The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-06-21
LARGE CONGREGATIONS
ATTENDING THE
BAPTIST REVIVAL;
fine SERMONS
BY DR.. KING

hlghts song service, chorus singins
by large choir. Mr.. Grady Langfort
mas a voice full of harmony ant
vibrant with sweetness, the solos h.
sings are one of the most delightfu
featitres- f.t1fe sertites-he alwav,
fills our hearts with message in
song preceding the sermon. Dr.
hing's text was End Timoth,
4;6-7-S, where Paul views his life
from three distinct angles. In the
present he is ready to be offered; =
IN the past he has fought good
Hght;" in the future he looks for
the crown of Righteousness" laid
up Tor him. This letter of Pauls
written in his loneliness. when he
was prosecuted, abounds in tender
sympathy and pathos. 1t is well for
us to stop and take review of our
lives. The sacrificial life IS the
only one that counts; that life lives
on in its influence-it never dies
How different the selfish man or
Woman-he is a mere parasite ;
there is nothing commendable in
such life. Paul shows us the un-
selfish man; in retrospection of his
life their is joy; his memory is frag.
rant of good deeds Look back upon
your life tonight, what pictures does
memory reveal? Has it always been
unsullied by sin? Was there a time
when you were untrue to God?
When the past life is unrolled as Il
scroll and you are face to face with
your past, there is often repentance
and confession. Have you lived as
in the sight of God? What have you
done to help establish Gods king
dom in some heart? Are you doing
all you can for lost humanity? ?
Have your relations to God and to
your fellow man been right? How
many are willing to square ac-
counts with God? This message was
filled with illustrations from Dr.
Kings own personal experiences
All who were willing for God to
use them and did not want to be
s!ackers in the work of the kingdom
met in an after meeting. There was
marked interest and enthusiasm in
this large meeting
At this mornings service the mes
sage was for women of all ages ant
creeds. Special cards of announce
ment and invitation were issuet
through the Missionary Circles o.
the church for all the women of The
city to be present The large audi
torium of the church was filled will
women he impressive opening
sentence prayers from cOnsecratet
women formed chain of petition.
to the Father. Mr.. LansfOrd told us
in song of the beautiful home pre-
pared fr us "Abovc the Brigh'
Blue" DR. Kings subject. "Why
Did God Make Woman?" Opening
thoughts The home is to be con.
sidered as social and an educa
tional center. God has a very sacred
place for woman--a more sacred
place than he has for your husband
His pathway is more rugged; your
task in the home is holier one
God did not make woman to fill thT
idea of the Greeks. who have thret
wives OF different grades God peve'
cheap servant or n concubine. The
money that comes into the home be
longs equally to husband and wife
Until our homes are built uDcn {
more substantial basis. we will have
separations and divorces God nevnl
intended woman to be a butterfly
Some women think they are created
! fer ornaments. UnOccupied mind OF
woman is a fertile field for frivOlity
md sin God never made wCmau
/ to lure men into sin. The strong
women of our day meet in conven-
tions TO discuss the dress Of our
women on the streets and in the
i theaters. Too often the dress OF
our daughters shows lack of mod
csty and will bring the blush from
honest men. Which is very dan
Yerous for men are lured to death
and hell by the dress of our girls
often girls from Christian homes
Their beautiful charms were not
given OF God to lure men. At heart
she may be innocent and not base,
but man is a man. . Most of the
dress of the girls is immodest and
suggestive God has given you a
very definite object in life as a
contributor to the propagation of
the human race Some have girls as
this Syro-Phoenecian woman had