The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-03-26
Shall We Profit by Juddh's
Experience?

Experience?
Lcason, April ., Chrou tl.l-12,
Prophets and kings In Judah are
10 occupy our thoughts FOR this
/ quarter During tho past three
months we have studied the later
leaders and prophets NJ the north
. ern kingdom, and, while the events
/ and the personalities iu the lessons
| of these two quarters are different
I tho moral ana spiritual lessons are
/ practically Identical namely, that
/ righteousness strengthens n nation
| and that sin destroys it We cannot
/ fail to perceive that they offer
/ material t1r constant application 10
/ our present day problems, for Gods
/ truth is the same ln pll agca OF the
/ world ana under an conditions, II
] is unavoidable to ho convinced that
/ ultimately America viii risc or fan
/ Just as Israel did. according 90
I which prolumluatoa I'm the national
/ and individual irc--rlghtcousncss
| or sin, For one or the other will
/ prodommltc. and what mostly char
/ uctcri2cs the individual citizcnship
/ will iu timc become tho leading
/ characteristic of the nation. We
may prato about the dcsirnhilltv OF
good government and rcmoau the
f corruption TN high placcs-how nicc
/ 10 would bo to have "a ruler like the
/ Asa we study NJ today but in the
/ last analysis the nation gets Just tho
/ Kind NJ government the people IN
/ vite ana encourage, and the key TO
/ national reform is the reform of the
/ citizenship, when tho voters Of
/ America decide 10 honor and ohcy
/ the Jaws of God, in private as wcll
az i'm public. we will cease 10 have
/ cause to complain that our national
/ authorities are goddess In thought
/ and act
God In Halls of Congress.
Doctor sheldon has said. "lf
| Isaiah or Hosea were members or
| the United states congress, thcy
| would not hesitate to mention Jc.
/ hoy1h and his laws as the answer
/ To- the national problems Of the time
/ Paul had the vision and the pas
/ sion; II he were a member of con
| grosa he would declare that thcrc
/ Is no redemption of tho nations lie
/ except through Jesus Christ The
/ siatosmanship Of Jesus is summed
| up In love 10 God and man. There
/ viii never be any lasting settlement
/ Of the social. economical, industrial
] and political unrest OF tho world uu-
]
/ duct on the creed Of Jcsus. why
/ not say 80 frankly and openly on
/ tho floor of congress? What Is the
use NJ giving mon patent medicine
! for their Ills when what they need is
| q major operation Congress passes
! laws for indigestion. while the ma
/ tion has heart disease. who will he
! the first congressman or senator TO
/ declare boldly for tho Etatesmanship
OF Jesus All the worlds Legislation
| will have TO come to that ultimately.
| Why not make beginning at
| WASHINGTON
The Strongest Nation.
when Sparta was at the height of
/ It's power, the greatest military state
In Greece, some strangers inquired
whore the forts were that defended
the state. Pointing 10 It's men. the
answer was, there are our forts" 4
nations real strength Is not I'm It's
| population or extent of territory
| nor in Its wealth and standing
among the nations but on tho char
acter OF its men, It's home. It's laws.
It's moral ideals. or tho fifty odd or
Eanlzcd governments OF tho world
our nation Is IN many respects tho
| strongest. II has wealth. lncXhaus-
! tlble resources, wonderful inventive
] power ana Nondertul abllliy 10
| muster lts strength OF men and
| ships 10 reach across seas to fight
/ for the worlds welfare. But its
| strength does not rest on It's army
| or navy, or It's resources In material
wealth but on unseen forces, INTEL
| leCtunl and moral A country cul-
| tlyntlng universal education. con-
tending against illlteraCy: land
with equal Justice and equal OPP
portunlty 49, its motive, with high
national ideals under n dominant
religious control. respecting tho
rights OF other people--such a coun-
try Is growingly strong people,
And the nearer we continue 20 llye
up to these ideals and practices, in