Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-02-18
FRIDAY A BIG DAY
AT The TABERNACLE
Conference Was Favored With
Most Beautiful Weather.
THO OF GOOD SERMONS


fine audiences to hear the Bible Con
ference speakers Friday. The tide o.
the Conference is rising, and deer
spiritual atmosphere prevails Il is a
very remarkable thing that 20 many
great men should be in such perfect
harmony and sympathy in their teach
ing and spirit
The Quiet Hour service at the 8
o'clock morning hour was conducted by
DR.. Walker. II was a delightful ser
vice and the message was heart search
ing.
Or. Lunsford's Lecture.
The morning lecture at 10 o'clock
was delivered by DR.. William Lunsford
II was one Of the very best addresses
yet given at the Conference. he spoke
from Mat. 4;lS-22 DR.. Lunsford s
theme was "a New Crisis" He said !
"A crisis Is turning point, critical
moment which comes to the individual.
The crisis TO the four Disciples mem
toned In the text follows the crisis in
the life Of our Lord In the temptation
in the wilderness. The surroundings
70 the scene are most signiGcant--the
river where the baptism of Christ oc-
CURED, the wilderness, lonely and for
bidding, and the Sea OF Galilee, rest
less and unhappy. The text diseloses
five things, namely A Call, Crisis,
Position, Results aud Power,
81. The Gall These disciples knew
Jesus before. They knew His voice,
they knew His person, His power, and
His claim on them and in, sense,
they we're his followers, though some-
times following a long way of. James
and John, Andrew and Simon were
two sets Of brothers They already
had heard the call 20 believe 10 Jesus,
but this was a distinct call 70 surren-
der to Him entirely.
go. Crisis. The Christian life Is
not always growth. There are great
days, great seasons, criBises All Of
life depends on one OF these periods,
and we arc either better or worse after
such a crisis God strikes down now,
just as suddenly d when lie struck
Belshazzar Herod Ananias and
saphIra. Felix reached the great
crisis when ho trembled before Paul,
and went back from the great op.
portunity, believe to be a worse man.
Napolean said that there was always a
pivot point IN every battle, and after
that the conflict always swung to vic.
tory or defeat.
"8. Position we are called to make
great sacrifice. Sympathy and hu-
mility are great Christian graces, the
greatest Christian grace lie the one
that brings me to say No, aud 20 lay
myself on the altar Religion does not
become real till II reaches outside
things A mother, who had an only
son. was very DESTROYS that he should
be lawyer and accordingly he pre-
pared himself for that profession. One
day, however, he came 20 her and told
her that be felt the call OF God TO be a
missionary The mother was greatly
inoonsed, but the boy began TO perpare
himself for the grcas work One day,
the mother IN her room alone fought
out the great battle and won che vic
tory When the time dame FOR mis- de-
parture, as he stepped in the wagon TO
leave the old home, his mother, lean
ing upon the arm Of her husband drew
from her finger her engagement ring.
and said as she placed it upon his lin.
ger, Wear this until we meet upon
earth, or len heaven shortly after
reaching Airica, the young man died,
and IN lItue while the mother fol.
lowed Aud believe ,hat for many
years they have been walking the
streets OF the New Jerusalem aud /
doubt NOS that che ring has been
plsced upon the moihyr's hand. God
tests us to take jhis position OF faith,
lie does not eSplaiu-simply saws
Take &C.
"a Results Jesus never forgot
that the disciples lcl, an 90 follow
Him. lie never forgot ,le surrender
they made he has my name down
aud lie knows me by name, as well ss
hy characleFistics. no you have ever
surrendered Go Jesus, Re knows &c aud
remembers &C.. The disciples Got be,.
terail che time. They we're better a.
Ter the fret call and It'll better after
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