The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1911-03-20
AT THE BAPTIST CHURCH

The board Of directors Of the West
ern Railroad last year spent S138.000
for advertising and they found IL such
a good investment that this year they
have voted a quarter Of a million for
the same object Now if IL pays the
railroads TO spend such vast sums for
advertising, it might be TO the advant-
age Of other Institutions 70 make at
least an experiment along that line
And it Is a firm conviction in the minds
Of some that had Rev. Fl. E. Gabby ad-
vertised the good things he had in
store for those who attended the Bap-
fist church Sunday morning, that even
the three hoodOo pews-which is the
name given to those unfortunate front
pews that are never occupied. except
when the high school holds its com
mencement exercises IN that church
or when folks expect 10 get something
off the Christmas tree. even those
pews would have been occupied.
But the rear seats were we'll filled
and as there appears 70 be slight
change in the present style Of millin-
cry, the occupants Of those seats had
a little better show than formerly. In
the present style the diameter seems
to be giving way to the perpendicular,
and while it is a moral impossibilitE
to locate the preacher over the top Of
those lovely creations yet it seems the
latest to wear them with a strong list
over one ear Now if the dear
creatures would only make their list
uniform, say bend them over the star
board ear, the problem would be solv-
ed and we would all have an oppOr-
tunity to glance at the preacher oc-
casionally, but while some favor the
starboard side others get on the port
tack and the misery still prevails.
The pastor preached another Of his
sermons on the letters to the seven
churches of Asia. and took for his text
Rev 2-18 He commenced by speak
ing Of the wonderful invention Of the
x-ray, how it was possible by the help
of this powerful instrument TO not
only see the interior of the human
body, but even to look clear through
that body. But no mechanical device
can ever approach the vision of Al
mighty God, who not only sees the in
terror of mans body but can read the
invisible thoughts of the human mind
can see the hypocrisy, the depravity
and sin of the human heart. and until
we fully realize that wonderful power
and that it is being used on the indi-
vidual life of each and every one we
will make but little progress on the
road to eternal salvation. Speaking OF
progress he said that nothing in ma
ture was perfectly still and the life
and character of mankind was making
either for good or evil. If we were nc
better today than yesterday, no better
| today than year ago, then We were
assuredly worse as we had neglected
the opportunities and advantages that
| had been offered US.
| Sin was always agreeable and allur-
ing; the calls of society take away the
| interest in church and processing
| Christians under the influence OF
worldly things find it difficult to keeE
| their fOothOld on the narrow patch
| that God Judges the heart a $ much by
| the motive as by the works and unit
! from pure motives we put more fervol
and more zeal into our church work
and church life we will not be admit
| ted to the fullness of God vision.