for we
find that the first lesson He gave Peter, the
potential great disciple, broke, hungry and dis
courngod, was to teach him prosperity. saying
cast your net on the other side. Peter dd not
know then that union with Christ meant so
much, had no faith in the instructions, saying
we have labored all night and have caught moth
ing, but, nevertheless Mt thy word, 7 will.
The grace Of God il the panacea for all the
Ills OF the world and the terms are loving obedi-
ence 10 Almighty God and faith in Jesus Christ;
and the sooner We acknowledge this the better
IL VIII be Tor us Ceasing to look for God MS
some eNtraneous power that only few OF tho
saved can find. at some remote time and place
II we will turn 10 the inner man, as Paul so
often told us and II Is easy TO find the proof
of his statements II we will make the test IN
sincerity. Know We not, ne said that your hody
IL the temple Of the livins God you are NOT your
own, you arc bought with price. both body md
spirit are Gods ! do not agree with you, Mr..
latta mat a minister's place Is not I'm building
churches, etc. This Is often very importan nj
and necessary work for a minister. and besides
II man cannot realize God with him I'm All
phases Of his work, have a suspicion that there
may he something wrong with either the work
or the man.
want to say also that l am sorry to you
make the statement YOU did about Rev, Billy
Sunday. especially Just on the eve of his com
ing to this city charging the minds Of people
who are always too willing to welcome criticism
with an adverse condition, so that even should
they hear him preach the message will not he
received as " SnEmt TO t'sI do Esp TspeSS y
Daddy FLYNN last year, on his coming to this
city and during his 10 days stay, working off
the crudest farce ! ever saw staged in an en-
Mghtened community. | attended all through
a six weeks' series Of Mr.. sundays meetings 2
years ago and say now that he is the peer of
all evangelists | have ever heard and | have
heard number ot the best between the oceans
and some from across the water, including the
world famous Gypsy Smith, who is fine man
hut Billy Sunday can deliver moro real everyday
gospel, that will reach the heart in one hour
than Smith can all day. | don't know how Mr.
Sunday uses the money he gets but have heard
II said that he uses most all Of g. over and
work. The only property | ever heard Of hin,
having was 40 acres Of raw fruit land he bought
at Hood river, oregon, and improved II and
made fine orchard OF II where he spends his
vacations, his home,
H. as you stated In The World today that n
political candidate Is justified I'm causing To he
spent during his pre- nomination campaign
$500, 900 or any amount that is necessary in the
opinion OF his friends. | surely thing that God
will take no exceptions 10 what is given RiIlv
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