The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-12-18

Jonathan Edwards. ana NJ stood
and looked at Burrs grave
thought NJ the possibilities he might
nave had. Look nt himl Look at
hint
a prcmaturclv old man no walks
down TO the senshorc. Ito lifts hls
hands to his eyes IIc looks out
across the Atlantic To catch sgnt
~ the shlp upon which his aaugh
ter was passenger ana which ahiu
has not yet entered New YORK har-
hor and ms the tearR trlckied down
his checks he wrunp hla hands and
said 'bf all men and women into
whose faces | can look, there IL not
ono | can can my friend"
Aaron Nurr came within ono vote
ut hr.uE president OF tho United
states Tho election that year was
tio ana congress dec dcd Thomas
jefferson should be- president mud
80 Co the white house. one timn
attorney general. one timc VICE nrrs
don't he dipped his pen In iufamv
ana wrote his name high on tho
scroll of disgrace. lie was moved
under the fuollshucss Of preaching
lIo was near the Kingdom poor
lWrr but ho uovcr entered the
KINGDOM 90 which no was so near
How 10 might have changed tho
history 0f the United Sipteq had h.
douo sn, for no ana Alexander Ham
lton wore bitter enemies 20 tho
very last Hamilton had bank
chortcr ana great deal Of iuflu-
Cncc.
They wanted TO start water
works I'm New York. lay a pipeline
They cut down trcc about n foot
thick and heated % plocc W iron anl
punched holes through II so the
waicr could como through. That
was away ont iu the country then
whore the Tnmha stands now. They
called II the Manhattan company
Thcy got n charter. aud IN that char
ter was this l.ttlo clause: Crhcy had
charter Tor 100000 for tho
Manhattan water companyD That
they could use tho purp'ua for any
purpose they saw m. The chnrtor
was given to them. containing that
privilege. Hamilton awakened tn
the fact That they had given Aaron
Burr q right to start bank, which
was started. IL IL down on wall
street today And that little trou
bic caused tho duel between Aaron
nun hHh ilhullllols huu bulI hllltu
him. Burr was brought near the
kingdom of God, through prayer.
but he ala not enter H.
Power of Prayer
A lot OF you men and women
don't realize how near you are, due
to your mothers prayer. There
never has beneath the stars and
stripes. IN my opinion, been a rc-
vivAl held whore more people il
every nook and corner have been
praying for the campaign than here
And, sir, men and women whose
eyes have never gazed upon your
skyline have been ahoddlng tear,
and spending slccplcss nights pray.
ny God to open the gates OF
heaven, and when you get TO glory
YOU VIA realize then how thankful
YOU ought to be TO God for tho pray
rrs OF people that have turned you
down these aisles.
God answers the prayers OF peo.
pie on the Pacific coast. OF people
who live In the dug-Outs on tn,
plains of Kansas, or down In Ten
nesaoe, or the southland
Foolishnoss OF prhyerl Multltudo'
of you wouldn't be here tonight Il
II hadn't been for prayer. Prayer
brought you into your seat. where
you are now.
Moody wac preaching years az,
and said. May | say word2"
III It Is n confession, yes; II II 1
trying to tell nae how TO preach, no.
lie said. "It IL confession" TIL
young man said. Fl beg of you, d.
not let these influences pass ant
you not give your heart TO Jasui
In % "a .
mother were godly people, and my
mothor lked To read tho Bible
twice Il day. I used To chafe under
II: and she would ask me TO remain
while she prayed. ia have excuses
to 80 some place aud as ia pass the
window I'D hear my mother's pray
er. | made up my mind I'd run
away / loft that influence.
II got to drinking and gambling
one night they handed me tele-
gram II said: Hurry home, your
mother Is sick, constantly calls YOU
name | said 4 VIII go: my con-
duct must have brought this condi-
tion about My baser nature trl.
umphed and / said, 1 won't go.
and | didn't.
Another telegram was glyen "a
me saying, Your mother had a
relapse, constantly sails your name
Come / said: III stay away
mother viii die. and I know | am
responsible for her condition"
He got on train and reached
the little town near whore his
mother lived out5in the country q
couple of miles. TO reach home he
had to pass by the cemetery. II
was II beautiful morning In June
and he looked between the boards
at the family plot. lie saw newly
made grave In the spot where thel
always said they would bury hi
mother. He was too late.
lie climbed the fence and buriet
his face in tho flowers and sobbe'
and sobbed himself to sleep. i
man coming along later saw hin
lying there. He was taken into tn
house and laid upon the bed. III
cried, "Oh, GOD, who will pray 70
me now, mothers gonev'
Don't wait until these influence
have passed into history-make
now while the floodtide sweeps pai
your door and In front OF you
home The love of God is show
| In innumerable ways, but | maven
| timc TO tell all OF them. / fe'
/ ashamed TO start for fear I'll leay
/ out something that ought 10
| emphasized. The love OF God h6
brought salvation TO this sln-curse
| world.
A young man was away froT
| homo aud his fat wGH take