HENRY-POTTS MISSION

Evening Star, Issue 14413, 8 July 1910, Page 1

HENRY-POTTS MISSION

The regular meetings of the mission were yesterday preceded by a visit by Dr Henry to Messrs Reid and Gray’s foundry, where an attentive audience of more than 100 men were briefly addressed by Dr Henry. A number of the members of the Mission Committee also conducted an open-air service at the' Fountain at 12.15. A large number of men listened to this sendee. After some singing and prayer, the Rev. W, Blade urged- those present to hear Dr Henry, who was one of the noble succession of Americans who come out of that country continually in an endeavor to evangelise the world. At the 1.15 meeting Dr Henry continued his subject ‘The- Mutilated Bible.’ One of his first and most important points was that it was much easier to accept the Bible as a whole as an inspired work of God than to cut and carve it, and accept only such parts as the human brain could appreciate. If a man went on the latter plan he would find his difficulties increase daily; if he went on the former, he would, on the -contrary, find his difficulties decrease until they became a vanishing quantity. It is no wonder that the sinner, the gambler, the drunkard, the impure and indecent man condemn the Bible and Christianity. They condemn it because it judges them and places their lot in the lake of fire. The carnal mind is at enmity with God. Wilful, defiant, and rebellious against God. Let us criticise the Book as we like, it still stands and still lives. It is tho only book that to-day can make men really live. The floor space of the Garrison Hall was almost full of boys at 3.45 p.m. yesterday. Dr Henry said : ‘ “ I want to talk to you about slaying Hons. A lion in the Scriptures means a difficulty, a sin. Benaiah went down into a pit and slew a lion on- a snowy day. If Benaiah could go down into a pit and slay a lion when the ground was slippery, any boy could set to and slay his sin and defeat his temptation.” Several instances were given of boys who defeated the lions of drink, the Hon of cigarette-smoking, the lion of story-telling, the Hon of thieving, or others of the sort of tempattions that assail boys. Those hoys over fourteen who were willing to'confess Christ were first asked, and a large number stood up. Those between twelve and fourteen were then asked, and ■about 100 stood up. After those of other ages hud been asked, the boys were separated into three differing age groups. The largo number of workers present then consulted the boys individually, and took the names and other particulars of those who declared intelligently their desire to become Christians. The* numbers of those for whom cards were handed in exceeded 200.

The evening meeting was well attended, the audience filling all parts. The singing was effectively ltd by the Salvation Army Band. Dr Henry’s subject was ‘ Saved in a Minute.’ The illustration used was blind Bartimeus, who in a moment received his .sight. Just as Bartimaeus received his right. Just as Bartimeus round women could receive healing for their souls “ immediately ” if they but chose to make complete .surrender. During a prolonged after-meeting about a dozen young men and women intimated their intention of making this complete surrender. To-night the evening meeting will take the form of a special message to students. Five hundred of the front chairs in the body of the hall will be reserved for students, but the remainder of the hall and galleries will be open to the public as usual. The only meeting on Saturday will be that at 7 p.m. in the open air at the Fountain. If the weather is fine this wiH probably be followed by another open-air meeting at the Octagon at 8 p.m.