The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1921-12-16
SUNDAY IN ORLANDO
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'soh. the sweet wonders Of the
cross said the speaker. mo wonder
that Watts sang SO sublimely in the
old hymn
When survey the wondrous cross,
On which the Prince Of Glory died,
My richest gain count but loss.
And pour contempt on all my
PRIDE
THE bishop used very forcible
illustration Of how the Savior reveals
these messages to the children Of the
Heavenly King, and how as the risen
and assembled Lord he revealed the
love Of the Father by the visitation
Of the Holy Spirit, on the day of Pen,
tecost, which was not understood by
others, but It was revealed to those
whe we're waiting for the promise Of
the Father.
He said that when he was called to
90 to the Orient he didn't like his APP
continent, just as some at this con-
ference will not like theirs, but he
and his wife agreed upon a code, I'M
derstood by none but themselves, by
which they exchanged cable mes
sages with each other. Messages
come to the children of God, and the
way is open to the sons of men, that
they may become sons of the Lord
Almighty. The sinner takes hold of
Him by faith, and his representatives
have part in lifting him up before
others, and Il, if be lifted up from
the earth will draw all men unto me.
oId-F fashioned, Secondhand Gospel
THE bishop called the attention of
the young preachers to the fact that
they were to preach an old-fashioned,
and. as some would call it, second
hand gospel, and he thanked God
for it.
"The sun shining in yonder heaven
shone on Abraham, and the stars that
twinkle in the heavens, to our joy and
delight, gave their light in the days
Of Enoch and Abel.
THE happy springtime and the
singing birds have been going on as
the years have passed by. and love
the springtime, but better than all is
the eternal love of the Father open
ing for us the fountain of life, with
the same kiss of reconciliation and
of affection given to Abel, the faithful
one, in the early morning of the
world.
we may be sons of God, but we
must come along the same way, the
way of suffering, the way of self-de-
NAL, but if we are faithful unto death
He will give, not gold. not diamonds,
not pearls, but something better,
life. eternal life.'
The bishops peroration lifted his
audience up, and many felt as the
speaker declared to be his desire to
be in that throng of white-robed be-
ings that they, too, desired above all
else to be there, too, with that com.
pany, who having come up through
great tribulation and washed their
robes and made them white in the
blood of the Lamb
At the close of the powerful sermon
the class of nine deacons were or
dained by Bishop Gambler.
Orlando is beautiful and rapidly
growing city.
It's pretty lakes, several in number.
are bordered with handsome drives
and parks and attractive homes of
persons Of wealth.
The grounds are especially attrac-
tive and botanical gardens seemed to
have been searched for the Towering
plants and palms of many varieties
Tor their enrichment
The business center is rapidly ex-
panding and smaller buildings are
being leveled to the ground for the
erection of larger ones.
Among the most noticeable is the
foundation of a, three million dollar
hotel.
We must bow in obeysance to Or
lando.