St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-03-09
The Evangelist breaches His
First Sermon in Emmanuel
Baptist Church.
Firemen'S Relief Association
Will Have It's Books Thor
oughly 0verhauled.
The Flour City Diaries Appear
to Be in a Bad COndi-
ton.
An Hawthorne Avenue Ghost
Five Thieves Corralled
by the Inspectors.

The long-heralded B. Fay Mills an
peared before n Minneapolis audience
for the first time last evening at In
manuel Baptist church, corner Bloom
ngton avenue and Twenty-thlrd street.
To the vast audience who was attracted
hither by the magic of his name he was
measureably disappointment, Mr..
Mills is in no sense an orator. lie
speaks i'm monotone. and in no appre-
ciable degree departs from the conven-
tional style of expression. His delivery
Is slow. measured and clear. HIS great
reputation has not been gained, OBJ
viously, by his powers of speech. but,
doubtless. from his ability to organize.
Thus the leading pastors are made his
lieutenantS, and the various religious
societies his cOadjutorS, and through
their united efforts the great revivalS
are effected.
The church was denseiy crowded with
people from all parts of the city. Mem
berS of all denominations, men OF no
denomination, politicians and repre-
SentatlVeS of all professions were there.
The exercises commenced with cOngre-
gatiunal singing. A pleasing effect was
produced by those on the first floor Sing
ing the hymns, and those in the gal
leries the chorus Miss Marsh presided
over the organ, and Mr.. Hills led in the
singing. He pathet!cally rendered the
solo. Throw Out Thy Life Line" the
vast audience Joining in the refrain.
Rev Mr. Lee invoked the divine bless
ing, immediately after which Rev. DIR.
Wells, chairman of the executive COM
mittee, briefly introduced Mr.. Mills.
MIR. Mills took his text from the l26th
Psalm, beginning with the words.
Then was our mouth filled with
laughter" lie dwelt but lightly on his
text, il serving merely as q prelude to
his announcements, after making
which he requested the audience to join
in singing revival hymn. At the con-
clusiOn he again preached, taking his
text from Luke, twenty-Seventh chap
ter, beginning with the forty-fOurth
verse.
He said tears were the most powerful
means of acquiring Divine grace. Jere-
miah prayed that his eyes might be
fountains, and was called the weeping
prophet. 1t would be we'll if the world
had ministers of tie gospel who were
fearful. He recited an instance of the
conversion of an Obdurate father by a
single tear rolling down the cheek of hi
daughter. The two great prayerful men
in the Bible were Moses and and Paul,
He said there is excitement about the
pitcher in the we'll, but none about the
child in the Well-man, the child of God
going to perditiOn. Men become
mauiacal over their political favOriteS,
as he had Witnessed them at natiOnal
convention throw chairs and umbrellas
into the air, but they were Supine over
their own salvation.
There are five reasons, he said, for re-
viyals.
First-TO be united with Jesus. The
church today has taken the place of
Jesus. Hence. to be a member OF IL. TO
be united with the Lord. Mr.. Mills
spoke disparagingly of those who speak
OF the mother OF God, and said the man
who uses the phrase knows but little.
There is no mother of God. The church
of the living God is the mother of all.
Second-TO be a child of that ever
watchful mother.
Third They produce a very positive
effect on young people.
FOurth-The soul becomes unbur-
dened. Mr.. Mills deprecated anxiety,
and termed it great curse.
Ffth-A general awakening of the
spiritual faculties.
There will be three services tOday-at
2:3O p. m. for ladies only. and at $3.50
and $50 for the general public. At the
iaSt-named service the doors Will open
at 7:15, and from 1850 to 7:45 the grand
choir of 400 trained voices will render
appropriate hymns, when Mr.. Mills will
preach.