The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-02-06
What Makes Men Good

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enron. I5i J-5 "Now for ,ous
season Israel was without tho Iu.
God and without teaching priest
ana without Jaw. And IN those uw'.
thcr" was no peace tu him that went
out nor 10 him iha' cam, 10.
Mast 1923 And be- nor afraid
ut fhrm that Kan th, body hut 1u
600. ahl' Goo till the soul. hut iaihDl
90. hm who iH abic 20 destroy both
soul ana body lu h'll'
Mon ar, uoi am equal. good
aOuc men arc good ana som, men
ar" bad. Tho urst have rpWo r,.
strJiniug Influence upon them Ih1l
scoops them Iu the puth of ,a.'tud'.
I Tho Eimo ~ 'fuo, In . wa. ot uh.
tluus ana peoples, some countries
are more moral Than others. u w.
~ brave spirit II not - fuphstdy
/ one who would havr been willing
/ tu travel iu Mexico. f.. instance. 300
/ recent yttrs. ", Ur" toid iu ou'
scripture lin those TIMES there was
no peace uu lsraoJ 90 him ipat
went our, nor 90 him ihs. ',W' h.
hut Rrutt ,cNu'tons was upon bll
tho Inhabitants ut thc lpuai.
The whv u thif W.,t,hod ,0ud -
tluu loo lDHrl iq found boo the 'Tsl
fCriptuI, read 'For q Ions HcusuN
Israel wa without ~, uu. Gpd,
and without a teaching pr,'u, aud
without law lu the opposition Of
this rrripluro ! Will try - answer
the question what makes mon
good
In the nim place mon are good
bt.all4t of tht'I gems, " Gud. II II
may be Imagined that there should
lac found man who mad no ,tpIc
Ity io icusn God. sou might rApcDi
tu lind ono who nId uu moral quhl
tiles Mlu s 'uournhIy religious
/ liut t4rucl had lost fh,ir Gpd ''hor
"a long time lsrio, was without th"
! uuo cod ANYTHING mlght Doc OK
pccttd of them. rh"' Wrro .oii
without chart ur compass. 1h"N
were drifting THEY were au4W orr
/ able to no one. We know, men.
that nations may lozo God. ana from
/ our own observation, aud. sad -
say. from ON own experience. chat
man may losc him too. Any man,
on nation. which loses its or their
cod, cy0nmaiy loses its moraIH,
also its conscience. ii3 peace, iiH
soul Of course. lhis implies 'h'
Iras ~ the true. tho holy Gud FOR
that fact follows that tu produce a
holy p,uplc, tho God of That people
must hr holy. n ie not oni, g. thr'
known 10 the preacher but &" the
statesman ng we'll George WASH -
iugtou calls his rounttyin"n At
tcutiuu IN his famous far"N"H az
druss. Co his fact il' SAYS. We
are not to be deceived hy those VINO
pay that there can b" safety WIN
our morals, neither can ihcre h'
morals without religion. II follow
that thcrc can be no religion win
out God
In the second place. men are good
because they are taught about '"d.
In the day uf calamity 10 i"ia'l "'
which our scriptur" speaks. we are
significantly told by the author %.
the book of Chronicles mat Isl t'l
was without ~ teaching prizes" Men
must he taught about God. since
mon have the faculty 10 know God
and arc abb" 20 understand nnou'
God. thcv must bc taught concern b.
iny Him. The mere possession "t
the faculty Ia not enough. they must
be- taught There arc many tc1ch-
ing agencies. nome stands out win
greater prominence than tn" home.
Nothing was moro sacred 20 ancient
Israel than the priesthood of the
home Jehovah In assigning tho
reason why Abraham was selected
10 hc tho father OF all the faithful
said "For I know Abraham, To tn"
end that he should com mnnd his
children and his household after
him. that they may keep tho way
ot Icvoah, to do Righteousness and
justice This land today needs
Cody homes as /, uccds uolhiug
else IN the world can b. hc said
today that our homes are without
household priests. that they teach