The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-01-18
GREAT INTEREST AROUSED
INCREASED ATTENDANCE Ar THE
b. F1Y MINIS MEETINGS.

neutrality-suspicious. slightly Altered for
Next Week-The Plan of Mr.. Mills Cam
paisn-sketches of the Four Evangelists.
The interest in the revival meetings
conducted by the Rev. b. Fay Mills,
the famous evangelist, and his assist
ants, is daily attracting greater atten-
ton and rousing interest which it seems
must eventually be productive Of great
good in New Haven. MI. Mills con-
ducts his revivals on organized princl-
pies, and has carefully laid his plans
for the siege at the citadel of the devil,
and that these plans will be successful
in their issue. seems to be attested by
recent developments at the meetings.
Many persons who have hitherto been
scoffers at the work of the revival sort
have been touched by the fervent APP
peals of the Rev. Mr. Mills, Mr.. Bieder-
wolf and Mr., Murray, and have eX-
pressed to those gentlemen desire to
become better.
The evangelists aim to reach every
class of people while they are in
the city, and to this end have held spec
ial meetings of various kinds. These
special meetings will be increased in
generality as the revival progresses
and means will be taken to yet reach
those who cannot be reached in the big
meetings During his stay here Mr..
Mills has made a careful but unostenta-
tious survey of the field, and in this
line he and Rev Mr. Murray have visit
ed some of the lowest quarters of the
city, where the police have extended
their aid in assisting the gentlemen to
get a complete understanding of the
work which lies before them in these
places. Meeting will probably be
held in certain shady districts, but ex-
actly where will not be given out pre-
viously. Mr.. Mills and Mr.. Murray
have already visited several saloons
where it has been said that men and
women carouse together. Among the
places visited were several of the
Union and Wooster street ''joints." The
gentlemen will give out nothing in de-
tail as to the result of the investigation
but in a general way seem to think that
New Haven is not SO badly cursed with
low dives as most western cities In
the latter places where there are num-
erous beer gardens, meetings were held
among the resorts by the eyangelists
but in New Haven as there are nc
beer gardens, the question as to how
they will get at the lowest classes has
not vet been decided upon.
Every day the audience at the noon
meetings in the Grand opera house in
ereases in size, and that present yester-
day was probably the largest yet in at
tendance, fully 1900 persons being pres
ent at the last noon meeting of the
week held yesterday Rev. Mr.. Mills
preached a great sermon on the sub
ject, Love in the World 1t was al
SO announced that next Monday noon
there would be a good cheer meeting
and that during next week the series
of midday sermons would be on the top
ic, THE Kingdom of God in the World y
THE AFTERNOON MEETING.
Rev Mr.. Biederwolf preached at Cal.
vary Baptist church yesterday after
noon from Matthew 27:42: HE saved
others; He Himself He cannot save. .
He spoke of the last days of Christ's
life before the crucifxion and said that
the Jews who prosecuted Him had
given themselves up to a preconcerted
conclusion and shut their eyes to posi-
tive evidence so that they neither would
nor could see. They said: IF He be
the king of Israel, let Him now descend
and we will believe" and this request
was only the harbinger of modern in
fidelity spending itself against the light
of truth.
Continuing he said: ''All honor and
every earthly possession He forsook
and hanging poor and forsaken upon
the cross He gave His life an offering
of conservation unto God and by His
death, He atoned for the sins of the
world. There is but one atonement; nc
man alone can atone for His own sins
or the sins of another, but there is a
sense in which every believer must be
offered up on a calvary of his own
and no one can ever know how much
Jesus Christ can love in a man, or how
much a man can do for a aost world
until he has so consecrated himself tc
God that all tht he is and all that he
has and all that he hopes ever to be
or have is wholly given up to God
This is what the Saviour meant when
He said: IF any man come unto Me
and hateth not his own life, he car
mot be My disciple
"Selfishness knows Of nothing except
to save itself, but only so far as we
lost our lives shall We be able to save
them or save the lives Of others. In
this way alone can we rise to higher
things. This is the very principle OF
growth.
"Ror the sake of lost world, for the
sake of the unsaved of your own city
for the sake of the unsaved of your
own family. for the sake of a father
mother, brother. sister SON or daughter
will you not just now go UP to Calvary
and, stretching out your hands upon
the cross, say:
Begin at once to drive the nail
Let me die. Let me die.
Oh suffer not my heart to fail,
Let me die. Let me die.
My God I look to Thee for power,
Help me to endure this hour
When crucified by saving power.
I shall die. I shall die.
THE EVENING MEETINGS.
Rev. Mr.. Mills preached last evening
at Calvary Baptist church to a large
audience of 1,200 persons from the text
Behold 1 stand at the door and knock. y
Among other things Mr.. Mills said
God stands knocking at mems hearts