St. Paul daily globe., 1893-05-23
"Woe to Them That Are al
Ease in Zion" Used as a |
Text for His Talk.
The Imitation Christian Held
Up to Scorn as a Harm
full Being.
Afternoon Meetings Continue
to Interest Large Gath
erings of People.


1t was cold. dismal night, and the
audience seemed to be frozen up. 1t
was light attendance. The center of
the hall accommodated nearly all that
had been called out to listen to the
pleadings of the revivaIist.
The text is found in the sixth chapter
of the book of Amos. and it is an in
junction to the children of Abraham
because of predelicton for worship
ing idols. Proceeding with his theme.
Mr.. Mills averred that the people did
not listen to the warning of God, but
closed their ears, and therefore the woe
had to come. He wished to give his
unequivOcal testimony that there are no
people for whom he had kindlier re-
gard than for the children of a abraham.
and then he pursued that it was be-
cause they did not listen to the awful
warning of God that they are wanderers
upon the face of the globe, without
home or country. They were indif
ferent to the Injunction, Woe to them
that are at ease in Zion"
From this phase of the subject, Mr..
Mills turned to another to declare that
he had more inherent dread of one in
consistent Christian than for a dozen
intdeIS. He explained that when all
lnlidel took the rostrum to make dec
laration of his beliefs, he can be Silenced
with the simple question, How do you
knowW He must answer that he does
not know; that ne has simply been
yoicing his own opinions. But the
Mean. Stingy Sensualist.
who is a member of the church and pro-
fesSeS deYout Christianity, does incal-
culable harm by example. The sermon,
if it may be called such. was a series of
stories and anecdotes. Some were dole
tul and foreboding, and others were
semi.humorous. He told OF the church
member who had tried religion, and in
meeting had confessed that he could not
see that it had done him particle of
good. A man got up in front of him
and retorted that religion had made
him supremely happy, and he advised
the discouraged Christian that If he
would really get the religion of Christ
it would make him happy too. MIR. Mills
said that those who observed the career
and course of the Inconsistent Christians
are often robbed of salvation.
This was supplemented by thesnarra-
tion OF a sympathetic story of the coli
trmed drunkard. The members of his
family had often gone to the groggery
and brought him to his unhappy and
wretched hearthStOne. One OF The
members of the family who had so often
filled this office was a boy OF thirteen
years. One night he was sent after his
drunkard father. and he did not return.
Before the night had worn away the
father came reeling home, but he was
unaccompanied by the boy. A search
was at once Instituted by the family
and the neighbors. The father, some
what sobered by alarm, took part. lie
went out into the barn, and there was
discovered a horrifying spectacle. The
boy was revealed hanging from beam,
stone dead. The father in the presence
of death, took a solemn oath never to
touch liquor again. For years the oath
was punctiIliously observed, and the
father prospered, and the family lived a
happy and cOntented life.
One night a banquet was held and this
man attended. Wine was served, and
sitting at his elbow was churchmem-
Der, who observed that he was consist
ent temperance man, and to prove it he
always drank little wine on such Occa-
sons. The father was by this
sort of logic induced to touch the wine
to his lips. The first drop that passed
down his throat aroused the slumberlng
demon. The old appetite was renewed
with all its Unsuitable tyranny, and that
man went staggering into hell.
when called before Him on the judg-
ment day." exclaimed the evangelist,
Il believe that God will require the
blood Of that man from the man who
had tempted him to his destruction"
Mr. Mills had
Some Very CauStic Things
to say anent the lmitators, as he was
pleased to style them. of righteousness
He supposed that st. Paul had her con-
tingent. He referred with some force
to the men who are Christians for rev.
enue only, and told story about Sun
day school superintendent who com
planned that God had not treated him
right, for He had allowed him to be
robbed out of S65, 5,0J0, and then the
evangelist declared that if man does
one thing in business that Christ has
not told him to do he has no right to ask
the blessing of God.
Then followed the arraignment of the
Sunday Christian, who believes that by
attending church on the Sabbath he has
fulfilled the requirements or conditions
Of his salvation. In this connection the
church OF today did not escape drastic
structures. The heathenish music in
unknown tongues. and these upon
astrology, or the worlds fair, he said,
would not suffice. Pointing his finger
to the audience in meaning way, ne
said: "Do you know what the young
man in your employ says? He says that
he will have 10 leave your office if he
experiences religion, and you church
member, tOo."
Afternoon Meeting.
The interest in the afternoon meet
| ingS at Central Presbyterian church is
uuabated. The congregation yesterday
| afternoon was larger than usual, and a
| large proportion of it men-business-
men, workingmen and professional men
in about equal proportions. The
women's prayer meetings are held from
| 2:30 to 8: 80, just before the afternoon
| services begin. in the lecture room Of
| the church, and are we'll attended, and
deep interest pervades those partici-
pating. Mr.. Mills shows no effect of his
| constant labors, and his extraordinary
ability as all organizer is shown by tile
| facility with which be is able TO compel
| other people to do the work ne wants
| done. Is
| His sermon yesterday afternoon, which
| was as forcible as ever, was from the
| ninety-third verse of the fourteenth
| chapter of Luke: Likewise he thai
forsaketh not all that he hath and come
and follow me, he cannot become my
| dISpinla - The theme was Snlf-caorifinn no