The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-01-18

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Rev. Mr.. Biederwolf preached from
the same text at the Church of the Re
deemer and said i'm part; God wants
no one 20 serve Him because he must;
ii is love He wants He was right of
way into our hearts, yet He stands
without and knocks, asking admission.
When human aid availeth nothing we
can turn to Him for refuge An infidel,
a noted politician of Scranton, Pa,
whom l was endeavoring to bring to
Christ would not yield. Finally he was
taken i'll with consumption, and was
told he could not live. Then he sent for
me, and on going to him, he told me
Things seem different when one is
about To die
"A painter having finished a fine fres-
coe painting on the ceiling of large
cathedral, had stepped back on the
high scaffold on which he mad been
standing to do the work, to look at the
result of his work The picture was
gem of art, and the man looked at it
enraptured. He kept stepping back to
get better view until finally he came
near to the edge of the scaffolding and
came so close that another step would
precipitate him to certain death far
below. But at that moment friend
also on the scaffold. who had tried in
vain to arrest the steps of the painter,
but had been unable to do so as the
picture absorbed every idea, threw a
brush full OF paint at the picture and
smeared over one of the most beautiful
parts of it. The painter started for
ward in rage, but when he realized the
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he wept tears of joy, and his gratitude
to his friend was overwhelming. In
the same way God dashes to pieces our
dearest idols that He may bring us to
a realization of our peril and call us to
ourselves. God moves in mysterious
way His wonders to PERFORM Like
the father who went over the battlefield
seeking his son who had not answered
at roll call after the battle and crying,
oh, John Hartland of Wisconsin, your
father is calling thee so God is going
up and down the battlefields of sin say
ing, IF anyone hear my voice, let
him come Now is the moment for you
to answer the question, Where shall
spend eternity?'"
The sermon was a splendid one and
made great impression on the au-
dience, many people rising at the con-
clusion and asking for prayers. Mr..
Biederwolf held a special prayermeet-
ing for those in the lecture room at the
close Of the regular meeting.
i The program of meetings for next
week will be as follows:
PROGRAM FOR NEXT WEEK.
Monday-The first good cheer meeting
in the Grand opera house at noon. No
afternoon meeting. Only one meeting
on Monday evening. Mr.. Biederwolf
will preach at the Church of the Re-
deemer. All invited.
Tuesday-At noon Mr.. Mills will
preach in the Grand opera house the
first o. a series of sermons on 1.-THE
Kingdom OF Heaven on Earth" The
ladies' prayer meetings will be discon-
tinued. At 1880 p. m. Mr. Mills will
preach at Center church. Tuesday night
there will be one meeting only. Mr..
Mills will preach at the Hyperion thea
ter to all classes.
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
At u noon. Mr.. Mills at the Grand
opera house: $3.50 p. M, Mr.. Mills at
Center church; 7:30 p. M, Mr.. Mills and
Mr.. Biederwolf at Calvary Baptist
church and Church Of the Redeemer.
In connection with the Mills meet
ings held elsewhere during the day to-
morrow there will be devotional service
on Sunday at $3.50 in the afternoon at
the City Mission hall, corner of Court
and State streets. The meeting will be
led by Rev. Mr.. Foster of the Olivet
Baptist church, assisted by other pas
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l. The program of other meetings for to-
morrow was given in yesterdays issue
of the Courier"
SKETCHES OF THE EvANGELISTS
Rev. B. Fay Mills, who is at the head
of the great revival movement in New
Haven, was born in Railway, N. r., in
1851 being the son of DR.. Thornton A.
Mills, a well known Presbyterian min
lister at present a member Of tn Albany,
N. y, presbytery. He graduated from
4 the Lake Forest university in Illinois
in 1879 and his first pastorate was in a
small town in Minnesota. In 1888 he
accepted a call to a Congregational
church in Rutland, VT. BY his wonder
full powers in the latter place the church
which was formerly weakened by dis
sensions, and had become a repellant
more united and filled with enthusiasm.
While at Rutland he developed his
evangelistic plans and held his first re-
vival at Middlebury, VT, since which
time he has been enlinently successful
in his work. He has been ably assist
ed by his wife, who is the mother of six
children.
Rev w. E. Biederwolf was born at
Monticello, Ind, September 20, of poor
but honest German parents. After
graduating from the schools of his ma
tive town he spent one year teaching,
and during this time he was converted.
Soon after he began preparation for the
ministry, spending four years at Wa
bash college and graduating at Prince
ton college in 1892 and from the theolog-
ical seminary of the same institution in
1885. After a short rest he began his
labors with Mr.. Mills and has thus far
been most successful. He has been a
worker in jerry McAuley's mission in
New York and other well known mis-
sioHs. He intends to spend two years
in Germany in study. While in Prince
ton he was president of the college Y.
NJ. c. A. and was prominently connect
ed with the college athletics, being a
member of the athletic and gymnastic
teams.
Mr. John P Hills who cond1cts fhS