Los Angeles herald., 1892-05-17
YOU CANNOT HIDE SIN.
So Preached Rev. Mills Last
Night.
A Slight Falling Off in the At
tendance.
The Evangelist's Powerful Sermon-The
Impossibility of Covering Up Sin.
"A Great Meeting Arranged
for Wednesday.

The meeting at Hazards pavilion last
night, under the usual auspices of Rev.
B. Fay Mills, was not as largely attended
as those given heretofore, there being
only about two-thirds the number that
was present on Sunday, and slight
apathy pervaded the congregation, al
though the popular evangelist used his
best efforts to infuse into the audi
ence the spirit of his own feelings.
The regular services were commenced
by song from the choir, We're March
ing to Zion. As the congregation
gathered by ones, twos and threes the
leader, Mr.. Greenwood, introduced the
hymn, All to Christ l Owe. This was
followed by Not All the Blood of Beasts.
Relieving the noise and monot-
ony of the people entering, the
choir sang for the benefit of those not
there, With fearful Eye Look Around.
This was followed by, I've Found a
Friend in Jesus.
When the audience had all been seat
ed Mr.. Mills took for his text, "He that
covereth his sins shall not prosper"
The eloquent evangelist portrayed in
vivid colors the awful results that follow
to those that think that hypocricy or
misrepresentation can prevent ultimate
disgraceful disclosures, and fail to bring
earthly dishonor and misery and eter-
nal ruin. "How can any sin be covered
up?" said Mr.. Mills. Nothing is un.
known to the eye OF God.
The philosophy of sages, the results of
of observation, even the deductions of
science oppose the proposition that sin
in any form can forever escape
the eye OF divine or human law. The
inexorable law of nature is a demonstra-
tion OF this great truth. Though man
sin and accumulate great fortune, yet he
should remember, in the midst of his
great and apparent prosperity, that he
has missed in his pursuit the pearl of
great price. The law that governs
human conduct is that which controls
the movements of stars and con-
stellations in their divinely ap-
pointed orbits. Sin is a terrible
thing. Many that sit in this house,
think their neighbors are sinners. Judge
not lest ye be judged. Judgment is q
delicate matter. Those who judge
must be governed by the blood Of Jesus
Christ, and the Spirit OF God.
| AuaM tnOugnC ne nad covered up MS
sin by fig leaves, but what thin covering
was that for God to see through! The
devil was at the bottom of the trouble
in Eden, and mankind knows with
sad remembrance that it is wrong to
try to cover up sin. There is no sin
you ever committed that could not have
! been resisted"
J Taking this line Of argument, Mr..
i Mills by argument and pathetic stories
endeavored to impress upon his audi
ence the folly OF attempting to conceal
any kind OF secret or public Gin from
the eye of God. One sin has in it the
deadly power of infinite multiplied
misery, and one sin, if it stays in your
heart, will curse it eternally. Mr.. Mills
evolved from his text all that was possi.
BILE, and at the conclusion of his sermon,
as usual called upon those that wanted to
get away from sin to rise. But few re-
sponded. Mr.. Mills then asked the
audience when they were dismissed,
which they were Immediately, to go
home and pray and also pray on their
way home. The great meeting of We'd
nesday will probably revive the appar-
emily waning interest, which might be
| due to the Sunday enthusiasm.