The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-02-13
Revival Continues
Full OF Interest

Last evening there was a splendid
congregation out to hear Rev OVERLY
and unusual interest was manifest.
Following a song service and short
testimony meeting. in which there
were numerous requests for personal
prayer. the speaker chose as a theme
for this hour Matt 5: 6. Blessed are
they which do hunger and thirst after
righteousness; for they shall be
filled"
This. he said. SIS one of the beat
itudes spoken in the matchless ser
mon on the Mount. Our Saviour
came preaching repentance. Here He
walks into q pulpit not made by
hands goes up into the mountain and
His disciples come unto him. Here
tofore He has been preaching repen-
tance, now lie comes pronouncing
blessings. The word beatitude means
ito make happy: He came to make
US happy He lifts us out of these
mundane environments and teaches us
a code of principles that will make us
happy. commensurate with the degree
with which we follow His teachings.
"Our bodies. in their normal con-
dition. get hungry: this is a sign of
life. There is no hunger in a dead
man. no hunger in dead church We
have people in the church who never
hunger for good things. who are dying
spiritually. David's word picture of
the hart painting after the water
brook, after being pursued by his en-
emies until he is almost exhausted. is
typical of our souls coming to Gods
Word and drinking deep of the water
OF life after being bounded by our ad-
versary, Satan, who goes about seek
ing whom he may devour'. II our
souls pant after the spiritual water
brooks ii is an indication that God is
awakening in us hunger for His Word.
Just as the mind is the medium for
feeding the intellect, so the soul is
the medium for feeding the spiritual
man. 1t is commendable to look after
the physical raa. God wants us to
care for these temples lie gives us
so that we may the better do His
work. and He never creates a hun
ger but that He can satisfy it. He
wants - TO be able to assimilate ma
terill food, and He also wants us to
assimilatc spiritual food. He does not
desire that any of His children be re-
ligious dyspeptics, but He designs that
as our hunger is satisfied our capacity
shall be increased The greatest Joy
that God gives His children is the
sharing of the good things with
others who are hungry"
At this mornings service Rev. Over
by expressed the pleasure it affords
him to be meeting so many tourists
from different states. He said.
When ! get to Heaven I shall be
there long time, and want to
know all the people | can here so |
will have them to associate with
there He spoke on the subject.
Jesus Christ. Our Sin and Burden
Bearer" Matt. 11:2S-29. THE great
est burden bearer this world has ever
known is Jesus Christ. He has borne
our sins and carried our sorrows.
Not only does He become our Saviour.
but He is our advocate, and if we COM
init our cases TO Him He will gladly
intercede for us. Through His human
side He understands all our sorrows
and our griefs as no earthly friend
can; and He has power to alleviate
them. He came not to free us from
all sorrows, but to enable us to bear
them. No matter what the burden is. /
under His sheltering wings, where we 4
can feel the everlasting arms beneath /