The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1911-02-13
AT THE CHRISTIAN Gnu rich

Rev o. P. Spiegel, the Washington
evangelist, who opened a series OF
meetings at the Christian church yes
terday morning, was greeted with a
good sized audience. while at night he
had a full house He spoke eloquently
and convincingly at both meetings. In
the morning he referred pleasantly 10
the fact that he knew personally sew
eral of the parties who had hlled the |
pulpit of the church and some or the
communicates but this was the first !
time he had met Rev. Coleman, the pas
tor and his family, and expressed great
pleasure at the meeting and trusted he |
would bring service in presenting the !
divine message.
Before Rev Spiegel began his morn |
ing service Miss Lois Dame made re-
port Of the attendance at Sunday
school There were Sc present al roll
call and seven others came IN after
wards Some fourteen were reported
sick.
Rev. Coleman then made the an
nouncement that the Sunday school OF
the Ocala Christian church had enter
ed into a contest with the Sunday
school at Mcintosh and of the Sunday
| school at Tampa, which should make
| the best showing in attendance in
| ease ana EMERGENCY IoT the meat thiee
| months.
Rev Spiegel then read his text and
from the verses read preached a most
logical and profound discourse on "1m-
mortality of Influence; the influence of
! a well spent life on those who remain
! ed after the death of such an exem-
plary person To illustrate his subject
with a potency that left no ground for
doubt, he recited the lives of Buda,
Confucius, Mahomet, Luther, Alfred the
Great, George Washington, Michael
! Angelo, Plato. the influence they WELD
ed and the followers they drew to their
! teachings.
He referred to Alexander Campbell,
founder of the Christian denomination
in this country, who appeared before
Congress and for three hours spoke on
theology, with such eloquence and
convincing power that he received the
hearty commentator of that august
body and the approving words of the
president of the United States, an event
never since repeated. That mans
preaching has resulted in drawing a
million members to the church.
But the greatest of all was Christ
, and his teachings, which was marching
on in magnificent steps of victory, con-
verting the world. He said many peO-
; pie would not read the Bible today or
, go to church. but will meet some one
, who had done both and by their ire
proachab1e character and high ideas of
, Christ, will leave their impress for
= good on those who had not yet found
; the way or bathed in the sunlight OF
, Gods munificence to humanity.
!, He touched on the influence of the
= Sunday school teacher. He referred tC
, the desire of persons to see their phys
. ical future, but this was denied them
: yet how unreasonable in these person:
= not to accept Christ, because they coult
not unfathom his incarnation. HI
, spoke beautifully of the rose tina
: springs up one side of the garden
= wall and blossoms on the other side; o
- the influence of the Swedish sea cap
- tain who was converted in New Or
a leans in 1874 and whose unselfish la
:, bors and consecrated life led to tn
- conversion of $4,000 persons in tn
a Swedish Baptist church; of the inffu
: ence and power of the Evangelist Sam
uel Rogers of eKntucky in a journey h
made through Tennessee. Georgia, Al
- a bama and Arkansas, where he met
:. young doctor and his wife, whose hos
w pitalty the evangelist enjoyed for
70 night and whom ne found were no
- members of any church: how he plea
20 Iswith they. They became so intereste
that they forgot all about retiring an
a sat up all night to hear the sainte
~ man explain of Gods plan of redemI
a.. ton. How before he left they aske
- to be baptized. How this DR.. Jones ha
49, SOM who later in life was marie
- and three sons blessed that union an
-, all three of them became evangelist
- of Christ, and exerted a wonderful il
= fuence and potency in bringing me
va and women to Christ.
The above is but a broken and in
perfect outline of his magnificent di!
course. which fairly rivited the after
ton of his hearers.
al In the evening his subject was, "Tf
u Blacklist Spot in Ocala" The blacke
ii' spot in the life of any person or pla
90" was unforgiven sin. In announcing h
10 subject he did not single out Ocala
= being any worse than any other plaC
nc but to emphasize the existence of 9
u, in the hearts of many people. that
:" not repented of led to everlastiI
lp- death. He then gave a wealth of
10y Illustrations of sin in general sens
nc which left a deep impression Of h
hu hearers. The service was opened wi
a song service of some IS minut,
" which was joined in by the congreg
va 4tion, singing old familiar hymns.
Tonight Rev Spiegel will speak
Sin on the Dissecting Table"
those who attend will hear a serm
yer that will impress. Come out and he
Fed the great evangelist.