The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-12-08
TULSA DAILY WORLD, THURSDAY, DECEMBER s. 1921

'i'N't NH'y meet WIN my hppIODa-
ton"
1nfidels make me sick. They give
mo a stomach ache and / want
coda mint TO settle my stomach
when they talk about moral effect
Whore Ia tho name Of God did you
ever learn about moral effect2 IL
isn't bccauge YOU learn anything
from an lnfdol. II is because OF
tho cOns'raiuing Influence OF Chris
tanity that you are as decent as
you arc.
well" said the minister, ~ you
believe they are having n splendid
moral effect and IN you believe I'm
morality thcy ought TO receive your
help"
lie said. ~ should go down
there people would nisutcrprot tho
mnilvo which prompted my pres
oure and they would my I was dis
satisfied with my infdclity."
Ito said. 'soe here. Doc. come
down 80 the mcctinRa"
Iic met him next day and said
You weren't there"
llo 7aid, ~ I'd 20 tho peoplc
would misiutcrprct g. believe they
are having a splendid moral effect
upon the community"
llc said, Say Doc. ~ you will
como and bring n number OF your
friends Win you, I'll reserve q
block ~ @oIts and afterwards Tu
mako a. statement TO the audience
that YOU ana thoy are here, not that
you particularly are prepared 10 re-
uouucc your belief and accept
Christianity. but because Won ba-
Hove that the meetings are especial
~ having a splendid moral effect
upou th" community and that YOU
afo anxious 10 have tho people
know about It,
Old Doc took tho bait. hook. sink
er, llno and all. and that night he
was There with 20 of his young men
and two of them found tho way TO
NhTlSt The next night old Doc was
haCk with some of those same one.
ana others who had been interest
"a. That night three OF them took
th"ir stand. Tho next night old Doc
popbed up screuelY with more and
ne was seen TO turn and urge the
young men 10 do II. Tho minister
sald. say, | don't understand such
u paradox, YOU say there iS nothing
IN u ana ] saw you tonight urging
your young men to embrace H. II
mere - nothing In IL. why under
:, ncsaVehs name ask them to accept
He said. Some OF tho Young men
are drinking in my club. some OF
I nom are gambling and I presume
tho community and the parents hold
me responsible In a degree for tbeir
conduct and ia be very thankful II
could induce them to take nnv
moral tonic which would tone them
up little bit"
Infidcl that he was, no know that
an tho lntidelity this side or hell
Couldn't Keep a man on tho water
wagon or out OF the arms OF "A pros
titutc, but IN he'd accent iesus
Ohrist as his Savior and live II. then
mere weren't enough devils in hell
TO pun him into booze Joint
The next day he met this mInIster
ana said, Say. I've been so bi,sy I
haven't had time to take an inven.
tory Could / see you for little
while this afternoon at four7'
You may"
lie dldnt show up and tho next
morning he met the minister ana
saId, ~ apologize but | went home
last niRhi and took down the Bible
ana read the gospel OF John and the
more | read the more | saw tho nj
vine problem unfold ITSELF ana !
nave accepted Jesus Christ as mo
savior and ] have come to tell Won
!hat r VIII he down to the church
tonight and make a public ackuoyxi-
edecmcnt OF my faith"
lie did and he led every ono Of
nose young men but three into The
hlhgdom Of God. Ho willcd 10 do
1o" VIII and he knew that God
was right and he was wrong.
IT halhstord. who used 20 be
lcSl1r otvSaint Georges church had
leIiow come to visit him who had
peon Clussmate OF his. Hc yyns a
skeptic and OF course being cnter'
taincd there he had TO 20 ana hcar
him preach. After thov we're
through DR.. Rainsford said tn rim.
wen, what do you think about I, p,
Doubts God.
lie said, IT'S very pretty, the vav
you preach H. but don't believe a I"
Don't you believe it's possible
there Is n God ,"
lie said, 81 believe that is posi-
hle but ! don't believe Gods word
Is revelation"
DR.. RHinsford said. "If there is n
''od. lie could make a revelation.
couldn't hc?"
lie said, III there is a God and II
10 Is such God as that book re-
Nealed, II He were disposed lie could
make revelation" DR.. RAinsford
SAID. III there Is a God and II we
are his creatures and II we
are going TO be rewarded for doing
HIS VIII or damned II we don't ism
Is extremely important that God
should reveal His will to us?"
on! said the old skeptic, PRO
tcssor, I'd have TO believe that. II
thcre Is a God and Il He IL kindly
disposed towards His creatures. II
wouldn't be fair or Just and honor
able To damn US when We didn't
know what that Will was"
lie said, Have you ever tried 10
tipd out whether there Is a God ,"
Never have"
Would. you Ike to knowp-
81 would"
lie said Come on, let's pray
about IT,"
After some inducement he got
him down on his knees. Or. Rains.
ford said to the old professor, you
pray"
lie said. 20 God" He thought
he'd gone too far and got up and
hcckpaddled. lie said. 81 don't
know that there "a n God"
Act az II there is"
lie said. 20 God. II there il n
God, and II the Bible Is revelation
OF Your will 20 us, and II there ~
no salvation except in the faith Of
Jesus Christ. / promise n You will
reveal that 20 me, | viii publicly