The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-03-06

soul -fllinR idea. n 10 were possible
'O remove that idea you would re-
move pal and his influonce--for
that idea was Paul Take one by
ono tho characters that march arrosa
the pages of history they bale
ful or bcucfcout- and they all were
possessed Of AN idea ~ was an idea
that made SHpoelon the butcher Of
Europe. When the true history Of
mat awful European struggle of 1914
shall have been written IL will De
found that someone had an idea
which found It's tragic expression on
tuo bloody fields Of France and Bel
eium. II was an idea that gave the
world HOhammodauiHm- idea,
nothing more And Christianity is
an id"'A-hnt !, is code.
IIindcrcd by 1riynlitlcs.
Tho reason we are making such a
sorry mess of 10 is because VIC have
not grispcd God's idca--Or grasping
it have failed 10 assimilate IT, 70
reach fruitiOn 10 must have the full
life, both extensive and intensive
~ must have control Of all the high
ways ana avenues. the capital, the
sources Of revenue, and the very at
mUsphpru. This means a new
creature and nothing short of 81
does It means a new spirit In the
h,Nrt II means that only about one
man iu hundred gets this idea
but those are tho men that shake
the world. Tho church has yet to
as8imllatc that idea Of world con-
quest which Jesus taught In the
great commission The church that
believes Jesus was In earnest when
/ hc spoke those words viii have no
difficulty with the work at home
/ Its Bible school will be efficient, and
its members viii be attending strict
| ~ 10 the Lords business. u Is
when mon spend their time looking
/ at minor things rather than the
mission for which the church exists,
/ that they find difficulty on every
side n rs thus possible for a church
/ debt 10 become OF more importance
/ than the salvation of mCn--it ~
possible for personal prcjudiCos 10
/ block the progress OF "A church In a
/ city. We must get the idea that Je'
| sus intended US to gct-aud with II
/ his spirit Of love and aggression.
This IS not "A Philippe against
| clubs and similar organizations. but
| am convinced that many OF our
good men and women are wasting
/ time that righttully belong to the
! Lords kingdom. Fellowship with
/ ones friends Is u delightful and nee
/ ossary thing but tho work OF Jc-
| suH Christ In the world Is Of more
! importance. when we allow our
social life to crowd out our spiritual
/ lilo then We have sinncd. not only
against the Christ, but against our
selves and we have lost what we car
never regain. The church at work
offers everything that outside or
ganizhtions offcr--and more. Ts,
spirit of the church Is altruistic--
not selfish. There can be no true
development when the individual
looks only to his own personal en-
| ioyment. Development comes only
as hrOthcrly love takes possession
OF us. Though he was rich he be
came poor that we through his pow
crty might become rich" The de-
spairing cry OF the world must be
answered by the church II VIII never
he heard or needed by any other or
Iganizatton, no matter how hoary its
traditions, nor how great its Nom
borship The duty OF answering II
rests with the church because sh'
alone possesses the Divine Christ
Anything that leaves out the Idea OF
redemption, a change OF heart, d
public declaration Of faith In Christ
the indwelling of the Holy Spirit u
not a divine institution and there