The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-07-13


| wrong one. he viii II hc is honest |
get into the right ,las1 as quickly as .
poNhlc.
/ An cutcrprisiuE newspaper man
/ presented a copy of the foregoing
/ manifesto IN an the leading clergy
/ mon W one ot the metropolitan
. cities ~ America, and their action
! is an Illustration VI how the ma
/ jNritN have REGARDED the matter. In.
yarhhly they scctrcd at the thoughts
therein cNprcsscl ana many W
them answered, 1T ~ nonsense To
talk about the world coming To- an
end That event viii not happen
frr 90 ooo years or moro. This war
is like any othc rwtr ana th"sv
troubles upou earth signify moth
/ ing
For moro than 30 Years Pastor
Russell. a faithful. ruuScctttrd thtte
titu proclaimed 20 the people hv
word ~ mouth. through tn" public
. press and through nls books that
1Hl4 would mark the end NJ the
d Gcutilc umc", that tho world would
begin tn end AT that time. and that
N"ssith's kingdom would shortly
- follow \ few minister's here and
there Joined with him In the pro-
! clamation. but tho majority NJ thrn
scOffcd a. him ana said all man
p nor ~ evil against him hocAusC ~
his faithful proclamation ~ the
message. Tho inspired witness Of
I The Lord cor.ohoratrd his statement
] thtt there would bo s.otfcra at THIS
: time who would oppuh" tho i"sii-
= mouV diNiucly provided, saying
There shall come I'm tho last DAYS
, scoffers. walking after their own
i lusts Csclfish dcp.rcs. ana saving.
y Whore Us the promis" tpruuO of hts
= coming for since the tu'NCrs tCIl
J, asleep, an things continue ~ they
Il were from the beginning ~ creation.
g For this th"y willingly rrr ignorant
y ~. that 10y th" word NJ God tho
. heavens buvis,hlr ruling poVcrs) and
y the earth tsu,ial orders uf thingsl
x which are now, ... are kept In
g store, reserved unto fir" td"struc.
y tive trouhlcD against tho day OF
II Judgment and pcrditton ut uugodly
men - Peter a'3-7.
The clear fulfillmcnt ~ the above
u prophetic statement ought 90 be SUI
g Ncicnt 10 convince amy reasonable
: nj thoughttu, mind that We ar,
now passing through the Transition
u period from the Old to the new
e order Of things.
Concerning this sam" mhicct, the
. great Master further said The SUI
a..
NJ shall not give her light and th'
10 ,rnrs shall fal from heaven. ant
=, the powers of the heavens shall be
IN shaken" (Matthcw - 29D Thcs'
,r dark savings or svWholic words ~
=, Jesus, az SHOWN In the lght ~ uthp
10, scriptures mean this The sun rep
IN rcsonts the gospel OF Jesus Chri
"a and him ,rucificd. the philOophy o
=, the great ransom sacrifice. Th'
IL al. IA
,r Mosaic law covenant arrangement
"a which foreShadowcd the develop
sn ment Of God's plan In both the gos
~ pei aud millcnnial ages. And IN
stars symbolic exalted once, teach
crq of the divine world
,y In fulfillmcnt of this prophecy q
- the Lord everybody hna witncss"
,o during the past decade "A great fan
"a ing away of cicrgymen from tn
IA plain gospel Of Christ Jesus and hii
Io crucificd In November, 1917, thcr
80. assembled in Carnegie Hall, Ne
ny York, ..,'nistorp Of tho Jewish. pr,
~ tcstant and Catholic faiths. to di'
'.s cuSs common basis for action,
"a all that meeting the nam" of Jest
NJ as the great lt"d""mcr was not m"i
10 toned There was decided tci
TO- dcnCy to unite upon questions rcln
Cd ing to civil or political affairs, ht
the great doctrines of tn" tru'
.., taught hv the apostles and prophc
no. became darkcncd and Were ignore
nc one speaker at that convention sai'
nd ii'r' are ll't' S''PS wiz"
cd may take: % the preparation Of
hc book OF selections from the Bible /
an intcrdcnominational Commis'ic
,v appointed by the legislature or !
N the board of regents for u+' In n
ga schols, t2l the formulation of a pla
,rs for prosecuting cooperation h'
,s tween the schools and the varioI
n denominations. to the end thi
every child may have It's dcmocra
.o- ical ard its religious instruction
.c C3D the granting Of regents Crodi
or serious work and Bible stud
sis outside of the schools"
les This plan was cnthu,nstlcal
adopted. Another speaker. Or. Fii
Of ley. Al that convention said. as ~
ny pcarcd In public press "Th" time
ed come for Protcstants, Catholics, 1'
on and Gentle. to co-op"Slt" to the or
that every child may hay" an n
ed timation at least Of his moral ar
Dr. religious inheritance"
As further evidence. the Into
re- church world Movement has unit,
cf, in action but absolutely ignored II
up doctrines Of the truth Their stat
mcnt which appeared In "A bullet
1os issued in January, 1920. says "N
ny believe the time Is fully ripe +
rd, such unity of action on tho pa
TO of united Professionalism that, wit
out attempting to splv" he problem
OF arising from divergent and co
eat srlcntiously held points Of view
all matters OF doctrine and policy Il
churches are ready for comm'
m program Of activity"
,n' In other words they are ignoriI
~" tho great fundamental truths
10" Christianity forcshadowed hy 4
w. typical sacrifices and made Ccrta
. hy tho one great sacrifice Of Jcsl
~ ~ tho selection ~ the church al
-, through the church the rcstorati
,''' of tn" world during the reign
- Christ clearly in fulfillmCnt Of I
Masters words.
MS The stars, here representing I
teachers of spiritual thinga. a
,cs pictured az falling, therefore 70
est roscnting that men who have clail
ON. cd 10 teach tho divine word ha
mid fallen 10 tho common level of ore
nary world politics. AZ to the cha
dig actcr of the IutcrchurCh Wo'