The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-11-09

what doth It profit n man n he
gain the whole world and lose his
own soul? God may havo 10 take
Homc ~ you women and shake a
thruud over you. lie may have to
back a hCarse M I'm front of your
house before you viii ever pray
lle Will show you how weak you
uro and how helpless you urc Thon
YOU turn tp Hin. lie said, Lord
deliver me" n you Will all Offer
Hn honest prayer YOU viii make
that prayor "God deliver me"
don know what your trouble is.
! don't caro- 10 know. have no dis-
pomtlOn to butt into your affaira or
your weakness Some person would
sny "God deliver mo from my
pride Somo peopio arc so con
TON ptibly proud they ARE uncum-
Portable. And some, lord do
liver me from my ust" Lord. de-
liver mo from my Htrong drink"
LORD, deliver mo from my Hpirit
of deception lord, do'ivrr mo
from guaslplug dlapuduou that /
ppasoHH GDi viii come ns % nurse
Kind. gentle. tender sympathotic,
with The opipios and the panbccnH.-
and N you don't iHton 60 iim then,
Ito will como na "A surgeon. he Will
drive Fli8 ErfUul ana truuHr into tho
boring their why toward yOut vltdis.
Nation nt triSis.
God's doing His best 20 Keep YOU
out of hell you'd better listen TO
tho LORD and give MN % chance.
Gods your friend. NE wants to do
you good. tf God would have His
way this old world would bo a
graud. glorious place in which TO
I've Wo have reached the crisis as
a nation. Tho nations NJ tho world
hrc in tho midst of such a crisis
as has been recorded ON tho pages
Of history FOR centuries and ccn-
turtles. in tho midst OF crisis
spiritually and morally
God won't be here but viii be pur-
ticulary near in these days. He
reached a crisis lB God wrestling
with YOU TO give up some sin that
you roll likc u sweet mursol under
your tongue; to give up your COM
panlon that ~ dragging you down
|hs a millHtuuc about your neck ?
You may have brought him here
tonight hucauao II g. "A convenient
place to spend q 'littlo time. and
you have suspicion that Ia within
your heart the least thought about
sin-and the companion with whom
| you are now. Take II from me.
"Be Hurc your sin will find you
out"
Give up your companion -
body that will drag you down and
away from God and dcCcncy and
truth. Some OF you may have 70
! pun out your handbook. write n
check on tho bank, pay back some
man YOU skinned with some fake
mining stock or you sold him real
estate down In Florida ana you Il
have TO have n submarine to find it.
Just one little illustration. when
my father went To war 4 months
before / was born, he enlisted in
Company Il. 23rd Iowa, In August,
/ I was born the 10Th Of the fol-
| lowing November. never looked
| into his face. lie never came
home. fought my way through
| life since I was years old up to
| this platform here tonight And
spent good many years OF my life
In soldiers orphans home out
In Iowa, came back from the
soldiers orphans home and went u
live with Col John scott. lieutenant
governor of Iown. There ] met peo'
nlc that never knew existed be-
fore.
wore a coonskin cap. and raw.
hide boots and overnlls, and q
hickory shirt aud had my hair cut
land valleys when they got through
with me when | was IA years old
II made application To the school
board for the position OF janitor
20 my surprise and delight they gave
IL to me. | had 10 get up at
O'Clock In the winter TO build the
fire. They used to heat the building
with stoves. Then 1 had TO kecr
going through the day and go &c
a oh
down al Colonel SCOTS. and cook
ing, though ! couldn't bake anything
but bread. And so one day | got q
check for my salary from the sec
rotary Of the school hoard--f25
Nohady called mo a grafter. Went
down and showed the check In th'
bank window, and a fellow stoot
there ahead OF me. and the cashier
gave him his money, and HANDED
mo my money, and I walked out of
the sidewalk and counted It, III
gave me- $40 and my check called
for S25.
/ called on a friend OF mine VIII,
, waa a lawyer I'm Kansas City, au'
told him. | said. Frank what a,
, you think. Jay King handed M
sac and my check only called 70
S26" uc said, "Bill, IL 1 had you
luck. l would buy n lottery ticket
Hut / SAID, 'INe $40 lSh hlhes
, lie said. Don't be chump, !
{, YOU wore shy SO and you went bacl
, you would not get 70, and II the
= hand SIS, don't bo q fool, keep IT,.
, lilo said. you'll have enough I
!, buy a suit OF clothes and still hav
q S25' and III be darncd II l didn
. do It,
Still Stalled.
/ can sec that old suit yet. II wa
;, Kind of brown IKE sage And year
later I was convicted TO be "A Christ
ian and / got down 20 pray, and IN
: Lord seemed to touch me on tn
i shoulder and say. "B!l you owe TN
u Farmers National bank OF Iowa 81
. with interest" / said, Lord, tn
NbauN don't know Two got IN
money" Tho Lord said I kno'
: YOU has got it, dig It up" You kno'
@ what ! did2 ] stalled around io
u years whether I'd bo decent an
nav back the pa,try SIS,
9 one day down iu Terro Haut
e Ind, az the Terre liaute House,
y got down on my knees and sal
(, Lord, I don't aeom to have M
v hope Every time l pray I can 81
II that Sl5 and interest sent ha'
% my check. and everything ! cou
@ make right I have made right. an
'- I will pay any man or woman's "a
y airy aud expenses II YOU can IN
4 anything I'm my ufe during the tin
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