The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-12-15

DN bItHtning ana eating tOOd De-
longs 90 the Lord. I have nothing
to d. with II.
You might as we'll say, 81 won't
breathe. because I can't understand
how my breathing prolongs my
life"
You've got nothing TO do with n
keep your mouth shut and
breathe through the nose. Under
stand ~ Mol 10 it? Yes! What
for? TO live
Understand salvation? MOI Re
ileve Il? Yes, What for? Don't
want 70 20 to hell, want to go to
heaven.
Don't Need TO Understand.
what must | do to be sayod?"
Anybody can dig hole and plant
an apple tree. Any fool can walk
mn and pluck an apples and eat Il.
But It takes God TO make one grow.
How the apple grew is a mystery.
ANYBODY can pluck II.
How God saves me through Je-
sus | don't know, I don't worry my
head-thats Gods nart OF H. SO
do your part and Let the Lord alone.
don't butt into Him. He will never
explain 1t 10 you anyway. so what's
the use Of fo0ling about II
Another thing, he confessed, he
was baptized. am not here to
preach baptism--t never preached
sermon on baptism In my life: /
never expect TO. I have my Views
on all of these subjects, az told
you folks when ! came here, the
first day. and II I read truly, with
out God you are lost and with God
you are saved. I have tried TO an
swer four questions-D Are you
fQl
you going to heaven? ca Arc you
going TO he'll? That's all there Is
TO Il.
have my views on Il, but Il Is
mistake. my friends, not to con-
foss. | am not going to stand up
and preach that you've got to be
immersed. There are Episcopal
ians. the Presbytcrlans and the
Methodists who don't believe you
have. Then, here are the Baptists
and tho Divine Church and they be-
lieve in immersing. I say, conform
some way TO the plan of God which
He provided and revealed TO us,
Confessionl oh that's better than
cowardicel Yes, sir! Submission
That's better than stubbornness!
Some shallow, painted souls--oh,
/ they blow az II they could make n
submarine because they happened
- make an arr light. They will
build up n pile Of brick and TO hear
the mtalk you'd imagine they could
create mountain.
An infldrl stood on top OF n
lmountain and said. "I don't believe
| in Cod don't believe in Jesus
| Christ. II there is Cod let him
strike me dead now with n flash OF
| lightning from the clear sky"
And Rrat flew down his throat
/ and chokcd him to death.
oh. God won't use a l3-lnch shell
/ to kin canary bird. Not on your
\ life! To hear some fellows talk you
would imagine they could build n
/ ladder and climb up and blow out
/ the sun. There is little hope for the
fool that hasn't sense enough TO
beat II for a cyclone cellar when he
sees the storm coming-little hope
for the man that doesn't take the
safe side in every proposition In the
world for God and for His truth.
Surprising you are sick and | were
"A physician. I'd write out pre-
scription and then after I'd given Il
TO you you'd say. Let me see that
Cut that out, that's bitter. that's
nauseatlng never liked calomei
cut IL out"
4 And II you'd take II down and get
Il filled YOU would not take n rem
edy at ALL you would take a ooncoc'
\ tiou OF your own.
II was not mine Mt all. so don't
complain II you don't get any bene.
TT. When you don't do what God
wants you TO do, and tells you TO do
don't find fault when you don't gel
blessed.
! Here is great physician. cod
and I.a has diagnosed the troubles
of this old sin-cursed world and
written out prescription that has
three component parts-"lt thot
wilt believe In. Jesus Christ will
they heart and confess with thy
mouth that God raised Him from
the dead, thou shalt be saved"
oh. you've got to commit your
self! The truth Is, think we've al
got a little yellow In us, haven't we
own up now. old man. Haven't you
got little saffron in your make
up? own up. lady. Haven't yo'
a little yellow streak In you? II yot
haven't, you'd walk down the aislt
and publicly confess Jesus Christ
but you've got yellow In your make
up. You're afraid of what some
body viii say. and of their com
ments and sneers.
Brave old Elijah stood up ther
, on Mount Carmel and slew four hnn
dred and fifty of the prophets o
!. Baal, but when that miserable ol'
hag. Jezebel. said. I'm get him 70
thatl" he got cold feet and he RAJ
away down into the wilderness o
, Beersheba and he lay down am
said 20 God. Let me die"
Wen. it's a good thing that Co
doesn't answer some prayers IN
, way they are offered. God ahswere'
his prayer but God said, mo"
| he had said. YES" the moaning o
; the limbs would nave been has onl
requiem but God had a chariot o.
fire waiting to take him home.
! Only two men have been taken q
= heaven without dying-Enoeh an
Elijah. God answered his prayer bu
! he said, No" mo" was bette
answer to him than Yes" so Go
! gave him the answer that he kpeN
l best
: So many OF you have kept you
church membership n secret. Youv
! come to this city aud haven't identi
r fled yourselves with the church. 1o
= are drifting away from God and hi
/ truth. Confession helps you, It help
! tho cause OF God. TOO. sir, and man