Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-02-07
GRAND OPENING OF
Bible CONFERENCE
Large Crowd Assembled at This
Notable Function.
REv. sTEwART PREAcHEo

livered Stirring Sermons Both After
noon and Evening, Which Were En-
joYed- Mondays Program.
On Sunday, February 8, at p. IN,
the doors Of the Tabernacle were
thrown open for the first meeting, Sec
ond annual convention, OF the. Winter
Bible Conference, aud although the
day had been cloudy, the elements
seemed TO favor the plan, and the sun
shed It's rays for short time to cheer
the workers.
AT 3;15 DR.. Strouse arrived with the
speakers, some OF whom had been de-
layed in reaching the city, but the
activity OF DR.. Strouse soon got the
meeting In working order, and after
singing "All Hail the Power Of Jesus
Name" Rev. DR., sullien OF Cleveland
Tenn, invoked Divine blessings on the
meetings. Nearer My God 10 Thee"
was sung by the large choir whereupon
the order OF meetings was announced
and DR.. George Stewart the noted
evangelist, was announced to deliver
the sermon.
Miss N. III. MunfoTd OF Philadelphia
then sang the beautiful solo, "Oh, Gal.
vary" 10 most impressive manner
She has a powerful alto voice, full Of
sweetness,
Rev. s. B. Rogers OF the Baptis
church followed with most earnest
prayer Tor the SUCCESS Of the Confer
ence.
Rev. Or, Stewart, In opening his re-
marks, apologzed for the delay in his
arrival he took his text from Gala
tlons, 0;l0: "As We Have Therefore
Opportunity, Let Us Do Unto An Men,
Especially Unto Those Who Are Unto
the Household Of Faith" A. fluent
speaker, man Of brilliant thought
and believer end preacher Of the true
gospel, no carried his audience with
him throughout his discourse, some-
times in tears, sometimes in merry
laughter, but always with him.
The many incidents he related we're
pointed and plain TO the seeker after
religious knowledge, aud he showed
that the Christian brotherhood and
slsterhood should be the greatest OF
the whole world. In comparing the
iraternal orders with the brotherhood
OF Christ he said that the only good
thing about Masonry OF any other OF
the orders was taken from the Bible,
and the reason Of the great growth OF
these orders was that they had taken
up che Bible where the churches had
laid IL down. The real power OF the
gospel, he said, was It's practice
After solo by Miss Muntord, and a
song by the choir, the beuodicton was
pronounced boy Rev, +, II Craighill,
rector Of Holy Trinity Church,
Sunday evening The bis tabernacle
was crowded, the service being union
one. Dr. Stewart again delivered an
Interesting sermon, which was deeply
impressive aud highly enjoyed.
Tho session OF the Conference begins
under most favorable conditions, and
most successful meeting Is an,ici-
pated,
Mondays Session.
Monday 3 session OF the Conference
was one emincptly successful, both
from its effectiveness and point OF at
tendance. Rev. Stewar, delivered a
sermon Ga the morning la the after
noon he. ". r., Blackstone, who be-
came so popular ia his Bible teaching.
last year addressed The Conference
FOR the 6rst time this season, Dr.
Blackstone Is one OF tbe 6nesJ aud best
posted Bible students in che United
states, and his work, part 90 which Is
illustrated, always proves ot deep .n-
terest.
I'm che evening Rev Stewart. who
does no, propose 90 rcms.n here long,
Interested the large audience with au-
other One sermon, and sl. who heard
him fel, refreshed Go ihc sr.r,t.
The daily program during tbe Cou-
ference viii be serviecs8 t $50 81. u,.
81. IN and $50 b. ~. A0ary cordial
ly Invited
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