The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-03-16
EPWORTH
IS PACKED
Large Audience Greets Pro.
fessor OFT.
1.-THE ABUNDANT LIFE"
Was the Theme of the After
noon Lecture.
The Noted Lecturer Pleased His
Hearers Fully as Much as He Did
at His tirst Appearance.

"The Abundant Life' was the
theme of Prof. Edward Amherst
Otis lecture at Epworth M "
church Sunday afternoon under
the auspices of the Y. NJ. 9. A
The auditorium of the church was
packed to its full capacity and
standing room was at premium
compelling number to leave
being unable to gain entrance
Prof. Cl.t's lecture "Sour Grapes
had apparently had decided ehec'
and Marion people were apprecia.
tive of the opportunity of hearing
the noted lecturer once more
although the address of the after
noon was properly under the head
OF sermon, it was Thought by
many to equal the discourse on
Sour Grapes" Mr.. OFT showed
his rare power OF expression to
perfection and the entire audience
was, to say the least, highly
pleased.
In speaking of the abundant life
Mr. Oft stated that in it one Is not
content to do that which alone is
necessary, but to do that which Is
unnecessary as we'll Civilization
dtself according to the speaker is
but the outcome of mans ability
and eagerLess to do more than Is
really necessary This quality
shows itself all through nature.
Nature does not place leaf here
and there on the tree, which
might as we'll suffice, but fills
every branch with rich and abun-
dant foliage. She builds a giant
forest and no sooner has she
completed it than she sends a
cyclone to tear it away by its
roots She, in every phaze OF her
work, does more and far more
than is necessary. Mr.. OFT spoke
of yourg men who are content
to do only that which is necessary
in their work and in time they
are as far away from success as
make good said the speaker,
I'VE want men who are willing
to do more than is necessary. We
have grown tired of politicians
and preachers, who don't show
results The tide, however, is turn
ing and the preachers and politi-
clans are awakening to- the fact
that they must line up and act
If they would accomplish anything.
We cannot explain the temperance
movement of the past few months
in any other way than that 1t is
owing to the realization cf all
that it is time to quit preaching
and go to doing work for the
cause
"ln the abundant life striving
Is main factor. If jewels are
wanted they must be gotten by
the most extreme labor. If you
want gold, said the speaker, "you
must go TO the rockies of the
West and dig and hunt and wash
the earth and with eager eyes
claim the golden nuggets. If you
want diamonds you must go to
the fields OF South Africa and dig
deep into the earth II we woulc
gain the abundant lift, full of the
most glorious possibilities we must
work diligently laboriously and
do even more than is necessary.
''ln order to get the abundant
life we must learn our possibilities
ana act on them. OFT narrated
how expensive a work 1t had been
to lay cables to every nation OF
the eatrh in order TO talk with
them across the seas. Marconi,
however, suggested that the air
be used for the purpose OF talking
win neighbors in foreign lands
and today we have the wireless
telegraph.
There Is hidden away some.
where within us a possibility of
great things If we only would
ieafn TO discover them. We haven't
DeSun to be civilized, yet" said
the speaker. "Five thousand years
from now we will be looked upon
IN the same light by future genera
tiohs as we look upon the sayages
OF Yesterday Here is mon. who
realizes that If there Is enough
FERTILITY in the soil of the desert
TO raise strong cactus plant
mere is enough to raise something
better by cross breeding he rears
a plant, which is without the
horny stems and which is capable
OF furnishing food for cattle. To
day II is scientifically settled that
cattie could be raised on the
plans OF the West and as MANY
OF them as on the entire surface
OF Inc grazing lands or the world
very great indeed are the possI
Diiilies In the abundant life, where