The Portland daily press., 1895-04-05
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A Great Meeting Held at the Free Baptist
Church Last Evening. Spirited Address
es by Leading NIinisters-The Order is
"March," and the Churches Will Keep
Up the Revival Movement.
That the Mills meetings did npt loose
their effect when Mr.. Mills and Mr..
Hills left Portland, was abundantly
demonstrated last evening, when a meet
ing was held .sof the door keepers .apd
ushers, who were honorably discharged
by Chief Usher Neal, only sto re-enlist
again for further service, during the
war it may be. 1t was great meeting.
Many ministers were there, the workers
who labored with Mr.. Mills were there,
and ev cry speech, and every hymn may
fairly be said to have been note OF tri.
umphS and call to further work. From
the first word to the last the idea OF a
still further and more aggressive cam
paign thrilled the meeting. The elo-
uuent words of DIR. T enn when speaking
of the larger gatherings at City hall
might almost have applied to the one
last evening. "a Christian sentiment
filled the house, and the audience vibra
ted to it.n The meeting last evening was
calledsin order that a portion of those
who labored SO well at the Mills meet
ings might be honorably discharged:
They were, and then the word was given
to the churches to move forward.
Chief Usher William X. Neal, graceful
ly welcomed pastors and people, and
then called upon Rev. Dwight NJ. Pratt,
who offered prayer. Mr.. Neal then said
that when he issued his first order he adj
ded the words of Paul, Watch ye, stand
fast N the faith, quit ye like men," and
he believed that he could in thanking
the ushers and doorkeepers for their SER
vices voice the sentiments of all who
attended the meetings. at was not a
question with you now little you could
do, but how much. / doubt not that as
you went along you had your reward for
your faithful service for the Master. Mr..
Neal then read the following order:
General Order, No. 5:
All assistant chief usshers, ushers,
chief and assistant chief doorkeepers,
messengers, superintendent of assistants
and assistants engaged during the mills
meetings recently held in this city, tare
hereby honorably discharged from furth-
er service.
For the arduous, devoted. and efficien
Christian service rendered by each and
every one, in his'and her assigned sta
tion, | tender my sincere and hearty
thanks. That the Master. whose we are
and whom we serve, may abundently re-
ward you all is the earnest prayer of
your fellow laborers.
WILLIAM K. NEAL,
Chief Usher.
Portland, March 2sth, 1895.
Then followed brief and very bright
addresses, of which only an imperfect
abstract can be given.
Rev. William S. Aver said that import
ant as wassthe work of the ushers that
of the assistants was no less so. The
giving out of the cards required judg-
ment and TACT That so many young
men were willing to give their time
night after night showed their loyalty
to the Master. The great secret Of the
success of the meetings was the fact that
so many Christians of so many churches
merged so quickly into the life of COM
mon Master.
Rev r. L. Hack said that if only the
ushers could have ushered people into
the kingdom Of God, and the doorkeep-
srs pointedrto door rhat.is always open
it would have been grand service. He
Fa1 fhn aht .1c+p hoo
to their own work, that there must be
an organization that will keep alive the
aggressive spirit that had made success
possible. "It depends upon us whether
this work is to go on, to widen and deep
en- until at last the city is won to
Christi
Rev. D. M. Pratt said that great bless
ing has come to the city. At no other
one time was there SO many in Portland
who b elieyed in the personal presence of
the Holy Spirit. The meetings left the
city better than Mr.. Mills found it. They
showed the power of prayer. A convert
said that for days he felt that he was
surrounded hy an atmosphere of prayer.
The church has been taught how to
work. Ministers have been taught to
reach direct sermons. and laymen that
they an win souls.
Rev. Thomas S.Sanson said he agreed
with all that had been said. There is a
great. work TO be done. There are thou
sands in Portland who have not been
preached. Scores in every Congregation.
There are Christians who need to be
woke up. "We must not go back to our
former state, and if from all this comes
some enduring organic alton that will
unite us all in this common work, we
shall have reason TO thank God for the
visit of the remarkable man who was
our leader"
Rev. Francis Southworth said that all
that had been said he could gladly en-
dorse. He had been thinking of another
meeting held in that room before Mr..
Mills came, when a few almost saw be-
fore them red sea Of difficulties, but
now be could see the rod of the AL
mighty stretched over it, and could hear