Show MILLS SUNDAY SERVICES three great meetings held in the grand opera house the morning session for men only of alio milla revival yesterday opened with all hail tile power followed by rock of agea ages why do you wail A shelter in th alie e time of storm mr Green greenwood wl sang in his matchless stylo style throw out the life line the meeting was then led in prayer by sir mills and all sang onward christian soldier mr mills read a part of the thirtieth chapter cli apter of deuteronomy Deuteron ony the farewell address of moses after abe the reading q mr yr mills called on llev rev J wesley hill to lead in prayer A collection was then taken up to defray the expense of the opera house meetings about wa was raised after the announcements announce menta by clr mr mills mr greenwood sang a solo 0 0 to have no hope in jesus mr mills then announced hie his text in the of deuteronomy verse 1 I have set before life and death bless ing and cursing ther therefore eforo choose life man is a rational being that is is only reasonable which is its eternally 0 d I 1 A right reasonableness and godliness are the same fame we ought to be godly because it is manly sir milla mills said ho lie never hard liard of but one man mail who give a reason for not being a christian and that was given by a banker who said tie lie was not man mail enough all other alleged reasons are excuses gods work needs you just as went with moses to be eyes for him and the children of israel your wives children mothers neighbors all need you to live a christian Cli ristian life there is great blessin blessing g in in i serving god the gloomiest gloo moment in in the tile true christians life is more delightful than the happiest moment of the life you need a good hope of everlasting life god pity the man that docs does not want it gen grant said to bishop newman after lie became a christian that lie wished ho he could live one year in in good health so that lie might show to the world that lie could live a consistent christian life ife incidents in the life of roach the ship builder and byron the poet were related and compared with filch lives as had been exhibited as truly christian lives what liepe is there in these words of robert ingersoll tor for whether ili ether in mid inid sea or wong mong the breakers of the farther fart lier shore a wreck must mark at last the end of each and all and every life no matter if its every leour tour is rich with love and evera every moment j jewelled e ne e belled with a j joy 0 y will vill at its close become c ome a tragedy as sad and deep and and dark lark as can be woven of the warp and woof of mystery and death da byrons lament was heartrending heart rending an 0 old man at the ago age of 36 compare with these the words of dwight L moody at tile death of his brother mr moody broke forth in an impromptu speech of 45 minutes winch which was wa full of hope and joy and thanksgiving could it be that words so sadly hopeless as those of ar mr ingersoll can belong to any christian moses may inay have made some mistakes but no mistake when liu lie said their rock is not as our rock you must make some decision now it is a positive thing to be a christian and I 1 call heaven and earth to witness mothers fathers children that you should choose blessing rather than cursing say As for me and my house wo wi will if serve the lord tho the afternoon session was for the young people the tile opera house was full fill 1 the opening song was alas and did M my savior bleed rev frank forbes IU led in ill prayer a er mr mills g I 1 a read a part of the tile fifth chapter of proverbs the text was remember now thy creator in the days of thy youth to remember god is to remember what lie wants us to do some think ilie the proper time to remember is is in r sickness and trouble that is not gods way it must bo be in youth REASONS FOR BEING A CHRISTIAN IN YOUTH in order to have a good time nothing is liard hard I 1 in n the service of god except keeping keepin gout out of 0 it bitterness and for r pw with everything else see tile bitterness and borrow connected with get ting money and keeping keepin it it is alie way to god you aro going to throw away your tour life if you do not do this many lives have been lost through neglected opportunity there are arc two reasons why you will fail unless you begin in youth youth is the tile time to learn new things you cannot cann ot teach an old do dog new tricks A man who docs does not learn to talk bafo before FO ho he is twenty years old cannot learn in less than ten years to speak liis ilia native tongue it is the only time tl that I 1 at you can bo be sure that you will become become a christian Cli ristian two thirds of all christians become bo before the ago age of 20 years two thirds of the opportunities aro are passed at 20 years of age the evening session opened with 1 I will sing the wondrous story the singing as usual continued for about half an hour rev brandt of the christian church led in the opening prayer mr greenwood sang a solo some me one wili will enter the pearly gate the text was from the fiirst chapter of Le Is it nothing to you mr mills related incidents showing how ull unsuitable suit able a place heaven we would 2 be for those who will have none of it upon earth light could not bo be more disagreeable to an inflamed eye than it would bo be for a sinful soul to be ushered into gods presence on a request for all men to rise wh alio 0 were converted after the age of 25 when no revival was in in progress just four men arose at least nine tenthson tenths of those who are converted are converted in revivals A poll of the christians present showed about fifty converted outside of revivals M and converted during revivals Is it nothing to you that t this 1 its may bo be tho the last opportunity the after meeting was unusually interesting geresti te ng some som c cards were signed yesterday by persona persons who promised to lead christian lives NOTES bo be sure and attend the meetings today meetings today at 10 a in 3 and p in mr mills Nf ills sermon to men yesterday was regarded as a strong one all meetings begin promptly whether the people ore are lato late or early the comments of mr mills during the tile reading of scripture are very valuable Aless rs hills and greenwood have been working on the pacific coast for just six months mont no city on the pacific coast has refused to close its business houses one day for the A mills lills meeting mr milla I ills and mr greenwood are not paid by any association voluntary contributions are received but not solicited neighborhood prayer meeting will bo be held in private houses at 8 this morning services will bo be held in each cach church at 9 am mr mills and mr greenwood will leave tonight at midnight for california they will soon make a tour of the sandwich islands in lit revival work all the churches will continue services ices in in their respective churches during in this week except saturday ev evening ening I 1 these meetings wi will I 1 bo be at pm |