The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1916-10-31
PASTORAL PROCLAMATIONS

Rev. C. E. Wyatt, at the East
Broadway church, Sunday delivered
two excellent sermons, to appreciative
audiences. ''The Inner Circle" was
his topic in the morning and he dwelt
on the necessity of the inner circle in
all phases of life. Every person needs
the strength and helpfulness to be
gained by intimate fellowship. This
is true in the home life, the social
life, the business life and the political
life. Even in the religious life is this
strikingly true. The taking of Peter,
James and John from among the
other disciples and retiring with them
to places of seclusion and prayer was
pointed out as a conspicuous example
in the life of Jesus. The evening
theme was based on the question,
'fWhat is your life?
Christian Church Calls Rev. Wyatt
At the close of the morning service
at the Christian church Sunday the
congregation was called into business
session and hearty call extended to
Rev. C. E. Wyatt of Louisville, KY.
Mr.. Wyatt has been in Ocala for the
past two Sundays and has thoroughly
pleased the congregations hearing
him. He is a young man of excep-
tional ability, having a live interest
in the work of the church and it's re-
lation to the community. He is deep
~ spiritual in his thinking and evan
geIical in his preaching. Mr.. Wyatt
returned to Louisville Sunday after
noon. He will give an answer to the
Ocala church by next Sunday. 1t is
the earnest hope of all who have
heard him that he will accept.
Rev. Bunyan Stephens filled his
pulpit at the Baptist church Sunday
morning and evening. The usual good
congregations waited upon his minis
try. The large number CT young peo-
pie who attend the night services at
the Baptist church is of special inter
est. Sunday night there were prob
ably sixty or seventy young men in
the congregation. Mr.. Stephens
preached at the IL o'clock service on
"Abiding in Christ" He read a part
of the fifteenth chapter of John as a
foundation for the subject and then
used five proof texts from the First
Epistle of John. He brought out the
following points: Abiding in Christ
we walk even as he walked (2:6), we
love the brethren gid, we are vic
torious over sin (2:6), we keep his
commandments (3:24), and look for
ward without shame to his second
coming (2:28).
DR.. j. M. Gross Sunday preached
the first two of a series of three
sermons on the strictly evangelical
theme: Cleansing through the blood
of Jesus" The third sermon of this
series will be delivered next Sunday
morning at the Methodist church. The
two sermons Sunday were evidence
of the fact that some present day
preachers still cling to the old story.
The attention given by large con-
gregation is also evidence of the fact
that the people believe in the old time
religion. These sermons hold up
Jesus as the only means of salvation.
In spite of the threatened rain early
in the morning there were 240 in
Sunday school. There were four adj
ditions to the church, two by letter
and two upon profession of faith. One
infant was baptized.
Rev. j. R. Herndon of the Presby-
terrain church gave another of his
very helpful sermons Sunday on "The
Church of the Living God" This SER
mon was delivered at the morning
hour to an eager congregation. Mr..
Herndon dealt with the church as
school teaching the principles of of
Kingdom of God, as a lighthouse
sending out it's influence into the
world to guide erring humanity to
God, as the city of Coda haven of
refuge and home for the redeemed;
lastly, comfort for the sick souls
and sorrowing ones.
The saints at Oklawaha on Lake
Weir had the privilege of hearing
Mr.. Herndon in the afternoon on
Rom. 81, "There is therefore now no
condemnation to them that are in
Christ"
Mr.. E. w. Kraybill was elected a
delegate to the Synod which meets in
Jacksonville Nov. 4.