The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-06-26
CHRISTIAN Perseverance.

Pa.s I.t us not be weary In
l.ipg. for in due season
V''. ..riu reap, II we faint not
La' ,.s a time in the expert
l"'t ,he church, as all who are
tn-tr,,- with the history OF thco'
ami Thought know, when the
l't..'s WA. spnt into warning camps
\. tlsc doctrine Of perseverance,.
eor- wv discussion hinged on whether
'.s,... sibility Of a man getting
nv ,,,.u rested wholly on an in
" ,, sod or whether once be
d.,' s,,.8 that state Of grace ncces-
nv .. got % man - Heaven rested
t"' r. sIthful performance OF
j l,.,.,I,n duty by the believer,
~. .Ir.r INTO being In stated form
,"rsiy.r.st and the Armenian doc
wv, With reference to grace.
U'u., we care so little about the
.''t', dartrinal import and con-
,,f inus, two theorists, that the!
... irfIp TO do with determining
H' church memhcrship. And
uu' .yp. u is as we'll to have IL SO
stir the ember OF forgotten
biological animositios. 4 religion
~, makes a man good citizen
va causss him to bear the fruits
az, ,b. sp..It, which are. Love, Joy
.a,r, I1rg-suffcrinE, gcntleness
p'a,sss aith. meckness, temper
80 aea.nst which there is no law
pil finally open to him the
as,,,s NJ glory"
Nv purpose today is to point out
,.. fact thit. like all other thing
ga had undertaken for the race
orr highest social and religious
.-bieyemenis depend upon our de
,,,ior 20 the program OF Jcsu'
saint Paul has justs been saying
mo mot deceived God is MOI
roekcd for Whatsoever "A man SOW
oh that shall he also reap. IL h'
sow 10 the flesh he shall Of the
Ts.b r,ap corruption; If he SOW e
,bs spirt. NJ, shall OF the spiri
re,p Nfc everlasting"
Don't Get Tired.
III should paraphrase my tex
i ,hs morning, I would make IT read
"Don't ever got tired in doing Goo'
,h,ngs 0r striving to get them done
| For there will como a time som'
day when your faithfulness will b
r,grded, and you shall have th'
dqFe Of your heart"
So the color word Of our text Il
,he word weary"
y There are some things that W.
/ ,s,d 10 remember as we face up {,
our duties as Christian men ant
woncn and that ia, that our tas
was given us Of God. | know of NJ
| Flrer cure for impotence along an
given line NJ Christian service. thar
uS remembering that what We d'
must produce definite results il
righteousness, because God move
sets us a task that works out uncer
tain results. After all these years O
Christian service 1t is still Difficult
for US 90 appreciate the time ele
nent In the achievement of God
gwen TASK nave taIkeu 10 plo
~, .ho ,,,an,, bordsbIns +bcv on
80 H., ,,.iry ~ fourd,tion 10
49, ,roa, co,,r,orwe,iths 7 re
,.,,.hor ,oi,c along ,hc hirbv,v I,
v.nss, ard eonirg mo rnadhuiIdor
"r,,i,, down long rovs of great treo
,b,, overarched Tho hirhways an,
:, .,o,Lirg IN one old SETTLER no ra
r,,Sod mo of Tho davs when The
ss,, barL oast and got great sack
~ GOOD ,chich was nianted and no,
v,b ,orginr and great naticnco the
y,',aa the prowth ot those trce,
rror, socd "a the riant Of tho force
wa,a real tor Of patience and per
sevsranco but God could not chang
IJis law 70 suit mans innatiencc &
,bs oId nioneor had 10 adjust his pa
tisnce IA suit the timo element bo,in
Nm in Tho notential life of the lttl
%esd urtu great forest shoul
II stand ont on what was once IN
Z sunburnt nlains of the old America
n desert tomnering the heated wind
and exuding moisture that per
ri formed the final miracle that turne
n the desert into the garden spot {
4 the world
nj =, c, o
II N'''''' ''o'''' o'"'
III AS christians today we are er
. sased IN the great work or Chri'
N uanizing the social order, In otht
FL words, our task is the all-rounde
task OF getting the races OF men
Il MINK OF and to act toward eac
II oiher after the manner that Jes,
n taught when he was here anon
Il men. We need to know that thei
no short cut TO the final achieve
new OF our task, however impi
Il uent we may become, and howev'
II much we may long to realize upo
our ideals we had as well posse
cur souls in peace and remember
\ VIII never come except as II com
II IN the way that Jesus taught.
FL Ihen you may ask. What Is yol
IE pan, II It cannot be altered
"a human impatience? First In Chri
~ uanlzinG the social order, Jesus sa
you must get a man converted. IT.