LAST NIGHT'S SERVICE.

Colonist, Volume LIII, Issue 12975, 14 December 1910, Page 3

LAST NIGHT'S SERVICE.

There was a good attendance at the School of Music last -night. Mr Potts conducted a service p$ JW>»g.foy Ml a» hour, which was much .enjoyed. ■ The evangelistic service was com- 1 menced.by the Rev J. J. Lewis, offering 4 prayer, after which a couple ol hymns were sung. Requests for pray-. er were dealt with, and the Rev &.h. Thomas offered prayer. The Key Stanley Jenkin made the announcements j ; one important alteration, being that the .young- people's gathering will take place-at 3.45 on Thursday afternoon, instead of Friday as the later is breaking-tip day at the schools for the Christmas 'holidays. Mr Jenkiu said it had been found that the hour'nXed for the meeting of business men on Tuesday had prevented many from hearing . Dr Henry so another meeting had been decided on for bujsLj ness men to be held at tho Couraj^ Chamber at four-o'clock on- AloliaftV afternoon- The hymn "Stand up; fri r Jesus," was given, after which JMf r Potts sang a solo. .; . . ■ .•..;.■ Dr Henry based his discourse on ttfg text', "Lot pitched his tent towards Sodom." <Geneßes, 13th ohapter a! m \ part of 12th.. veirse.) Lot-made. a ,Efodmistake. Lot practically lost everw,. thing through his fatal choice. It fo said every main finds Jiis level, and 'a man is Jmowh. by. the company -J^ keeps. He contended that there was 5 , a law^of moral and spiritual gfavitationf whereby men gravitated towards -thai wa&-good or that which was cjvij; The drunkard, the . gambler^ tlT c swearer J and the impure man ; tid gravitated towards evil and had drifted from God. He asked how many \ n their young days had placed arourjd \ them by their God. fearing parents 'a j spirituarbarricade,-_ had sihea broket loose from good influences and ._-■■... : ,^,v: ; -~:. ,->v- :-

drifted from God. He urged that the drunkard, tho gambler, and other outstanding sinners, were not the only persons drifting from God. Self righteous men, self deducted men, respectable moil credited with some power and influence in the community, were drifting from God. There were men and women who ware colour blind spiritually. Aspirations for a Christian life were strangled, and they were drifting, drifting, further from God. Dr Henry then put the pointed question to those who felt that they had drifted from God, "will you resolve to drift no f lirtlior ? Will you do so tonight?" Mr Potts sang "You are drifting,", and tho Rev J. H. MacKenzie offered prayer.