The Springdale news., 1906-08-03

06o t6A aus I'ANIost,. 4tts tstti Saturday caused many to anN- iously wonder if Il would eontin- ue over Sunday, but the day dawn ed bright with a delightful breeze all day long, and with every thing refreshed by the rain, the day was an ideal one.
 The new folding chairs arrived Friday afternoon. and by the hardest kind of work they were in place and ready for the open Ing. They add greatly To the appearance of the Auditorium, and with the additional eane bottom chairs comfortably seat the building. Almost every seat was occupied Sunday morning. although the ticket sale shows the attendance was little short of the opening day last year.
 After a selection by the orehes- tra, the audience, standing, join ed in the hymn Coronation, followed with prayer by Rev. B. NJ. Burrow, pastor of the M. E. Church, South, and the speaker, Rev. George K. Stuart, was in- troduced. The subject ef lis discourse was "The Old Rock Stable, and he took for lis text d portion of the fifteenth verse. second chapter of Luke, as toi- lows. Let ps now go even ln to Bethlehem, and see this thing which has come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto Us. The sermon was q stron 2 presentation of the divinity Of Christ. The speaker showed that the birth of Christ m a sta ble.'1Nhe Old Rock Stable was not all accident, but was in fulfiillment of divine prophecy, that while Mary and Joseph may have gone to Bethlehem bY the decree of Caesar, 1t was also decree of higher power. The birth of Christ was conIrasted To the birth of those born to rule over q temporal kingdom. Christ came into the world to es- tablish spiritual kingdom. and his humble surroundings We're n keeping with his mission. 'ales- tine was described as country representing the whole world. iH its Citizenship, the product of Its soil, etc, ant It Was therefore. an Appropriate place Tor the birth of one who was to rule the world iu a spiritual way. Dr. Stuart stated that there ~ere three great ties which bound the human fa1n- fly together, the ties of blood, the ties of patriotism and the ties of common sorrows, and com mon joys, and taking ID each III turn he illustrated thIs truth by apt stories, told only as he can tell them.
 The sacred concert sy kreY- CTS orchestra at , ?. III. was at- tended by large crowd and Was thoroughly enjoyed by all
 A splendid audience assembled for the evening exercises, and all were amply rewarded. After the numbers by the orchestra, Rev PC. Fletcher, of Fayetteville, delivered the invocation, and the assemblage was treated to beautiful solo Face to Face by Miss Elsie Fisher. of Lyons. Kan sas. Miss Fisher is q niece ef Mrs J. B. Lea, and k known to | number of Springdale people. having visited here II the past. and al We're delighted 1o hear her sing again.
 The subject of Dr. Stuart discourse was Sowing and Reap ing, and he based his remarks onthe seventh verse of sixth chap ter of Galatians, Whatsoever T man soweth, that shall he also reap. For all hour he he'd the closest attention ot the large aa- dienee, and lu a foreetul manner brought home 10 all the effect ot evil deeds. The central thought was that no one could escape the consequences ot evil deeds and either in this world 6r tHe next they alh reap what tHeF SON. Ne may delude ourse5ee@ snto thinking We can so@ hear and reap . crop ct oats but we SOW wheat We VII reap Nheat and II we SOW oats W0 reap oats. The laws 8I nature VI not permit II to be otherwise, and as well think Of going contrary to the laws ot nature as fa think we can SOW evil ana reap good. Ne lear | great deal @ taik about hne blooded cattle and about the precautions = take to keep tue blood pure, bnt Nc slow black blood and our children reap black blood. Sow lie and we reap lie. Dr. stuart