The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1903-04-10
ar THE CHURCHES SUNDeY
METHODIST.

Sunday morning in the sunday
School interesting missionary eXer-
cises were rendered by MIS-. Carrie
Longs class of little boys. Mrs. a. r.
Colbuin assisted with all excellent
vocal solo. Roll of honor certificates
for faithfulness in the school were
given out to thirty members. The at
tendance was fully 1870, and the mis-
sionary collection amounted to 50 81.
Sunday being quarterly conference
occasion, the Presiding Elder, Rev.
ID. A. Cole preached both morning
and evening.
In the morning he spoke on THE
Mission of the Church, and How 10
Accomplish It." The gist of his ser
mon WAS that the church is chris
tian army whose mission it il To wage
eternal warfare against sin, but 10 do
everything possible to save the sinner,
and To specially stand 10y their leader,
the pastor with helping hands. The
speaker specially denounced as lead
ing sins the whiskcy traffic and
worldly amusemen,s, such as dancing,
card playiug, etc. He said statistics
showed that one fifth of all the fallen
women came from the ball room. He
said society upholds progressive
euchre, while the negro who plays
CRAPS" is punished. He thought ifpro-
greS>ive euchre was right and playing
"craps" was wrong We owed it TO the
negro TO lift him up to progressive
euchre, but the preacher declared both
games wron. and the same in prirci-
pie.
Mrs. T. II. Johnson sang beauti-
Iui SOLO tullilSl aims.
In the afternoon the Epworth
League met and had for its subject
"What the Parable of the Good
Samaritan Teaches U.s.
AT the close of the devotional SER
vice a business meeting was held.
Miss Johnnie Gatti's was elected lst
vice president of the League and
Royal Cole was elected and received
a. an active member.
GRACE EPISCOPAL.
Palm sunday ut the Episcopal
church was very appropriately ob-
served. The church was tastefully
decorated i'm palms.
The right Rev. Bishop William
Carne Gray, Of Orlando, preached to q
crowded church. His text was from
Mathew 1; Then was Jesus led up
of the Spirit into the Wilderness, to
he tempted of the Devil" His sermon
His sermon was strong aud elO-
quent one and listened to with the
closest attention by the large number
present.
At the conclusion of the sermon
nine candidates presented themselves
for confirmation, They were Mr.. G..
G. CrOm ami his two little sons. Mr..
F. A. Sands, Misses Annie At
kinson, Janet Weathers, Sue Ander.
son, Charlie and Edna Jeffords.
Miss Georgia Smith sang solo
while the offering was being taken up.
After the candidates had been con-
firmed the Lords supper was admin
istered.
At the evening service Mr.. Little
preached d very eloquent sermon. his
subject being, 1.-The Holy City"
BAPTIST, PRESBYTERIAN, CHRISTIAN.
These three churches were well at
tended at both the morning and even
ing services.
Mr.. Warren's morning subject was,
"The DEVILS Trinity" and his evening
subject, 1.-The Short Bed and the Mar
row Cover" Mr.. Warren "a he al
ways does, delighted his audience at
both times. AT the evening service
Mrs. A. r. Colborn rendered a solo
and Mr.. Albert Gerig, cornet solo.
DR.. Lindsay who is an earnest
christian and splendid preacher,
preached two excellent sermons Sum
day, his morning subject being.