The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-01-25
A STRONG APPEAL TO MEN
MADE AT THE HYPERION LAST
 NIGHT BY MR. MILLS,

A Stirring Address-Rev. MT. Blederwolf's l Powerful Sermon to women-Kemeinbsr
 Lots Wife-Meetings to Close Monday,
 February 3-Program for To morrow and
 Next eek.
 I Despite yestel day storm a good-sized audience was present to hear MT. Mills speak on "The Church and the King dom of God" at the noon meeting at tha Grand opera house. After referring to l the modern church as an engine with just enough steam on to propel 1t, but not enough to enable it to manufacture, he said:
 "When Christ departed He left on earth as His representatives the band of disciples. They were the church, which was His visible body on earth. Every century since has seen greater things. Jesus came to save the world, and He sent His disciples to do like wise. The mission of the church Is to save the world and not to be used as I to be conveyed to heaven.
 ''The school house is of no use except { as it develops the child, and the church I is not here to be ministered unto, Tut l to minister. Some persons think tho time may come when everybody will be- long to the church, but doubt if that is to be desired. The church might gain the whole world and yet lose it's own soul.
 We are not to build up the churh, the church is to build us up. A man who selfishly seeks heaven for himself without regard to his neighbors is fit only for hell. The primary idea of Jesus and the apostles was not to take people to heaven, but to change the world into heaven. We should realize that it is just as holy to grow grass or make clothing from wool as to preach No man is fit to be a politician or edi- tor who does not regard himself a min- ister of Christ. It were better to elect a holy judge than to build aschurch. A; convocation of righteous men in ths city hall were better than revival. The mission of the church is to enter all the walks of life and purify them; to .l discover the causes of poverty and up- root them, and to remove selfishnesS l from industry KY
 The thing we call worship to-day isS AI simply concession by God to our in firmities and ignorance. The test of fellowship in the church should not he doctrine. I believe in creeds just as [ believe in mummies; both die. The church needs purifying, but it is better than the early church. Men died for their opinions then, it is true, but be- lieve that three-fourths of the people of to-day would die rather than give up their opinions. There are many in high places in the church to-day that are the authors of wrongs and iniquities. Churches are built of money coined from the blood of the people by methods born in he'll
 CHURCH OF REDEEMER.
 At the Church of the Redeemer last evening a large audience of ladies were present, the meeting being for women only. Rev. MT. Biederwolf made the address, speaking from the text Luke 17:32, Remember Lots Wife, MT. I Biederwolf began by describing the in- cidents of Lot and his family from Sodom and then said: Tn the light of that great coming day when we shai 1 give an account of how we have spenu our lives, what things are we to re- member concerning Lots wife, by which we can profit? First, remember hen privileges. She had been instructed i'm the knowledge of God and how to wor- ship Him. Her husband was a follower ! of God and nephew of Abraham. How far she took advantage of her privi-s leges the rest of her life will bear witt ness. How many of you here tonight fail to take advantage of your privi- leges?" He then enumerated the va- rious privileges which should be of l great good in their influence, but which are not appreciated in this respect. l Continuing he said: You are living under the influence of the Holy Spirits which is pleading with you to turn unto God and get despite all these privileges some of you are turning your faces to- ward Sodom, seemingly unconscious of the peril awaiting your soul. Oh to have so many privileges and then to be lost and if you should go to the brink of the lost world tonight and ask the countless thousands why they are there, they could only say: We lived in the land where Christ passed by. We came to the place where His Spirit was nigh. We heard the sweet gospel of Jesus Christ, but yet did not enter the King dom of God.'
 '1n the second place it will be we'll to remember the life of Lots wife and to ask the question, What shall it profit a woman if she gain the whole world and lose her own soul?' Where a mans treasure is, there is his heart also. I know some men whose hearts are in their pocketboolss and their safes. know some women whose hearts are in their bureaus and wardrobes among their hats and ribbons and dresses. Friends if your hearts are set'on such things, beware lest they do for you what they did for Lots wife. Money is all right, but the love of money is all wrong. Get all you can, give all you can, use 1t, but don't abuse it and don't let it steal your affections from God. Remember Lots wife's influence. Oh how she did waste her opportuni- ties for influencing her dear ones for righteousness She might have been the means of keeping her husband from drifting into the careless worldly life while in the city, of saving the two daughters from being destroyed by ths flames and the other two from the shameful wickednes.s of their lives that