The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-03-14
THE REVIVAL SERVICES.
Rev. Ii. Il. Mills, at the Union Congre-
gational Church Last Night.

hAcN. -. u d. Willis, AZ tHc lusou SouBrc-
gational Church Last Night.
The audience which assembled at the
Union Congregational Church, last even
ing, to listen to Evangelist b. +. Mills
was SO large that 1t was necessary to fill
in the aisles with chairs to increase the
seating capacity of the auditorium.
The preacher took his text from Luke
xiv 33: so likewise, whosoeyer he be
of you that forsaketh not all that he hath,
he cannot be My disciple" and with these
words of Christ, as to what constituted
discipleship, Mr.. Mills told how the men
and women OF today could become as true
followers. He said: "There is no man in
the world with power sufficient within
himself to combat the worlds adversary.
is greater than the infnity OF He'll.
can we obtain salvation. The
one who gives himself to God shall over
come every evil he shall be led from
strength to strength, from victory to vic
the greatest and highest. But II God
is not administering your life 1t
is because you have not given him the title
to it. Ii Is not because OF your birth,
your disposition or environment, but
because of your own hardness. There Is
no otner true ulsclpie tnan tue one VINO
gives all. Christ has said that to be
his follower, intellect is not required, nor
| great strength, nor riches, nor earthly
power and he has made as natural state
ment of what is required as il said that
without -, tongue you could not
talk. It is said that you
give up everything. You must be sscri-
| flee for Him, die daily unto yourself that
you may live in HIS spirit and for His
sake.
"If any man will come after Me let him
deny himself and take up his cross daily
and follow Me- The hardest thing to do
in this world is to try to follow Christ
and want to do something else. To try
! to be spit itual with carnal heart
| is hell. But the secret of living the life
with Christ is to die to the old life. What
| Is self denial? 1t means more than one
act of suffering. 1t means to cease being
altogether what one already is.
40, for man To arise in me,
| That the man that am may cease TO te.'
"Some one says that it would be easy to
| follow Christ If was like Him, but how
can become like Him. Let him take up
| the cross and that means but one thing,
the death of the carnal nature and
only after ,,o that .o,,,d death ran. can the
no other way to live the life of God except
this dying 10 the sins. The question for
| US tonight is: Are we ready to take up
the cross to die SO far as our present lives
are concerned and give ourselves wholly
to Him? To give our brains, not only for
this minute, but for all time TO come, TO
| think always with Him and for Him. He
wants our hearts, and when we oncc sur
render to this blessed friend the secret
shall be learned. M
"What does the verse in Luke mean
that says "that Christ wants US to hate
our deareast friends" IL means that he
wants us to come so near to Him that we
shall be jealous of all else and have no
| friend, not even the wife or mother ex-
| cept we have them in the name OF God.
'How about giving up all our possess
sions? Some say that we ought to follow
the Old Testament plan as the Jews did,
and pay certain part, pew rental
will Offering. But that Is wrong, we must
| live by the New Testament plan, to give
as the widow gave her mite, all that we
have. Instead of this there is an almost
absolute Godlessness in the getting and
using of money in many OF our very
| churches. And we will never serve Christ
until every penny is consecrated to his
cause.
"Shall we give our time? Yes, your work
| is for Christ and the time which you de-
| vote to it is his, and this is true not only
| of the preacher, but Of the farmer, the
| manufacturer, the clerk, everyone. You
| should do nothing except in the name OF
| God.
"In whatsoever calling man Is called
| let him therein abide with God.' IL your
| tongue belongs to God it is not hard
| for you to use it for Him. IL it belongs to
yourself it is impossible to use it for Him.
God is looking for US to be separated from
all but Him that He may hurl us with
divine power against the adversary of the
| Prince of Peace.
| Re vour messenger pov n long time coming with