The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1911-05-02
At THE BAPTIST CHURCH

Rev. 5. r. Rogers, the state SECRETARY
of the board of home missions of the |
Baptist church. addressed the Sunday
school. and preached at the morning
service Sunday 10 a large and sympa-
sletic audience Before the sermon
Messrs Gates and Higgins sang a duet
which was exceptionally fine
Mr. Rogers commenced by saying
that when he got to first class church
like the Ocala church, he knew that
the pastor was as well posted on the
home mission work as he was. and that
he was sure the subject was often
brought before the congregation IN
proper manner so that he was allowed
TO preach on some other topic when
was a great treat TO himself. as Dy al
ways speaking along the same line one
was in danger of getting into nut or
of going to seed, he would take M
teen minutes in the way of introduce
tory and then preach from text out
side his regular work.
He said that for several years the
Ocala church had been the leading
church in the state in financial support
and aggressive work, and in the number
of membership it was the third in the
list. but this year had another story
TO tell as it looked as though it would
not from lack of ability to hold first
place but simply from procrastinating
and leaving for some future day the
work that should be done at once. One
wear ago the Southern board of mis-
sions laid out their work and decided
to use $500. 900 for foreign and 100000
for home work This amount was dis
tributed among the several states OF
the South according to their ability &c
| pay. and Florida was assessed siXteer
thousand dollars. for her share, ou
, though this is the last day of the board
: year. only a little over one-half haC
: been paid. and he made an urgent ap
: peal to the Ocala church to make III
her share of the amount as the mem
F.. bers of the board had given their note
: for the amount and would have 4
make them good. Incidentally he men
toned that in the last ,55 days he ha
{ travelled some 1000 miles, delivered
: sermons and written 1900 letters be
: sides other office work, and what wit
bad water, poor food and mosquitoe
his organism was out of repair and h
+ was carrying around with him severa
q well developed specimens of those com
q forters said to have been invented b
o Job
4 of Daniel 1913: They who turn man
- 20 Righteousness shall shine as tn
stars for ever and ever" And his al
If gument was on the line that to EMO
n the reward promised and to be sue
"A ceSSful in turning men to righteous
m ness it was necessary that one of II
principal requisites was to lead col
to sistent life; that to preach and not
Is practice the teachings of Christ wou
~ never bring the reward promised
81 the prophet: that money subscribed +
\ Gods work without prayer would a
RI C6mplish nothing. but with pray
n many would be led to Righteousness
nd He seemed to think that earnest al
ay heartfelt prayer was getting 10 be
nd lost art, and that there was a gre
as difference between praying and sayil
SO prayers, and that about the only thil
ar that would make him wish for time
in turn back in its flight was that '
h. might all again hear our mOthe
a voice as We knelt at her knee and we
,ct first taught to lisp our prayers
- speaking of the reward promised
shining as the stars for ever and ev
7 he drew a beautiful picture of tn
lis unwearying faithfulness: that the sal
stars that Abraham saw were those
saw last night and the same that W
be visible through all the ages.
He closed by again urging the me
beers of the church to go to the Sout
- ern Baptist Convention TO be held
- Jacksonville the middle of May w
= a clean record. and TO do that il wol
80 be necessary TO go down in their poe
"a cts and bring up money in both hanC