The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-11-30
barometer Of Public Opinion
About the Dcyil.

rau,, world: I have been told by people
who are fairly we'll acquainted with the deVii
that no lives In and around his own kind OF
ucop,c and in some mysterious way. prompts
them TO do things that the better class oi man
kind abhor and dcspise. IL such he,ns as as
the devil does exist, and no doubt he does, ms
name begins with n capital ID. II Is a snort
name with "A long following. We can follow
his trail OF blood ana tears all down the ages
pnst lie matcrialized through the fiith OF the
earth and II Is from this source that ne oo'n'hs
his support. lie does not exist III one pouy, pu'
IN many bodies. Anyone whom his evil intiu-
enccs can subdue becomes his supporter ana ms
friend. lie lives in each and every bootiegger
and ward heelcr" His lying tongue is In the
mouth OF each and every faisfier. no matter
what vocation they may follow for hven-
hood II he sands In the pulpit ana ies. ms
poisonous influences are a thousand times more
deadly than IL he stands on the street corner
and lies. Why? Because we send our boys
and girls to church to hear the truth preachea;
They congrcgate there for that purpose. II
deceived. they begin to ask; ITO whom must
we look FOR the truth?' In my opinion. there
IN no better place than the home In which 10
teach the truth. When we turn our boys and
girls over to strangers to be taught and cared
for be they ever so honest. we put them from
under our care and control, and there Is no
one and dear to "A child as its parents
Keep "busybodies' out OF your home No mat
ter what coiors they may be sailing under keep
them out II they are church workers tel
them to 90 to the church and do their work
there. We must keep the church and the state
separate. II they are Holy Rollers or Sal
vationists tell them to "roll on by" Keep the
Devil away by keeping his supporters away.
We need ''lnveStigatOrS,' We need men ana wo-
mon with hearts and with souls TO set good ex-
ampes for the rising generations to follow.
But do not want them to come into our
homes and mcddle with our family affairs. The
church and the state are too closely connected.
The daughter of the state married the son OF the
church. Then tho church and the state became
"onc." That was n long time ago, but they
have never become divorced. This may be dis
puted by some one, ~ 1t no doubt will, but
maintain that II Is true. They protect one an
other, but the downtroddcn and the poor are
protected by neither the church nor the state.
on every hand behold poverty and rags.
"pomp and spiendor." The church IL In the
asccndency so is the state. To whom SHAH we
look tor the truth? When Truth staros us In
the face and begs us to have mercy on her ana
her children, why ignore her? Winter IL here
The cold winds penetrating many poor
or the meter will be taken out by the church
and the state. Tell what other source the
company gets it's protection from. When the
church remains silent on this subject. II becomes
guilty as II It had endorsed by word OF mouth
or otherwise everything that the gas company
is doing or has done contrary to the wishes OF
those who support the gas company The state
is equally guilty The people pay the bills, shiyer
with cold and wonder when they Will ever be
able To rise above this great injustice that Is be-
ing inflicted upon them and crush II to the
earth II will be when they become wise
enough to listen to Truth and believe her. The
truth has been crushed to the earth many a time
but she has never been smothored to death.
She starcs us in tho face today and says AN
other thousand years OF darkness shall never
fall upon this earth" when the Roman en-
pire fell the church and the state were united
and they Tell on top OF the people. Truth says
this shall not be repeated in the United states of
America. We believe in Americarism, be-
leve in the truth and the trutl must prevail.
YVES MAYFIELD.
Tulsa. Nov .s