The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-01-01
FORWARD. MARCH!

Human nature Is much the same
:, every age. with the passage OF
vsars wonderful changes have been
drought in this old world. We do
coSIlve az out fathers did the luxu-
rlr and the unknown OF their day
have become the necessary things Of
NE TO Ms. But i'm many OF our char
acteristlcs we seem to have cnangcl
but little In the sweep OF the CEN
turtles.
Today we hear murmurings or Gis-
content from Egypt. but Tong ago
there were murmurings or discon-
tent from Egypt too. Oppressed at
the hands OF Egypt's rulers. reduced
| TO the low level OF a common slave.
the Israelites were crying unto
! heaven for dellverance from their
grlevous load. Then one dav the
opportunity came; their leader was
al hand. The call wss sounded
once outside OF Egypt Israei mrght
hStrce. The day for when tney 50
l5HA had prayed had come at last.
~ )dom, no longer a vague nope,
seemed living reality to them now.
Moses was TO lead them forth.
Hope Il In Advance.
The multitude spread like an
Arab encampment over distance
Of many miles, an unframed, rest
less excitable mob OF slaves. At
length they paused for rest by tHe
Red sea near the Isthmus Of Suez.
suddenly they heard that Pharaoh
and his army were in pursuit. They
we're terrified fear held them in its
grasp. Pharaoh's arm OF 500 chari-
ots and horsemen was following IN
their tracks and coming upon them
from the north: eastward was the
sea. on the west and south were
Impassable mountains. What should
they do? What could they do?
Turning upon Moses, they cried,
Hast thou taken US away to die In
The wilderness because there were
no graves in Egypt? Why didst
thou bring us forth out OF Egypt?
Did we not say. Let US alone. ror II
is better for us to serve tho Egyp-
tians than TO die in the wilderness7' 20
\ But Moses was OF sterner stuff than
n they and undaunted. made reply.
Fear not! stand still! God will
fight with you. Ye must hold your
peace" Then. adds the story, God
spoke to Moses. saying, Wherefore
cryest thou unto me; speak unto the
children of Israel that they go for
ward" You remember what hap
pened. They went. Egypt lost;
Israel won.
Now. isn't that Just like you and
me. We are not satisfied with eX
isting conditions: we cannot con
tinue to live and do as we are nov
living nd doing. We make n start
toward better things, higher goals
loftler ideals, nobler lives. We
strike a snag; we meet difficulties.
obstacles confront US like fmpass-
able mountains, and Immediately we
begin the cry of the Israelites OF
old "It is better for us to serve the
Egyptians than to die in the wilder,
ness" better had we never started
than to encounter trouble and q
rugged way. We begin to whine
unto God. and-well. God answer
like he did of old. "Wherefore cries'
thou unto me. speak unto the chill
dren OF Israel that they go forward
May It not be true that that simple
command, Go forward" is Gods
New Year message to us7
Resolving and Doing.
That most men are not satisfied
with the past is abundantlv evil
denced in the countless resolutions
- that we are continually making. y,
season OF the year Is more produc'
tive Of good resolutions than th'
New Year But how many of then
continue with us through the year
Resolve to do the things you ough
TO do. then do them. Don't side
step them. Don't be "A gutter. I
you will. you can. go forward
That Is Gods message to us.
Perhaps | am not Christian, hu
know I ought to he. l iook baCl
upon the past and | am wholly un
willing to make of the future what
made of the days that have gone.
look In the mirror, ! examine mysel
with care, honestly. cand'dly, frank
". What manner of life have
lived? / am startled at the pictur
that | see. An immoral life; "A dis
henest life; a blasphemous life;
goddess life. Revealed unto me is
life without hope. and without Go
in the world" Wha; can / do
What will do? why, there is onl
one thing to do II I am still a man
Turn my back upon the past; see
and find the forgiveness Of Go
who will blot out transgre ssion
from before his face, ACCEPT ~
Savior as my only hope and stal
and go forward on the highway G
\ right and truth. And unto him wh
faces about, determined TO live 10
God and right, there are the sui
tanning words. MY presence snail s
with thee" God will fight for you.
Human Barnaclcs.
Perhaps | am Christian, mem
ber of the church. | begin rig
self-eXam nation. | look into IN
past | am not satisfied. I kno
that IL every Christian were such Q
have been, the name OF Jesr
would have been forgotten, and Go
would he as far from earth as III
most distant undiscovered stars.
have been good. yes; but | have bee
good in a pale, enemic kind OF wa
As follower OF Christ | have bee
good for nothing. | am barnaci
A barnaCie belongs to the shellfis
family though II does not Heg'n
compare with the oyster, or u
clam or the mussel, or even u
humble periwinkle. There are mar
varieties OF barnacles; but all ain
are mere parasites and suckers.
us embryonic state II is free livlf
Thing floating in the sea: but IL soc
uHds It's home on some rock or pie'
or drlftwood: or on the back ar
sides Of a whale but mostly or -
huIls OF ships sailing through u
sea where the free barnacle Is floa