The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-01-09
THE B.. F. MILLS MEETINGS
ATTENDED, BY OYER 1,5o0 PERSONS
 e LAST EVENING.

~-' AS~'Asos
 A Large Overflow Meeting Held in Calvary
 Baptist Church Lecture Room-Hypo-
 critical Church Members scored-A Rous-
 ing Address--Program Arranged for Sun-
 day Meetings.
 The second of the noon revival ser- vices of the B. Fay Mills series of re- vivals was held in the Grand opera house yesterday. The attendance was somewhat larger than the noon meet ing of the previous day and the audi ence was a most attentive one. Sev- eral ministers. pastors of various city churches, were present and occupied places on the platform.
 The usual preliminary praise service was led by John F. Hillis and was fol- lowed by an address by MT. Mills, whd announced for his text Matthew 5:4-- Blessed are they that mourn, for they shall be comforted." MT. Mills spoke as follows.
 ''We agree that the world is not right to-day, although it is infinitely better than ever before. An era of political corruption is upon us, in which our leg islators, our governors and our judges are, many of them, personally and off cially vile. Law-enforcing bodies are often controlled by dishonorable, un- just, unholy and tyrannical methods. How long is 1t that the legislature of this state has not been controlled by the railroads?
 Our industrial and commercial sys- tenn, great and marvellous in it's de- velopment, and like political form of organization, is, to the enlightened con- science of the day, unchristian in it's methods, and exceedingly baneful in its results. With all the machinery neces- sary for its extinction, vice in open manner fiaunts itself in every city of America. The greed for gold on the one hand, and the almost unrestrained indulgence in the capacities upon the other, are tolerated in your city with abundant opportunity for their almost unlimited indulgence and some of you who sit in this audience are responsi-
 
 What sane man doubts that if the president of your university and the professors of that institution, with the clergy of the city, were to stamp on the saloon it could be eradicated from your beautiful city?
 T shall not, especially at this early stage of my visit here, express my conviction that this is the wickedest city in the world, nor shall I cast any reflection upon your university, but I wish to declare that the city of Cam bridge, with the united efforts of the professors and president of Harvard and the clergy of that city, Prot estant, Catholic and Jew, has set an example that Yale may we'll follow. in driving the saloon and vice from it's limits.
 ''We must make the sin of others our own. Those who SOW in tears shall reap in joy''
 The usual ladies' prayer meeting was held in Calvary Baptist church at o'clock and at 2:3O Rev. John A. Mur- ray, who is assisting MT. Mills in his work, addressed mothers meeting at English Hall mission.
 At 3 o'clock a praise service was held in Calvary Baptist church, and imme- diately following it the regular after noon address was delivered by MT. Mills, preceded by singing by MT. Hil- lis and the choir. MT. Mills spoke from the text ii. Kings, 4:2-"And Elisha said unto her, What shall I do for thee? Tell me what hast thou in the house? And she said, Thine handmaid hath not any, thing in the house, save a pot of oil
 Among other things Mr. Mills said that if we do not believe that God is the most real thing in the universe we are not Christians, and if we do not find ourselves running over with joy we are not Christians. If we do not find ourselves triumphing over trial af- ter trial with the magnetic, overwhelm- ing power of the most high we are not filled with the Holy Ghost and are not in the way of salvation. This city should become one hundred fold better, so that it might truly be called the city of God The people of the city should be willing to give up their time for the salvation of souls In the work which God has given us to do we are the ones to make the most of it, not God. All things are possible unto those who believe and when the disciples asked why they could not cast out devils Christ told them it was becauss .ney did not be- lieve.
 The service concluded with a prayer by MT. Mills and the singing of 'Come4 Holy Spirit" by the choir and congre4 gation.
 When the regular evening service opened at 7:30 in Calvary Baptist church. last evening the large audience room upstairs was literally packed, every seat in the body of the church and in the gallery being filled, while at the back of the church every foot of space was occupied by those standing up. No one was allowed to stand in the aisles, as Fire Marshal Hubbard had express ly ordered that when the church is so crowded there shall be no obstruction in the aisles At 7:30 the doors were locked, so that no more could get in. and an overflow meeting was organized in the basement lecture room, which was soon nearly filled. The total att tendance at both meetings was fully 1,500.
 The service in the main room opened with the singing of 'FWill Jesus Find Us Waiting?" and as the immense audience joined in the chorus the church vfhrated with the music and seemed about to burst with such an outpouring of mel