The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-02-01

of sixty of the prominent men In Great Britain all but five are Christians. One of the adversary's great lies is that he seeks to make people believe that @ man cant be a great man and at the came time be follower of Jesus Christ. Our greatest universities are Christian, in name at least. Of our state institu- tions, called secular, there is not one in the United States of which the presi- dent is not a follower of Christ. It is said that at least five-siXths of the pro- fessors in our state universities are also Christians. The British Association for the Advancement of Science has @ pray CT meeting every day during the sas- sion. The greatest minds turn to think of Gods thoughts reverently."
 There Is room for the young, Boys, no one on earth can be better Christians than you. l would rather see these boys on the front seats come out for Christ than all the old men in the con- gregation. While few people turn to God in old age, there is no reason why age should keep any one out of the kingdom of God. In one place where l was pastor four persons who had passed three score and ten joined my church and an old lady ninety-tWo years of age confessed Christ for the first time in her life. And yet there is room,' that little word yet seems to emphasize itself. It seems to imply that there will be a time when there will be no more room. The bridal hall Is filling, pass in, pass in By all that is good and by all that is great, by your duty to yourself, to God and to your fellow men, by the long solemn procession to the tomb which you are already joining, by the loving invitation that will some time fall for the last time, I beseech you to enter while there is yet room.
 ''I know of a man in an insane asy- lum who roams about the corridors daily crying Oh, if I only had He was for- merly tender of draw bridge and one day just before an express train was due. he ran the risk and opened the bridge for tug to pass through and before he could swing it back in place the express train dashed into the river, He saw the mangled forms of the pas sengers and heard the cries of the dy- ing and from that day has been insane. Even now he is giving forth that dole full cry, oh, if I only had I fear some thing like that for you, dear friends, You will come to see hundreds of thorsands pass through the paary gates while you stand outside and say: Oh, if I only had This is one of the last invitations I can give you for Jesus Christ. How many here will say pray for me that I may come to Christ" How many will say I want to be His faithful follower?
 MIR. MILLS AT CENTER CHURCH.
 At 3:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon MT Mills preached to a large audeince in Center church from the text II will not let thee 80 unless thou bless me. And He blessed him there" After drawing a sketch of the character of Jacob and showing the supplanter in his moral unloveliness, MT Mills said. He had robbed his brother of his in7 heritance; he had deceived his father, and now that he was returning to the place of his birth he committed an act
  from the wrath of his wronged brother. Jacobs first prayer was not commend able, perhaps. It was prayer to God that he would protect him from Esau. It was the prayer of a coward. It was, however, frank, and it was the prayer of the heart, but when Jacob prayed for spiritual blessing God answered both prayers, fulfilling His promise that all the rest should be added. How many of us pray to God in sincerity? We are apt to dress ourselves up for the occa- sion. We like to put the best foot for ward, the best apples on the top Of the barrel, God wants the prayer to be honest. He demands above all slncerl- ty. He wants the real conviction or the heart Some people pray for humility, when, what they most desire Is pride. It would be far better to pray to God for money than for humility, when it is obviously money and not humility which you want. Some prayers remind me of the tricks of little boys who ring door bells and then run away, the last thing in the world they desire being that the people should respond to the ring.
 People pray that they may have the mind that was in Christ and they do not mean it. Christ Himself became of no reputation. He took the form of a servant and humbled Himself. How many are really willing to become of no reputation and take the form of a servant? Christ was obedent unto death, even the death of the cross. How many here are really willing to give the last thing to God? I would rather have one person who has given up the last thing for God, who had consecrated himself soul and body, to His service, than one hundred other persons content with a bare church membership. It would mean more for the cause of God, more for the world.
 True humility is the highest exalta- ton. All bitterness and envy and self indulgence must be removed, and, com- ing before God in true humility, we must be willing to receive the Holy Ghost, must set about fulfilling the con dltions which will assuredly result in a sacred peace and in our being filled with the fullness of God.'
 MT. Mills will deliver the last sermon in his revival in this city at the armory next Monday evening.
 Rev MT. Biederwolf will speak to children at the First NJ E. church at o'clock this afternoon and this evening Rev. MT. Murray will speak at the Cal vary Industrial home.
 The program for to-morrow's meet ings is as follows:
 Mir Mills Second regiment -arInorv