The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-02-12
WORLDS SUNDAY SERMON

2 over produced weakness and con.
/ fusion.
| We need men In the church n,
wolf M IN the world who are ready
to plan nud help execute large
thlnrf And that spirit is In the air.
our laymcn are coming 10 the help
of the pastors as never before and
are anxious even to take the initin -
tive ln planning and working for tho
cause of Christ. u IL the harblnRer
OF better day. We need men In
the pew who. realizing what ought
90 be- done. arc willing 10 give time
and effort and means townrd Hc-
completing that end The time has
come when faint hcnftcdncas and
misgiyinpa under the plea of con-
snry1tiun must give way 10 liberal
things Devised by men Of true cour-
axe and fnth. We have no cOHccp-
tiou ~ tho latent power ln the
churches I thrists followers with
n true courageous spirit would go
forth lu the Masters name tp battle
m1ufuily Tor tho LORD. vc would all
bD surpri0cd tu the rCHultH Let uH
then not bc fearful. careless, indif-
forout but Jet us 90 up ana pc scss
do canaan which God g. ready ~
give uH
And ls lhcro not a note of inspira
ton fpr tho unchurchcd? Every
ono should bo actively identified
with the people Of God and engage
In tho actual fcrviCo of sonc church
ir the community IN which hc lives.
The tplrit of hcHitHucy should he
hnniahod. We should rave the Cour-
age To- be enrolled NJ soldiers to help
drive ont tho enemy and take pos
s'W ou Of the land under the banner
OF King Emmanuel
No Time for IIc-itnt on.
Nuto further that immediate ar-
tiou iS necessary. Let MS go up ~
once and possess IT," Had the chill
drcn of Israel followed Cu,cb's adj
NlCC they would soon have boon in
the happy possession In The strength
of Jehovah ana the mighty giants
fcll before him. History tells us
that julius Caesar vas at sea In u
l.ttie boat when terrible storm
arose. and hc inspired his mon by
telling them that their little boat
bore great Caesar and HIS fortunes.
beloved. n greater than Caesar is
here. II We take Jesus Christ into
our chip no storm, however severe.
can overcome ms ana we shall soon
be floating calmly and safely over
the scn Of life.
Less than four hundreds years ago
Theresa went 10 found the convent
at Toledo. All she had was four
ducats People shook their heads
and snid What can Theresa nc-
complish with that small sum- She
replied: "Thcrcsn and four ducats
are nothing. but Theresa. four du-
cats and God can accomplish any
thing" She recognized Gods pow.
or and went forth In his strength,
and when we do this we are sure 10
ruccocd. If we try to fight the
devil and his agents with carnal
we are likely to be worstcd
In the conflict. But II we 30 forth
In Gods name ana strength. evil
tnblishcd. Tho saloon, for instance,
existed because the Christian people
had not gone up to possess the land
Later. we learned that nothing can
Withstand the artillery of Almighty
God.
Aggressive Men Wanted.
So II II In tho church. We can
accomplish nothing without God s
help. but with him all things are
possible. Christianity had n very
humble beginning. but the faithful
few. In reliance upon God. have
propogated Its truths among mill
Hons OF the human race. And II We
continue faithful, the Lord will give
us the heather for our inheritance
and the uttcrmost parts OF the earth