The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-06-11

our lesson today gives us the sad
story which has been repeated Of
wayward nations an through the
ages. sin is not only a reproao h q,
but II IL the death -biON to any poo-
pie. We may not see results Of pres
ent times as we do in recorded his
tory OF the past, for our vision II
Of narrow scope. In written history
we can trace back results to their
logical causes and see the finger OF
God Today we can only see "A little
way, and Gods plans and the courses
Of nature comprehend n scope Of
many years hence TO either.our addi-
the course is sure and unavoidable
We may be living no in America
the causes which will blossom forth
many yers hence o. either our addi-
tional glory OF to utter ruin like
that which overlook Jerusalem. A
nation becomes both useless and
helpless when IL fails I'm its God
appointed task to furnish equal
justice and protection TO all Its peo-
pie. The seeds OF national destruc-
tion are usually 80 sown amid pros
perity, gayety and unbridled pleas
ures when people roll sin as a sweet
morscl under their tongues. But
the bitter harvest comes amid tears
and hearthrcaks. And let us remem-
Der, too. that no boasting TO our
selves OF standing in" with deity
will make us immune from having 10
pay the price of folly II we choose to
walk In sin.
The Only Chosen People.
The Jews had ,ived long in the
land that they recognized as gift
from God. They assured them
| selves that they were Gods chosen
people and that he had promised
them this land forever; but that
promise was on condition that they
do his Will. 1t IN the only condition
| on which any nation can endure. We
acknowledge Gods special favor,
which has given us In America pros
| perity and privileges beyond any
| other nation. but he has not obi
| gated himself to preserve us in pos
session OF this heritage If we per-
sist In living IN defiance of his law.
Any nation is his chosen people only
so long as 1t promotes his purposes
among men. Are We going to live up
| tn our high mission among the ma
| tions, or are we going TO follow the
| path of yielding 10 sin and selfish
indulgence and rush pellmell into
| the fate of the Jews? II we lose
our place In the divine economy. 1t
will be. as II was with them, be-
cause we have turned our backs on
| the God who gave us this RESPONSE
| bility.
Our Patriotic Duty.
Let us not be deceived by patri-
| otic pride. The Jews would have
killed jeremiah when hts prophe-
cies did not agree with their idea
OF national loyalty. All is not pa
| triotism that sounds that way
sometimes the most patriotic thing
to do is that which appears to be
| disloyal Mazzini thus defines pa
triotlsm--and there have been few
to speak with clearer vision on this
subject than he: Patriotism is in.
tense regard for Country's moral
greatness" He detested merely sen
| timental and emotional patriotism
and believed that real patriotism
does not fear to speak the truth
however unpalatable. "Flattery." ne
| says, will never save country, nor
proud words make us less abject
| The honor OF country depends
| much more on removing its faults
than on boasting of its qualities" He
felt that no bad man could ever bt
"A real patriot. He believed that the
real welfare OF "a nation did not de-
pend on power. SUCCESS or militar,
glory; that 1t might be great ever
In failure, defeat and poverty. Pa
triotism is based on n sense OF ma,
tional duty--and that duty has two
aspects-the community itself and
all humanity.
Every Citizen Responsible.
There are eternal moral laws a
work in the world which no mar
or nation can break with impunity
Judah had to go down because 4
broke with God, duty morality. op
portunity, responsibility. All things
work together for good TO men anC
nations alike. II they side with him
President Harding spoke thes,