Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-12-10
Why THEY CRY OUT
Mr. Nils cdtics Ausiened By
the Re. w. J. Russell.
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AIfhouzh srrrsfary q the mlnisferB
confsreaee. A w4s uaable. beczoas a
ether duties. % meet With the ministers
a their rfzular ss<sion lat monday
affcrnoon. hence sas rot aware q Ne
eriliclsms made agsinst the k<v. - Fay
Mills aad be mefhod q vork ~ -
clry. anfil my affention v4s cailod -
such fhroazh ths daily presA ] ulsh -
sxpross ~ protest zxzlnst thesa unkind
and uncsLisd for criticism& nnd inforn
me pablts d my high appreciates a
Nf. Mills a. . man. anu his sdc,sat
work IA this city
n - az cd saying that . wounded
bird vii IiuftsE IL II possible that
these kumsn b.fds in ministerial robes
have been woandsdr We hssr the fine-
Zee q their xings' Poor creatures,
Dad thsy expect Ar. Mills 10 b = mouth
piece for thems What . disappoint-
meat IL must have hesa TO thsss men
sho ara 80 strictly denomlnatioaal snd
ssctarisn Ia their methods q thinklng
ana living that they cannot cone out
upon catholic gronhdz forgetting minor
differences. AMI work for the welfare a
not the few bot the many. uhen Mr..
Nils took = straight. forward. inde-
psndent course. and preached the truth
at ths living God, regardless Of the
Theological peculiaFities of any denom-
inatlOn represented ia the meeting.
The Aes. DIR. Cobb's assertion that in
the twenty seven sermons preached ~
Mr.. Allls he did not tell the sinner how
70 De saved . not true DIR. Mills re-
peatediy tod the unsayed that they
must believe IN the Lord Jesus and obey
lis commandments. believe aBdo obey
I'll -. -. - -
people. tie did not belittle the Divine
side IN the plan Of salvation. bat said
the Father In Heaven had prepared .
great feast aud the sinner was invited 70
the banquet Mr. Mills does not be-
lievs in mechanical salvation. Saliva
tion 10 not lifting the soul by ., arm Of
divine power. out OF state OF condemna-
ton lnfo q sfats Of justification. - Il .
change q position could avail anything.
or a. II the mere assertion Of power on
the part OF God could essentially change
= rational nature he taught the saliva
tion OF rstiooal and moral beings. the
dsliserenc~ q such beings from iguor-
ancs. corrupt desires and practices.
slienaied affections. and guilt. and their
entrance into krowiedge. purity. rights-
business holiness and forgiveness 10
order 10 accom- piish this the sinner must
te enlightened. convinced. and per-
SHADED And while 6od gives the
means rc4uisite 10 accomplish this end,
10 - also true that uniess the sinner ac-
cepts and approprlates these means and
agencies. be must inevitably perish
Hence Mr.. Miiis enphasized the fact
that uan has the power OF wolf
tion-hs can chooss his own supreme
end On the other hand DIR. Cobb
would belittie the dignity Of man and
say that the work Of regeneration ID the
work q God alone. This IL pure and
simple. unadultsrated CAlvinism; the
absurdify of absurdities liz man 10
converted God must convert him-he
can do nothing in the matter himself
and so II he IL not converted God IL TO
blame; for the man cant convert him
seii and God won't convert him. and 80
he - lost because God created him for
that purpose. Did IngersolI ever cay
anything more unjust OF God than THAI
Nor more unscriptural But the doe
trine i false. Mr. Mills teachings are
IN harmony with the scriptures and
mans highest rationaii;y.
The Rev Hr. Frye - hardly consist
eng To put 10 plain he 10 doubls-facod.
While Mr.. Mills vas In the city he en-
pressed his approval Of the work being
done BY this great man Of God, and
Vas head by several 10 make the ~
mark that the interest In his church.
each Lord's day Mr. Mills vas here. was
splendid But nov he says that his
church has been demoralized. and con-
vrrts sro not coming 20 JOIN "his
church" add IN fact he. himself. was
MT beashted by the sermons preached
by Dir. dlils. There - q sad undcrtons
~ this criticism which comes from
spleen " jealousy. Mr.. Aills 10
not 10 be censured because the
converts do not choose To unite
with the Rsv. Mr.. frye's church. Az
% the Decentralization which has coms
to his ctarch let 10 be said that the
stream can rise no higher tha- the foan-
tam \ recent editorial In the GRANp
RsFfD~ hKssLB all furnish good read
ing for this eminent divine.
Prom the criticism Of the Rev. DR..
Wirtsr We would infer that biz conver-
slon Xas not genuine. lie opposed the
meeting from the start. but Il uas no.
ticsakie that a. the meeting advanced
in interest. he ses found on the plat
form siih the other ministers and was
ever ready 20 assist in the opening ser
eazsr a. others 20 ascertain whether
'aay enc signing cards bad preferred has
church 80 himseif a. pas...r. ID eonsis-
tency thou art jewell What "a ex-
ample b. ct before the world No won
der inuslelty aud skspticism are pre-
vaient.
The Mills meeting vas a grand sue
eess IL trouxht the religious people %
the city IN eibow touch eith each other
- never before. The churches sers
brtuxht 70 a higher conception of reii-
gioa@ duty. And macy to-day are re-
loseiux 10 a saviour's love. Let the
good Uorz eonhnoe The past hRs 10
tesslbg that snail sEcel that ehich the
future posseases ". j. KrssELL
fastor % the Clutch % Christ
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