Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-02-21
SUNDAY WAS BIG DAY
AMONG GODS PEOPLE
Florida Winter Bible Conference
Closes Successful Session,
sERvoEs AZ THE oAuRcHEs

PuIpits Of the Methodist and Baptist
Churches Filled by Visiting Ministers
and Sermons Were Very Fine-Two
Services at the Tabernacle.
Sunday was the greatest day relig-
iously that Gainesville has ever known.
The spirit OF the Bible Conference per-
vades every home. The great number
Of strangers have added to the relig-
ious interest. The executive commit
tee Of the Conference acknowledged
that moro had been accomplished IN
two years than they expected possible
in five years.
Dr. J. F. McKinstry, Jr., spoke at the
evening service for few moments on
behalf OF the executive committee.
He spoke OF the great work accom-
plished by the Conference, not only in
its moral and religious effect, but in It's
great benefit TO the financial interests
Of the city. lie said that property had
advanced In the past two years 30 per
cent. The most expensive houses IN
the city have been erected and more
than twenty are DOW under eonstruc-
tion. Ills praise Of DR.. strouse and his
noble work met hearty response from
the great audience. He said that II the
city ever erected a monument It should
be 10 Or. strouse.
At the Churches.
Sunday morning the pulpits OF the
city we're filed by the Conference
speakers. Dr.. William Lunsford
preached strong sermon on "The
Power OF Prayer" at the Methodist
church. Dr. Lunsford has been one Of
che most attractive speakers at the
Conference and is deep, spiritual
teacher OF tho Word Of God. The Rev.
D. sullins, D. d., l.. i, d., filled the
Baptist pulpit. He preached on "Tri-
umphant Grace" From all accounts,
the highest tide OF the Conference was
reached az this service.
Or. BIackstone's Talk
In the afternoon quite a large crowd
gathered at the auditorium. After an
enthusiastic song service and an inn
pressiye solo by Mrs, Lunsford, and
prayer, DR., Blackstone delivered the
lecture OF the hour He took for his
theme, "The Word" Isaiah 90 q; "But
20 this man will / look. even to him
that is poor and a contrite spirit aud
trembleth % my word" He said 1T
IL che Bible that has given as our hope
Il is the Bible that has drawn as here
this afternoon IL Is the Bible that has
been the theme Of our study and con-
temptation during the past two weeks,
In our text it speaks Of q man that is
poor, OF contrite spirit. and that
tremhleth. Humility is one OF the
very first conditions 70 a proper ap.
proach to the Word OF God. There Ia
great difference between humility and
ditlidenoe, The man or woman that
says they cannot speak for God or can
not witness for Jesus is difIdent and
not humble. DiGidenoe is born OF
pride; humility comes from the very
throne Of God Note IL ia the Word OF
God, and not simply tho word OF
Moses or Isaiah, or Paul Such ox-
presslons az This e the Word Of the
Lord The Lord spake and said etc,
occur S,S0s times in the Bible. The
Bible Is composed Of sixty.siE books
written 10y iorly.two different writers,
aud yet there Il such a marvellous unity
ia the whole that you can take proof
texts from almost every book In the
Bible for any Of i,s great subjects
suppose that sculptor ia Norway
should carve from a block OF marble a
beautiful hand, and another sculptor ia
Italy should carve a head and another
in France a foot, and 90 on throughout
foriy-two different places ia Europe
parts OF statue should be prepared
aud when an we're brought together
should uaite IN one perfect and SYM
metrleal statue, would we say that
these l0rty.two seulptors had acted on
their own initiation No, indeed We
would Ht once conclude shat one super
yislng sculptor had directed each Ga the
part they had formed Just 60 We con.
clude that holy men OF God have writ
Zen The Bible az they were moved by
the real author the Holy Ghost.n
Dr Blackstone showed the saperl.
GRITTY Of the Bible % any % the other
hanLa ol lhe Eraal relrLnn. m ~