The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-11-14

mate end Of all Christian work TAX
ing care of the body and mind is of
great Importance but taking care OF
the soul is of supreme importance,
'1for what shall it profit man if he
gain the whole world and lose his
soul?
Second. Do not be deferred from
duty by asking the question, Is he
worthy? Is he of my nationality? Is
he of my caste in society? The Sam
aritan asked no such questions. The
man needed help; that was enough.
Millions of our fellow-beings have
fallen among the thieves of sin and
have been beaten and robbed of their
moral manhood and womanhood.
They need religious instruction and
spiritual help. To give this help may
require great sacrifice on the part of
some. Local pride must be sacrificed
and sometimes much self-denial must
be practiced in order to be able to
take care of others. The ChristIy
missionary spirit comes in here. Yea,
we hear our Lord saying, go ye into
all the world, and preach the gospel
to tvery creature" This includes all
classes and all nationalities of what
soever class, kind or color.
Third. Develop your own spiritual
life and be Gods instrument in saw
| ing others. "They that turn many to
righteousness, shall shine as the
stars in the armament forever and
forever"
At the Presbyterian Church
Mr.. Chris Matheson of Gainesville
occupied the pulpit Sunday, the Rev.
Herndon being away in Tennessee.
Mr.. Matheson is always given a
hearty welcome in Ocala. He deliver
ed two splendid sermons to two ap-
pTeciative congregations. The morn
ing sermon was based upon the 18th
chapter of Luke: The story of the lost
and found sheep, the lost and found
coin, and the lost and found boy. He
ldwelt upon the proneness of human
nature to wander from God and the
causes that aid in this wandering
/ Then he made a strong appeal for
those who have wandered to return to
God and active service. He also laid
| it upon the hearts of all Christians
as first duty to seek for the lost
and bring them TO Christ. The sheep
and the coin were sought for until
they were found, so ought the Chris
tian to seek for the lost and the wan
dering. The night sermon was from
the text: Lord, is it TT This was
the question of Judas to Jesus when
the Master told the disciples that one
of their number would betray him
The theme of this sermon was: How
we betray Him today.
At the Baptist Church
Mr.. Stephens spoke Sunday morn
ing on Christian Unworldliness from
the text: 81 pray not that thou
shouldst take them from the world
but thou shouldst keep them from the
evil one" Jno. 17:15. The speaker
reminded his hearers that worldliness
lin Christians is constantly brought to
the attention of the public. He would
not lay any less stress ON this world
illness but he would emphasize more
the unworldliness of the Christian
The unworldly is concerned not SC
much about the present as eternity;
not so much about here as hereafter;
not so much about "eat, drink and be
merry for tomorrow We die" as che
that believeth hath everlasting life.'
Then he emphasized from this part
of the prayer of Jesus that Jesus was
not ready for the disciples to be taken
from the world, not even to be with
him in glory. He had great work
for them to do on the earth. He
Iquoted: "Many good people are spar
ed to live because they can i'll be
spared to die" Again, He did not
want them to retire to Monastic Sc
clusion simply to help them as indi-
lvlduals to overcome sin and tempta-
ton in their own lives. There was
too much to be done by them in the
busy places of the world in helping
others to overcome. He went about
doing good, so were they to do. The
prayer of Jesus on their behalf was
"that thou shouldst keep them from
the wicked one" The test of manhood
is right living. This right living is
to be the midst of the peoples, cir
cumstances and environments of a
busy world. In the hurly-burly of the
lcrowded street, or in the quietude of
the desert. The uncontaminated life
| in the midst of communicating infiu-
ence; the unworldly life in the midst
Of worldliness was sought for in this
discussion.