The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-02-20
THE BIG REVIVAL.
Mr.. Mills Address Last Evening,
and Today at Hedding.

The First Baptist Church on Grove
street vas over thronged last evening by
men Of ali classes and ages. 1t was ex-
clusively a mems meeting, and it wa one
of the most impressive and effective Of
the series Of the revival meetings now in
progress in Jersey City.
lis the young man Absalom safe?n was
the text from which Evangelist Mills
delivered an unusually powerful and in
interesting address.
Depicting Absalom's rebellion against
his father, and mis- subsequent death at
the hands of Joab, he presented q touch
ing picture of David, ~anxioasly awaiting
the arrival OF messengers from the battle
field, and his anxiety not as how the bat
tie had terminated, but as to the safety of
his rebellious son. He presented David's
great love for Absalon, and his expressed
wish that ne might have died for him.
and then dwelt upon Gods love for his
children even when in rebellion against
him. Christ was exhibited as the ex-
ponent of unparalleled love in giving his
life for the redemption of q sinful race.
Mr.. Mills in a series of pictures showed
the periis and temptations to which
young men are constantly subjected. He
exhibited God as the loving Father
anxious for their safety, and His willing
ness to bestow grace sufficient to with
stand temptation and the wiles of Satan.
Contrasting the young man in the paths
of sin that lead to eternal ruin, with
the life of the followers of Christ, he
made u feryent appeal for all to abandon
sin and accept and follow Christ.
Many signiied by cards, and by rising,
their desire to henceforth lead a Chris
tiau life. The after meeting was equally
interesting. Testimonies were given by
many recent converts. including several
business and a number of young men.
The meeting this morning 1t Hedding
NJ. E. Church was conducted by Mr..
Mills. He read and commented on the
verses of the latter part OF Luke xiv, and
moved the Necessity fer en- entire conse-
Grafton to Christ. He quoted the declar
alton of Christ, IF any man come to me
and hate not his father and mother, and
wife and children, and brethren and
sisters, yea and his own life also, he can
not be my disciple to demonstrate the
requirement of an entire devotion to the
Master and a complete conservation.
There is not strength enough in us to
resist the devil, but God is willing to be-
stow His grace, and to make you strong
enough TO resist Satan, and to bear all
the trials, sorrows and prosecutions of
the world. But there must be a complete
conservation Of self. and of all we have,
in order TO be accepted as a disciple of
Christ" He narrated several instance
Of self-denying, sacrificing labors OF a
few with whom he had come in contact,
but he claimed the majority of protested
disciples of Christ made but few sacrifices
for Him. He said. 's'Many say they are
not living on the Old Testament plan,
but on that of the New Testament. Well,
they ought at least to be as devoted as
were the Jews, who gave one-tenth of
their income to the support Of their re-
ligion. Are you making sacrifices and
denying yourselves for the support Of the
gospel?"
He recounted the parable of the poor
widow giving all she possessed into the
treasury, and urged the duty of freely
giving for Him, who being rich became
poor that We. through His poverty, might
become rich
lie narrated the story Of an old man
and his son, whom he met at the Black
Hills. delving early and late for gold. He
was a godly man, and when the speaker
asked him why he worked so assiduousIy
for gold among such goddess ineu he re-
plied;-'It is not for the gold, but for a
nom which / lost In New England. .
Oh. how should we labor and make sacri-
fees to gain an eternal home with Christ.
FAN absolute giving up of all to Christ
is necessary to be Il disciple of Christ.
Are you one? Do you desire to be one?
viii you be one?"