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

words: II would not wish for ma
ton for which men were not willing
to fight and. II need be, to die, but
! do wish Tor n nation where IL is
not necessary 10 make that sacrifice.
l~sio not pretend that millenlal days
have come, but / can believe I'm the
possibility OF n nation 30 righteous
that IL VIII never make war of
conquest and nation so powerful IN
righteousness that none viii dare to
invoke her wrath. / wish for suah an
America II must be remembered,
too, that our circumstances arg/dn-
fcrent from those of old. IN those
days the laws were handed down
to people, not made by them, and
their responsibility might be said to
cease when obedience was fulfilled.
In such case the individuals part
did not count for much. but in our
. day every citizen IL equally rcspon-
sible whether we have good laws
or bad and whether they are obcycd
or not. Much responsibility rests
with YOU and ! whether this be
God-fearing nation and whether we
encourage or not the irritations that
make for war.
Cause Of Greatness.
Anent this matter of Gods chosen
people being the ones who obey his
law, only as long as they obey II. an
eminent divine writes: when De
| Tocqueville was sent TO this country
| In 1881 TO investigate our institu-
| tiOns, he came here at the bidding
| OF the French 10 nate. lie spent some
months here and then returned TO
| France and made his report. In
| this report the great statesman said:
| Il went at your bidding to America.
/ ascended their mountains, went
| down their valleys, | passed through
/ their thorouHhfares of trade, | went
/ into their comm9rcial markets, into
their legislative Halls and their judi
/ cial courts. Sirs, ] searched every
| whore in vain until | entered the
| church. II was there. sirs. as list
ened TO the soul-equalizing and soul
| elevating principles of the gospel OF
| Christ a. they fell from Sunday to
| Sunday upon the ears Of the watt
| ing multitude, that l learned why
America Is great and free and why
/ France is slave"
Source of Greatness.
The prosperity OF country is not
/ synonymous with its wealth. its
wide dominions nor the strength of
| its armies. There had been time
| when Judah was rich beyond COM
| pare with its contemporaneous ma
| tions. II had the Almighty for it's
| founder. protector and guide. Its
| military power was insignificant
| when 'contrasted with Assylrla
/ Babylon, Persia and Egypt. but Jc-
hovah was its ally. its covenant
/ keeping God. He knew how to send
abundant crops and how to destroy
an invading army like Sennacherib's.
II the patton had kept its face
toward Jehovah. aud not fits back,
there had remained an abiding tenn
poral and spiritual prosperity. The
real prosperity of nation depends
on the character of the people. their
morality, their fair-dealing with
others. their justice TO those within
begetting loyalty and love. When
these are laid aside for selfish ag-
grandizement and unbridled gratlfi-
cation, the support OF the Lord is
withdraw and the sCepter passes into
other hands
Invited His Own Fate.
This was what jeremiah foresaw
when he advised the people mat a
Babylonian protectorate was Ju-
dah's only hope. His advice was re-
1ected, hut came to pass when
Nebuchadnezzar placed Zedokiah on
the throne of Jerusalem as his rep
resentative and. had he been true to
his God, his king and his people
much good might have been accom-
plished, But Zedekiah got the big
head and rebelled against the au-
thority of Babylon, with the result
that Nebuchadnezzar sent his forces
back to Jerusalem a second time,
took the king captive and tortured
him. deported his people, burned
the temple and broke down the city
wall. Gods penalties are assured
and unavoidable as are his bless
ings. BE not deceived: God is not
mocked' whatsoever a man soweth
that shall he also reap"