The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-10-23
OUeriHdutgeHce the
Road to Ruin

since time Immortal man has
utch so constituted mat ~ l3 nara
Tor nm io stand prosperity. This,
assertion mas hcen mad. WtuN Times
/ IN semi -huWorou" "p.I. but ihc
uulh OF the insertion cannot hc de
hlrd. Poverty Eriuds us down ana
cramps We think our capabilities 10
doing the hest mat i7 boo us. ana ""
often Imagine That wealth would
place Tn our hands the opporluui
ties Tor great things fnr good Vet
the tcet proves that such ~ mot The
l case. Tncro are "a very Tow people
| IN lhls world Who can tdW'nia''r
great Wcalih aa stewardship con
hded In thcm uy divinity aud Tor
whose use thcN must render account
VI thc last DAY NIn... gan, l'
cent or us lo"k ony ou rI'h's h' lIl'
means put Tn our hand" 4" EfhlltN
our individual dcplr,s. and iu most
casca We mako oi wealth a curse
/ rather than "a blessing. Thcrc lS
really great opportunity tvallHhl'|
for The man or Wtallh Q" MAKE 'I
his ahili'y great boon, nor only i"
himself. hut iu the world in general
for many poor man has the oloH'
luR oI bcncNolcur' nut u"l ln'
finances with whiDh 20 make
available whore 10 la most needed.
wealth ns tho key to unlock lh, door
to scltlah qualification hnd forget
alike the needy among us aud iho
responsibility We owe TO liW "h"
gave az Euod things
Wealth Stewardship,
We heard q rlch man say once,
"What Is wealth given me loL' h
cannot through u make inc loi "i
my ieIlow men happltr ne hHu
NJ
mat such a man !s only one among
ten thousand. The tendency /" Tor
tho rosscssur Of wealth To lay up
luxury for hln"clt ana ms Iamlly.
letting the less fortunate or th'lr
fellow beings do the best they can.
Jesus said % was easier Tor cdu''
to 20 through the eye ot n"'d''
than for "a rich man TO- enter mo
kingdom. not because riches Us IN
itself bar to eternity, but because
the heart of man looks upon ms
wealth with such aordid eye tn'i
he cannot see the need or MS 7oui
nor the poverty Of his spirit lie d'-
votes himself TO gratifying inc u'-
gires of his animal nature ana 'l'
more hc devoics himsolt 10 tuth
qualification the more nus utSli 20
grow, uptll all more worthy consid-
cratious lose their interest uht'' nv
! tlilhN III IllN lllA v AlaN ''f''' 80
atcd, Inrestraincd grauirhlon' ana
that qualification OF a sensual SORT,
builds wall between him ana ahINa. .
tlon and preCiudca the influence OF
the Spirit.
United ny Drink'
Such had been the condition OF
Ephraim in the chaptcr AZ nhl'u.
They had been blessed win r'on,s
they were rolling IN "eall pWu' w
they had not the moral stamina ma "a
use that wealth wisely, nut lnHl'hu
gave themselves up 60 liCentousnesA
and high liviug. Thelr WuhIlh WIS
taken from thcm ana gwen 10 o'h-
ere, and their tancird security n,"N
en- down by an enemy. Jerusalem
too, had become "A SUNK III w
trils OF the Almighty Ihelr ieau ~
\ on whom the people depenaeu 10,
wisdom ana security hau b!hcn w
to a senseleSs indulgence th"t ,I,l. u"
fitted them for their rcspunMoiliy' y
thereby not only running tntInh'l N'a'
but inflictlng sorrow ana uiH' " "vH'
, on the people. Even thclr luub -
were victims Of the vino cup an"
judgment became idf'e anu uy
, word. They led thelr p'VPlo ''""''
into captivity.
History has demonstrated over
. ana over hEH'n 'n1, 'n1i,,.ali' a ~ crr,t-
reach lls hisu,h. I,',t' I,,,,, Ia r',. tbe
ness but ihe tuii''u',u.,t 11,,at, and sitL,
people TO rose lhy. I''u," 49,, and
into a s'nSe'ss7 IoNe o. 'u~r'S ,bus
dissipation i'op.' -,,hcg NM
grow worse DrSH"st u,i,,, tn 5,crd
because OF lueI ap'','' ny gn,,ls
great sums loI n,,,.,' r,r,,,nt
crave ASHSria' ,1",s,,5 ps'u,' ,nc ..,I1n
Greece ana N'n'c l"''9" ,ig,,,tt,,r
crimson pam Oh 81 t,,.. -, ,',,ar,noir
unuI "cakn'ss ol a''',Iy i,ua nennic
ihem ana q NV a,u ,hrI, i,,uri-
came ln auu oN'' w. ,r '''u ,,,b ' invnrv
ous cIV'i'%a,lou. U' ,,,,,ab en-,
too muGh ,lN'tl"nt'"ii',, VIZ ..,,,, ,ivynvs
turc' 100 HuSn Wvn','I' I',.,,tau I'm ~ ma
80 Tar prer'"'u lmv I,t,',' u1" 80 , rpd.r
hohs ana tl' I, su'ae,'" 80 t,sclg nm
HyStem !lat "lu ny ~, t,,,.,,css
20 GruhhE,,l lu' a. f,i,,t,t,,,Is ,,'' h,va not
Nauohs, HEr 5 t"u'1 ,''@ ,,,,rh nrGa-
been apIg 10 S'H"N - ~" rlas,'rg for
perlty' n'.g ar .....t ~" ara,,i,.. eor
thht, fitSl' ~ ss,,r ,,.a 10 he
Eratiilyhllon o' ',i,o IL, lIg. ana soc
the dohi ihan, ',vt'' We, '.,,, ~ ,,c raIcu.
nnd' 'ou W"s ,,,o.rsbinped the