Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-02
SON OF B. FAY MILLS
TAKES UP HIS DUTIES
Youngest of Family breaches Inau-
quraI Sermon as Assistant Min
lister of Los Angeles
Fellowship

"The Message of Young Mans Life"
was the topic of Charles Howard Mills,
sen of Rev. and Mrs. B. Fay -aills yes
terday morning in his inaugural sermon
as assistant minister of the Los Angeles
Fellowship, of which his father and moth
er are permanent minister and assistant
minister respectively.
The younger Mr.. Mills. the third son
of the family, is recent graduate of the
Los Angeles high school, where he took
the oratorical honors. His inaugural
sermon was delivered with great earnest
ness and oratorical effect. He said in
part:
'1rbis whole world is a message of God
and every man word that cannot be
omitted.
I'VE are surrounded by the glorious
works of nature, which constantly pour
into our ears and souls the great lessons
of their purpose. All are written TO US
and we must get what the writing means
"Then we arrive at the highest form
that we have yet seen, humanity. And
every human soul is a unique expression
of God Every person has to serve as a
link in that/wonderful chain of mankind
that no other can fill. Emerson says:
"A man should know himself for neces-
sary actor. A link was wanting between
| two craving parts of nature and he was
|
yawning need
All Necessary
"When the. great Corliss engine was TO
be run for the first time at the Centennial
exhibition of 1876, efforts were made sew
eral times to start the massive wheels,
but in vain Finally, after the master
mechanic had crawled on his back down
under the machinery and replaced In Its
INV
had fallen to the floor, the wheels turned
with ease and perfection. So, think Tor
yourself, If every particle of the works
of man can be so important of how much
greater value, of how much grander
purpose must be every particle or the
creation of that wonderful, Unseen Force.
Therefore, young man and old man.
too. you are making serious MISTAKE
IL you do not consider your Ire as an
Invaluable message to this world.
1--WE must realize that if men live. as
ToIstoy saws. by the love Of others, then
others are destined to live by our love-
children are following their parents,
brothers and sisters are following their
brothers and sisters. We must look out,
for there are constantly souls that you
are not cognizant Of who are wont 10
lean on our shoulders. Right mere is
where your life proves itself a message.
with the glowing inspiration ABOUT
us. in everything II we will only see IT,
~ faith and hope, our lives, our missions.
our purpose. may be life of holy conse-
Grafton to the best, the highest.
"Reloyed comrades of dear Fellowship,
come from you to you-in sense tnat
have never known before. ! mean not
only in taking my degree as your assis-
tant minister, and that brings to me
greater pleasure than perhaps any tnat
/ before have known, but mean IN tne
degree of my own personal conservation
to God. I give myself whoie-nearteoiy
to YOU as a servant that 1t might aid
somewhat in your giving yourselr 70 the
universe as its servant.
"Oh, Fellowship, would that you may
prove worthy of your name! YOU rep
resent the true form of a religion OF to-
day-for today. The one iron cord that
binds us together is only the primal
principle of trying to live trustful and
unselfish life. The eve OF great SPIT
itual era is at hand and its rests upon
you, individually. TO do your part IN
spreading the true, larger feiio"siiip u
all mankind.
"Christ came into this world not to be
ministered unto but to minister. And
finally, I beseech every young man,
appeal to every one of you, my friends,
To enlist with me in this great ministry
of Kindness purity, faitn, hope and love.
You can be, if you will, a minister OF
Christ right here in your own business
world
1--WE listen and hear the Christ still
saving to us, He that would be the
greatest among you, let him become your
minister I am among you as one that
serveth.
..The time has come, the fields are
white to the harvest but, where oh
where, are the reapers? Come, brothers,
LET us roll UP our sleeves and plunge in
together, consecratipg our lives, our veryI
hearts blood to the highest ministry.
walt Whitman says. Behold, I do not
give lectures or little charity-when l
give, / give myself oh, God, that we
may give ourselves.