The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-11-27

20 him and said, VIII you go home
with me tonight IL " on tho way.
you won't have to go out ~ your
way and FiuncY looked at him
and said Yes"
Presently man came up and
ealing him 20 one side. said. That
man Is the worst thief, desperate.
OUTLAW vicious dispreutable char
aeter in this neighborhood. Nobody
has any respect Tor him. Your life
lent safe" but tinney went down
To the road with the man. and in
stead Of going TO the mans house,
they turned into a side street He
put tho Key In the door and they
went IN and he lighted the lamp
lie said. "Mr. Finney | am the
worst man in this section of tho
country you are In n very den OF
thieves and thugs sir. But" he
said II haven't brought you here to
hnrm you"
He reached down and pulled up
a revolver and said THAT revolver
has killed five men while | have
4 held 10 my hand" Then he said.
DO you think there is any hope for
me, whose hands are covered with
blood, who sent five Of his fellow
men into the grave"
tinncy said Il can do nothing
better than quote TO you my text OF
tonight The blood OF Jesus Christ
cleanseth us from all SIN"
The man reached up and took
down pack OF cards and said. II
am hootleggor and gambler. /
have robbed men Of their money. /
have heard the crack OF the reyol-
Yer as they have tried TO save their
/ lives. ] have heard the splash OF
T a..
| river; and l have broken up their
I homes and their property has been
I destroyed. Is there any hope that
1 God can save a wretch ike me2"
Finney said. Il have no other
authority ana cant tell you any
Thing better than the words OF my
. text. the words OF Jesus Christ.
I The blood OF Jesus Christ. His Son
| cleanseth us from all stint"
I The fellow said. "Finney, am
a saloon keeper. / have sent
scores, no, hundreds OF men TO
drunkards graves. have robbed
their families OF bread and butter
and their clothes. have sent boys
home staggering into their moth
/ ers arms. | have damned their
mothers to their faces when theyd
| come 10 chide me. / have robbed
men. air, OF their honor and women
OF their womanhood. Is there any
/ hope?"
Mr.. Finney said, "You picture
/ 20 me as black and as despairing n
| picture as I ever looked upon. but
[ | can DO nothing. | am glad TO have
Z the opportunity to tell you that
/ The blood OF Jesus Christ, His Son.
1 cleanseth us from all sim"
He said, MIR. Finuey, | have out
ragged womanhood. I have outraged
I childhood. I have beaten my wife.
II have cnoKed ner untiI she wa,
I nearly dead. | have damned ana
cursed and I have lied. There Is
not law on the statute books OF
man or in the Word OF God that !
haven't trAmpled beneath my feet.
Is there any hope, tell me. for IL
wretched man like ne, sir?"
Mr.. Finney said, THE picture IL
black, my friend hut ia like to mix
little pigment and over on the
other side I'd pnlnt the words OF my
text, The blood Of Jesus Christ. His
/ Son, cleanseth us from all sim"
The man bowed his head in his
hands. Then he arose and turned
the key and threw the door open
and pointed out In the dark. Never
said word to Finney, and he went
out and shut the door.
The next morning, the broken bot
tles, the beer Kegs. whisky bar
rcls smashed in, the mirror behind
the counter broken, revolver broken
and lying on the floor, cards torn 70
shreds. and the chairs broken, told
how he had spent the night.
Along toward merning he went
to his home. and his little girl came
] tg l. o., IA Il
Papa, breakfast is ready"
And he said to her as he smiled
Honey, tell mama that papa don't
want any breakfast.
She went AWAY frightened. She
said, Mama. he called me Honey
4 Bye and bye the mother sent her
back again. He called her to him
aud kissing her said. Tell mama
THAT papa don't want any breakfas-
this morning.
she went away frightened and tolo
her mother that he'd done some
thing that he'd never done before
X !sscd her.
Bye and bye the mother and lit
tie girl went TO the room and asked
him to come to breakfast. He told
then to come in, and he took his
wife on one knee and the little gir
on the other. and said, Wife, II
has been years since you have sa'
on my knee" and Re said 20 his lit
tie girl, This Is the first time / eve,
held you on my knee"
Quit the Saloon.
lie said, II want to tell you tina
I have quit the saloon business;
have quit my life OF sin. A preacher
told me the blood Of Jesus Chris
cioanscth me from all sins. ! wan
10 tell you that you have new hus
band; / want TO tell my little girl
you have got a new papa; this com
munity has new citizen: God ha.
a new friend and the devil has .
new enemy. wish you'd have
dinner "A little bit early am goinG
to get Mr.. Finney and ho will CONT
lup and tell YOU how II all happened, :
Whenever man cries, God help
him No matter who he ts Goo
is no respector OF persons. No, sir
He will help him, No matter who
Four men sat In a certain place
in this city two nights ago talkinl
about me. They were bartenders
Thcy were cursing me, that Is, three
were and the other stood up for me
The one stood up for me, and thu
other three turned to him and said
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