THE HENRY MISSION.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXXI, Issue 15335, 18 June 1910, Page 10

THE HENRY MISSION.

ADDRESS TO BUSINESS MEN. Dr Henry addressed another large meeting of business men in the luncheon hour yesterday, the Rev R. S. Gray presiding. The address was the last of tho series, and the subject “ Tho Lordship of Christ.” Dr Henry’s text was 11. Samuel, 3, 17 and 18, “ And Abner had communication with the elders of Israel, saying, Yc sought for David in times past to be king over you: Now then do it, for the Lord hath spoken of David, saying, By the hand of My servant David I will save My people Israel out of the hfßj(d cf tho Philistines, and out of the hand of all their enemies.” The lordship of Christ, said I)r Henry, constituted the supremo practical doctrine of the Christian Church, but there were many people who had not grasped the doctrine of His Lordship, although conscious of forgiveness of sin, and this rendered their lives inconsistent and shut out much of the blessing God. wanted to bestow. In every depart* ment of life the Lordship of Christ could cure any besetting sin, and render that life a clean, consistent and- swee* existence. Christ not only claimed His Lordship, but the Bible declared it, and He desired to exercise His great influence in every life, in every home, in every church and every business. God had willed the Lordship of His only Son, and the time was coming when voluntarily or involuntarily every human being would recognise His Lordship and crown Him Lord of all. Tho proof of His Lordship was His resurrection. The thing that crippled the destinies of men and sheared the greatest blessings from their life was their hesi* tation to give themselves with abandon to the direction of Jesus Christ as Lord and King. No man’s sins were remitted unless lie recognised the Lordship of Christ. Ho had never met a man or woman who denied the Lordship of Jesus Christ who could give credible evidence that their sins were forgiven. When Jesus Christ reigned in glory His second advent would furnish the indubitable and incontestable proof of Hi? Lordship. The whole purpose of Christian worship, and prayer and service, and sacrifice and gifts and of the total Christian influences at work throughout the world was to make Jesus Chris! .King and Lord of All over personal life, commercial life and educational iife. ■

THE EVENING MEETING. The evening meeting was largely attended. The Rev C. H. Laws offered prayer, and the united choir, under the direction, of Mr O. A. Potts, sang several hymns. Dr Henry spoke from the text, “ He that sowetli, so also shall he reap.” He said that every, human life was a seedplot, and every act, thought, or deed was a seed. A tremendous emphasis had been placed on the fact that the sower reaped more than lie sowed, and the speaker used tho analogy of the small quantity of grain used in sowing as compared with the yield reaped to indicate the cumulative effects of habits, either of sin or virtue on tho human life. He said that there were only two fields in which men could sow. the field of the flesh and the field of the spirit, and that fact alone should be sufficient to make every man se< which field was the better worthy of

living. The man who sowed in the field of the spirit would not only reap life everlasting, but would find in Iris daily life a reward immeasurably better than that offered by the world of tlie flesh. There wore many people who said that they could afford to postpone a profession of Christianity, but they failed to realise that it was quite within the bounds of possibility that they hftd commenced to reap the evil they had sown in the corruption of the will; conscience and moral fibre. Dr Henry then related several anecdotes illustrative of tbe debasing and cumulative effect of sin and the efficacy of the saving power of Christ. He concluded with an appeal to those present to make a profession of conversion. Subsequently Dr Henry stated that two persons had responded to his appeal, and tho meeting was concluded with praver and singing. The meeting in the Theatre was preceded by a united open-air meeting atseven o’clock in Cathedral Square, with the object of gathering in. those who might not otherwise have attended the indoor meeting. A number of helpers of the mission, both lay and clerical, attended, but there was a rather small gathering of the public.

To-morrow at 2.30 p.m.. Dr Henry will address a meeting for women only in the Theatre at 3.30 p.m. be will speak to mdn only .at His Majesty’s Theatre. At 7.30 a meeting will be held in the Theatre Royal, npd a” 5.30 p.m. Dr Henry will .speak at- Hi: Majesty’s Theatre, his subject- being ; “Dying Take a Fool.” Mr Potts, wil: sing and lead tlio choir at each meeting. There will bn no meetings to-day. On Monday evening a farewell tea meeting will be held in King Edward Barracks at 5.45 p.m.