The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-02-17
A SUNDAY OF REVEALS.
Messrs. Mills and Chapman
Assisted by a Female
ExhOrter.
THREE MEETINGS DESCRIBED.
Mr.. Mills Greets a Throng at the
Tabernacle, MI. Chapman at
the Park Church, and Mrs.
Davis in Lafayette.

The congregation which assembled in
the Tabernacle yesterday morning to
hear the Rev. B. Fay Mills preach was
popular evangelist in the same place
week ago The large pile of camp ssools
which had been prepared for the occasion
were not needed, and although every seat
on the floor and in the gallery was occu-
pied none of them were uncomfortabiy
filed.
The services resembled those of last
Sunday. The large choir under the
direction of Mr.. Greenwood sang several
hymns, and then the doxo1ogy wa sung
by the congregation. A sort of benedic-
ton by Mr.. Mills followed, and the Rev.
Mr.. Scudoer prayed. Mr.. Mills read the
parable of the wise and foolish virgins.
and Mr.. Greenwood sang hymn to the
old tune, My Lassie Jean," the minstrels
used to sing.
MR.. GREENwooD's SINGING.
There was more singing by the choir
and a prayer by Mr.. Mills. Then Mr..
Greenwood sang one Of his solos. Mr.
Greenwood is full of mannerisms, which,
though unusual, are not altogether un-
pleasant. He Is an attractive-l looking
young man. with faint mustache and
side whiskers. His features are clear-cut
and regular, and he affects Byronic col
lars, which allow his vocal chords full
play.
His chief method is to seat himself at q
small cabinet organ which accompanies
him wherever he goes. strike few chords
so family as to be almost indistinct. Then
he raises his head in stif-Po5sssssssss
manner and begins to sing. His enuncia-
tion is clear and distinct, but as general
thing there is neither music nor
impressiveness about mis- solos They all
resemble each other in tune and seem to
be all played to the same accompaniment
Mr.. Greenwood came very near being
impressive yesterday, when. to his usual
accompaniment, he asked the congrega-
tion what they proposed to do in eternity.
He had q manner at the end OF eAeh
verse of dwelling upon the word ssetelp-
ity'' in minor key which had deeR
effect upon the audience.
When at the end of the last verse his
voice died away like the wall of q lost
soul deep silence fell upon the house,
which remained unbroken until Mr..
Mills announced his text:-'A And he said
tomorrow
The evangelist began by saying it
seems almost inconceivable how this
man under the circumstances could have
said tomorrow, and then graphically de-
scribed the plague of the toRds with
which Egypt was visited. When the peo-
pie, harassed and tormented beyond en-
durance by the loathsome reptiles, strove
to have Pharaoh let the Israelites go, the
monarch answered, Tomorrow"
STORY WITH STRING TO IT.
+ Z al more uncomfortable is it that when
asked TO forsake their sins men should
say, II will tomorrow"
Mr.. Mills said that there were five
reasons why men should forsake their
e;v haf n h4
Christians. First, because they need re-
lief from the burden of their sim He
then illustrated the danger of putting of
salvation by the story OF the preacher who
was talking to room full OF children.
He bound a single cord about the children
and told them to break it. They all did SO
easily. Then he bound them with several
cords and told them to break those. Al
| though some of the stronger boys could
do SO the majority of the children could
not and were helplessly bound.
Such, Mr.. Mills said, was the practice
| of Satan and the longer men put on re.
| pentance the stronger grew the bonds OF
| SIN.
The second reason why men should be-
come Christians at once was because their
| influence IS needed right away to bring
others to Christ.
| dren for good Mr.. Mills asked, IF the y
| are not themselves Christians?"
| A third reson was because they are
| missing great deal of joy. A man never
| knows what ideal happiness is until he
| has become converted.
POOR PEOPLE IN HEAVEN.
! Because men need treasures in Heaven
was the fourth reason given. The
! preacher said he thought there were
| going to be poor people in Heaven. The
man who repented on his death bed was
| going to be poor there and the man who
| had not labored for God. If there are not
| to be treasures in Heaven the Bible would
not command us to lay up treasures there.
| The last reason advanced why men
| should become Christians at once was be-
| cause any other night might be too late.
| A number of anecdotes of people who
| have felt the conviction of their sins and
| put off repentance have died before they
were saved, followed by touching ap-
peal to commence at once, closed the SER
| mon.
A large number of those present arose
| for prayers.
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