The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-02-21

some shal depart from the faith.
giving heed to "seducing spirits,
and doctrines o. the devils.
would ask what is meant by
John. ", |, Beloved, believe not
every spirit, but try the spirits, "
whether they are OF God: because
many false prophets are gone out
into the world (?)
Who is il that is giving heed to
"seducins spirits and is preaching
false doctrines OF deinonism?"
Rev. Mclaughlin says that he has
no pets" Neither have |. and
have less regard for anyone who
"babbles" with the lips of mere
stereotyped expression OF profession
OF faith: Men who has in the past.
and who continues to seek to remove
somewhere out OF the universe Us a
jealous ana wrathfu ruler to be
feared rather taan loved.
II man is not co-existent with
God. Then what is mans rela-
ton TO his maker" From whence
did he come, and why?
What is meant by Acts. XVIII,
2i-2S. God that made the world and
all things therein, seeing that he is
Lord o. heaven and eacth, dwelleth
not in temples made with hands.
For in him We live. and move,
anl have our being; as certain also
OF your own poets have said: For
We are also his offering. 1t seems
10 me that God is Life. God is in
finite intelligence. God is creative
force. God is love.
Does not ones being embrace each
OF these elements only one degree
removed and localized or Individual
lied?
II God is life and life is within
you are you not of God?
God is love. Does NOT love com
pose one OF the elements CT your
being? Then are you not of God?
How long viii man try 10 com
pare, try to argue with the positive
Supreme Intelligence that is localized
in uaem? Men try with all their
puny material attributes at their dis
DOSIA ~ Nllll liis'N 'e,sN.iNN
OF wisdom which operates through
the physical body for experience.
Man tries to place the limitations
OF material apon bhe Spiritual rs
sence OF God within himself and
succeeds only in warping, for a Pc
riod the expression Of mis- spirit II
he allowed the spiritual wisdom free
,l.. .,l. f,I ~,
would cease TO be the slave o. his
physical environments and creations.
Too long has man been striving
10 gauge his spiritual intelligence
by ohe narrow measures of his five
physical senses"
! | will state Uhat have the great
est esteem for any minister who is
always seeking with an open mind,
and who Is always trying to bring TO
light some new truth to his fellow
men. But 10 the man who would
"stur" without specification, or whose
inHuendo is without basis OF facts,
! have little regard.
''As 10 man never dies whAt is 1t
about man that dies? Paul said that
he died every day. Gould he not
have said also that he was born
every day?
What is meant by John XII, "a.
verify, verify. say unto you, ex-
cept corn OF wheat fall into the
ground and die, II abdeth alone: but
ir it die. X sringeth forth much
fruit.
Is not dying navure's process OF
trans planting? The osen minded man
Is beginning Eto accept these truuas
and to realize that life Is not mere
iy a probation 10 determine an ever
lasting heaven or hell.
There are no mistakes in the
! laboratories OF creation. Everything
that lives, lives for e purpose, and
the object OF life is 10 wisely select
for fulfillment such intimations as
will result in the greatest good.
AS 10 communicating vita the
deceased" or the other world, IL
seems 10 be as much waste OF time
10 argue with some people as IT
would be TO wish for the Mediter-
ranean 10 empty its waters upon
the desert OF Sahera.
Perhaps st. Paul didn't know what
he was doing when he wrote his
Epistles 10 the Corinthians? l wouh
ask how would Rev. Mclaughlin
interpret Cor l2a-l2. 35-3l. l+:l-S,
ccncerning the gifts?
| As l said before | see some good
In all religions and would not
conscien,iouay attack them, but It
forever placing stumbling blocks in
the way OF those wtio would try 10
6evelop and progress that any argu-
nent is directed.
To the man or men who are for-
ever preaching about seducing spirits
and demoui- n, who claim to hold
the key to heaven and hell and
who wouA place limitations upon
the laws OF God, some people should
begin 10 clean the Hay. Wood and
Stubble from their own building ma
terial and not be uhrowing a lot
VI Junk" amid that OF others who
are striving TO build more beau
| tlful home for eternity.
Some people, II seems. take . de-
nrht In cond-mnins every new
truth" that 10 brought 10 light, II
they do not understand Ii they viii
call 1t the devils work" It has
ever been so.
J Socrates was condemned to die
by his own hand because ne dared
to enllghten the people Jesus Christ
was put to death because he dare,I
10 teach the truth. Columbus died in