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

g. q. preached sunday night at the
tabernacle, follows.
d, lat peter, the ith chapter and
hr f-tb verse: what snail the
sgl bs Of them that obey not the
so.uoI Of God ~
n. hook ever came by luck or
stsnce. Every book owes It's eSis, b
80 10 some being or beings, and
s,,EIn the range and scope Of hu-
-, intelligence there are only
NE, tbings-good, bad and God
~ tbat originates In intellect. all
nI,Ieh the Intellect can compre-
bond must originate from one OF
the three. ...r.,..
.be rroduct Of good men, for they
a. mi attribute these beautiful and
,st.hlcg5 and well arranged sem
serrps 10 them, as the Holy Ghost
and thc Pible are capable or no
ortyais Interpretation. This book
Spopid not possibly be the product OF
svii vicious, wicked, corrupt men,
t,r Il pronounces the heaviest pen
W. sgainst transgression. Like
arodvscs like, and n WICKED. vi
pcus men had written the Bible,
,bev would pronounce no penalties
against transgression'
Here is the book which is the
headlight Of all progress, and pro-
porti0uately as men and women
Iibut 10 It's teachings and live up
M them are you lifted out OF the
ouarmircs OF nth and your heart
And body purified.
So the only being 10 whom you or
7 oy auv Intelligent being could at
tribute the Bible is God.
Here is n book that as far ex-
reeds tho combined efforts OF man
AZ the sun exceeds the brilliancy
Uebts which are but base imitators
of us glory. Here is n book that
,erls me of my origin and my des-
inv Here Is book without
which would not know of my
origin or destiny except as T might
rlean it from the dim outlines cf
nature or reason, either or both Of
which, to me, would be unsatstac-
tory I'm the extreme.
Most people believe in God. Now
And then you find n few that don't
And thcv are fools II they don't, for
the Bibla says, ''Tho fool hath said
In his heart there Is no God"
Most people believe in God that
will reward the right and punish
the wrong. That being true, what
attitude ought you TO assume to-
as NV text verse from the word
ot God-'What shall the end be Of
them mat obey not the gospel Of
God?"
Tried to Warn People.
The condition OF Isreai was dcs-
perate Peter told them If they con-
tinuad Ia live as they were. u would
Justly merit the wrath of God. That
seems not TO have affected them,
and | can hear him crying out in
the words OF jeremiah, what will
you do in the swelling of the Jor-
dan ~ and In the words of Solomon.
"Tho way Of the transgressor Is
hard" Then ! can hear him crying
out In the words OF my text, What
shall the end be OF them that obey
not the gospel OF God?"
There were those that did obey;
he knew their end; and there were
those that did not, and and he tried
TO enlghten them.
A man said to me once, 81 can't
Be 4 Christian"
That makes a hard case against
God. You say can't. and God com
mands every man to repent. ana lie
told you He would damn you II you
didn't. II God made me and told
me He would damn me II I didn't
do His will, and Il was impossible
for me 10 do His will, then God
would be wretch, and a demon;
and when you say you can't be
Christian, then you are charging
God with asking you 20 do some
thing that can't be done.
Suppose ! were on top OF n high
building and saw my children in
the street below and l shouted,
Fly up 10 me"
They should shout back. I'VE
can't"
Suppose Ia say. "You can, and
kyou don't, I'll whip you to death. "
II ! did that / would be Just as
unreasonable as God would be to
ask his creatures to do something
that He knew when He asked. they
couldn't do. And IL you are not
decent enough to want to be a
Christian, just tell God you are
not man enough TO be a Christian,
that you don't want to be a Chris
tian.
In Ohio a minister was handed
letter. The man who handed It
70 him said, "I wish you would read
that when you get home" When
\ the minister got home ne opened
II read like this:
Last night | was at the meeting
and somehow or other the words
what shall the end be- got hold OF
me and troubled mo and worried
me. went TO bed but couldn't
s,eep got up and went TO my
nwary 1 TOOK down my DOCKS or
lnfidellty and searched them
through, and searched through
the writings Of Voltaire and Darwin
ana Tyndall, and through the lee
lures OF lngersoll. but none OF them
evuld answer the cry and longing
OF my heart, and have turned 10
Foa Tor help. Where will find it?''
ana that man found IL whera
very troubled soul has or ever will
4 una n--down at the foot of the
goss where God answers the pray
Of the penitent who seek saliva
uoh' And / have been praying
4 MAJ that might be the experience
q night.
Ever since God reached down on'
\ u,K' stormy night, 30 years ago
na saved my dirty, sin-cursed soul
nul this minute, have been pray
mat ] might be able to pro
.sounce two words, and put int
nose words all they will mean 4
~ II they ever become reality
a wv PITY you. One is Eternity
j away off yonder, somewhere, yol
II nS II viii end but on and on anC
n ~. goes until someone has said
4. God should commission a birC
Il ,.effy this planet particle by par