REV J. S. HILL'S MISSION.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XXII, Issue 242, 13 October 1888, Page 2

REV J. S. HILL'S MISSION.

Tbe V.M.C.A. rooms were filled yesterday afternoon. The eubjoct was Iho "Second coming of Christ) in person." The rev. fifentleman read from John, chap, xiv, vsrse 3 — " I will come agai . aud receive you unto mjsfllf," nnd aid there were several theories concerning the coming of Christ. One was tltrt Ohrisr, came at dealb; nnother ihat he cimfi .pjriiuidly; and another that he ram . at tne de.. motion of Jerusalem. He contradicted t.ese theories by appealing to tho message of tho angela ab tho a.c^n.i.n. Acts, chap, i, verse 2 — " Thia saw. Jesus which is taken up from you unto Hei.vcn shall bo come in liko manner as ye have sesn him go unto heaven "; and to the exp-o.r. tion of the early church. John, chap, xx', verse 22— St. John would not die till Ohriit o-uie; and lat Thcssnlonians, chap, iv, 13 ;h to 18th V6i.es, H« held the second coming of Christ to be parepnal and premilleni.l, and this theory w.u hpld by almost all erangeliats and misaionaries. He then appealed for oo .firmation to the hope o_ the J ewa according with the prophet, that the f.et of the Messiah sho. Id s.and on the Mount of Olives. Zaoka.iab, p bap, siv, verßa _. That preceding that Israe. and Judah would be reunited. Efcekiel, chap, xxxvii, 15th to 28th versis, That thoy united ehould possess Palestine, and tho land be redivided among tbo tribes in a iiffe.eat way titan under Joshua, Ths

eubjeot -was a tno_t interesting one, and will be oontiuued on Monday after, oon at th:> 3! me plaoe. The Provincial Hall was again filled .■■ the evftning meeting. The preacher r^ad from John, obap. xi, and raid there were two things tbat might be leant frem this chapter. 1. Iv oil onr sorrow and bereavt" ments we have the syospatby of Chris., witb v .. 2, Whnt we know not now w« ebr.il ! know he__»fti r . Hy ref-rrrr-d to tbe Ik? 1 moments of John Bradford, ms-rlyr a' Smittfiel.d, Ui:si'ig th« oh- itu ond oa k- , ye~. ftsoribing tho diff rence _<• tween _'____ f and a erimiua. •.. God's giaco as a lesson of humility to ml Chrisiann. Ho thin t ._J_ trt his text Matthew, chap, xxvii, veree 22 — " What shall I then do wi.h Jesus." Pdhte, he said, knew what he ought) to do witb Him, but there were a great m.<ny difficu'" ti^p in the way, and he tried to evade .era. He wanted them to deal with it honestly. Many of them knew what they ought to do, but they had hitherto evaded the question. In a very earnest and forcible address he asked them what they were going to do with the free gift of pardon offered, with the atonement made, with the pleadings of Jesus. In illustrating the latter he referred to the monument erected in the Isle of Wight by the Queen to Princess Elizabeth, the daughter of Charles 1., who was found dead with her finger upon the words of Scripture " Come unto me all ye that are weary and heavy laden and I will give yo" rest." The monument is a copy of this position and act. The rev. gentleman evidently has fche power of attracting and keeping large audiences by preaching the simple gospel. Another evangelistic address will be given in the Provincial Hall this evening. To-morrow afternoon there will be an address to men only in the Theatre, and in the evening an evangelistic address at the same place, On Monday evening the mission will be closed with a lecture on the Tabernacle, illustrated,