St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-05-13
Revivalist Mills Says Con-
science Is the Voice That
Asks for Admission,
And That Jesus Is the Imper-
sOnation Of That Silent
Claimant.
Cards Asking for Religious
Conference Are Passed
Among the Audience.
A Good Afternoon Meeting
Held at the Central Pres
bytepian Church.

The third of the Mills meetings was
held in the auditorium last night. The
audience was not so large as on the
previous evening, but seemed deeply
impressed. The Introductory song
service by the choir consisted OF familiar
hymns, led by Rev. Bilhorn in his own
emphatic way. The meeting began
promptly at 7:45 o'clock, and, after song
service, Mr.. Mills announced for text
the twentieth verse of the third chapter
of Revelations, Behold, l stand at
the door and knock"-then read the
rest of the verse, IF any man hear my
voice and will open to me. l will come III
and sup with him and he with me-"
From this text the reverend gentleman
preached very plain. practical revival
sermon, such as we used to hear years
ago in any country church at prolracted
meetings. He described the various ways
i'll which the spirit Of God knocks at
the heart. and Christ comes in more
liberal sense to dwell with believers;
but though He stands patiently waiting.
He will not come in unless you invite
Him by opening the door of the heart to
Him. He knocks by the voice Of con-
science. Every one in the house knows
that it is right to be a Christian, and
this consciousness is the knock o. Jesus:
He knocks by the voice of memory, OF
all that you have seen and heard and
know of good, by all that you have eX-
perienced, by the voice Of the Book.
Some people call this dead book, but
it is not; it is really the most alive OF
any book in the world He illustrated
the Importance attached to the Book
by telling of a Chicago paper having the
first retranslations, few years ago,
telegraphed to them and devoting many
pages to its display in type. "lf, said
the preacher, to believe that this book
contains the seed of life and all the
councils necessary to the life eternal, is
to be worshiper of the Bible, then
am Bible WorShiper." He spoke OF the
solemn thing that the preaching OF the
gospel seemed to him, and thought that
it was almost as solemn thing TO be
nearer of the gospel. Christ knocks by
the testimony of Christians, by the
sight of a Christian life, by the invita-
lions of friends, by the direct influence
of the Holy Spirit. Then he spoke of
his belief that the text Goods spirit
will not always strive with the chill
dren of mem was literally true; that
the time would come when Christ
would knock no more at the heart, and
the case would be hopeless. Mr.. Mills
uses many stories of incidents connected
with his work to illustrate his meaning
or emphasize his points. After the
sermon was done, and while hymn
was being sung, cards were distributed
through the congregation. on which
those who desired to be conVersed with
on the subject of religion were re-
quested to write their names; these
were passed back to the secretary, who
will attend to this matter. A number
rose in the audience to ask for prayers
from Gods people at the after service.
There will be no meeting this after
noon.