The morning call., 1892-08-26
BusiD ess Men aud Their Employees in
California Theater

Business Men aud Their Employees in the
California Theater.
The California Theater, on Bush street
never held within its walls such an i'm
mense number of people as was there gath
cred at noon yesterday. 1t was packed,
not seat being vacant, and many were
compelled to stand. The galleries were re-
served for ladies' aud gentlemen accom-
panied by ladies. and the auditorium for
the sterner sex exclusively.
1t was the business mems meeting. and
right loyalty did they respond to the invita-
tion to be present. The auditorium was
filed to its uttermost with merchants and
their employees, and all appeared to take a
deep and vital interest in the service Of the
hour. They all seemed glad of the oppor-
tunity to give public evidence of their SYM
pathy for the cause of morality and reli gion.
The stage was set apart for the choir.
and in front a number of clergymen were
seated.
The hymns FOLLOW On, ""At the Cross
and Softly and Tenderly Jesus Is Cali
ing" were sung.
Mr.. Mills then arose and said: 'Let us
spend a minute in prayer with bowed
heads. Already feel the divine touch in
this place of amusement, and this time
feel ii Will indeed be the house Of Drawer
and that no one will be without the knowl-
edge and presence of God. The atmosphere
seems filled with the presence of the Holy
Ghost"
Mr., Mills prayed fervently. after which
the hymn, "What Means This Eager
Throng?" was sung.
Short prayers were then asked from
clergymen and others. Rev Drs. Faston-
Case. Hirst Pond and others responded.
The hymn "Do Not Pass Me BY" was
sung by the congregation, followed by
Where Will You Spend Eternity ?" sung by
Mr.. Greenwood.
'"Fhe thought in our minds today" said
Mr. Mills, rs What shall | have there
for? Ibis question is the principle of all
trade, What shall | have therefore, and it
Is tine we gathered together and discussed
questions OF things unreal and unseen The
straight road and narrow way 10 those who
seek the Kingdom of God demands the sur
render OF not only your time. your money,
Dut your heart, your natural thoughts
by obtaining this desire for Gods saliva
tlon In your hearts, l promise that YOU will
get confidence and assurance. There is al
ways that terrible If before every man
who does not know God and the salvation of
Ged. The knowledge OF God transformed
me and know it, as | know nothing else on,
this earth.
"a man at one of my meetings came nm tn
me ana accused me of saying all sorts of
thlngs. L told him he misrepresented me-
Dut he said he was determined to talk 10
me. He said God was myth and the Rible
should be tratnpled under foot. | said to
him: suppose 1t should turn out that Won
are right, and suppose | have every desire
that my heart could wish. What would |
loseP and lie said, i don't know that Won
would lose anything Then | said: NV
friend, what would you lose? and he
wouldn't answer, but wanted to talk abont
something else.
Another thing promise you 10 the name
oil God ls clean heart. If you are willing
to be cleansed from sin / promise you a
purer heart than you had when a child at
your mothers knee.
II promise that in every disaster. every
trouble. every perpiexitv Of life you will
have every comfort. father lost two of
MS children-the only ones he had-and
"nen his pastor went to comfort him, he
said, with tears in his eyes: Il wondered if
could praise God after he had seat me this
af1lctlon: and l find ! can with all nv
neart tell you, friends, the grace of God
IS suficient for this hour OF need. Oh. men.
business men, beseeeh yol to-day to turn
"Another thing I promise Won. that Won
VIII De right with your fellow men. There
are people here today who will be eternallv
iost unless they are saved. A soldier in the
army one day said to his comrades, BOYS.
L am going to give up my evil fife and he
come Christian. A young man died in
deiirium tremens and young girl died in
shame all through me, but have praved To
God Ior forgiveness and he has forgiven
me- Confess your sins and you will be
forgiven. W
III you commence to pray to-day for help
To save your wife, your children. the
people round about you, promise you the
power to bring them into the service of
God. -
Another thing, friends, where will you
spend eternity? A young man, the son of
an agnostic and the grandson of an agnos
tic. enc day while at a station in London
saw at his feet a piece of paper on which
was printed, Eternity, where shall you
spend itY From that day he never had a
quiet moment. He went to physician and
toid MIN what troubled him. The doctor
said. My friend, what YOU need is a minis-