Los Angeles herald., 1892-05-23
FINALLY BRETHREN FAREWELL,
Rev. Mills Holds His Last
Meeting.
Men Filled With Christ's Religion to
be Elected to Once.
The Host Gathering to Hear the Revi-
vaIist in This City-He Talks
for Tempersnce-Advice
to Converts.

Mills revival, and all seats and every
inch of available standing room was oc.
cupied.
The meeting was invested with the
same extraordinary religious iervor and
enthusiasm which has characterized
nearly every meeting conducted by Rev.
Mr.. Mills since the inception of his re.
markable work in Los Angeles. After
the singing Of a hymn by Mr.. Green
wood, Rev. Mr.. Mills stepped forward
and said:
81 will not take text tonight be-
cause l want to talk with you about
some plain matters, but If took text
it would be II. Corinthians, 1871
Finally, brethren, farewell. Be per-
feet, be of good comfort, be OF one mind,
live in peace, and the God of love and
peace shall be with yOu.'
II want to urge upon you tonight the
necessity for united action for Christ
among the Christians of Los Angeles.
Blessed be the precious unity of Jesus
Christ. Let 1t be Christ first. There is
power enough in the church of Jesus
Christ to take this whole city. There
is no great evil, in politics or out Of 1t,
that can stand before the united church
of Jesus Christ. l believe the
church Of God should be go organized
as to have all the power OF the
church of God back of it.. We have
seen the commercial interests of this
city leave their business and bow down
before the cause of Jesus Christ. If you
stand together you can put men in the
Offices who are fitted with the religion
of Christ. You ought to control the
schools and the city council, and then
put your hands on the places of sin and
throttle them. People have asked me
what side of the saloon question I am
on. If he would look into
my face he could tell what side / was
on. If he will 60 up and down your
city and see the side that is filling the
prisons and poor houses and wrecking
homes; if be will look at the poor
woman whose hearts blood is dripping
away in agony on account of this traffic,
then you put me on the other side. Men
have come to these meetings with the
fumes OF liquor on their breath, but thank
God cannot smell it tonight they have
been saved. I believe that they will
stand firm and true even if there were
ten saloons in each block leading down
to the accursed gates of hell, but there
are others, I fear, who will not with
stand the temptation. The only thing
needed is for the people of God to stand
together as the saloon-keepers stand to-
gether.
I understand gospel temperance
union has been formed, and it is the de-
sign to organize each church and work
together.
/ want to say to the church members
who were such before we came here,
that the responsibility is with them
made during these meetings in the
church of Christ, and must
charge you that you bring all
these children home with you. To the
converts that thus must rest their soul
in the wonderful book of God. You
must study the Bible, and the way to
study it successfully is t., study it in
earnest. 1t takes me twenty-four hours
to study Just one text. There are three
ways to pray one is to pray OCCASION
or perplexity, but it is bet
ter to pray habitually. 1t is
well to pray morning and night, but do
also like Daniel and pray also at noon.
There is a third way to pray, and that
ia to pray INCREASINGLY. The secret OF
having a plain path is to give perfect
obedience. People ask if it is right to
dance or 60 to the theater. In the first
place it is never right to do wrong. If
you Lave any doubt about anything
don't do it. In the second place don't
do anything that will injure any
one else. A street car conductor
said to me one week day, II would like
to 60 and be Christian, but the Chris
tian people going to your meetings make
me work on Sunday, and can't come"
Do not keep your brother from finding
Christ. The reason that Adam and Eve
took the apple was because they wanted
it. That's the whole secret. Ask the
Lord to show you what to do. / don't
dance.
You must learn to be vigorous, ex-
ercising Christian, or else there is little
need of being a Christian at all. Some
of them think they can 60 to heaven in
sleeping car, and the fact is you can
only get to heaven by walking. Every
converted Christian joins the church.
You cannot be follower of Christ with
out being associated with the church
of God. Go to the one which
will do you the most good.
/ don't mean to join the meeting here,
but join the church. Go to the services,
go to the prayer meeting. Join the En-
deavor society. Now let me say a last
word to those that are lost. Brothers
you have let the opportunity go by. 1t
has been easy to come to God in this
city. The harvest is nearly past and
yet you are not saved. We shall 90
away rejoicing that so many have come
to Christ, yet we 60 with sad hearts for
the dear friends we leave behind US.
Brother Greenwood and myself would
rather die as paupels if such would
save another soul here tonight. Oh to-
night my lost brothers your hearts are
tender; let them not freeze up again. but
give your soul to God. Let me ask YOU
at the eleventh hour to come to Christ
tonight"
Rev. Mr.. Mills then led in PRAYER.
after which Mr.. Greenwood sang Come
Sinner, Come. Rev. Mr.. Smither
then extended to the ushers and na to the
press the heartiest thanks for the work
which they had done in furthering the
movement. Rev. Mr.. Chichester fol-
lowed with words of.thanks and God''
speed for Rev. Mr.. Mills, and Mr.. Green
wood, and the latter gentleman tanks
God for the privilege of Christian fel-
lowship which he enjoyed.
Rev. Mr.. Mills said: IT do feel like
saying tonight only God is great. You
may forget the singer, but do not forget