The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-09-27

A splendid audience gathered at the
Broadway Baptist church. Sunday
night. to hear the pastor, r. L. Day.
idson. on the subject, Gods Search
for Man"
Man is Gods partner" DR.. David
son said THE farmer. the merchant.
the banker, the doctor, the stock
grower are all Gods partners Col
will do nothing without them. they
can do nothing without Ccd. Whereva'
Cod has had a dependable partner
in the world He has worked wonders.
He is in search Of men today on
whom He can rely and with whom
He can work.
THE kind of man God wants is a
man with conscience. Conscience is
10 man what the compass is to the
mariner. II points out the way. God
wants man with a conscience that
points as unerringly to the right way
es the compass points to the magnetic
pole.
Wants Man Of Will
God wants man with will. VIII
is to man what the engine is to a
transatlantic steamer The compass
points out the course. the engine
drives the great ship ahead on that
course. Conscience points out the
way; Will sends the man hurryine
along that way. The brute is guided
by its instincts and passions. it is
the glory of man to keep his foo
upon his nature and to hold the reins
Of appetite and passion with a firm
hand.
Gods Kingdom First
God wants man who Will pu
Him and His Kingdom first. Mel
did not hesitate to put the United
States of America before themselves
and all Of their private. persona
interests. It was infinitely more i'm
portant that the United States o
America should continue to exist ant
prosper than that any one of IL
citizens should continue to exist AM
prosper. God wants a man who vii
put the Almighty God before tn
Almighty Dollar and when interest
seem to conflict will follow God ant
not the Dollar
The Man Who Hates Sin
God wants man who hates sin
hates sin because II dishonors CO.
and mars His universe. The poe
has said, Every prospect please
and only man is vile He wants
man who hates sin because 1t ruin
mankind; hates sin in men as mucl
as He does in women. Virtue come
from the Latin word. vir, meaning
man. Virtue is manly grace a
we'll as a womanly grace. God want
a man who will never excuse or con
done sin as an aid to business.
Must Have Greed
God wants a man who loves III
truth and will seek after it. Go
wants a man who has creed an
who will stick to II. Greed come
from credo. believe. In the mat
ter Of religion that affects a man
welfare for time and eternity h
ought to have some kind Of beliei
II Il is important that a man have
belief In the matter Of politics tina
makes him either O Democrat or
Republican. how much more a belle
in the matter of religion. Denomina
tions are learning how to disagre
without being disagreeable about II.
Religion in Wife's Name
God wants a man who carries a
OF his religion in his own and nc
in his wife's name. A man who cal
ries his business In his wife's nam
arouses suspicion by that very rae
People feel sure he is doing 1t
skin somebody. a man who carrie
his religion in his wife's name
subject to the same suspicion. \
man has right TO lay the burde
Of supporting the family on his VIII
and he has no right TO place the r.
sponsibIlity OF furnishing morals an
a good example TO his family enurel
on his wife.
Wants Real Man
God wants a man who will not onl
live a religion seven days In II
week but talk II to others with N
same good sense that he talks n
politics and his business TO other
Such a man will be worth TO con
munity more than all the gold an
oil OF the world. Knox and Calvi
and Luther and Wesley and spurgeo
and Roger Williams We're worth mol
to the world than all Of its materi'
wealth. God wants man, re
man. VIII you be that man?
NOW Is THE TINE. THIS
THE PLACE, TO HAVE YOUR OIL
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