The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1908-05-11
AT THE BAPTIST. CHURCH
SUNDAY MORNING

Yesterday was a red letter day at
the Baptist church, the main audience
room coming near to the point of
standing room only" The occasion
for this state of things was the ex-
animation of candidates for the office
OF church deacon and also the settling
apart of one member of the church to
the ministry These had all been
elected at a previous church meeting.
The candidates for the deacOnship
were DR.. Christian, Mr.. J. A. Akin and
l.. F. Ballard, the young minister be-
ing Mr.. Albert Glover. The Presby-
terry to examine the candidates were
rr. Nunnally, the president of Column
lila College, and the Rev. G. H. Nash
and DR.. Geiger, the old deacOns of the
church also forming part of the Pres
Lytery. DIR. Nunnally was chairman,
with the Rev. Nash and Geiger as
principal examiners. After the open
ing exercises by the church and choir,
the latter being a quartet with Mrs. G..
Il. Mexican soprano, Mrs. Will Coin
alto, and Messrs Hendon and Nash,
soprano and bass, with Mrs. Mote as
soloist and Mrs. A. L. IZlar at the or
gan. The candidates were introduced
to the presbytery in a few eloquent
words by Judge w. S. Bullock, him.
Self a deacon of the church, and We're
invited to seats on the platform, where
they were put through an examination
of the most rigid and eXacting discrip-
Ton. DR.. Geiger examined them on
their ideas of faith and repentance
applying himself more particularly to
~ Ia n q N
istry. DIR. Geiger gave a beautiful il
lustration of HIS subject, by suppos-
ing a man standing between two
columns far enough apart from each
other to make it impossible for him to
clasp them both at once. The one in
fl ont of him was the world, the one
hind him Christ. He is holding on
with both hands to the column in
front, but as as faith and repentance
takes possession of him he lets go his
held on the column in front and clasps
the other with both hands. Other
questions were how they know them
selves to be Christians and how 9TH
ers might know them as such, to all
of which they gave very satisfying
answers. Dr. Nash then questioned
Mr.. Glover on his call to the ministry,
and his reasons for wishing to become
minister, admOnishing the young
man that there was but little of an
attractive nature in the calling Qook-
ing at it from a worldly standpoin)
and that if it were otherwise many
more would join the ranks and pos
sibiy some who were not worthy Mr..
Glover gave abundant evidence of hav-
ing been called to preach and men,
toned that others must have felt GER
tain of that fact as a member of an
other denomination had offered him a
college education providing heawouid
become a minister of their belief,
! which offer was of course declined.
Rev Carroll then took the candidate
in hand and examined him on ques-
tons of doctrine. Mr.. Glover proved
an apt witness, giving all his answers
lin a prompt. straightforward manner
| that would have done credit to a much
order head. AS the hour was growing
| late for those whose Sunday dinner is
| function, the ceremonies were closed
with a prayer by DR.. Nunnally and the
service adjourned to meet at 7:45 p
m