The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-09-18
THE HIDDEN MAMMA, THE
WHITE STONE, THE NEW


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py RoLFE y cRuM,
Rector trinity Episcopal church.
ROY. 2:17-"To him that over
cometh will l give to cat of the
hidden ann and I will give
rim a white stone and in the stone
"A new name written which no
man knoweth saving he that re-
celyeth it,"
There is no more glorious promise
in the Bible than this one. And it
he not simply a promise which is
~ be realized in the future but
ans which may be realized in our
present life. / would not have you
imagine that the fulfillment must
await the millennium or the day OF
Judgment or any other far distant
dafr. but / would show YOU how
II NAV come to one right now at
any time. The hidden mamma, tho
white stone, the new name-what
arc they and what dc they signify
Tn. hidden mamma Is the foou
which Is sent from heaven which
gives a nan strength to fight the
battle Of life. No doubt o have
noticed how some men are able to
stand up under the greatest strain
and strife like a mighty oak, whiia
others succumb like Il field OF corn
before the parching summer blast.
WHY is IL? Because one draws
only from the surface of things
while the other has roots which go
down deep in the soil and bring
M the hidden They have
resources upon which they can
draw In time OF emergency.
When one speaks of rcsourccs We
think perhaps first OF all Of finan-
cial rcsources-and IL is well to
have those especially I'm such "A
period OF depression as this present
one. The man who has laid by sys-
tematically during the sevcn years
OF plenty will weather the Storm
without difficulty.
But il Is not Of financial ro-
sources that 1 wish TO speak this
morning. Nor Is 1t of physical re-
sources-though that thought too
suggests itself as a helpful one. We
cannot have failed to mark the diff
ference in the physical endurance
OF people, the resistance OF some
to disease, the early breaking down
Of the system of others.
Though there + exceptions, 1t may
almost be made a law that the man
who leads n clean and abstcmious
life in youth is storing up strength
and good health for his later years.
he mas llAbhNAA i'obuA W. w 49,
ance. whereas the young man who
leads a fast and careless and self
indulgent life, sowing his wild oats
and burning the candle at both ends,
comes TO an early breakdown and
Is the ready prey OF disease.
But it is not OF physical resist
ance either that l wish to speak
this morning. II is of the develop
ment Of ones spiritual resistance,
the development Of within
the soul. the hidden mama which
is given to him that overcometh.
Spiritual stability.
What is the line of dcmarkation,
for instance, between your patience
and your indignation7 Can it be
measured with the measuring rod
Of Jesus patience? Are you angry
at sin but patient with the sinner?
Are YOU indignant at wrong done
TO others but patient with sights
and insults done yourself? or Is
your wrath entirely selfish? Are
you testy and irritable, flying off
the handle at slightest p~rovocation?
II you are II is because you lack
spiritual resources. You must over
come this in your disposition. oYu
must learn now to depend upon the
hidden mama which from
above ana 10 cause II 10
Do not let little things-the petty
round Of material Cares-harGss
and annoy you. Remember hat
you have an unconquerable soul.
Resolve TO have peace there at least.
II is true that i~rritability IL due
quite often TO physical exhaustion
"a case OF nerves, We say. when
ever we find that this is the cause,
then We must guard against it,. We
must make n special effort to con-
troll ourselves at such times. | re-
fuse to admit that It is impossible
to control ones temper If one has
the right will, and strives to ac-
quire the habit OF s~elf-control. on
the other hand, We must not lead
ourselves into temptation, VIC must
avoid such physical and eN-
haustion as will make US prone TO