MR R. A. LAIDLAW'S MISSION

Evening Star, Issue 22638, 3 May 1937, Page 15

MR R. A. LAIDLAW'S MISSION

The Concert Chamber was crowded on Saturday evening, when the meeting conducted by Mr R. A. Laidlaw took the form of a lecture on tho travels o£ St. Paul, illustrated by moving pictures taken by the speaker. The pictures were preceded by a short resume of the life and travels of St. Paul, from tho time of his conversion on the Damascus road to his final imprisonment in Romo and death at the hands of Nero. The audience was led in chorus singing for 20 minutes before the address. The Concert Chamber was again packed yesterday afternoon when Mr Laidlaw took ns his subject ‘ Divine Guidance—May a Christian Know With Assurance What is God’s Will For His or Her Life.’ , Tho speaker said the three conditions for Divine Guidance were that there must be no known sin in the life, absolute sincerity of motive, and a patient waiting upon God’s time. The means by which God gave guidance were through His Word. He never led anyone to do anything which was contrary to His teaching; by the trend of outward circumstances which all pointed to the advisability or a certain course of action; and by Uie_ witness of the spirit, an inward urging or assurance of attitude. The fjieaker gave many instances from ul I hose v.lu had made mis-

takes by failing to have all three of these guiding posts in line. Tho Town Hall was filled last night, when an after-church rally was held. The meeting was preceded by community singing led by Air Muniy Fountain, with Mr L. A. Brunton at the piano. Mr Laidlaw spoke on ‘ TJie Forbidden Subject,’ which was personal salvation. Immediately this subject was introduced in popular circles, he said, a silence and constraint branded it at once as the forbidden subject. Why, he asked, should such a subject, which so vitally affected every man and woman eternally,- be avoided? He went on to deai with the excuses made and tho foolish reasons given by even those otherwise intelligent men for refusing to face the issue. Mr Fountain sang the solo, “ What shall it profit a man if he gain the whole world and lose his own soul.” The campaign is now in its last week, and meetings will be conducted every night except to-night.