The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-01-17
BARTON ANSWERS
BLUE LAW KICKS
NJ f. Pastor Criticises
Newspapers for Their
Opposition
MUST OBEY GODS LAW
Preacher Declares That the
Sabbath Was Intended
TO Be Lords Day

ar, thou he that troubleth
,o,s 4 is not !, but thou and
,nv fathers house that troubleth
israel. a..
v.h these words taken from the
o,ue Rev. t. $. Barton of the Bos-
,nn Avenue Methodist church de-
,,a n, answer Sunday night TO
..,,icisms of the press against
" railed "Rlue Laws" which
Ne s.,norted by the Methodist
"hnrch and ministry.
Stt America IL being roused TO-
4, d. because It's people are bau,
,.t, and neglcctful. OF the COM
nd,,ep.s of God. They are the
u.a U, a,e.urhine Israel. II is not the
onhots o" who are facing the world.
"a demanding as did those
s.onbeis NJ cid" he continued. The
p,.u,, mu4, now tell the laws OF the
rsrs,,,ution Of God. and IL those laws
.,y on the seventh day thou smart
cd then must the pulpit declare H.
aye.. because the ministers or the
gospel take this stand. they are put
"a rldculc. they arc pictured by the
csr,oonsis Of the press M effemi-
n,,e long faced, and sour old men,
Tcncnts Opposed by Many.
lin speaking Of the origin OF the
c,eat movement toward sunday clos
inc laws. Reverend Barton said,
Years ago the bishops of the Meth
ods church met. and instead of
cling on" the great general ten
dencles Of the people which were
opposed hv the church. they named
a few specific ones, and since then.
A, every general conference there
has been the dispute as TO whether
ar not the church should give the
general things to be avoided and let
The matter remain specifically with
the conscience of the individuals.
This modification has never been
approved OF, though each four years
4 Is proposed. And regularly the
action Of the conference has been
incentive for action on part of the
opponents, In this case the press, to
state that the ministers OF the Meth
odls, church have not only refused
TO Weld 10 public opinion. but have
sarted more strict laws and observ-
ances.
'Just as one can tell which tree
in an apple orchard bears the best
apples by the number OF sticks
thrown In them by passing boys. so
We can tell what religious bodies
are being active by the rcproach and
harsh words cas-. upon It from the
public mouth' he declared. $50
while We are grieved to despair by
The attitude taken by the public
press, we must consider It n compli-
ment and continue to sand by and
enforce the constitution OF God, then
The Commandments"
Two reasons for the inadeuuacy
Of the church today were given by
Reverend Barton as being the small
number OF people who 20 to hear
he words f the ministers, and tho
tendency of the ministers themselves
loward telling what .heir congre-
eatians want TO hear, and what the
official boards want to hear. 81
nave become so down hearted and
discouraged within the past 10 days"
lne Methodist pastor concluded.
nat ! have thought OF requesting
me bishop to remove me. cannot
seem to help you in this western
commercial city where II is so hard
10 i've and not become one OF the
anlui mob. God has spoken to you
oneh', for from the gloom OF my
'Vu' nave been unable to speak"