The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-11-14


strating of holy zeal is considered .
fanaticism Formerly the Mcthu. .
dists attended class meetings ana T
gave testimony, now they have lost [.
their religion trying % ape the so'i- +
ETY. bunch in Che other churches T
And the Methodist churches have
dropped their spiritual power ana .
cyangolistic spirit and other de-
nominations are taxing lt up. They
arc just simply doing II because the /
others do. The theater and opera
has taken the place of IN" prayer
meeting and revival meetings OF
other days.
{ think half the processing chris.
uaua amount 20 nothing as spiritual
forces, they 20 to church O. yes
they have got a Kind regard 90 the
church.
here In what 7 moan. Ask for a
firm grip on cod. Ask for enthud.
ae'ir service. Ask for a cheerful
spirit Of self denial oak for prevail
ing prayer Ask for ability and viii.
iugncss TO- strike hard, staggering,
active blows against the devil 1hey
are well nigh failures Lots get
close enough to the fire 10 got
thaWod out.
read the other day where the al
lies invented a gas that VIII put
everybody Co sleep. ! think some
thing Ike that has hit the church
and put the church To sleep today.
A difference In position. Judas out
there, and one group right near the
edge. Three here. Jesus over here
all alone.
Difference. my friends. In size O,
the mob and eight three. one.
difference In revelation. Jesus
never said a word to Judas or the
mob not word. lie has nothing for
you oug there except repent repent
. repent
Progressive. stages Of revelation.
. lie said TO Judas and the mubs re
penti"
TIe said to the eight; sit ye
hero!"
/ Progressive stages ot revelation
nothing, sit ye here that Is all,
/ TO Potter. James and John he said {.
/ My soul is exceedingly sorrowful,
even unto death. Watch and pray
/ lest yc enter into temptation. The
spirit is indeed willing but the flesh
/ is weak
He made revelations to Peter,
James and John lie did not make
ia the eight. lie made revelations TO
tho eight lie did not make to the
mob out there. but when He got
alone with his father he said: II
| 1t be possible. remove this cup from
me. II there IS any way OF saving
the world without going to the cross,
all right, II not, not my VIII but
/ Thine be done
And the Father put the cup to His
lips and said MY Son, there ts no
other way to open up salvation ia
the sin cursed world except through
your death on the cross
II 1t Is possible, remove this cup
from me what cup? The cup OF
dying on the cross. lie said: There
ls no other way My Son
SO lie made revelations to Him
that He did not make to the three
He made revelations to the three
that he did make to the eight. Hc
made revelations to the eight he did
not make to the mob.
Some Of you In the church, you
officials, you are too far away from
God, no wonder yea are SO. :a -yin'
pathy with this revival effort. Nc
wonder you are here for the frs
time today and | have been killinl
myself here for week.
DO you think that | win stay her'
self into the grave. Yes, | will, an'
you can go TO the devil, II you wan
to. | have never shirked God
cause for anybody yet and l am no
, goinS to begin now.
SO, difference In revelation | low
to think that the disciples did no
know, that is the reason they aote'
as they did. love to be charitsbl
with you. | love to think you don
realize the peril OF this nation now
o. Uncle Sam should have 10000
. 600 men line up at the recruiting
stations responding to the call o
. the colorsl'
II all the churches OF God only re
, alized 1t there would not De a ma
= or woman or a preacher In Ne'
| York. that make any pretentlon l
I believe in Jesus Christ, that woul
d. not be down here praying and work
Z ing with all their might and main {
| bring people to the Lord.
( So He said to the first group: 81
e ye here" That Is all But that is n
multitudes of them do. nothing NOR
, than that. Just watch and pray
= Proud of Ancestors.
Pardon a little illustration fror
a my own life. was not born an
$ bred in old Kentucky, although m
. grandmother on my grandfather
o side was cousin of Daniel Boon'
j born in Lexington. right in the hear
OF the old blue grass. MY grand
8 father and General Grant were thir
& cousins and played together whe
}, boys. and when Grant was electe
d president he wrote him letter asF
4 ing him TO come TO Washington
u visit him. My grandfathqr wore
I coon skin cap, blue jeans, rawhid
- boots. hickory shirt, his hair We
y long we lived in the woods. u
It didn't think he'd make . good fif
y ure In Washington and he did not &
'r 1 am proud Of It; don't you forget
never go by Grants monumci
e that ! don't touch my hat.
y. My great great grandfathers bo
1t fought in tno Revolutionary wa
y one lost q leg al Brandywine al
70 the other fought under HUI at ID
d troit and he was among the CROW
that Was going TO shoot old Hun b
cause he believed he'd surrender
-, the British.
I, So my father went to the war
~ Company b, Twenty-third iowa. /
f. enlisted i'm August was born u
H. 18th OF the following November al
" have never looked into his lfaC
~ have fought my way through Il
IT since | was six wears old l got mo