The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-04-23
SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON
BY BEN NEwSOME

first Impulse on finding himself so
near to Jehovah was one OF guilt.
He was painfully aware of his un-
worthiness and felt like a black spot
OF uncleanness in the presence OF
infinite goodness. No man ever Is
ready for blessing until he has a
like impulse, yet God knows his man
and does not call him until he wants
him and makes him fit for the job.
Not that Isaiah was specially vile,
but he lacked so much of measuring
up to his surroundings that his sense
OF unworthiness was acute. In fact.
no man is ready TO undertake a mis-
sion for God unless he Is conscious
of his unworthine5s The perfect
man would never do as a messenger
to carry the gospel to humanity.
They would resent such preaching
and would quickly consign the mes
senger to a humiliating death, as
they did Jesus Christ. You can call
back in your own experience that
you never felt drawn toward sane
timonious preacher. no matter how
little you could say against him. for
there is something you naturally re-
sent in the attitude of a human as
piring to the role of being ''supe-
rior" man. But we are drawn to
the real humanl being. with undis-
puted faults. who comes to us with
the message of salvation and we
listen to his warnings. A perfect
man could never gain the confidence
and attention of his fellow men.
Personal Cleansing.
| The second result of Isaiah's in
terview with the Lord was personal
cleansing. His feeling of guilt was
n godly sorrow. and that experience
| became the stepping stone to the
riches Of Gods mercy. The third
result was service. He wanted 9TH
ers to experience what he had expe-
rienced, and he was sure they could.
for he knew It was for everyone. 1t
Is only our hardness of heart and
! our concentration on the things OF
! this world alone that prevents "who-
sover Will" from sharing in the
heart of true religion. God equips
and guides us to help others, to i'm
prove conditions. to promote broth
erhood. to help bring in the new
order which Jesus taught us to pray
for. He will, IL we desire, even
touch our lips with Goals from the
altar, that We may no longer indulge
In utterances that come from cor
rupt. heart and spread impure
thoughts among our fellows, ana
even help us TO curb the impure
suggestions that arise in our minds
and are the cause III more of our
Gins than any tempta )ns 10 which
We are subjected. For mans own
impure thoughts are the cause OF
more misdoirgs on his part than all
the evil influences to which he may
be subjected. 1t Is the Christian s
duty to refuse to entertain such
thoughts as he would be ashamed d
to speak out loud and he should per-
sistently crush them out OF his mind.
Every temptation conquered makes
the next one easier to overcome; but
most men we have known take a de-
light In thinking things they dare
not express.
Means the Other Fellow.
God works upon men through
men, and the call for workers is as
insistent now as In the days of Isa-
iah. There Is a great work to dc
and there IS a scarcity OF those who
are willing TO undertake the Job
We are all In the habit OF making
excuses and take a pleasure In sit
ting back and thinking that the
shafts driven home by the preacher
are so applicable to our neighbors
but as for ourselves we are like the
boys in playing games who call out
kings ex." We have our moral
umbrellas up and pass the storm
with unruffled feathers and wonder