Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-10-22
THE REVIVAL MEETINGS.
a Largo Attendance and Thoughtful Dis

courses.
There was a large attendance at the
meeting held Friday afternoon After
the usual opening exercises including a
brief service OF prayer the speaker, Rev
Mr. Mills announced as his subject
Does II Pay in a Worldly Sense TO SerN g
God and Mammon" lhe evangelist then
took Lot a. the typical worldly Christian
who undertook to serve both heaven and
the world, how, when he separated from
Abraham and chose the beautiful LANDS
about Sodum aud GomOrrah but finally
lost all OF his wealth, his position among
men, his family, his honor his respect,
his influence Tor good, and finally his own
soul Rev. DR.. Ilawes followed with Il
few brief remarks.
EVENING EXERCIsfS
As usual the Methodist church was
thronged at the evening meeting, all
the seats in the body of the house be
ing occupied. The meeting was opened
with prayer 10y Rev. f. j. Parry of the
First Baptist church. Evangelist Mills
chose the text of his sermon from Isaiah
W., part Of the 9th verse: Seek We the
Lord while he may be found" The words
of the text remind Us that there Is sense
in which we ought to seek God know
of 70 better way of eXpoundIng the
truth of THIS text than by taking success
siVely the thoughts contained in its
phraseology. Nccb We the Lord. This
implies intensity, stlf-SaCrilicr, persist
"nce, earnestne~S. God tells us how we
may seek Him and fluid Him; 1T is when
we seek Him with all our hearts There
Is sometime definite implied in the seek
ing. 1t is our duty II come ana yield
ourselves to God; and just the moment
-ttt,L a l1.,l
lind Him. Ihe next thing that requires
mpnaeis is seek We the LOrd." The
trOuhle with some of lis is that, instead o;
seeking God Wc are seeking pleasure, or
happiness, or peace. only seek God. and
YOU will geu all these things. If Nou
seek God, He is waiting to he gra-
clous The last Thought is embodied
IN the remainder OF the text: "While
He may tie found" This would seem
20 imply that there is II time
when he may not be found. God has pro
Vided time " hen we may seek Him and
ind Him. Can upon Him when He is
'tCdr Jesus of Nazareth is passing by
oh, do not wait until it is too late
In response to an invitation from Mr..
Mills 10 persons rose in the audience and
signliied their desire TO come to Christ
a very profitable conservation meeting
was held after the regular service.
REVIVAL NOTES.
There will he young ladies' prayer
meeting today in the Berean chapel,
from until 3 o'clock p. III.
The meeting on Monday evening will
begin at 1:l5 O'Clock, aud the first half
lour viii he devoted to praise and song
service.
Meeting this evening in the First Con
Eregatioual church. after this evening in
The First Baptist church Afternoon
meetings in the First Congregational
church.
The afternoon and evening revival meet
ngs Will be held, as usual, sunday, at
CLOCK IN the afternoon and at O'Clock
n the evening The afternoon meeting
will be at the First Congregational church
and the evening meeting at The First
Baptist church.
growing Interest in the work a Critical
Time in the Christian Life ofthe
Community.
At the afternoon meeting ON Saturday
,ast Evangelist Mills said that he be
,ieved just now WAS critical time in the
life of hundreds in this community, and
that a great deal depended upon the de
cisiohs made HGr. Interest has been
steadily growing in the work. and it would
seem That, rs Mr. Mills says, the critical
zine Las arrived in the lives of all those
who have been touched Ivy the influence
Of he NiVni season. That the interest in
the meetings - widening rs well as deep
eEing is evident from the fact that mum
bers are coming in 10 attend the meetings
from outside towns. This was eS
DeCially the case in the closing
meetings of last week On Saturday
3fternoJn and evening, in spite of the
ti~apv.pu HE weather Mir Mills add raSspd