The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-08-23
SERVICE FOR WOMEN ONLY,
Earnest Discourse by Mrs. Mills In Cal.
vRry Church.

Earnest Discourse by Mrs. Mills in Call
vsry Church.
Calvary Presbyterian Church was crowded
TO the doors with ladies at 8 80 o'clock yes
terday afternoon when reporter OF The
CALL made his appearance at the main door.
''rhis meeting Is only for ladies'" said the
lady dooTkeeper.
''But there is no objectio n to reporters be-
ing present, is there?'
II don't Know" smiliDgly said the lady,
'but will 20 and ask Mrs. Mills"
In a minute or two Mrs. Mills appeared
and asked: Are you a reporteEH
Yes
"Wbat paper?''
THE MORNING CALL"
"Wel, you can 10 inside" said Mrs. Mills
pleasantly. but you will find some diff
Guilty in getting seat"
When the reporter got inside he intended
TO walk along the aisle to the small table in
front OF the pulpit reserved for the press,
but when he saw such a solid mass Of fe-
male humanity, his heart failed him. lady
usher asked him: why don't you 90 to
the table and be comfortable" The reporter
blushIIgly confessed that he had not the
courage.
The service opened with the singing of
hymns, alter which Mrs. Mills read a por-
ton OF the Scriptures Then the hymn,
II IN The Child OF King" WAS sung.
Mrs. Mills, who is an earnest, easy and
ready speaker, delivered an excellent dis
course on the joys CT salvation. Some
people,, she said, will not become Chris
tians unless they make the very best sort Of
Christians. Let me ask have you been liv-
ing up to this ideal and keeping up as high
standard rs at first? Have you been liv-
Ing so that those round about you have been
forced TO acknowledge that Christ seemed
to be In your hearts and the spirit of Christ
pervaded all your actOns2
some OF you may Say that you have
lived as good q Christian life as those
around you. That was never what God in
tended; he never provides salvation until
you are ready to be saved. These gifts are
for this life. not for the life to come. God
says: L will give exceeding abundantly
above all We can ask or receive But let me
say one thing II you have not got these
gifts IL 10 because you have not been in
receptive condition or surTendering con-
diton.
There is way of working, continually
doing the will of God That is the sort OF
service that comes 10 consecrsted SOUL"
She spoke oil family whose house Caught
fire one night. and they would have been all
burned to death had 1t not been for poor
workingman living near. them, who. at
fearful cost to himself, succeeded in rescu-
ing Them;
lett toward that man; there wasn't any
thing good enough Tor them to do for him
and his family. During the year the man
was laid up from his injuries they supported
his family ana performed all the domestic
duties Tor his wife, whose whole time WAS
taken up attending 10 her husband. On the
anniversary of the day of the fire they all
met together and acknowledged that the
year had been full OF a wonderful blessing
TO them; new tenderness and love had
come into their lives. They thought IL il ia
such blessed thing TO work In the service
OF human being, what blessed thing It
must be To work in the service of Christ !;
ana ever afterward they gave all their spare
Tune TO the service OF the Lord, making this
their motto, For bis sake When that is
our motto we will find the blessing and BEN
ehts flowing from working in his service.
W hat though there are some sham
Christians. The weakest Christian who
yet knows something of Gods power has
something UNNECESSARILY better than all the
sham Christians who know nothing of the
joys Of salvation.
1.-The religion Of Jesus Christ is worth
your candid investigation. When Ole
Bulls old friend Erickson heard him play
Tor the hrst time after refusing for years
as he hated music. his face was suifus ed
with tears, and when Ole Bull stopped
playing he cried out Go on, go on; never
knew what was lacking in my life before
IL was music. So with the Christian. I'm
less you have Christ in your heart there is
something lacking in your life.
some people have curious idea of
the life OF Christian; that 1t is bounded
py commandments ana prohibitions in
every direction. That is entirely wrong,
as those who have felt the joys Of salvation
know only too well.
but we need not simply the jov of saliva
ton. We need the power to be what the
Lord wants us to be In leading others into
lives OF purity and righteousness You
mothers want to be an influence for good i'm
your families. Now, If you are CONVINCED
there Is something in your life that you
want tho first ana only condition is to cx-
press a sufficiently earnest desire for il.
Stretch forth your hands and say, Dear
Lord. take thou my life
"Oh, beg Of you. sisters, to take the Gift