The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1911-07-10
INTEREST is INCREASING
In the Union Meetings-A Large At.
tendance at the Methodist Church
Last Night

That the union services are to be
very popular in Ocala was proven last
night by the very large congrega ton
gathered in the Methodist church to
hear a sermon by DR.. w. Fl. Dodge,
pastor of the Presbyterian church. Not
only was the main auditorium filled
but the annex was also well patroniz-
ed.
Last Sunday evening the Rev. J. p.
Ley requested the ladies to come to
these meetings minus their hats. The
only exception he made was that bald
headed ladies might wear theirs. Now
il the ladies at the church have adopt
ed that rule there must be a splendid
opening in this town for a wig maker.
for there must have been a small
crowd of bald-headed women present.
\ suggestion has been made that
one of pastors deliver sermon on
"Selfishness,' illustrated by the utter
selfishness of a woman who sits under
an open umbrella. knowing that none
behind her can see the preacher.
| Another suggestion has been made
| that the ushers keep section of the
church exclusively for hat wearers,
where each will have to take the same
medicine, but the best one we have had
lyet is that each church decorate the
I! sides of the building with mirrors and
large hooks. The ladies will then be
requested to hang up their hats, and
the suShers will place a card on each
| with the owners name in letters large
enough to be read all over the church
After the service, by the aid of the
mirrors they can be sure that the
thing gets on straight.
Mr. c. F. Noble. the representative
from Columbia College. sang the song
NO Room for Jesus" Mr. Dodge took
for his text the whole of the 132nG
Psalm. and intimated that it was fOrtu-
nate that it was not the 10th and hi:
theme was Christian unity-not. as HI
remarked-Christian union. He com
menced by drawing a difference be.
tween the two and said that while thu
human mind was constituted as it i:
there was bound to be different creed:
and different beliefs, but while thi:
was the case yet there could be unit!
of brotherly love not only among tn,
members of one church one with an
other. but as between the members o
one church with the members of an
: other church, because each churcl
member as he sees it is or should be
follower of Jesus Christ and therefor
brethren.
He spoke of the terrible drawbacl
to the evangelizing and ChristianiZin:
of the world is the want of churcl
unity and brotherly love among churc1
people. That while members of fra
! ternal societies are very particula
| a bout brotherly love and unity. that tn
membership has for each other, som
churches are so lacking in this virtu
that those outside its portals claim
that there is no evidence of love or fel
= lowship among the elect that woul
Justify them in joining the same. Thi
b the worthy doctor regarded a grea
\ mistake on their part, for while Their
is a want of unity and brotherly Low
at time in all churches. yet the sam
want is often seen in the family 70
no matter how much they love eac
. | other in their hearts yet like childre
they often quarrel and dispute, bu
v when it comes to promoting the inter
est of the family or in the case OF i
q health of one Of their number a.
thoughts of self are set aside and a
join most lovingly in doing everyJhin
. that love can suggest TO help the al
ffiicted one
In the matter of the impossibility G
uniting all lines of creed or doctrine h
: said that if all men thought and be
neved alike there would be but on
school of philosophy. one political part
and bu. one line of commercial action
He represented the Christian army a
military one and even for the hes
accomplishment of the aims of tina
army it is divided into artillery. cav
telry and infantry So for the best in
terests of the church in the advance
10 ment Of Christ's kingdom it was We