Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-02-23
SUNDAY WAS BIG DAY
AMONG GODS PEOPLE
Florida Winter Bible Conference
Closes Successful Session.
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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 more 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. He 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 now under construc.
ton. His praise Of Or. Strouse and his
noble work met e hearty response from
the great audience. he said that II the
city ever erected a monument it should
be TO Dr. Strouse.
At the Churches.
Sunday morning the puIpits Of the
city were filed by the Conference
speakers. Dr. William Luusford
preached strong sermon on "The
Power Of Prayer at the Methodist
church Dr.. Lunsford has been one OF
the most attractive speakers at the
Conference and is deep, spiritual
teacher OF the Word Of God. The Rev.
d. snlllns, d. D., L. l.. D., filed The
Baptist pulpit. He preached on Tri-
umphant Grace" From al accounts,
the highest tide Of the Conference was
reached sc this service.
Dr.. Blacksione's Talk.
In the Afternoon quite q large crowd
gathered at the Budiiorium. After an
enthusiastic song service and an Inn
pressire solo 81 Mrs Lunsiord. aud
prayer. Dr. Blackstone delivered the
lecture q the hour. he took for his
theme, "The Word /" Isaiah 60 Bat
to this man viii look. even TO him
that Is poor and q contrite spirit, and
trembleth 90 my word" He said st
is the Bible that has given US our hope
L is the Bible that has drawn us here
this afternoon Il is the Bible that has
been the theme Of our study aud con-
temptation during the past two weeks
In our text IL speaks Of man that IL
poor, OF eontrite spirit, and that
trembleth Humility is one OF the
very first conditions TO a proper ap.
proach 70 the Word OF God. There Il
great difference between humility and
diildenoe The man or woman that
says they cannot speak for God or can.
not witness for Jesus Is dfident and
not humble Dihidence Is born OF
pridoi humility comes from the very
throne ot God Note it Is Che Word Of
God aud not simply the word OF
,@osos or Isaiah, or Paul Such exc
pressions as This is the Word Of the
Lord, The Lord spake and said etc
occur 3,S0S times IN the Bible The
Bible Is composed Of sixty.elx books
written by for,y.twO different writer's,
and yet there Is such marvellous unity
IN the whole that you can take proof
texts from almost every book IN The
Bible for any Of rs great subjects
Suppose that q sculptor Ia Norway
should carve from block Of marble a |
beautiful hand, and another sculptor IN |
Italy should carve head, and another |
IN France q foot, aud 60 on throughout /
toFly-two different places IN Europe
parts OF astatuo should be prepared |
aud whom an we're brought together
should unite Ga one perfect and SYM /
meuIcgl statue, would we say that
these ioriy-two seulp,ors had acted on
their own initiation No, indeed We
would at once conclude that one super.
yising sculptor had directed each IN the 1
part they had formed. JUST 20 We con.
clude that holy men OF God have writ. 1
cen che Bible as they were moved by I.
the real author, enc Holy Ghost"
Dr Blackstone showed the superl.
GRITTY Of me Bible 10 any Of che other
books oi the great religions Of che
tvoriA Tt hesina with ans pr,r,h,.-