The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-01-10
MILLS REVIVAL MEETINGS
INTEREST IN THE: EvANGELIs4,s
 YORK GREATLY INCREASING.

WORK GREATLY INCREASING. The storm Kept Many Away Yesterday--
 The Grand Opera House Meeting-A Well
 Organized System of Work-Last, Even-
 ing's Address on "Self Renunciation"-A
 Choir of 800 voices-Oyerflow Meeting
 Tonight Probably.
 The interest in the revival meetings. being held by Rev. B. Fay Mills is increasing and at yesterdays s noon meeting at the Grand Opera house the attendance was the largest yet pres ent alb the noon meetings. The body of the theater was filled and the audience proved a most attentive and interested one. MT. Mills spoke from the text Matthew ST: Blessed are the lnerciful for they shall obtain mercy.'' He ex- plaired the difference between meek ness and mercy, saying that nneekness was the practical poverty of spirit and bravely, quietly and calmly bears the injustice and disorder of the world. while mercy is not only practical and positive, but gives itself to alleviatinE the suffering of the world.
 The idea of mercy must not be con- fused with other things; it is not in difference to wrong; it is not an otliis- sion of discipline laid upon us by God; nor is it am indiscriminate or weak kind of pity. The mercy commended by Christ is not the getting into d con dition where one is insensitive t3 ths evil of wrong. In disciplining others the most merciful act often causes great pain to others. Mercy is the great characteristic of God and it should be the great ambition of mars The idea that there is a conflict be- tween justice and mercy is erroneous. The one is better than the other and an advance upon it.
 Every man may by his capabilities become like unto Christ. who is at ltfls head of the human race God does not SilUWt I1lS lIlSICy| |lO Us ny UCiA46 U444ANA tt4 our shortcomings. His way of forgiv.' ing us is to give us the spirit of mercy.
 The regular afternoon address follow ed the ladies' prayer meeting at 2:S0 and owing to the storm was not largeiy attended as compared with previous meetings, but was all that could havsas sbeen expected under the weather con
 ditions. The usual praise service va led by MT. Hillis and after the singing of s'Oh Where Are the ReaperS?' Mr.. Mills spoke from Acts S:35: Then Philip opened his mouth and began at8 the same Scripture larld preached unto Him, Jesus. 7 He dweft upon the ne- cessbty of speaking for Christ at every opportunity and related the ccaShon or Philip running to stop the chariot or the powerful Ethiopian prince and con- verting him to God. He said that nlosst of us in this world have long hesita ted before daring this and even if we did finally make up our minds to go to the chariot we would hope that it would be gone before we arrived. We are too timid and fearful to do the work the Lord has set for us
 Owing to the indictment weather last evening the attendance at the 50 meeting was small. being not larger than that at the afternoon service. The choir was somewhat smaller than
 usual, also due to the stormy night The large corps of ushers instead ots being kept busy packing in the crowd, as on the previous evenings had scarce- ly anything to do, and the ushers in the gallery were It's only occupants.
 The audience, however, was unusually attentive and thoughtful, due to the fact that only those who were of that sort braved the storm to attend. The ad-
 dress of MT. Mills was preceded by E praise service, the chief feature ot
 which was the solo by John F. Hilliss one of MT. Mills assistants and music al director This was followed by scripture reading by MT. Mills from 1 Luke, 14. The choir and congregation
 sang Only for My King"
 MT. Mills then announced that | the regular meetings would be
 held to-day, and said that the service | this evening would be the last one in
 Calvary Baptist church this week. Al | large attendance is desired this evening"
 and if enough people are present to, demand it an overflow meeting will
 be held in the basement, led and ad-
 dressed byRev. MT. Bierderwolf, anoth-. CT Of the assistants. The program of Sunday services has been printed on a, card and these are distributed at the door of the church to those leaving after the service by the ushers. Every. l one attending is requested to take a | handful of the programs and distribute | them to their friends. MT. Mills has a
 most complete system for carrying on
 his work, and every part of it is or- | ganized so that each works harmonious 1 ly with the rest and perfect division | of the work is attained. The corps o6 1 125 ushers is under the direction of al
 superintendent Of ushers, w. H. Doug l lass, and under him there are several | chief ushers, each having a position in
 a. certain part of the church, his duty | being to see that the audience is seated properly in a crowded meeting and that all possible are in the main room before an overflow meeting is organized. The ushers will also. as the meetings contin-
 ue, have other duties to perform in con-
 nection with carrying the finale of Mr. Mills plan. It was thought at first i that those unacquainted with the
 nature of the revival that the large number of ushers required by MT. Mills
 would be unnecessary, but the large meeting of Wednesday, evening showed