Los Angeles herald., 1892-05-10
STILL SAVING SOULS,
Rev. B. Fay Mills Is Hard
At Work.
"Woe to Them That Are at Ease
In Zi0n."
The Tabernacle Filled with Eager
Listeners-Business Men and
Christianity-A Stir
ring Discourse.

The interest in the Rev. B. Fay Mills
meetings at Simpson tabernacle is still
growing. Last night the tabernacle was
not only crowded to its utmost seating
capacity, but several hundred people
were turned away from the doors un-
able to find even standing room. The
meeting was not begun until 8 O'Clock,
owing to the inability of Mr.. Mills to
come before that time. The interval
was occupied by the singing of hymns,
and as the immense congregation Joined
in the songs it made great volume of
melody.
The revivalist took for his text the
words: 'Woe to them that are at ease
in Zion" and preached a powerful SER
mon directed to waking up the Chris
tian efforts of church members and to
the stirring up of an interest in religious
matters in those who are not church
members. His sermon abounded, as
usual, in illustrations of his meaning by
apt "reminiscences and stories. He
thought that If ever there was time
when the watchman ought to place his
trumpet to his lips and cry, ''Woe, woe
to them that are at ease in Zion," it ia
the present time. And that this ap-
plies just as much to those not church
members as those who are.
He devoted considerable attention to
the church members who do not live up
to the precepts of Jesus Christ, and
whose Christian lives are confined to
going to church on Sunday and laying
aside their religion on week days. Zone
inconsistent church-goer," he said,
"does more harm than anything else.
When a man stands up and accepts
Christ and then is mean, revengeful
and stingy it hurts the cause of Christ
tremendously.
Referring to the results of leading a
Christian life, and its effects on busi-
ness mans affairs, Mr.. Mills said that
men knew that real righteousness
brings prosperity. He contended that
the business man who carries his re-
ligion with him and prsctices the re-
ligion which has come down to us from
1900 years ago the Lord will surround
him with Gordon of angels. But there
are 30 many men who simply say to
themselves that they will lie
abed longer on Sunday morning.
Men who remain at home and
absorb the contents of the sewer that
runs through the ordinary Sunday
newspaper. They do not live the re-
ligion of the sermon on the mount. Un-
less business men square their lives by
the teachings of Jesus Christ he was
afraid they would be lost souls. Gods
altar, he said, stands all the week, and
not on Sunday alone.
THAT man is at ease in Zion," he
continued, "who is Indifferent to those
who are away from Christ. God pity
those Christians who have only out
ward forms |! In Gods name, wake up !
Wake up, and do not rest at ease in
Zion any longer"
I. AT the conclusion OF the brief sermon
the same method was pursued as at
previous meetings. Cards were passed
around amongst the congregation which
read: II desire hencaforth to lead a
Christian life." Those who desired
could sign the cards, giving their names
and addresses. The ushers collected
quite a number of signatures in this
manner. Then, while the congregation
stood, the revivalist offered fervent
prayer for all who desired to be Chris.
tianH. At the conclusion OF the service
large number of people remained and
prayers were offered for those who signi-
fed their desires to that effect. 1t was
announced that last night was the last
service at which there will be after
meetings.