Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-11-05

gregational church. Rev. Mr.. Mills spoke
of the progress of the work, taking as the
basis of his remarks the very appropria e
text found in Nehemiah VII 3 "And
sent messengers unto them. saying, | am
doing Il great work, 80 that | cannot come
down why should the work cease, whilst
/ leave it, and come down to you p
SUNDAY afternoon the FIRST Cungrega-
tional church was thronged, floor, gallery
and aisles, the building being wholly in
adequate 10 contain the immense audience.
Mir Mills instead of preaching Il formal
sermon, called the attention OF the atl-
dieuCe to the following questions written
on blackboard in front OF the reading
desk:
J. DO | know that am saved If so,
,. DO think that lam saved? If so why?
=. Do think that am not saNcdF II So
T. Do know that am not saved; II so,
ihe evangelist said that every person in
the house could answer one of the above
questions. and announced that he should
devote the first part oi the meeting TO
blici reptile, from those IN the audience,
There was u prompt and hearty response.
although every one who spoke answered
To- the first question. Mr.. Mills SAID he
was surprised that good many had not
risen to answer the second question.
anything to make you hiHk you are
saved which is not just as good to make
NOu EHOU you are saved. Our salvation
dOcsu rest upon our feeling, but upon
what God has said and done about
our salvation Just as soon as you
put your trust in Jesus Christ, your whole
confidence, then you Will know that You
are saved. Ihis is the only assurance
worth having. twenty-five persons rose
at the close OF the meeting to signify their
intention of becoming Christians
Long before the sunday evening meet
ing at the Methodist church was to open,
the spacious audience room was nlled to
the doors, and hundreds were still throng
lag tor entrance. As the word, mo more
room here" was passed along, the crowd
turned to the First Congregational
church, where the overflow meeting was
To be held, and presently that church also
was completely filled. Rev. Mr.. Mills de
liVered the same sermon at both churches,
first at the Methodist church, the overflow
meeting in the meantime being conducted
by Rev Messrs. Parry, Carter and Squer.
The sermon was one of the most effective
which Mr. Mills has preached, and con
tanned some especially solemn thoughts
III view of the erangelists approaching
departure from this community. The
lNt was from Deut. l. 10: 1--WE came to
X ldesh- baruet."
Kadesh-barnea said the preacher, was
the place where the children of Israel
turned back, on their journey to the
promised land There have been many
people who nave come to Just this expert
cnce in the spiritual world Moral cow
ardlce has kept a great many people ont
of the Kingdom. on trend, if moral COW
ardice has kept you out, let it do 80 no
longer Your friends may laugh YOU
into hell, but they can never laugh you
out again. Practical sin has kept many
a lI = = n
full habit. indulgence, pride, lust, fashion !?
Friend, ii Is just It's bad to come to kaQesh
barrea and then 90 back and die III the
wilderness as to die in the wilderness IN
the first piace-it is worse Selfish world
illness, the love of money, has kept many
ont of the kingdom of God. Pride has
kept many man ont. NOu will never be
Christian until you are willing 10 let
anybody in this world lead You to Christ.
II YOU cannot become a Christian IN
such meetings as these, You never
in the world will become /; Christian, eN-
cept at some such time as this. Simple
inactivity has kept a great many people
out OF the kingdom. There is no one here
who does not know enough to be a Chris
tan; the trouble is we don't act up to
what light We have. Procrastination,
fatal delay, has kept many out of the
kingd IN. Friends, we have been meeting
here together for great many days. |
can honestly say before God, have been
seeking, not yours, but you. II | might
have gained thousand souls Tor Jesus
here, had rather gone away penniless
with this reward than with all the wealth
your city cOntains-yea, if one soul were
lacking, | had rather have that soul than
all your wealth. want to say some
solemn things to you tonight, in the
name Of my Master; for we shall nol
meet again in this same way. You can
not let these meetings 20 by aud he the
same men and women You We're before
You may have been saying that when
'nese meetings were over, you would
come to Christ Well, they are over now.
The meeting tomorrow night Is to be for
a special purpose. You will never have
the opportunity of this night again. There
never can be an easier time than this,
when Gods spirit pleads with you-When
you have come to Kadish barnea.
Mr.. Mills then announced that there
would be an inquiry meeting Immediately
IN the lecture room of the Methodist
church, and invited all who were willing
to encourage their desire to become Chris
tians to come TO that meeting. The ser
vice closed with benedctiOn by Rev. Mr..
Parry