The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-12-15

viBor 'hat | had before ! was con
vertcd, haven't slowed up any
I've only given II over to the Lord.
Stanley tells us that he found
people In Africa who never knew
they were black until they saw white
men, and when they saw Stanley
and his European followers for the
first time In their lives they knew
that there stood the representatives
of another rnco, of another color.
tnat lived somewhere In remote
corner OF tho earth that they had
never seen. Tmry never Knew tncro
was any other color, they had never
seen anybody but black. people.
know something about sin to-
night. expect IL God lot me live.
year from now ! Will know more
about II than now. | know more
about II now than year ago but
there ara some things about II that
never will know until burst
through the gates into the city. I
am living up to all the light that ]
have now on tho proposition.
What must | do = be saved"
Christ" said Paul. "and thou shalt
be saved" And read here that ne
fell down before them. Oh. you
cannot come to God without first Of
all a broken and contrite heart. God
In willing N you are not willing to
be forgiven, Ito will not do II as
long as you are I'm n state OF re-
bellion and glory Ia your sin. God
Almighty has nothing for you then.
1 tell you, God will stop making
worlds 10 help you II you are re-
pentant and know ycu are sUner
and are willing 10 go square and are
willing 20 ask God 10 forgive you
through faith In Jesus Christ. There
must be this spirit OF sorrow for sin
before there can ever bo forgive
ness but the moment you manifest
this spirit, u IL yours M a gift from
Jesus Christ.
Some people think that wha, thev
need is new surroundings. oh, no
mol II isn't that at all!--Here Is my
watch--it won't run. will put ~
In my pocket hero. You say Il needs
new surroundings All right. / will
put II over here In this other pocket.
But that doesn't work. what's the
matter with it7 II doesn't need new
surroundings, II needs a new main
spring.
Need New Heart.
SO. what you need isn't new
suit or n new haircut. You need n
new heart. IL you've got the devil
In you now you will turn people to
the devil no matter where you go.
What you need is n new heart and a
new nature, not new environment.
| read OF father years ago who
had that fool idea and he purchased
his boy lieutenant's commission
I'm the Russian army This man
was n Russian. personal friend of
the Car. and IL was during the
Crimean War. The Car was walk
Ing around TO view the Qualifications
and encourage his men when France
and England were fighting Russia
for ConstAntinople,
This young fellow sat down and
tried TO recall all that he owed and
put down column after column
OF figures. then he added them ur
and tho sum overwhelmed him and
he wrote underneath. who will pay
all this2'
Meditating upon his wayward
life, the vast sums that he owed. he
fell asleep and the Czar. walking
around. recognized the son of hi,
personal friend as ne sat there
asleep. He saw this paper lying on
his lap. he stopped over and read
it---"Who will nay all this7"
The Czar stooped down and sign.
signot and put IL back and when thu
young fellow opened his eyes he wal
alarmed TO think the Czar had come
and bed been asleep.
He examined the paper and foun6
there an order on the treasury foi
the amount of Indebtedness. He
presented II and they refused to pas
II because It didn't come In the ac'
customed form. They made an APP
peal to the Car and ne said, PAY
II. feel honored TO think that
can carry on war and pay th,
debts OF my friends" and he did.
You can sit down and pile up your
sins one on top OF another until yot
will have pile higher than tn,
Sangre dc Cristo Range Of tn,
Rock Mountains. and you will de
spar and hopelessly YOU will say
"Oh God, who win pay all this?'
and I'd like TO write one name
The sweetest name on morta
tongue.
The sweetest carol ever sung,
Jesus. blessed Jesus.
He paid It all.
And then read. He was con
verted" They washed his stripes
At first they exultingly showed hi
hands and feet into the stocks Nov
see this jailer STOPPING down with
easing touch, case the palm and COO
the fever, wash away the stains thai
| had been made by the scourges ai
/ they beat their back.
! There must be conversion. m!
| friends n you are ever saved.
/ am not speaking OF new birth
| listenl That's Gods part NJ salva
| tion---that transaction I'm tciiini
! YOU what 10 do God has done hi;
part. what are you going To 10?
God has made the sunshine ant
the rain and the earth and th'
seas, what is your part2 Plow lh'
ground and plant-the seed. !; yoi
don't 10 your part you will starv'
to death.
what must I dor God has done
his part in salvation. lie has givei
Jesus Christ. be has made a rovela
tion OF himself through the Word
God will do no more. SIR. so / an
telling you what to do.
You say. "Bill, the church Is full
OF hypOcrites" Is hell. II yoi
don't want 20 spend your eternit,
With q bunch YOU don't care FOR
you'd better come into the churcl
where there are few OF them, 10
s there won't be hypocrite In heav
en-, they win all be In hell. Wha
are you going to make by refusing