The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-11-12
YOUNG PEOPLE WILL
HAVE CHARGE TONIGHT'S
Sc RV|CES At FIRS 7.
{ H RI S T|AN CHI j re \

could have been more appropriate.
Mr.. Fit2 sang by request, THE Holy
I city" The Broadway Baptis Male
Quartet sang fine song A group
of men from the First Christian
church, Messrs. Fitz, Burnitt, Car
pcnter, Haynes. London and Brooks
sang, My Anchor Holds, by Towner
Jack London, a former Ardmore lad
and always 4 prime favorite here,
played wonderful selection ON his
famous violin. 1t was a superior
program.
I Young Peoples Night comes this
/ evening They viii attempt 90 eclipse
anything that their elders have done.
Dr. Brown will give his famous lee
ture on How to Get Married Jack
London and his violin will be there
ANA Mr. Fitz with his big mclodious
voice, and the young people will have
a rare evening.
There will be no vacation ON Sat
urday night. Dr. Brown will give one
Of his best illustrated sermons.
/ 1t was impossible last Sunday night
10 take care OF the crowds and the
service Sunday evening will be held
IN Convention Han ANA an invitation
extended 10 all the churches in Ard
more 10 cooperate in a monster union
meeting
Dr. Brown last evening gave his
lecture ON "a Mans Man Tor a.
That IL. spoke i'm part as follows
Two thousand years ago lived the
greatest artist this world has ever
known. His colors were love and
truth, his brushes We're human words,
his canvas was The hearts of men.
The greatest picture he gave TO the
world We have named The Good
Samaritan
Eighteen centuries rolled by and
there came another great artist among
men. His home was in the highlands
of Scotland. lie was sinner,
know, but there never WAS q song
in the human heart but he wrote it
down. His noblest work was a re-
production. Bobbie Burns. inspired
by the fadcless glory of The Good
Samaritan copied ii down and called
it "A Mans a Man for a That
! speak Of these great masterpieces
for they express the same message.
Both artists sought to teach us that
there is something good in men,
something divine in the worst OF men.
To crticise the best is common
tendency TO commend good in the
worst is rare virtue. The fault
/ find in folks is that they find fault
with folks. If any Of you shall here
resolve that from this time on you
Will see the virtues of sinners in
stead OF the vices of saints, this hour
VIII have been worth while.
That there is something innaiely
and Inherently good in people who /
have gone To the end Of the down
ward road finds ample justification
in many a wrecked and ruined life. T.
\ tramp was found dead IN a Kansas I.
city alley lie was no doubt a bum,
who had spent his last nickle in a
and drunk and helpless was
thrown out 10y the "bouncer." Ills .
wasted body stiffcned in the freezing .
cold. AZ Tho morgue they searched .
for his name without reward but
they did find wrapped in a ragged
"a soiled and faded photo .
graph the old fashioned kind. where /
the man holds baby in his lap while .
the woman stands with her hand ON .
his shoulder. Marred and Scared. it .
could sim be- seen that the face Of .
iu the picture. At the bottom he .
had written. My wife ana little girl .
who loved me to The end OF their .
journey" Can him what you please,
beast and booze fighter. bum and /
pcggar you Will probably not say
enough, but when you are through
! want to add one word. When any
Ine carries with him into "a sarless
aud hopeless night the picture OF
memory Of a womau's eyes like deep.
dark wells rcflcctiug the light bf love
and tho smile OF 20 buby's face laid
iBJinst It's own. hc is sun "a man
Tor a. that A light not from sea-
lur land comes into our lives with
the faith that there is something
.avablc ia men, bad men. the worst
lf men,
lt only requires some unexpected
misfortune to disclose the good bur
Iced deep in many wicked life
How many believe the poor man is
O man3 ON ol course. We tail, il and
preach DO but how many believe 81?
lhis be- % mighty soft easy world for
hc man who is going up but IT'S
3 mighty hard, cold. cruel world ior
hc man who les going down. Amy g
iuw ] know this great artist in that
I oil ugv was friend of the poor
.nd lived with sinners and loved the
usL lie is tls only friend the poor
nan has ever had. The preaching of
iis gospel always raises the price
u men, His pierced hand is the only
inu that has struck the sccptcr from
hc tyrnts grasp. The foxes had
iomos iu the ground and the birds IN
he trees but he had not where To hay
lis head. lie was born In "a stable.
'radlod in mangpr and warmed by
he breath of oxen that hc might
uste the afflictiuns uf the poorest
if men and paint this picture in
drawn from his oWn hear.
fhr poor man is e man,
The rich man clothed in purple
mi fine linen is only man. lie
oeds ON flesh and dreams on down.
When Mike Brickayer blacks the
eye hc gets "ten dollars
md ten days" at ten the next morn
ng when Hon. T. g. Goldleler
ombnes our sweuty dollar with his
unk balance ana the court gently
he can have the trial
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