The record-union., 1892-06-10

early morning cl oset and family prayers
were recommended. Neighborhood
prayer meetings will be held at o'clock
to-day.
Cards have been printed, to be sent by
Christian people to all their neighbors,
irrespective of religious belief. Mr..
Mills hoped there would be hundred of
these cottage meetings held
At o'clock services conducted by the
pastors will be held in all the churches
These meetings will continue for three
quarters of an hour.
At 10 o'clock Mr.. Mills will preach in
the Congregational Church.
The meeting for business men will
take place at the usual hour in the base
ment of the Sixth-street NJ. +. Church.
The ladies' meeting will be held at 2:45
p. NJ. sharp. The doors will be closed
five minutes after that time, so that those
who desire TO participate will have to be
on hand promptly at the hour announced.
AT $3.50 will be the usual afternoon
preaching; at 7:30 the evening service and
at $3.50 conference of Sunday school
workers.
There will be no meetings on Saturday
except the one at 12:l0 for business men,
and that for the ladies at 2:45 p. NJ.
On Sunday morning, at 1890, union
service will be held in the Pavilion. At
$3.50 in the afternoon there will be q grand
meeting for young people, which is sup
posed to include all persons between the
ages of 10 and 30 years. Then, at 7:30,
there will be the usual evening service.
SERVICES RESUMED.
The announcements made, Mr.. Green
wood sang, Pm the Child of the King"
in an impressive manner, the congrega-
tion Joining in the chorus.
The text chosen by Rev. Mills was
found in Matthew, v, 47th: ''What Do
ye More than Others?"
I'VE do not wantany more half-hearted
Christians" said Mr.. Mills. The speaker
knew young man who did not want
people to ask him to become a Christian.
He thought they ought to know he had
been church member for thirteen years.
People often wonder whether they will
recognize Christians in heaven. A practi-
cal question is: How can we recognize
them on earth ?'
Mr.. Mills spoke of the men cast into
the fiery furnace. They were not gov
erned by notions Of eXpediency; they did
not act on the principle that she who
fights and runs away may live to fight
another day" Their example is one for
Christians TO initiate. Courage is another
characteristic of the Masters true dis
cipleS.
a banker in the East said to one of his
clerks Prank, PVe been trying for
long time to get up courage to ask you if
you were IL SuiISIldH.' " nv, Salu Ine
young man, that's the same question
I've been trying to ask you" The relig
ION OF neither was creditable. Printers,
grOcerS, rmerS-men in every business
have told MIR. Mills that they could not
succeed in their callings and be consist
ent, consecrated Christians; but the asser-
ton is thoroughly refuted by the fact
that many eminent business men have
been conspicuous for godliness.
NUMEROUS ANECDOTES
Were told illustrative of this fact, and
mention was made of consecrated men
and women whose lives exemplified the
beauty Of Christian living.
You can always" said the speaker,
tell a Christian in times of tribuation.
A gas-jet burning may not be noticed
in the daytime, but when the darkness
comes 1t is easily seen. So, in the time of
sorrow and grief, the light Of the Chris
tian shines resplendent in the surround
ing darkness.
The skeptic points to the lives Of some
Christians as reason for not accepting
their faith. That they are sometimes ap-
parently justified in doing so is the sad
dest thing on earth" The so-caIled
worldly Christian received severe crit
lcism at the preachers hands. IF any
man love the world, the love of the
Father is not in him."
"ONE GREAT TEST
Is provided to determine whether men
are saved. That test is genuine love and
forgiveness in the heart All bitterness
must be rooted out. Christ. on the cross,
cried, Father, forgive them, for they
know not what they do.' If any man
have not the spirit of Christ he is none of
His.'
1--WE are in the world to let our light so
shine that men, seeing our good works,
may be- led to forsake their evil ways.
The spirit of leading souls to Christ
should animate believers"
Mr.. Mills told of little girl who cried