The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-11-13
DIR. BROWN DELIVERS
CLOSING SERVICES AT
BAPTIST CHURCH TODAY

Dr ). NJ. Brown. eminent divine
OF Kansas city, who has 50 success
FULLY conducted revival services at
broadway Baptist church the past few
days will conclude his series of ser.
mons today. lie will deliver two
sermons, one at the II O'Clock morn
ing hour and the other Al 7:3O p. m.
The public isinvited to attend both
sermons.
Interest in the services continue un-
abcted, Many were present Friday
night to hear him talk on the sub
joct. Mans Personal Responsibility
and Accountability TO God" from the
/ tcxt. "Evcry one OF Us Shall Give
Account Of Himself to God" lie said
in part:
Men are laboring under the mis-.
taken idea that they assume now and
additional obligations to God and So
ciety when they profess faith in
Christ and join the church, and for
this reason many refuse ito join the
/ church. \ member of a church is
under no obligation TO live a cleaner
and better life than those who have
never Joined. Profession OF faith in
! Christ and joining church are not
: the basis of a mans responsibility
either TO men or TO God.
Basis of Responsibility.
. The basis Of a mans moral ac-
countabiity and responsibility TO God
/ is his nationality. \ mun insults
another mans wife He Is arrested
and the deed Is proven. The only
/ satisfactory defense that can be made
is that he is not rational. in other
words he is crazy and did no know
what he was doing. " would not be
a good defense for him 10 say. Yes
| | insulted this woman but / never
profcssed to be a Christi1n and |
/ never Joined any church. / never
prolcssed TO be anything but rake
and a scoundrsl His defense would
aggravate his offense. The basis of
every mans moral accountability is
his nationality Every rational man
is accountable TO God for every deed
Of his.
Measure Of Responsibility.
The measure of a mans moral ac-
countabillty and responsibility to God
is the measure of his gifts from
God. Every one has received from
God No man can get monopoly on
Gods gifts. One gift that God has
bestowed on all mankind is the gift
Of His Son, For God SO loved the
World that He gave His only begot-
ton Son that whosoever believeth il
Him should not perish but have eter-
nal life All men are under obliga-
tion to God whether they acknowl-
edge IT OF not. ] once knew n poor
! laundry woman, a member Of my
church. who out of her penury gave
n dollar q week TO the church. Not
far away lived Il certain rich man
who employed six servants TO keep
his home in order. He was not
member Of the church. He made no
profession as 10 the Christian life
DO you think that God held that
laundry woman responsible because
she acknowledged her obligation to
Him and excuse the rich man because
he refused to acknowledge any obi-
cation to God. No so. God is not
so unjust as that. Two men borrow
money from a friend. One gives his
note the other does not. When the
note falls due the maker comes to
his friend and pays a part of it and
begs time on the balance His re.
quest is granted. The other says
nothing about his debt. His friend
comes to him and demands payment
He refuses and says, 4 do not owe
/ you. never signed any note. l
never promised to pay YOU VIII tina,
release him. Again find two
men of the draft age. One enlists.