The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-03-13
FRIDAY AT The cHAUTAuouA

in our city. DIR. Topper is beautiful
speaker, and his unfolding of the BIZ
ble's teachings has been a great bless
ing and inspiration to those who have
heard him. His subject Friday was
the Bibles Ideals and Teachings"
and he handled his subject in deep
ly religious and earnest manner.
Among other things he compared
the positive" teachings of Christ
with the negative teachings of Con-
fucius and other ancient religions. He
said that he had the pleasure a few
years ago of listening to a speech by
China's ambassador to this country,
and one pertinent remark of his stood
out so forcibly that it could never be
forgotten. The ambassador said that
the golden rule of Confucius made
the stagnant civilization of China, but
the golden rule of Jesus Christ has
made the civilization of the Anglo
Saxon world"
DR.. Upper gave list of the great
est characters of Bible history, and
told of what the Bibles teachings had
lone for each of them. Abel, Enoch,
Noah, Abraham, Moses, Joseph, Dan
lei, Paul and John-great are these
because of the lofty ideals before
them.
DR.. Upper said that George Mathe
sons Bible characters is one of the
most wonderful biographs ever writ
ten, and advised all who are inter
ested in the study of the Bible to ge
this book and read it. Matheson is q
Scotch scholar, blind from birth, but
with a wonderful spiritual insight.
DR.. Upper then said, taking a list
of the worlds greatest men, we must
perforce write the word Christian
after their names They were Bible
lovers, and drew their inspiration
from its great teacher. and bowling
to the word of Christ.
DR.. Upper said that six of the
great things of the world are as fol-
lows: One great name, God; one
great power, righteousness; one great
law, love; one great leader, Christ;
one great book, the Bible
The speaker closed his lecture by
giving to his congregation six concep-
tons of God and the teachings of the
Bible, to take home with them.
God is a spirit existing from eter-
nifty, the creator of heaven and earth,
God is one-yet revealed in the
three-fold rsonaIity-Father, Son
and Spirit.
God is absolutely perfect in al.
things.
God is sympathetic and God is prov
idential-is not far eff nor inaccessi-
BILE
God is a redeemer; lifting man from
selfishness to self-sacrifice.
God is a Father-Abba, Father
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In the afternoon, shortly after 2:30,
there was a splendid concert given
by the Bertha Wooden Orchestra,
which was quite delightful. This was
a seven-piece female orchestra, and
one vocalist, Miss Hannah, and Miss
Wooden herself a charming violinist
Their music gave much real pleasure.
Following the concert Mr.. Walt
HoIcomb gave the second of his Sc
ries of lectures, his subject being
wit and Humor.7 This lecture was
a most delightful one, and was con
sidered by many even better than his
lecture entitled, "The Horse Race,
which we thought a remarkably fine
production. Mr.. Holcomb is a very
graceful speaker.
In the evening the Bertha Wooden
Orchestra gave another short pro
gram, and Mr. Hal Merton, the presti
4 digitator, who was to have given an
lother one of his clever performances
in some way got switched off to Or
lando, and owing to some change Of
schedule of the trains, Mr.. Julius Cae
sar Maybe was not present, and the
audience missed his splendid address
on America" which will be deliver
ed sometime today
In the absence of both Messrs. Mer
ton and Maybe DIR. Upper was
pressed into service and again de
lighted his audience, and made theil
regrets in not hearing the others less
regrettable.