The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-11-18

days sermon on Nathan and
David" preached Thursdhy night at
the tabernacle follows
Second Samuel twelfth chapter
thirteenth verse, David said unto
Nathan. I have sinned against tho
Lord"
That IL part of one ~ the sad
dost statements found upon the
pages Of the old Testament nl-
ways road II with two conf citing
emotions. one is q feeling Of hp-
AurAnce and satisfaction. In the fact
that the Bible was Inspired NJ GOD.
for " n man or company ~ men
unlnspircd Of God had written Of
complied the Bible, you never would
have been told the story ~ mans
sin. and shame and abort .rominga
particularly ~ that man had been
prominent and king.
But when God inapircs a man 10
write II lie puts Il all ia black ana
white. the good and the bai God
leaves none ~ u out Iic do"s not
do that because lie ~ anxious go par
rado before the word tho short com
ings OF human nature nud our
prononcas TO fin, but God te'ls you
and mo what men and women did
Ia other ages OF The worlds history
and He tells ua that they rcpented
and lie forgavc them their sins and
that holds out hopo fut YOU ana me,
for what God did for one. h0 wiz do
for all and what God did thousands
Of years ago Tor the ponitent elmer
He will do for the peuitont Rinner
today
SO God has made a record ot Il In
order that We might take courage
by knowing that God would forgive
our sins ~ we did what they did.
confess our sins.
II a man had been writing tho
Bible, he mover would have told us
that Noah got drunk when he came
out OF the ark iIo never would
hnvo told us that David committed
aduitery with BnthshebA, and that
Solomon had 400 more wives than
old "Hrig" Young, and made him
look ike a piker; Of Peter denying
the oaths and curses of Ananias and
Sapphira holding back part VI the
price, and Of Judas bctraying. But
when God Inspires He puts II all In.
II liz a sad thing TO tie your hopes
TO soma man or woman and be dis
appointed
Mothers Disappointed.
There IL many wife amidst the
perfume Of tho orange blossoms nnd
In the wedding ceremony has plight
or her fidelity TO that man and has
turned and broken vows. or he
pledged his loyalty 10 her and prom
ised TO he true as long as the sky
and the waves were blue. and then
turned from those vows and broke
them M II thoy were made OF spider
webs
There Is many n mother. she has
brought forth her children In pain
and suffering, sho has builded high
her hopes that when she was aged
and decrenlt that young man by his
strong right arm might go out ana
earn the bread 10 keep her from
want. But no has turned and he has
proven himself an ioonoolast 20 her
prayers and her hopes. And there
is many girl that her mother
brought forth In pain and tears and
suffering; she has buildcd high her
hopes. She has gone down the llne
OF the wine room with Godless
gang and sho knows the way Hho u
living, the places she goes II won't
be long until tho mute effects or dis
ipAtlon can no longer be hidden.
Tho mother will he compelled 10
withdraw from society and creep mp
the back alley. my friends, and new
er lift her eyes TO look people In the
face. not for anything eho has done.
III
some man or woman n they prove n
traitor or iconoclast to your prayers
and 20 your tears.
Think OF a man that could write
psalm like the 23vd psalm, Henry
Ward Bcecher called that the night
ingale psalm, Tor ho said II seams
the sweetest song In tho night tlme
OF bereavement. and OF atfliction.
and OF suffering and that and kin
dred psalms Of David seam ia lift
me so close 10 heaven that i'm
bgine can hear the garment OF the
Son OF God as he swept by him by
faith. The man that tho Bible tells
me was a man OF Gods own heart
"Oh." said an old blatant. blustor-
ing, whisky soaked infidcl 20 me out
In Iowa ono time, "nill, u David was
a man after Gods own heart, ] an
frank to tell you that | haven't vaTS
much respect for tho choice OF God
/ said to him. David wss not q
man after Gods heart. simply bo
cause he sinncd; but David wal
man after Code heart because
whom he sinned he was decent ant
man enough TO tell God that he ho'
sinned, and II you want To become
man after Gods heart get down oi
your knees and tell God you are In
an old hell-bound sinner and you ar
30 close to the pit that you cal
smell tho sulphur fumes as the!
vomlt from the funnel, and God vii
snatch you from the brink, aud thei
you will become man after God
heart II you are man enough q
tell God that you are an old SHINE
and that you want TO go square VIII
him. And that Is why David was
man after Gods heart. not bccauE
he sinned. but when he ahmed b
was man enough to tell God he wa
sinner and SO you will become
man after Code heart when you d
that"
Now It was great sin for David
think II was q worse sin for Davi
than II might nave been for any 9th
er man In the world God looks a
a mans surroundings. lie take
into account your opportunities an
II you have opportunities, and yo
have one tonight, that would con
denim you. IL In your business Z
know what God wants you 20 d'
God takes into account the chance
men have. There is a church be
ringing there Is a church near yol