The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1908-01-13
THE CULPEPPER MEETINGS


meeting Saturday night was we'll at
tended. MIR. Culpepper took Sampson
for his text and exploited powerfully
and his earnest words of admOnition
made a deep impression.
The Sunday morning sermon at the
Rev c. ]. Harris. OF Kentucky. an
evangelist of power, preached and
preached splendidly and with an i'm
presstveness that touched many souls.
He took for his theme that passage of
scripture which says he that is sin
less is deceived. He took up the word
sin and depicted what it has cost
mankind in blood and treasure. That
wars Of the earth had cost as many
lives as now Inhabited this globe.
That IL set on end would reach to the
moon and duplicate itself four times
greater He touched on the sin Of
drink and it's cost to humanity. He
gave a number of strong illustrations
showing the intercession of Christ for
his redemption and salvation. That
the enemy Of the infant Hercules has
placed two scrpentS in his cradle to
destroy them. but the babe in its
might strangled them. That the Greek
Apollo had been sent out to STAY the
Pythian serpent and did so; thus does
Christ overcome the flesh and the
devil, If you will be candid in mis- life.
CONFESS and ask his forgiveness. 1t
MAS al, ,,,nn,l "a,
sion.
DIR. w. WI Wadsworth. of Knox
vile, Tenn. was in the audience and
was called on by Rev. Harris. as one
who knew the usefulness of Rev. Gull
pepper i'm saving souls. for prayer and
made a most appealing one.
Rev. Barnett. pastor of the church,
announced that the people of Anthony
would hold a temperance meeting
Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock and
those who desired to go would be
gladly received.
The afternoon service at the tent
was held exclusively for men and the
Rev. ]. Il. Culpepper gave a masterful
address on civic virtues and sexual
abuses and the terrible drain they
brought to physical manhood and
spiritual death. Some of his illustra-
lions fairly made the audience shudder
at the terrible retributiOn that over
takes the sinner that lives only in his
senses and their qualification. He
told graphically Of the conditions and
environments that made the difference
in sensibility and mOdesty and chas-
tity Of the sexes. The girl brought up
BY proper home environments was
modest, chaste. virtuous and consti-
tuted the glory and power Of her ex-
cellent wOmanhOod. The boy who ran
the streets. whose associates were
bad. heard the unchaste stories Of
men and their profanity. became the
embodiment of the physical and moral
wreck and largely partOok Of that ma
ture as he grew into manhood. 1t was
no wonder therefore that he fell into
had habits and his sensuous nOture
predominated. He said there should
be eRe standard for men and women
Men admire. adore the chastity Of our
women. then why should we not set
up the same standard for ourselves?
II 1t was crown Of glory in our wo-
men. an exaltation that made men
bow and respect and reverence at their
shrine Of purity. then how condemn
Ing it must be to our own sense Of
bodily purity that we are less worthy
OF that exalted virtue. When it eff
fected the home life and the home
virtues OF our families and had so
much to do with the happiness Of the
human race. 1t fairly stunned his au-
dience when he said moral statistics
and medical testimony showed that 80
per cent Of our boys and men INDUCED
In secret vices and sexual lawlessness.
that brought in it's train the ruina-
: ton Of the body and the damming of
: the soul. He closed by drawing a
beautiful picture Of maternal love and
Tenderness and purity
He touchingly told of Washington
love for his mother-that whe he had
Ereceived commission in the British
navy. he gave it up rather than grieve
her by leaving home. and on many
other occasions displayed his love for
her and respect for her feelings.
Another story was of the wandering
NORTH Carolina lad. who not having a
picture Of his mother. cut piece of
cloth from her dress as she lay in her
coffin and sewed it inside his vest. SO
that every time his eyes rested upon