The morning call., 1892-08-18
EVANGELIST MILLS AT CALVARY CHURCH

from vice and iniquity is TO make biblical
vertebrates Of our young men," said Dr.
Hirst In the young men he saw the hope
OF the eiiy's future. They could. and he
believed would. make. San Francisco a
moral, pure city.
He spoke feelingly OF the great good work
being done by the Young Mems Christian
Association, and spoke word or two for
its new building.
Dancing and skating rinks were the two
great causes of the downfall of young girls.
thought e. \. CrittentOn. who spoke of
Fallen Women"
zone hundred young girls are ding to
nameless graves every month In New York
City" he said. In San Francisco the num-
Der is the same"
"Whose girls are going to take their
places ;" he asked. Pray beware not your
girl nor mine! Yet some mothers girls
will be recruited for the iniQuitous army.
Jesus was tender and loving and SYM
pathetic TO these women aud no Christian
church has ever dared TO be the same and
no Christian minister has ever dared de-
nounce fallen men as St Paul denounced
them"
Throw Out the Life Line" was sung.
The Rev; DR.. NJ. NJ. Gibson spoke of the
''Signs Of Promise"
'Is there hope for San Francisco and
what are the signs of the times" began DIR,
Gibson. Her dav was coming, he felt
certain Of that. San Francisco's day OF re-
demption was sure 10 come. Perhaps il was
even now at hand. Who could tell? This
might be the day OF all days for this city.
1t should be improved while itlRsted, so that
the night come not and find us inactive;
so that we miss not the great chance.
But at any time and all times Gods love
was the same. and the terms Of salvation
never varied, no matter how much the
Bible was criticized.
In the fact that religious services were
held on the street corners every Sunday on
the water front, in the prisons, in the iail
and almshouse; that the Society of Chris
tian Endeavor was strong and active. the
Salvation Army increasing, and the Young
Mems Christian Association successful, DR.
Gibson found the promises Of the future for
this city.
There's yet going to be the pinch OF pow
eTty. he said Our people have come to feel
that California WAS a good enough place TO
live in and had lost sight Of heaven.
But the Lord would not let US rest in our
apathy. He was going to show us that
there was even better place than Califor-
MIA TO dwell in.
Evangelist Mills said there were 500 reli-
gious and charitable institutions in the
city. In that fact alone he saw great hopes
for San Francisco. In such a city there
was mighty hope. he said. We must keep
looking up, not like the preacher that lay
on his back and could not look any other
way. but as Christian on his pilgrimage
to the celestial city.
Mr. Mills talk was the signal for the
two-minute speeches TO begin. 5. q. Mason
spoke first. A gentleman in the gallery
said 10000 souls would be saved by these
revival meetings.
The Rev. DR.. Easton told of the couver-
sion in his church Of George HanIon, the
actor, who Is now studying for the ministry.
The Rev. Mr.. DeitZ spoke words of cheer
for the German American Christians
Secretary ii. J. Mccoy said there was
never time in the history of this CITY when
things looked SO hopeful from a religious
| standpoint
A sailor in the gallery said he had been
nine years on the high seas and never met
@ Christian shipmate.
Sarah b. Cooper spoke eloquent words
| for San Franeisco's religious future.
Then Mr.. Mills took the floor again. He
| began by announcing that on Saturday
| evening he would conduct meeting In
| Calvary Church TO be devoted solely TO
| pastors and Sunday-school tea chers and Of
| ficers.
There was one moment of silent praver
| and then the evangelist said ne would begin
his address on "San Francisco for Christ"
| with the text Turn and Overturn." He
wasn't quite sure just where that passage
| could be found. but it was good one. and
| to illustrate IL he told about Christian So
| ciety which had come to the conclusion that
the world is upside down; that it wants
TO be turned over. and that we are the peo-
| pie TO do It,"
He had been impressed with Major Kvle's
| description OF Darker San francisco" and
| his Inability to get into darkest San Fran
| cisco, and also by the statement that Eng
land had, with her guns. forced the opium
| traffic on China.
| Our own Government he said, collec;ed a
million dollars month from the opium du
| ties
He never saw business men more WILLING
TO give their time to God than those Of San
| Francisco.
Once he heard man who professed 10 be
| Christian say that If any Chinaman went
to heaven he didn't want to go there.
| But that man was we'll answered said
MT Mills. Some one told him that perhaps
there might be Few Cinnamon in hell
| And want TO say that / believe there
are so many Chi1amen in hell to-day only
because OF the apathy Of the so-called Chris.
| tian people,"
1t was a fact, he continued. TIM. ,bara
| was a larger proportion of converts amnng
the Chinese residents Of this city than among
| the Americans. Aons
lie believed the Christian church in San
| francisco would always have an abidina
paralysis till 1t got itself square ON the CHI.
| nese question. S S"i-
Mr.. Mills told of reading in loeal nanar
now some one proposed TO drown ali tbe
unfortunate women when the dives sbonld
be closed. eHouiu
Has the church of Christ better an
with the dive women ?'' W. Wv
| lie thought it was time to know 70 tho
| naisauon Army had all the power of God
| whether the church could get that noxyar o
lie respected the Salvation Army and
would not hesitate to join il, but he thong ht
was an insignificant force TO save fhe
world Tor Christ. The church peonie mmss
4 tnAmSalVaa nd