Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-11-20
Nearly Fme thousand Persons in
Lockerby Hall
LISTEN TO EVANGELIST MILLS
Collections Taken for the Poor--wo-
mans Nesting Yesterday Amer
moons Services.

Poof OF the CIT! are rolH fichcf fieuef
by the amount of the cash contributions
and pledges made IN response 10 Evan.
gelist Mills eloquent appeal There
we're 400 men IN the ball. anil nearly
every one OF them gave something To
the great cause of humanity. Aside
from that the meeting was one OF the
most remarkable religious demonstra-
tons ever held in the city.
AT 7 O'Clock the doors were open.
Ten minutes later there were 1900
men in the hall. Al 7.30 the limit u
the hall was reached. and not another
man could be packed ia IT, IL was the
same old story, every nook and corner
OF the hall occupied. the boxes filed TO
overiiowing. the space on the stage at
either side Of the choir seats crowded.
and the aisles packed with men who
stood through the service gladly to hear
the lesson that fell from the
lips Of the preacher. A siagularly com
poslte audience IL was. too.
Mr.. Hills aroused the enthusiasm OF
the 400 men present 10y an inspiring
song service. Frank Jeffords prcsided
at the organ and the choir was composed
entirely OF men. The congregation took
part In the singing.
Collection for the Poor.
The opening prayer vas made by the
Rev. James Hamilton, who asked that
Gods blessing might fall upon the vast
audience. lie prayed that the great
work be continued until mighty wave
OF sal, alton should sweep over the city
and the state.
Before beginning his sermon. Mr. Mills
declared that a collection would bc
taken up for the poor OF the city. lie
stated that there were probably thou
sands Of meu out of work in Grand
Rapids. and believed that hundreds Of
them did not know where their next
meal would come from. Whatever our
faith may be- said be Il believe we are
one in our desire to do something for
the alleviation of human suffering.
fence TO relieve all the poverty in the
city for the next three months III you
can't give s5 without hurting you. give
sl0 and let il hurt Every penny Of the
amount collected will 60 10 the deserv-
ing poor In order to allow everybody
10 contribute 10 the good cause, pledges
were distributed, and those who did not
have the money they wished TO give
were permitted to sign cards promising
TO pay certain sum TO the Charity Or
ganization society within the week.
While the collection Was being taken
the choir sang Il Gave Ny Life For
Thee" The pledges amounted 10 si5li5,
and the cash contributions to SS9L7l. a
total OF sSo2l6 The money was turned
over to the treasurer. J. A. - Verdier, 10
give To the Charity Organization society.
Moses Lesson TO the Israeiites.
Mr. Mills read the scripture lesson
from Deuteronomy xxx. beginning with
verse IL. after which a selected choir
sang One Sweetly Solemn Thought.
A hymn was then sung by the congrega.
ton, and Mr. Hills sang Where Will
You Spend Eternityg" The evangelist
took his text from Deuteronomy xxx,
10. Il call heaven and earth TO record
this day against you; that have set be
fore you life and death. blessing and
cursing: therefore choose life, that both
thou and thy seed may live"
Somebody has said that man is a
rational animal. would go farther
than that. A man cannot be rational
unless he is reasonable and sensible. a
man cannot be righteous without being
Godly Nobody knows what a man ID
or what a man IL intended To be. except
az God tells you. We cannot be men
unless we are zealously moulded into the
will OF God. never heard but one mar
give an intelligent reason for not being
a christian He was a hanker--a hard
headed business man. | asked him VIII,
he wasn't christian. and he admitted
that he wasn't manly enough. Tobe LOST
is TO be deficient m manhood. Jesu,
Christ was on earth to show us what q
man should be. Jesus Christ was not q
mixture, part mao and part God. III.
" as all mas and all God. | have seen
men who thought they would put of
the day OF repentance until they died
| That is the meanest thought that evei
stirred the human mind-tnis thought %
deathbed repentance. and I don't be
lieve a man who ever repented that va,
ever got into the kingdom of heaven
What shall we cay 81 the men who ieas
wicked, sinful existencrs and then cas-
the dregs Of a wastod life into the fac
OF God Almighty
Christ wants E,erbodv
"But there is another reason beside
manhood for becoming a christian
/ Chris, wants you / am not c0necrnes
about whether tiod shall punish me O
not. | am concerned about what shsl
do for righteousness sake. What ar
yon going 10 say when you'meet you
associates again. What are yuu goin,
Ia say when you meet yovr wife an'
children again! Are you going 81 ea.
you were not church member an
! hence were not responsible g. lead aay
body to christianity You might =
Z veil say that you uouldn't work ia ia
+ afternoon because you didD work i
the forenoon What You are here Tor
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