The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-11-24

of land and the waves OF etc-rir0
are washing the stains from sU1ut
yoa and beneath your feet and YOU
stand alone with your memory and
conscience and It will say "Rcnrm.
Der, you heard" And you will iav,
God, / have forgotten It,"
Lord Bacon says, Tho human ana
intelligent never forget"
At some time IN your life ot.-g-
thing you have ever known will pass
I'm front OF your mind like pano.
rama. and at last when YOU stand
and God turns the secret spring ,uur
memOry VIII do It's work You HV.u
again see my face and hear my toHa.
You will again have IL an brought.
back to you, the opportunitl,s t.d
had and rejected and wouldn't g.rld
yourself to Jesus Christ.
over in Assyria they dug up 70. Ir-
scriptiOn and they read the history
Of Babylon and Assyria. Ever Jay
you live and every act you perform
and every deed is being written down
In the soft clay Of your mDwuI. ..I
when God touches the secret spring
your memory will do It's work You
will recall all the sermons you heard,
God pity you. ] can't do anything
for you. Why should |?
Guarded Ills Pearl.
read the other dfy of a man pHl
had vast estates and he saved and
after nearly GO years of wor. md
toll he was going TO sunny Italy.
there to build an old vinc-Cltd d, 90
and there spend the last yyI. -
his life I'm comfort; and he sold aN
his estates and bought @ pear. -
fabulous price. To guard against
anything happening to it hc uHf
rosewood jeweled case made ir 10
Of which he placed his pearl ami o.
| locked that case with a gold lock rt
| gold key.
sull dissatisfied with tho provision
| for its safety he had q stroug.r l0N
made inside Of which he placed ire
[ former and he locked thai u.'n
|, silver lock and a silver key
sun dissatisficd with that hn NHI
I another made and he place .hH
I case inside Of this box and lN ..I
| that with an iron lock and IRON N.u
| And to pass away the time or fHn
1 wcarisume journey. he walked uu
/ the deck OF the ship. and Seeing J
/ hoy selling apples from ha ket
! he borrowed onc-tWo-thrD". uN tu
| nine and these he tossed into the abr
| and because OF his skill tho n1s-
sengers applauded him. lie ft-
/ tered by their words, returned fhe
apples to the boy. Bowing low. he
said, Thank you"
This to the ladics. "lt YOU win
/ wait a few minutes I truly will how
| you my SKIN. This is no test.
He hurried into the cabin and put
| The iron key in the iron lock .ho
| silver key In the silver lock mo
golden key in the golden Toe. aud
] fYf Do.
/ took the pearl from IT'S yolyCtv most.
! He pressed it TO his lips' lie sId.
Captain. this pearl represents t0r
toll. the sweat and hardships and the
/ savings OF a lifetime, and ] am going
TO exchange 1t for castle and Nle
OF ease and for the turquoise skies of
! Italy"
The captain said: Don't lose it,
"Ila, ha, ha," replied he. You
don't need to have any fear"
Returning to the deck he passed u
to the ladies. They were charmed hv
it's beauty. They haAied It back 20
him and he stepped TO the Eunwale
of the ship. Leaning far over, he
tossed II into the air Watching IT,
he caught 1t as IT descended, saylng.
There Il IS"
Leaning farther over. still. hc
tossed II again and caught it again.
A lady screamed and seizing an
apple from the little boy said,
'Here take this, and IL there is any
further evidence Of your skill need
ed, use the apple. Give me the
pearl"
He laughed her to scorn and said
"My eyes are as keen as an eagles
my nerves are as true as the COM
pass magnetic needle"
Leaning far over, he threw it high
into the air. watching it as BE- de-
scended-when suddenly the ship
gave n lurch! Down into the
fathomless depth went his pearl!
The ship sped on. lie smote h.m-
self upon his breast, crying,
Fool. fool that I was 10 risk my
ali, with nothing for pay but inc
plaudits of a passing crowd
And in that respect the lives OK
some people are like him. You rI'a
up your lives for the applause ot lhe
people, fY the privilege OF haN..aa nav, 3.
them calFyou dead game sport
Some da.- you will toss it for : O.
last time. You will toss it too FAR.
Some day that old frail bark VIII
give lurch and down into me
fathomless depths Of he'll you VII
go and YOU will be lost forever, pee
; cause you wouldn't do Gods will .,.
Jesus, wc pray now that thou WIG
bless this great throng. ] am TOO
tired to say more.
Amen!