Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-11-21
HARD HIT BY MILLS
The Evangelist Pouu Hss sho,
Into the Hypocntss
WHO ARE INSIDE THE CHURCH



Christian church Lest night - n never
vas exooriaied before by . chusehmxn
his voice rang like the seics - Q
prophet 81 Old ss he fecsanfed the
evils that the church is re<ponsibls for.
and which have thrived andsr its pat
ronsge or lie indiderepos With eyes
flashing ss with the nrs Il lied be
warned them that the church muss Re
the church 81 the people: that The poor
must be noarishsd aud the SICK pso-
tected; that society must b purhed
aud righteousness exalted slss ced
would come nbe the l,ghtbsnes from the
clouds 10 obsiierxts the uuclrsr md thu
0nhaly
Ths crowd sss ss great - - shs %
the previous DOeetines. being alDsffed
only by the size 81 the hall IL tho
capacity Of the aoditoriem bad bceI IN.
creased by several hundred u would
rtill have been too small o. accommo-
date those that sought sdmission.
The Rev Ralph Gillian. Mr. Mills
assistant. was present for the nrst time
az general meeting and ocsnpied q
place among the distinguished divines
who were seated cn the stage
OF scarcely les an point 81 interest 70
the sermon ~ Mr. Mills is the eong ser
vice which MIR Hillis conducts previous
20 the regular service. lie has rare tact
in the selection u hsmns and both the
choir and congregation are perfectly
under his control and within i've min.
utes after he begins the service he has
persuaded fully thr-e .fonrths af the
audience TO assist in the singing.
Prayer ny Mr. Hamilton.
The opening prayer was made by the
Rev. :. l. Hamilton Tie eutro@ted the
Divine Being 90 bestcg his lle.siug
upon those who we're prcsenf at 'is
meeting lie rejoiced that - many bad
turned their feet into the pathway of NE
Lord. and prayed that many others
might be drawn toward God Hs asked
that the word OF the Lord might elssass
their hearts aud that hundreds of soas
might be born into the kingdom % God.
After hymn by the choir. Mr. Hiiis
! sang The Handwriting Ou the Val
Mr.. Mile selected the scripture ies~oa
froua lsnish x1xr lie read siro from
Matthew al --In those DAYS came tohr
the Baptist preaching in the wilderness
of Judea aud suying. Repent ~. Tor the
kingdom Of heaven is az hand. Mr..
Mills selerted his tert from Mathew
iv.-l7--from that time lssas t-gsn
20 preach and 10 say krpcnL tor he
kingdom of heayen is n hand
The subject of the evenings sermon
was The Kingdom Of Heaven lpor
Earth"
Mr.. Mills stated that be had some
times feli that his work had failed he
cause il had not aroused the people
from indifference. Il have ctien feit
that We we're not preaching the revolu
tionary power said he j sesf bed
the scriptures to lind the secret - tue
wonderful sermons which the apostles
preached found that John the hap
tist preached. Repent for The King iom
of heaven is at hand i found that
Christ preached the same thing Nheo
Jesus sent out the apostles be told nen.
90 preach that the kfngdom 81 beaver
was nigh unto the earth 80 far as ~e
know this is the one thing he talked
about after the crucifiaion ] his sas
the one theme " bic pfssehing The
kingdom Of heaven 10 nigh un'o
you
Il said 20 myself This is undoubtedly
the message the kingdom u Sed.'
What tho Theme Maaaa
What did this mean 90 the Jewel
What did II mean 10 Jesus Christi
teenth century, What is the prepare.
tion and how shall We repeuts
1T meant something very practical 10
the children 81 Abraham. ~ meant
something very practical a. jacob The
rsalms are full Of this kingdom II God.
You find the is the thing - which the
prophets wrote. They aloriued the
time when there should he peare amo1g
men, when the tongue of tbs dumb
shall sinR and the lame man iesp a. IA
hart OF the time when The Swords shall
lie leaien IA ploughshsre. and the
spears into pruning hooks There vii
he DO courts and no prisoners 10 the
new Jerusalem The coming - the
kingdom - f,od unto the Jess meant
the time when God should he literally
king. when man should De russd With
love aud dwell m harmony with hR fsl-
/ low man and God But THE sriritusl
aim wAs dehssed. snd The Jew came
b. hook upon the 0ngtiom ~ heaven -
a fime heo the Jeu should rule orer
The Roman. and dominate the entire
earth Untii the coming a John the
Baptist no Jew entsrtsincd soght lot
this idea
.se>us chssss's knxdosn-
Jesus Christ came n prepare kinr
dom ~ love lis stated the fnnds.
mental principles os the Kingdom 10
the sermon or the mount iIe .aid y
men would sesk fra the kingdom -
T God 81 other fhiurs would ~ added
4 unto them lie iikene5 Sts man wbo
beard bic words add foiiove,' fbem. ~ q
man that huiIf hrs hgure on rock In
Z the prayer witch Re pf~tafea Tor hrs
+ disciples. the maetef taught toen g.
Z pray. Thy kiuC,ion rouss Whst did
T 10 mean by fhist WHb Christ tlsis
I spirit - love wns ifnplaufsd On earth.
I Ii has been Steadily erneinE. and 10 the
leasen which ore da. ruft iesfen the
/ whole lump
What Dos ihis mftn t0isyf II
sneans the sane fhsi 4 afssYf I'D The
earth ertss tetfss susi tbe seine NJ yuu
AID I gfop lefttf 4 little SO s~cms
tsaafe hldas8s - ne fpsns thar lrfg-r
one seen,ssl afteen years 49, The
world - rroeing isetl<sr u = hettes
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