The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-01-11
REVIVAL At DUNMORE
Series Of Successful Services Being Conducted
by Rev. Ralph Gillian.
Three MEETINGS IN ONE DAY
Prayer Meetings Held All Over the
Borough--Mr. Gillian breaches at
Each Service in the Presbyterian
Church-Sermon on Skepticism in
The Evening.

The Evening.
The revival meetings being conduct.
ed 10y Rev Ralph Gillian, who assisted
B. Fay Mills in his meetings ut the
Adams Avenue tabernacle, Mt the Dun
more Presbyterian church, are attract
ing great interest.
Yesterday was special day and
three services were held at the church.
Prayer meetings were held in all sec.
tions of the borough and were all large
ly attended. Mr.. Gillian preached
strong seImont at 10th forenoon and
afternoon sessions.
His subject last night was "Skepti.
cisn. and one of the largest audiences
of the week greeted him The spacious
auditorium was insufficient to hold the
crowd, necessitnting the opening Of the
large doors leading to the lecture room
Mr.. Gillamf text was, The Son of
man has come to save that which was
| lost
"Thsre are here tonight said Mr..
Gillian, 'many who came expecting TO
hear me slap at the skeptic; but want
to talk to the 50 called moral man as
we'll as the skeptic. There is not one bit
of hatred in my heart tonight because
everyone's belief is not the same as my
own.
SIN, NOT sKEPTIClsSG.
81 do not believe it is skepticism
that keeps a man from accepting Jesus
Christ as II Saviour but it is sin. Get
sin out of the heart and skepticism
flies away. There are the honest and
dishonest skeptic, The first is honest
in his skspticsm and says very little
about it, but the dishonest skeptic is
forever fl ,unting his skepticism before
the people and in most cases he does
not know what he is talking about,
"lhere are men who are doubters,
but they are true men because they are
honest in their doubt. do not believe
Christ can save a man against his own
will. No one can BE- saved who does
not surrender his will to the Lord. The
dishonest skeptic cannot Withstand
argument and if cornered will gen
orally escape by saying mean things.
There are men here tonight that are
honest in their skeptcism; but do not
believe that there are any here tonight
that will 90 out of the door skeptic if
he prays TO God for light The honest
skeptic wants to believe but cannot,
because of the doubts in his heart
You cannot surrender your will to God
and offer up prayer expecting to have
it. answered.
The second part Of Mr.. Gillams talk
was given to the moral man. He said
"There is no true moral man outside Of
Christianity. ! believe that Jesus
Christ cannot save man who thinks
he is good enough"
HE'LL is NOT FOR MAN
"Hell was never prepared for man
but for the devil and his angels and il
is mans own fault il he goes there
There are two kinds of moral men
the one who lives pure life but yet
is not u Christian and the man who is
always talking about his morality
The latter claims he has always paid
his debts and treats his neighbors hon
estly. This he is continually Haunting
before his fellow men and scorns every
thing concerning the church, What
such men need is to take their places
before GOO as sinners and yield to Him.
IT would say to the pure moral man,
add to your already good life the hope
for the hereafter and give your heart
to God. Seek first the kingdom oi
God and His righteousness and al
else will be added unto you.
ITO the man who knows he is sim
ner would say, listen to the text
The Son of God IS come to seek and tC
save that which was lost. All a sin.
ner must do is to take his place as one
OF the lost and he is saved.
Jesus is not coming but, as the
text says, He is come He is seeking
the lost ones; not the ones already
saved The devil is biding for your
souls; Jesus of Nazareth is bidding for
your souls. The one offers worldly
pleasures and hell hereafter; the other
offers peace and JOY in heaven. Which
bid are you going to accept
Services will be held today at 8. 81
and T. 80 p. m. in the Dunmore Presby
terian church. Many Scrantonian'
attend the meetings, and much good is
resulting from Mr., Gillam's labors.