The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-12-05

Still another may say. II do not
believe In Jesus Christ"
And third may say, II do not
believe In the Bible"
do not care whether you be-
lleve that there is a heaven or he'll
or Christ and God or anything or
anybody
ut ia appointed unto men once
TO die" You believe that much
don't you, whether you believe Ia
God or not7
at is appointed unto men once to
die" and IL you admit that IS true,
you are forced by all logic to admit
that the rest OF Il is true.
SO. you know you have 10 die and
YOU may also know that after death
you Will be Judged.
at is appointed unto men once
10 die, but after death the judg-
We are startled at the very an
nouncement of the word "judc-
mont' You'd be forever lost. not
that you haven't known what to- Do,
but you have known and refused.
No man is absolutely indifferent.
II could prove that this is your last
week on earth, you wouldn't be CON
cerned whether we could succeed In
business or not.
May Bc Last Day.
II I could nrove this was your last
day on earth and thot tomorrow
afternoon you'd ho IN the coffin, 7
know what you'd do. You'd spend
the intervening time getting ready
10 meot the God that somehow you
have spurned. and you'd prepare IN
stand before the God you know
you'd have 20 meet in - hours.
Everything that has happened
can hapren In tho ncxt hour. In
tho mex; hour. children viii be born,
5000 people will die. your house
NAV burn, your fortune may be
stolen. tho train may 90 into the
ditch, an automobile may turn tur-
tie. shin may he torpedoed. you
may he on tho operating table. you
nav he IN heaven or vou may he IN
hell-evervihing that has happened
can hanDen IN the neXt hour or IN
the next ~ hours.
what change there'd bo in our
llvln~ n vc o~iv believed! The"
saw the~e Is n RAILROAD M In Canada
which hangs rcd lights on one side
Of the track when there is danger
on that side. II YOU are going In
tho onnosi'c direction. Il shows on
tho right hard side ~ tho track and
means danger but II depends alto
gather upon tho direction in which
you are going.
II will depend upon your attitude
toward God pvt n YOUR back Is
turned toward Jesus Christ. | prav
from tho dcrths OF my soui I NAV
be PRIVILEGED 10 say something 70
arouse YOU from Jour utter !nd!f-
ference.
We are all looking for tho best
Of it--overybodv Wher thn French
ommission wns in Chicago a girl
went un 10 Forheau. tho blue devil.
a fine looking fellow, and shook his
hand and said. Captain Forbeau,
has that hand killed a German?"
"T presume Il has, Madame"
Then she stopped down and fer
vertly Kissed bis hand.
Marshal Joffre who was stand
ing by, said. "Yhv didn't you ten
her you bit them"
So we are all looking for the best
OF Il. Distance ard time Produces
about the same effect ms distance
and snace. II should tell you
you'd die within twenty-four hours
and could prove H. your attitude to-
ward God wouldn't he the same as
81 is now. n "a tell YOU. "Yonder
IS rlanet hundreds Of miles away,
and It would take 90 years for II to
reach the eartS,' you wouldn't /
worry.
n said. "Yorder IN a planet and
II will strike this world in 20 hours
III het n would have a different
effect on you.
His Promise.
So. don't know how long you
will live until you face the tude-
ment. only know you will die
when you are through with this life
But I am not concerned about II
q
Jesus "Verlly. verify. / say unto
you. he that heareth my word, ana
believeth on Him that sent me, hath
everlasting life, and shall not come
into condemnation: but IL passed
from death unto life.'
have the words or Paul, There
IS therefore now no condemnation
to them which are In Christ Jesus,
who walks not after the flesh. but
after tho Spirit" but my heart goes
out TO the man or woman who may
ne here bound hand and foot by
lust and avArice and greed and sem
suality and unbelief, and that are
slave 20 your sins with the hope ot
God. that He will snap the bonds
and set you free.
So. there are special reasons why
l have chosen this message First,
not a man or woman here today but
judgment. | presume there isn't q
person here who doesn't believe
that | know OF at least one, II !
were condemned 10 die. know that
Mrs. Sunday would be glad to take
my place, but as dearly as she loves
me she couldn't answer Tor me at
the judgment. heither can ! answer
for you.
II is a personal matter. That is
one thing you've got TO settle for
yourself Nobody else can substi-
tute for you when Il comes to stand
ing before God in the judgment.
When | was down In San Diego
at the exposition, l went down TO
Tyrone in Mexico. One Of the VII
est, most degenerate, and harlot-
soaked towns on the face of tho
earth is Tyrone, Mexico.
We We're stopped at the border
by the Mexican officer 20 see Il we
had any oontraband goods When
we came back over TO the American
side the American officer stopped
MS to see II we had any contraband
goods from Mexico,
We are all travellers TO the king
dom, and you cant take contrabRnd
goods with you over the border, and
every man and woman who passes
the boundary OF the grave. you've