The Ocala evening star., 1911-03-02

Evangelist Spiegel delivered a most
and instructive lecture
sermon last evening at the Christian
taking for his subject. '.Twen-
tieth Century Skyscraper.'
Before the lecture sermon Rev Sam
White held most inspiring song ser
vice and Mrs. Winston sang beautiful
ly the Holy City.
Rev Spiegel began his lecture by
referring to the wonderful buildings
in this and other countries erected by
man. He spoke Of how carefully their
foundations were laid on which the
rested. He referred to
the Marshall Field retail stores in
the north How the wOrkmen had
gone down 100 feet and then drove i'm
mense piles 70 to 80 feet in length into
the ground. on which concrete pillars
were builded to the surface. He re-
ferred to his visit TO tne city Of Mex
leo and there saw a magnificent struc
ture which cost eighteen million dol
lars. The gorgeous capitol Of Mexico
still more expensive: the World build
ing in New York; the congressional
library building, the most complete
and finest structure in the world. All
these represented foundations on
which the superstructures were rear
ed-grand, magnificent tributes to the
mind and genius of man.
He then forcefully elucidated what
constituted character and reputation.
The first was within the man. the lat
ter, the externas..
He touched on negro education, in
which all denominations in the land
were deeply interested and none more
so than his denomination, and in this
there was three-fold purpose-tO ed
ucate the mind and the heart, all %
essential to the we'll being of the in
dividual, and the splendid results
flowing from such incubation and
teachings All believed, or should be
lieve, in education. 1t elevates, it lifts
up But in all this education that per
tanning to Christ's kingdom on earth
held first place. the rest We're subordi :
nate, however good and elevating
their purposes.
He spoke of the necessity of man
kind doing something, TO keep the
mind and body busy in cOmmendable
work. He laid great stress in culti-
vating a cheerful disposition, how its
sunlight and smile gladdened the
world and made life worth living.
Spoke of cardinal virtue and power of
truth. quoted Lincoln, Gladstone and
Shakespeare: of virtue, chastity and
courage; of love in man and God for
the redemption of the world. He
touched on patriotism, love of country,
in a grand and impassioned way
He illustrated the characteristics of
sticking to a purpose, a work and
what wonderful results follow. In this
connection he told a very amusing
story Of the postage stamp and what
was necessary to make it stick. He
said he told this story TO a lot of
school children in the city of Mexico
and the teacher, who was a good Eng
lish scholar interpreted it to the
children. who saw the application and
laughed with great glee. They had to
be licked to make them stick to their
studies.
He told of a young friend in Ala
bama who desired to become a steno
grapher. The youth was lean, long
and lankey. His arms were so long it
took him twice as long to eat a meal
as an ordinary person, because of the
time 1t took him to get his hands to
the food and back to his mouth again.
The youth was slow of nature and
his body moved slow, but he had set
purpose. He was determined to be a
stenogra pher and before he got his di-
ploma il took him nine months, which
ordinarily only required four month.
The evangelist gave the youth a home
all this time as he had only enough
money to pay his tuition. When the
boy graduated Mr.. Spiegel secured him
a position, but he only held the job a
month. There was nothing against the
young man and his work was perfect
but he was too slow. Other positions
were secured, but of no avail. The
youth was too slow. The evangelist.
when he had exhausted every availa-
BILE position for his friend, gave up in
despair and said to him why not take
up some other employment. I'll help
you to go to school and get an educa-
tion and then you will succeed. No
said the man, | started out with an
ambition to be a stenOgrapher and
I'm so set on it, I'd rather be that than
president of the United States. The
preacher and the man went their way
Heard nothing more Of him for sew
eral years and judge of the evange-
lists surprise, one day in Nashville he
met a conductor friend who knew the
stenographer, so Rev Spiegel asked
about him. Who? SLOW mover" is in
charge of the stenograp phic force in
this building. He is the biggest man
in this magnificent building. The right
hand man to the president of this big
railroad. That's what he is and the
pride of all who know what he went
through to reach his goal That is the
kind of metal that it takes 10 make a
But TO have heard Rev. -Spiege1 tel
the incident was so graphic and anus
ing that the audience just couldn't
help laughing.
He spoke of self respect The mar
or woman who has not this desirable
virtue in his or her makeup is to be
pitied, and to emphasize the point told
the story in the life of President Gar.
field. When he was approached to un.
dertake a questionable matter ant
he declined. The parties at fnteres
insisted to know why. Garfield sale
his best friend could not approve it
The party insisted on knowing VIII,
that friend was. James Garfield's con.
science, a rock on which TO fount
right action.
AS an appreciation of character
communities. referred to the life worl
OF a crippled school teacher in New
Orleans. Miss Wright, who founded tn,
night schools of that city and mad,
such a wonderful success of her work