The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-31
LAST DAY OF
CUMBERLAND
Pres. Revival

Yesterday, the closing day of the !,
very interesting revival at the Cum !;
berland Presbyterian church, was
indeed a most delightful one. All |
three services were we'll attended !,
and all seemed to feast upon the |
final messages brought by DR.. Fooks.
So many have learned to love him,
and deeply regret his departure.
The Solo, Calvary so we'll rem
dered by Miss higgins at the morn
ing hour, was beautiful. At this ser
vice DR.. Fooks spoke on THE Per-
sonality, Presence and Power of the
Holy Spirit" and it was magni-
ficent discourse throughout. His
text was taken from John 14:16-1S,
Christ's promise to His disciples, IL
will not leave you comfortless' is
orphans. DR.. FOoks said, HE
says He will not leave us orphans,
the most pitiful objects on earth. He
will send the Comforter; we shall
not be left alone. Jesus is Gods
Christmas gift to world; the Holy
Spirit is Christ's Easter gift to His
believers 1t comes from the Greek
word meaning 'one who is to stand
by another's side; and that is what
the Holy Spirit is-our standby. So
many times in our lives We need
someone to stand by us and help us;
we may have the presence of Gods
spirit if we will.
1T makes God more real in our
lives-draws Him near to us so that
we no longer look upon Him as an
imaginary friend, but One who
stands by our side. II keeps us from
being lonely How could a man be
lonely when he has as his standby
and part-taker the best friend he
could have? 1t banishes the blues; 1t
banishes fear; it cures broken hearts,
and it helps us in meeting trials and
difficulties, keeping us from getting
tired, for we know that, when the
journey is over we shall meet our
Father face to face.
The afternoon service was made
more enjoyable by solo by Mrs.
Thos. Cason, who sang with her
usual sweetness and sincerity. Dr..
Fooks spoke on 1.-The Whiskey-
| Mans Ledger, or the DEVILS Balance
Sheet - He said he realized that this
subject is not altogether applicable
! here in our beautiful little city.
which he is so proud to see free from
! the whiskey curse; but there are
! places none too far removed where
it may be found, and we must not
stop at fighting local menaces. He
! likened the whiskey business to that
of any other enterprise, where the
| ledger shows the debit and the credit
column. On the debit column he
made he following entries: ITO
| Disease; to Private and Social I'M
morality-thewhisk business man
ufacturing tramps, vagabonds, scoun-
drels, fallen women and dead beats,
lust as surely as railroad engines
and Brussels carpets are manufac-
tured: to Ruined Homes; to Pauper-
lied Labor; to Lawlessness and
Crime; and to Political Corruption "
! The devotional service of the ev-
ening was most touching, one, as the
opportunity was given to the con-
gregation to express gratitude for
the benefits derived from the series
of meetings. Scores arose In quick
succession and expressed thankful
ness that God had permitted them 10
meet Dr.. Fooks and enjoy the great
spiritual feasts that his presence
has made possible. He was deeply
moved by the manifestations OF re-
greet at his departure, and in MS
most sincere way assured them that
| he nau ueTlNeu 6io"' pS
their presence at the services ano
will ever remember most pleasantly
his stay in their midst. He said that
he has grown so fond of Lakeland
and her hospitable people that nc
will anxiously await further oppor'
tunities of coming again. WE SHOULD
feel especially proud of the tribute
he maid our own dear Brother Gala
| han and his faithful wife, who have
t sacrificed so much to be with US an'
: TO labor in this part of the Master
VINEYARD. He said he feared we d.
not fully appreciate them as W.
should. for it would be hard to d.
t that He also referred again to GU
: splendid local papers and ou
: schools. saying that he had seldom
5 had such courtesies shown him D.
\ the press. He also said that II n
had a boy or girl to send to schoo
he would rather put him or her un
dor the care of our competent cit,
b nrinc;ral than any man he has eve
J. met
S Following this part of the service
DR.. Fooks preached masterfui ser
mon on "A Prosperous Church an
u,h,t II Takes to Make One