The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-09-03

''he members OF the mass meeting
which we study today looked 10 cod
in prayer and pledged themselves 20
conduct their lives In obedience to
His word. II was national move
mcut to re-csta hliNh the law of God
as basis of Jewish society. II was
revival OF faith ana pioty that set
n standard fur many centuries. 1t
was the first step IN that national
movement Tint opened hhu way for
the teachers, or Ipbhis To become
leaders. There was spirit OF unity
ana devotion that marked The meet 70
ing as the beginning at least OF a
real bible school. A "wide spot In
the streets OF the city was selected
as the gathering place of a multitude
and Ezra produced and read before
them the book OF the law. The sa-
cred writings had been read very
little IN those days. The people
were dependent upon the tradition
of the priests as they taught from
memory. No priests were invited 10
this Biblc school but Ezra Camc to
them with the law I'm It's purity and
10th surprised and gricvcd them with
the many things they ala not know
and had not doncI
Translate Law into Conduct.
Ezra champioucd the cause OF the
written word for the common pco-
| pie. lie had doubtless been work
/ Ing for several years ut his task OF
! seeking out the lazy of God and do-
| ing IL. and of putting It into such
/ form that he could read It to tn,
/ people ana teach It to them rs the
/ statutes and ordinances that should
/ establish tho fixed basis of thcn
/ laith and their conduct. 10 was n
/ iurUElcan of tho presCnt-day Bible
. class method When he brought n
/ out ANA read 10 tO them, the expert
auco was of such intense interest THAT
/ they hung upon his words from ear
/ ly morning until nearly noon, II
Wu- impressed upOu thcm that there
should not hc sorrow, but rejoicing
that they had now been enlightened
ana that the important thing WA
for them 10 translate the law int,
conduct and that what they has
learned should hc translated into ap
puCatluu TO present conditions ant
lived out ln their personal lives This
latter ull, .a the most vital thing n
Bible reading lud teaching. Ther,
!, plenty of ability and enthusiasm
iu our Bible schools. and Ntliuu
methods are urged for the bette
Fermentation ot thg truth. There i
/ plenty of truth In the world now
there was then. hut the importan
thing Us tu turn truth into Charac
trI The presentation of the lessor
may bc ever so able, but the beneti
is in what manner the nearer ca
best lind a way to liy. better by th
.Wo1us OF what hc lCarus
When Books Acrc Rare.
p when books and authentic rec
r ords were few and far between, IN
wisdom ana experience of the age
4 was given from one generation 1
s another 10y word Of mouth, NoliEi
, Gus instruction was from father {
, son and In that way the faith wa
preserved Naturally, under such
, method. every succeeding gcneratio
1 was "A little less accurately intorme
s than the preceding Small inaccu
E. raCies and omissions were unavoid
able in verbal transmission, an
> slips OF memory would Qftcn cree
I I'm and stand uncorrccted, II Is n,
+ strange then, that the returned cal
n tivcs at Jerusalem, for 20 wears d,
priyud OF the opportunity OF con
y pairing their conception OF the d