The Portland daily press., 1895-03-26

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Full Programme for the enid Week
Sunday To-day.
There was a good attendance at the af-
ternoon meetings although the very un-
| favorable weather doubtless kept many
at home. Rev. Or. Fem offered prayer.
and Mr.. Mills preached from the words
Thy kingdom come" No invitation
to rise for prayers was given.
TIE EVENING SERVICE.
Over 1900 by actual count attended the
evening service, and others came in after
the doors were opened after the first
prayer. so that every seat was occupied.
Mr.. Hills sang Room in Heaven" and
Mr.. Mills preached from Luke XIV, %.
And yet there is rooIn.n
There is not much room in this great
hall tonight. bat am glad that there
is room in the kingdom of God for all
who are willing to live Christ-like lie
on this earth. I rejoice in this gospel.
Sturgeon said that others might preach
the gospel better, but no one could
preach better gospel. Salvation depends
upon God, and upon man. God has done
His part, and it remains for you to ac-
cept his offer Of mercy. A the outbreak
of the late war many soldiers, all unused
! to war deserted, and President Lincoln
issued his proclamation promising a
| free pardon to all who would return
within thirty days. Many did return,
and proved by becoming good soldiers
that they deserved the executive clemen-
cy, but others did not return, but were
hunted down by government detectives
and were shot. God has issued His pro-
clamation of free pardon. He has
stretched out His hands in earnest for
giveness, and it is for you to say I will
come" There is room in heaven for
all who will yield to the Holy Spirit.
There is room for those who are deep
down in sin. I remem Der that at
meeting in Philadelphia l said, "If
there is one here who wants to lead
Christian life, let him rise up" and a
man rose up and said, 81 will come"
Then he sat down, but after a moment
rose again and said, 81 don't know but
[ did wrong in rising. l don't know
much about churches, l never was in one
before. I've heard of the Bible, but I
never saw it, but if what you've said is
true, I want to be a Christian" After
the meeting business man prayed for
him and then he took back with him to
this tramp's lodging copy of the Bible,
and III week he knew more about what
was inside of it than some Christians of
fifty years standing. He did more. He
went out and brought in sixteen other
wretched men I'd women. When I
said to him he ought to have told us
that he was suffering for food, he said,
II suffered before found Christ, and I
can suffer now" l said to the business
man who led him to Christ, "You must
find something for this man to do, and
he said, II Will. Send him down.
There he was at his side, and he didn't
know him.
There is pow er in the Holy Spirit to
bring anyone,to the knowledge of God. If
a man goes out of this house tonight I'M
saved. it will be because he has resisted
the pleadings of the Spirit. There is
room in heaven and there is room in the
churches. A young woman said to me,
Mr.. Mills, in your sermon, tell the I'M
converted that they ought to do their
best TO bring others to Christ. I sat by
the side of friend in a meeting, and
| she wanted to rise, but | laughed at her
and fairly held her down. Now that Pm
Christian, I can't induce her to come
to Christ" A converted physician was
troubled because his son died out of
Christ. There is room in heaven. There
are unoccupied mansions that VIII be
tsnanted, and seats that will be ocou-
pied.
" Millions have reached that blest abode,
Amounted kings and priests of God"
! There is room in heaven for the igno-
rant. Some of the best of Christians
cannot read. There's room for intelligent
| people Samuel J Randall said to two
clerks who were making light of reli-
gion, "The man who doubts the religion
of Christ, discredits his own intelli-
eence." There is not great institution
of learning in this country the head of
which is not professed Christian, or of
which the majority of the professors are
not Christians. The American Associa-
ton for the Advancement of Science
held prayer meeting. There is but
one question: said MIR. Gladstone, "and
that concerns Jesus Christ" The great
est mind that ever lived without Christ
could not pierce the shadow of DEATH
THERE'S room for poor people. Let him
that has no money buy. There is room
for rich people. There never was an age
when there was uch demand for con-
secrated wealth as at this time. There
is room for young people. "No one is too
young to love Jesus" said little child,
and in a few days that saying was
blessed memory. There is room for old
people. l took into the church a man
of 81, and his wife aged IS, and l re-
ceived woman OF 90 into the visible
kingdom of God. There is one import
ant word in the text, "Yet." That I'M.
plies that the time will come when there
will not be room. By the mercies show
cred on you by your heavenly father, by