The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1908-01-06

higher life. With several touching in
cidents of service and spirithood life
he closed his great sermon. inviting
all who desired to live the life describ-
ed CcOme to the altar and take his
hand, which many did.
Afternoon Services
In the afternoon there was held
children's meeting. an innovation, 50
to speak, in revival meetings in Ocala,
conducted by the Rev. Burke CuIpep-
per. The church was comfortably fill
ed, mostly with children, who certain
ly did enjoy Rev. Culpepper's talk to
them. He told the story of David
and GOliah, the resolution and bravery
shown, but did not mention the names
of the contestants. simply describing
the subjects and letting the little ones
tell who they We're. When he had
graphically told the story. they all
lifted their hands and shouted the
mines Of David and his great adver-
sary. He also asked the little girls to
use their influence to diSsuade their
young brothers to cease cigarette
smoking. He then told a deeply real
istic story of a little Chicago boot
black whose manly conduct had caught
the eye Of a banker and who invited
him home TO eat turkey dinner and
the surprise and pleasure that awaited
him, the good home he found with
them and the useful man he grew up
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boy who did valiant service for his
poor dying mother. All Of which was
to impress and did, the children with
the story Of duty well done and faith
in Christ, Redeemer Of the world. If
the children's actions were any evil
dence Of their appreciation Of Rev.
Culpepper's talk, then indeed had they
an hour Of real happiness and delight.
Evening Service
The evening found the church filled
to overlooking, including the annex,
as the Baptists and Presbyterians had
had come to welcome the new pastor,
Rev. r. H. Barnett to Ocala, for
which compliment that pleasant divine
choir was reinforced by Mr.. G. A.
Nash. Mrs. c. E. Winston and Mrs.
E. H. Mote, the latter singing in her
engaging and pleasing manner solo,
which delighted the audience. She
sang it so beautifully that Rev. Col
pepper congratulated her. Mrs. H. NJ.
Hampton, owing to the illness of Mrs.
Harrington. presided at the organ and
her playing was most satisfactory. Dr.
Dodge, Of the Presbyterian church, in
vOked the divine blessing. Rev. J. B.
Culpepper took for his theme, Back
sliding" His text you can find in
Jeremiah, 2:19. Before doing so he
referred to his previous revival meet
ings in Ocala, especially the first one.
nearly a quarter of of a century ago,
and the good it did the town and COM
munity and the cordial manner in
which he was received, headed by Rev.
c. II. Nash, then pastor Of the Baptist
church, strengthened by Rev. Ben
Helm, then pastor of the Presbyterian
church, with the presence and coopera-
ton Of the Episcopal clergyman, Rev.
G. B. Wilmer, now the noted rector Of
the Episcopal cathedral in Atlanta.
After referring to differences in dis
position among ministers, like all 9TH
er persons, lent their universal desire
to do good, he said this was the age
Of backsliding.. instancing the betrayal
of trusts Of all kinds and the rush Of
the world after the flesh pots Of
Egypt. He believed this unnatural
state of affairs could be corrected II
all the pastors Of all the land with
positive unanimity would preach
against these reprehensible practices.
Not in the indicisive spirit Of what I
wish. but what 1 do. He took the
story Of Revelations. which he had
deeply studied and expounded the
spiritual import and meaning in the
worlds history and made them so
clear that an erring one could see
plainly the significance and force Of
the seven-year happenings. Along
theses lines he defined the meaning Of
the words courage and bravery. The
former he said was physical proves,
the latter heroism of the most exalted
and unselfsh character and in illus
tration Of them he referred to the fact
that in Tom Watson's Napoleon he
had been studying the life and charac-
ter Of the Little Corsican," who for
a time almost ruled the world. Spoke
of his success and downfall. His re-
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