The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-05-17
DIR. CHAPPELL WILL
TALK TONIGHT ON
THE CRIPPLE MAN.

The Cripple Man" is the subject OF
DR.. Asheley Chappelrs address tonight
at the revival services, Broadway
Methodist church
An exceptionally large crowd attend
ed the services last night.
DR.. Chappell spoke on the first ques.
ton in the Bible. He said in part:
II call your attention to the first
question that is asked in this Book
II is Gods first question to His child.
God has left His throne and turned in.
to the garden where His first children
are Always before these children had
met Him at the gate They were glad
to see Him and glad that they had such
Father But this day that He steps
from His throne and walks into the
garden they do not meet Him. And
God calls, Adam, where are thou2
This is new experience for God. God
had created the heaven and the earth
and all therein including an earthly
child. And when He came this time
the man was missing God walked
down through the garden, among the
trees and the flowers, and along the
banks Of the stream but He could not
find Adam
What had happened to cause Adam
to hide? Just one thing makes man
turn his back on God and want to get
away from Him. Sin seeks ever and
forever to disguise itself and hide it.
self from the penetrating eye of God
Adam had sinned. That is the strange
thing that happened. That is why
Adam hid from the presence of his
father. Gypsy Smith said, We cannot
say the word sin without hearing the
awful hiss Of the worst serpent that
ever crawled Adam did Just what
every man has TO do. He had to face
God. No man or woman viii even
succeed in hiding from the all-seeing
eye Of God
Every man and woman would like
10 know where he stands physically
! met a man one day and he said he
never mad felt better in his life \
few days later | saw him again and he
told me he had wanted to take out |
some more life insurance and had |
gone to doctor to be examined and he |
had told him he had brights disease, |
and there was no hope for him. Had |
he gone to a doctor six months sooner |
he might have been saved He did not |
know where he stood physically It |
Is reasonable for a man to want to .
know where he stands physically. He /
wants 10 know how he stands in a
business way. But it is a thousand .
times more important to know where
YOU stand spiritually. Where do YOU
stand in the relationship with God .
that is seeking YOU and me out?
Grown folks remind me Of children
some times We play the fool as if
God did not know where we are. OH
The pitiful, sad sight Of strong young
men and women who shut their eyes
10 God! God knows where you are
and how YOU stand Every spot and
place is saturated with God and He
VIII locate you and me and we must
come out from our hiding place and
ACE Him We ought TO consider this
question seriously for the after life
S going to last longer than this one.
The vast eternity is before us and we
ought TO consider it honestly and SER
ously. May God pity the man who
viii not be serious about il and the wo-
nan who is playing blind mans buff
With her soul! Christian men and wo.
nen, where are you spiritually? 1t is
lme some Of us were taking an inven-
ory of where we stand.
DO not let us make Joke out of Il.
iou cannot live In this world like you
,uent 10 live unless you know Cod
wise man is making a fool out of
imself when he says he cannot worry
bout he hereafter. that he has all he
on 30 To take care Of this life.
When Adam comes TO God the glory
ics gone out OF his face. The glad
'ers does not shine in his eyes at the
lght Of his Father. and he acts fright
ned. Tho day YOU sin, death enters
b. In does not kill you Instantly. or
u few weeks or months Il feeds s
Va your heart and ON Your life. and {
ou begin To die. Let MS be honest !
Win God, with ourselves and with our
ouls. There are two roads. the right
nd the wrong You are travelling one
i them every day and you are .-avel-
ms fast Which one is it2 Are YOU q
MID Of God or Of the devil There is
10 use 10 wet the alter of God with
our tears IL there i4 rebpUffu Do, ,,,t,r ,