The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-09-30
METHOD|STS IN CONFERENCE
Yesterdays Services and Pro-
ceedings at Pasadena
REV. E. A. HEALEY'S SERMON
Reports of Men Who Are Engaged in
Missionary Work
Great Confidence Is Expressed Of Good Re-
suits of Work Done Among the
Jspanese-Notes
REV. E. A. HEALEY'S SERMON

PASADENA, Sept. 29.-This evenings
programme opened with prayer by Rev.
Clark Crawford and scripture readings by
Rev. E. A. Healey. Miss Bolinger then
favored the audience with sacred solo.
The choir rendered an anthem.
Rev. E. A. Healey gave the sermon OF
the evening. The text was chosen from
Hebrews l:9. Paul says in the sixth
verse: "What is man that Thou art
mindful of nlm?'' AS David looked into
the stars there came the thought that
the same hand that guided them in their
course was the same that looked down
upon this earth and cared for all its
creatures with as great solicitude as that
bestowed upon the greatest things of the
universe. This noble being, man. as hs
was.when God created him, was worthy
OF his high station as ruler of the crea-
lures below him. Now he says: Now
we see yet all things put under him"
We see IN humanity great difference in
individuals it is true. comparison
might be made between the barnyard
fowl content with earth and the soaring
lark high in the heavens. So with man.
Some have high aspii atiohs-o others are
content with things of the earth earthly.
But now we do see One who can raise to
higher and nobler aspirations, awaken
ing the conscience and stirring the heart
to better thoughts and deeds. We see
Jesus in the early scripture text: "The
seed of the woman shall bruise the SER
pent's head and all through the early
times His coming is predicted.
Jesus saw the inevitable dishonor that
must come to him, but also the great ex-
altation to follow bis triumph. The do
ing of good with the expectation of the
reward to follow is not from ignoble mo-
tive. There is a wonderful passage in
which Jesus gives the words which he
wished to be carried forth by his dis
cirles. When Saul, struck with blind
ness, asked Lord what wilt thou have
me do?'' He said arise, stand upon thy
feet" The divine illumination is not
meant to enfesble, but is described in
the intention of the words of Jesus him
self, ''Arise, stand upon thy feet" Jesus
Christ by the Grace of God tasted death
tor every man. The sermon that has for
its central thought anything else than
the saving grace of God is not preaching.
If you tell this story where you expected
it to fall upon Indifferent ears, very
often it enters hearts where its message
comes as salvation and eternal life. The
hearts of those in heather lands, whether
ignorant or educated, are not different
from our own. 1.-The heart crieth out
for the living Cod" Let MS take this
message to those who cry for radical
maintaining that all is wrong and advo.
eating overthrow of existing conditions.
The only way is a change of heart. This
is equally needed among rich and poor.
We hear much of the Submerged truth, "
referring to the slums and the poverty
stricken of our great cities. But did you
ever think OF the submerged rich man,
with ali his good aspirations completely
Submerged beneath his money making,
grasping tendencies, until he hardly
hi ms self Tho M N ist ahOuId not
forget him in his minlstrations, for he
is sorely in need Of them.
Rev. d.. M. g. Harris of San Francisco
was then introduced and said few words
in regard to his work among the Japan
ese. He said he would like to speak in a
few words OF miracle performed on the
Pacific coast eighteen years ago in the
city OF San Francisco, q little lad walked
down the aisle of the church where DR..
Gard was preaching and handed him
Japanese convert on the Pacific coast.
That young man stood with DR.. Gard
during the terrible days of the massacre
true to him always. At his death the
good old DR.. Gibson said: Take this
watch to M, beloved son i IN the gospel
the Sandwich Islands. There came down
to gee me among the others a Japanese
who was of a striking appearance and in
teligence. He said he and his wife had
been converted and they wished to be
baptised by their countryman, Myana.
There was a revival in progress among
THE Japanese. A telephone message came
to me soon thereafter saying: The last
man is converted This man has been
elected lay delegate to the conference
and will soon be on this coast to work
among the Japanese. In August six
years ago we had little church among
the Japanese and were doing fairly well
with it, but about that time d revival
was begun among tho Japanese which
was productive OF much good. That revi-
val has been going on ever since. They
are greutly in earnest. AS result of that
God has given us over fifty preachers
amcng the japanese. Now there are
branches at many points all along
the coast clear up to Alaska, all done by
the work of this faithful Japanese Myana.
He went among the degraded, the drunk
ards and criminals all along the coast
and founded missions everywhere. Now
] am presiding elder of this japanese
work and | am here to found another
mission here in Los Angeles. Most of
tho educated Japanese are atheists,
When approached by their conutrymen
who are believers they say they don't be-
lieve there is God at all. But the jap
anese are persistent and the Christians
among them are no less so and they
make many converts. We now have in
San Francisco what might be called an
institutional church, with a number of
rooms, all well filled and devoted 10 the
various branches of the work.