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Show LAST OF THE REVIVAL. Evangelist Mills Preached Hi Frewtll Harmon to Iti Audience, Three thousand people gathered to hear the farewell sermon of Evangelist Mills last night. lie took for his test the words 'Finally, brethren, farewell. Be perfect, be of good comfort, bo of one mlud, live in peace and the God of o re and peace shall be with you," from II. Cor,, xiii, H. He said: - I do not believe it the work of an evangelist evan-gelist to be a seminary professor. He is rather a voice calling to repentance, and so, far as he knew the truth, as it was applied to numan consciences, ne naa witnheld no part of the trust, and he had declared the counsel of God. Sometimes I hear it said the gospel ia losing it power, and people cite the crowds who go to hear a.h infidel orator. But here are crowds gatheringnd increasing daily to hear th simple truth of the gospel. Ingersoll lectured at Adrian, Mich., for three night. The first night the house was packed; the second night it was half full, and on the third occasion but a haudful of people were there. There is nothing like the gospel to hold the public interest. Some speak of the number of eeets. The preacher had preached in the pulpits of thirty denominations, and he had not been able to distinguish between them; and they had not been able to distinguish between him. The speaker told several witty stories as to how he had been connected in the minds of people with any number of denominations. denom-inations. May the transforming power strike the man who says I am first connected with this or that church first, and with Christ afterward. -'I pray that thev may all be one." prayed the Savior. You are witnesses that you have chosen to serve God. Study the Bible the way men seek for silver an4 gold, with all your soul, sud not be a poor 6turatfiing Christian. As to prayer, some pray occasionally. Bat pray habitually evening, morning and noon. Ten minutes' prayer at noon is better than twenty minutes at other times. Take it out ef the middle of the day; but it is better to pray unceasingly. Pray with all there is of youi let your deeds be an offering unto God. Obey Christ; it means unconditional surrender. surren-der. It will solve every perplexity. It is never right to do wrong. It is never right to do anything you are doubtful about It is never right to do anything hurtful to anybody any-body else. . Surrender first and find out afterwards. No man will ever be able to decide whether it ia right or wrong to go to the theater, if he tries to decide while walking walk-ing toward the theater. The only way you will ever get to the land of glory wl l be to set your faee like a flint in that direction. I Tha big teat waa was taken down last night. ' 1 . : |