The morning call., 1892-08-27
THE GENERAL MEETINGS.
Large Congregations at the Afternoo
and Evening servfces

Large Congregations at the Afternoon
and Evening Services.
The attendance at the afternoon service
In the First Congregational Church and at
the evening service ir the Mechanics Pa
villon yesterday showed that the deep in
terest in the revival is still on the increase.
In the afternoon Mr.. Mills preached n
powerful sermon from Genesis xiii, u and
Ii, 'Lot dwelt in the cities of the plain"
etc. He said: You have heard a great
deal IN the past few days of the duty of
leading thoroughly consecrated lives and
the privilege OF doing so. This afternoon
my theme Will be the consideration of the
other side of the question as TO whether it
pays to lead half-consecrated life and the
profit and loss to God from such life.
Lot is type Of the half-hearted Chris
tlan. mean rather that he was no Chris
tIan at all, but the representative OF those
to he saved as if by FIRE, not spiritually
saved. Lot made his choice on worldly
principles, whereas Abraham left his choice
with God
Lot went to Sodom and prospered till
bis cup was running over. But what did
be lose? He lost the society of his best
FRIEND, Abraham, who was worthy TO be
called friend of God. 1 would rather be
found worthy to be the friend OF a man of
GOD than all the other things mighty On
this earth
HE lost the compaDionsbip OF all his real
friends. He had to live alone, the only man
that worshiped Jehovah la that idolatrous
city, and it Is hard for a man TO be sur
rounded by pitch and not be contaminated
with It, l couldn't do IL in San Francisco
unless was associated with people of the
living God.
HE lost all his prosperity. Never get
hunRer In your souls for wealth. We
Drought nothing Into this word and Will
take nothing ont Of it, Goodness with con-
teDtment Is great gain.'
he lost all his family. He went 10 the
city for the sake OF. his family and lost ali
Dut TWO miserable girls, who were the
cause OF his greatest shame.
HE lost his influence with his fellow
men. I GU can't lift people out Of the miro
by going into tie mire yourself. but GET nm
onto rock and take God Almighty's way
of saving men. Lot had been 20 years in
that city and when he called the people to-
gether and told them Gods message that
the city would be destroyed they jeered Al
him. crying out What's the matter with the
old man? has he lost his head? what does
he know about Godp And he had to run
from them. and was only saved from their
fury by Gods influence over them.
"He lost bis influence with his own house
hold. He didn't have sufficient Influence
over his own wife to keep her from locking
back and being turned into pillar OF salt
believe IL Lot had only been true to God
In his Own home he would thereby have
saved the whole city Of SODIUM from destruc-
ton. What influence had he with his sons
in-law? When he went to them and told
them in the night TO get up and leave the
city, as it was to be destroyed, they Knocked
him, thinking he was crazy.
HE lost his influence over posterty. His
descendants-the Moabites and Ammontes
were the sbitterest enemies Of the people
of God. / believe to-day that the worst
people in our land are not those from
heathen lands, but those people who are
descended from men and women who are
nominal Christians or half consecTated to
God.
"He lost his power with God; the pres
epce of God; his confidence 10 God.
..Ah, my friends, when elders and dea-
cons aud 'Sunday-school superlntendents
break out as they have been. 1t Is time Tor
some one to speak out"
The evangelist spoke of the orgies during
the national celebration ball in New Yo.k,