The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-29
AN APPEAL TO SINNERS.

The Impressive Address at the Evening
Meeting.
Last evening Tomlnson Hall, in both gall
leries and lower floors, was filled. and as the
seating capacity is 3. 500 that the number
of people who heard Mr.. Mills bring TO close
the first week of his evangelistic labors in this
city. A beautiful feature of the service was
the music. Early in the services the audience
sang .Beulah Land" and Calling
for Thee" These familiar airs SCENE
ed to open every throat in the
house, and the volume of song that swelled up
and out wonderful. Prof and Mrs Towner
also sang two beautiful duets. Mr.. Mills
brought his address to close with a very pa
thetic prayer. and as he uttered the closing
Amen" Prof. and Mrs. Towner began TO sing
'sJesus is pleading with my poor soul" During
the song the audience greatly impressed,
while fearful eyes were to be seen in every part
of the hall.
After prayer by Rev. DR.. N. A. Hyde. Rev.
DR.. Rondthaler stated that the executive COM
mittee had given him the pleasant duty of an
nouncing the collection. / always enjoy that
duty" he said s.for know that an open pocket
book signifies open heart. In accordance.
therefore, with the order of the committee, and
in accordance with the gospei OF money l here
by order collection" Quite large was
raised.
Mr. Mills little late in appearing. but
the time was spent IN singing. When the evan
gelist did come. however, he looked little the
worse for having preached two sermons during
the DAG The crowd kept coming until after
o'clock. and the singing was prolonged until
there was comparative quiet. Mr.. Mills then
announced bis text, Lamen ations, j. IL: us it
nothing to you2" He inquired, lis it nothing to
you that you sinner and that your life Is
not in harmony with God2 A wise man once
said. Fools make mock at SIM / did not mean
to call anybody by a hard name. mean merely
~ -. Lii hwr.A4 &ISa
fact that he was sinner. A few years ago
when the Minnesota Hospital for the Insane
burning down, some of the doors leading
into the chief corridors could not oe opened, be-
cause of the crowds that passing against
them, until the flames had begun TO burst in at
the opposite side of the rooms. But at last
when the doors were opened and the opportun-
ity given the poor maniacs TO get out in
safety, some of them turned and ran toward the
fire, and. pluneing into the flames, were burned
death. These men exhibited the very highest
type of sanity. as compared with man who
knows he is sinner and yet ia not concerned
about his condition. One night as / was gong
away from one of my services. IN a distant city.
observed young man stan ding alone near the
door, Going up to- him, l said:
. My friend, how is it with your
"'WelI guess I'm what you'd call sinner
was his reply.
but what do you call yourselfP
'Oh, SUPPOSE I'm sinner
" We'll. now, we've agreed about that said
TO him. and then / asked him if he was not
greatly concerned about himself. knowing that
he was sinner To my surprise he said he
was not in the least concerned. He said ne knew
he was going to heaven. and SO he didn't
whether he a sinner not.
Going to heavenp said /. Why. how are
you going to heaven if you're sinnerP
Because we are all going to heaven
"'All2'
Eyes all The Bible says So aud hs started
to turn away with q rather confident look
well. won't you please show me where it
says tnatr / said to him. I handed him
Bible. This appeared rather to take him back.
L. Il hN~R 80 hnzA ID ~ lsmt-
sort of way for moment o. two He probably
did not know the location of single book. with
the exception of Genesis, and possibly Revela-
tions. Finally he handed it back. saying, I
don't just see il now, and then he said he knew
there was a place in the Bible where it
said something about the spirit returning
to God, who made it. Poor. aeluded soul! Young
here tonight, if voc expect to return TO
God. whose laws you have been violating. whose
entreaties you hays been resisting. whose
church you have been condemnlng, IL IS time
you heard the voice of one crying in the wilder
ness, Repent ye, for the kingdom of heaven is
az hand "
The evangelist then declared that to a man
who should enter the presence of God with an
unregenerated heart and should be forced TO
stay there, hell would be luxury. He'll. after
all, was the only appropriate place for
who would not serve God. He'll was the natural
consequence of mems failure serve God II
man should get into heaven with al unregen.
crate heart it would not be long until he rebelled
and tried to turn heaven into hell stYou
know said the preacher, how sensi tive a
diseased eye IS TO the light IL Is SO sensitive
that the least ray gives you agony, and you
bandAgeit as closely possible and retire into
dark room. Well. you might come out of that
room and tear of the bandags in the blaze OF
the midday aud it would be the highest
rapture compared with the emotions of the man
VINO enters into the presence of God with dis
eased SOUL" He compared the dying sinner to q
man VINO was tied TO corpse and floating down
stream to the eternal ocean, crying for s.deliv-
erance from the body of death" One sin would
curse n Not only should man be con-
cerned that he was q sinner, but he should be
concerned that God had provided a way of es-
cane and that Jesus Christ was able to save to
the uttermost. MARTA Luther" Mr.
Mills said claimed to have had
personal interviews with the devil.
don't doubt that he did: most of US do. But
Luther claimed to have met the devil in bodily
form. that he came one night into his ROOM and
unrolled large scroll in front of him. on which
Was engraved every sinful Thought and every
wicked deed he had ever committed. Luther
trembled, and the devil, seeing his opportunity
said: You are great. great sinner. and I'm 60
ing 10 have you go 10 hell with me- But Luther
said 70 him. .yon are right about part of that
and you are wrong about part / am a
great sinner; but Jesus Christ Is great. great
savior. and I'm going TO heaven with Him. The
evangelist declared that meE who mad been sent
By God could not fail. Moses seemed TO have an
impossible taak when he was sent 10 lead tina