The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-08-27

Here Is Love; surely Love ls uu.
changed VIII wrap myself about
In lts warm folds; / VIII make ot u
q garment TO protect me- But Love
has turned 10 lust. and Instead OF
being soft and soothing II ls hair
cloth, the tortuos Of the damned.
Then the soul boholdH tho awful
Ncmosls OF sin ErlunlnE in tho shud.
ows Moth ana rust have corrupted
all the wealth 10 had stored loo tho
treasure house. Small wonder the
apostle cried 'Wrctchod man that
/ am, VINO shall deliver me-
And this ls the Cry of thr world, /,
!os ihsrc !- e panic "Hcu msu Soc
themselves ns they are. They find
every door buiird and barred they
hear no answer To- their terrified
shouts save the mOcklng echo. There
never was devised % more hollsh tor
ture thru 10 leave the soul alone
with ltg Sins The tower Of London
he heaven ln comparison. The sins
troos by, an sizes, they lopk out OF
eyes that burn, gaze that soarcheS
the heart They chant in unison, hy
SOLO by thOrOuH. in double forte. In
uianissimo. we are your progeny
There ID the Lie family, all of them
yours. you recognize them, by them
squat the brood Of Lust. they are an
there with their uuboHuliful faces
ana their tosd-like bOdieA Sinking
I'm the shadows N the Thief clasH.
they are all therI they have stolen
everything from goods 10 reputation.
Behold their skinny fingers ana nc-
cusing cyes' There they are the
.Milc darilnEs Of your own creation,
AA long ns man can make such hell
for himself. wha, need has he for a
devil? with an due respect for HE
power. he would have TO extend
hlmeslf beyond belief were he to
devise greater torment than the soul
unasslsted; save by It's own progeny.
creates for itself. 'Though | make
my bed In sbeol. thou are thcre. and
though take the wings of the morn.
Ing and fly to the uttermoa marta
thou art there" The sinner ia the
haunted man; ne cannot flee from
hlmself Hence anything that pro-
poses TO relieve him from the cnr-
nival OF he'll within his hcnrt ought
to be looked upon with great favor.
The Value of Discipline.
Iu the EyafnUz of Michigan re-
member we used 10 gather tho wild
rose with It's \ or 10 mink METALS If
was n beautiful thing and fragrant.
Every ypnr the bushrs blpssomcd hut
the flowers never varied. The num-
bor of petals remained constant and
were always of a delicate pInkNshad.
Ing into white toward the center of
the flower Then stood In the
greenhouse and saw the variations
which the skillTu1 hand of tho florist
had produced In the lie of the wild
rose. lie had placed II In different
soils, he had protected II, he Ravc IL
"A new environment. he varied it,
color; some were white. some red
some n golden yellow, and then there
were all tho intermediate shades.
Instead OF a few Wide pctnls which
drank the heavy dew of the northern
forest. 1t had Increased In size and
Its petals multiplied In number. and
their texture &aa ,ich ana snft no
yond all comparison. nv the side OF
the wild rose was its grandchild tho
American beauty. What had mndc
the difference? Discipline. For
centuries the wild rose had grown AS
II chose, Il had welcomed the hecs
and cxhnlcd lts fragrance 10 the for
est. yet II had never changed nut
on one eventful day the hand of man
dragged IL from Its muck he'd and
began It's discipline. The wild rose
sighed for it's old companinns. the
high bush cranberry, the water
beech and the willow. Its roots
searched In vain for ihe old. familiar
soil, but an thcac wern taxi ii AWAY
forever. The akilful florist brought
now companions ana they mnde love
TO the little wild rose, and there was
marrlaLo. The bee. sang ahont
the yellow stameuR of the awamn
rose, And the birds hoppcd and
chirped among lts slender branrhea
and green leaves. and after a while
the flnrsV carried away To the nlrs-
cry "A new nlaut, "A baby rosebush.
Its leaves were thicker. its stalk was
heavier. and its rloNrts ,y,r, brIrbt,,
than those OF tRr mother rose from
the swamp -ait the mother tie was
there.
Discipline g. A hard word ana to
many, a very unwcIcomc word n
means the breaking up of ,cru..
toned habits. often an entire cbnnro
OF environment II may mean 10 ho
denied tho very thing for which we
most hunger and sigh. and vet uut
of this struggling comes the nr,y and
better life. which is host aftrr nj.
When we learn to. look mnp cur
troubles and Affections. not ns n
punishment. but as the work of tho
Great Gardener. we win also know
that his wisdom never tails. Wo
ought to I've glad that 10 seee, such
possibilities in us. and bless the di-
vine discipline which Is able To briug
the soul To fun beauty and fruitage.