The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-01-15
EVANGELIST MILLER Tells
HEARERS ABOUT nehemiah
Exhorts Christian People to Initiate
Example Set BY Biblical Hero in
Rebuilding Walls of Jerusalem in
Face Of Opposition

Mechanicsburg, Jan, 15.-Again a
large congregation gathered in the tab
ernaele. last evening, the fourth night
of the meetings. The opening prayer
was offered by w. L. Whiteomb, of
Harrisburg, and the Rev. f. B. En-
menheiser, of Shiremanstown, read the
scripture lesson. The special music in
cluded % trombone solo by Prof. Hoh-
gait, vocal solo, "When He Died
For Me-" by Miss Cree. Mr.. Miller
preached on Nehemiah, likening his
great work in rebuilding the walls of
Jerusalem, in spite of indifference and
opposition within and without, to the
work of the Christian in such cam
paign as the present one. He urged the
Christian people of Mechaniesburg,
when asked to do other things in place
of this work of leading the lost back
to God, to give Nehemiah s answer:
Il am doing great work and | can
not come down. He said in part
"You will get the hundreds or thou
sands of souls You have been praying
for when you have the spirit of Ne
hemiah, and of the people of Jerusalem
who had mind to work. The fact
that there were 1900 churches in the
United States that did not have one
convert last year is an insult to God. IT
there were only one Christian in the
world to-day, and that Christian would
save one soul in one year, and each
soul so saved would save one other
soul in one year, and so on, in thirty
two years all the sinners would be
swept into the kingdom"
Evangelist Miller closed with the
| story of the collie dog who, at her
master word, left her babies and
went out to battle with the storm for
hours to find the one lost sheep, and
came home to her babies at last to die
but bringing the lost sheep home. In
the perfect silence which followed the
climax of this story, the evangelist APP
pealed to all Christians who would go
out after the lost to rise and many re-
| sponded. The congregation was then
dismissed, and the Christians present
| remained few minutes, for a last
heart heart talk from Mr.. Miller.
Yesterday morning Evangelist Miller
and party visited the high school. They
were accompanied by several clergymen
of the town. The chapel exercises were
conducted by the visitors. After Scrip
ture reading and prayer by the local
ministers, Mr.. Miller introduced his
assistants. Prot. Hohgatt played a solo
on the slide trombone, accompanied by
Miss Cree on the piano. Prof. Hohgatt
and Miss Cree also sang with great
fervor and beauty, two sacred songs.
Mrs. Bowman recited a poem encourag.
ing to high endeavor. Mr.. Miller made
a short address 1t was heard with
attention by the students. He i'm
pressed the fact that our young people
are just entering upon life and that
an eternity of happiness or misery will
be theirs, as they shall choose
He invited all to attend the taber-
nacle meetings as frequently as lley
can and suggested that next Friday be
High school night when the school shall
attend in body. He said they may
decorate in school colors, sing school
songs and give school yells. Prof. Hob
gait then taught the school a special
yell, during which there was some mer-
riment. 1t is understood that the school
will accept the invitation to attend in
a body next Friday. They will prob
ably follow the suggestion that they
invite the Dillsburg High school to ac-
company them to the tabernacle
Tomorrow afternoon great chill
dren s meeting will be held in the tab
ernacle, preceded by a parade of the
children. Tomorrow evening the chill
dren ''booster chorus will occupy the
places of the regular chorus choir and
lead the congregational singing.