The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1917-11-19
SUNDAY MORNING SERVICES
AT THE METHODIST CHURCH


Two hundred fifty-six were presene
at Sunday school og Sunday morning,
and the collection was $7.08. Three
reported that they had finished the
work assigned them in taking the
Sunday school census of the town.
Mrs, Schlemmer's class of boys won
the banner for last Sunday in having
the largest percentage of members
present.
To large and appreciative congre-
cation, DR.. Gross preched. by rekuest,
on "God and His Works." taking as
his text: ''The counsel of the Lord
standeth forever, the thoughts of his
heart to all generations" Ps. 33:11.
The trouble with the world is that
it has a false conception of God and
of the physical things around US. The
preacher conceived that if one had
tolerably good conception of God, why
should he be a Christian? If we had
the proper conception of God we
would be better men and women.
Who is God2 He is not San" infinite
spirit, but he is THE infinite and eter-
nal spirit-"God is a spirit; and they
that worship him must worship him in
spirit and truth" If the spirit Of
worship is not present, God is not
glorifed, neither is the soul benefited.
God made man in his own image. The
part of man that gets hold of God is
his spirit. The spiritual part Of man
is the highest, is the one that lives
forever.
The fundamentals of theology is to
get the proper conception of God and
his works, and one must go to the
Bible for it. There is the same deity
about the Holy Ghost as the Father
and the Son.
The work of creation was the first
work accomplished by the spirit Of
God. There is only one thing eternal,
and that is God. He mads the world
out of nothing. art of the work Of
the spirit was the preparation of the
Bible. The spirit prepared the Lord
to come In his incarnate state. Christ
was conceived by the Holy Ghost, in
carnated that he might redeem the
world from sin. No one is saved with
out the work of the Father, son and
the Holy Ghost. The Holy Spirit ap-@
plies the truth revealed in Gods
word.
There are two classes of Gods
work, the "in-dwe1ling" and the "out-
going" The Father, Son and Holy
Spirit from all eternity had in-dwell-
ing work among themselves. The
triune God is illustrated In our intel
lect, sensibility and will Thees three
in one work in perfect harmony. There
never will be revealed the internal
workings, the glory of the Father,
Son and Holy Ghost before the dawn
Of creation. The unrevealed glory is
what you will have when you have
passed the last wicket gate and gone
to glory In Gods home above. No
mortal tongue ever told Of the glory
over there. Try to get there. at
does not yet appear what we shall be;
but we know that. when he shall ap-
pear, we shall be like him; for we
shall see him as he is" This is a
part of the heritage of the redeemed
man and woman through the work
ings of the spirit What was God do
ing before he created the world, be-
fore he inspired the scriptures, be-
fore the scriptures. He was think
ing. That was the internal workings.
The secret works Of God endured
to creation-they were the outgoing
works. The internal works and the
outgoing works are in perfect har-
mony. Jesus Christ, the crucifMon,
the redemption, were the outgoing
works-the out-cropping of plans OF
the inward works of God. The beauty
of Christianity is the outgoing works.
The work of God in the human soul
brings peace. God words through the
spirit of men and women.
"Glory be to the Father, and to the
Son, and to the Holy Ghost" May
the Holy Spirit in all his efficiency
come upon US and make US what we
should be.
Reported by Friendship" Wesley
Bible Glass, Miss Ernestine Brooks,
president.