The New York herald., 1878-11-02
PRE-MfLLENNIAL CONFERENCE.

CONCLUSION OF THE SERMONS AND sERvIcEs-
THE WORK OF THE sPIarT AND THE DAY
OF JUDaAENr-APpBoPRIArE RESOLUTIONS
ADOPTED. &u
the third and last days session of the Prophetic
Conference was held yesterday. and tho throng
In and around the church than IL had
been either on Wednesday or Thursday. The arst
paper was by Rsv. Il. X. Craven. D. D., OF Newark,
N. j., on the "Reaton OF the Prs-Millenniai Advent
Christ to the Catholic Doctrine s the ork OF the
Holy spirit" He discussed chiefly tho pre-miennial
advent in Its relation 20 the Catholic doctrine
concerning the Office OF the spirit In regeneration.
Tho central doctrine OF pre-miennarians 10 that an
advent OF Christ In his glorihed body is mmin-
ent for the establishment OF the millennium. the
doctrine of the pre-misnnia advent Is saia 10 be In
consistent with the dignity OF the spirit because II
implies subordinaton. II implies the same
subordnation that is implied In tho present
dispsnsstion; no moro. no iess Tho spirit
is gwen In TO tho inssrcess,on
oil Christ In working to spread tho Gospel we are
working TO bring the latter day Of promised glory.
IL was In this hspe that the Apostles Church wss
enerpizcd and It this nope that fitted the martyr
Churcn with more Than Roman courage anu snthu-
sasm aud enabled them 70 penetrate INTO ands where
Roman eagles never flew aud Caesars never a tri-
umpb. TINS tina nope that energies tho mission
ary church Of modern times. THIS was she hope that
inspired Heper, the great missionary, who gave
US that glorious hymn, "From GreeaIa Iaud's Icy
Mountains" ana WHO spent mis- strength ana rested
IRON mis- Iabors Inoias coral slraadn This hope
has inspired missionaries oil all ages he would not
charge those who disagree with him ~ beng sothful
servants who say our Lord deayetn HIS coming
"THE JupoMKSr.n
Alter hymn was sung and prayer offered paper
on "Tho JudgmcnW was road by Rev. DR.. Cooper.
d. d. professor OF theology In tho Prssby terInn Sem.
mary, Allegheny. Pa Hc said the subject OF
scripture several passages which he conssndsd the
word "Judgmen" was Intended TO mean
OF ac.s-jaasins, ruling, examining, saying and
taking oil vcngsance ST. Paul speaks NOT
dsaa THIS day Of judgment - no asso. 20 bs ,dsn.
tihcd and mu,ansous with the coming Of the Lord,
Ia closing DR.. Cooper d:-rns Kingdom viii be on
the earth, but It does not follow that the
will re here. Queen Victoria regns over India and
Canada, and has never even seen ,ness countries We
are assured that there viii DO Judgments
on earth.
AFTERNOON EVENING.
AZ tho hftorn0on session first paper read BY
Rev. George Dufcld d. D., professor oi mathematics
al Princeton College IL was review OF the general
subject, with a summary OF arguments for the doc
tbngs in the apocalypse hard to DO Understood, no
doubt, but on this question u was plain.
Rev. Rufus w. Clark, ID. d., Of the Reformed
Church, Albany, next discussed tho topic, .'Blcsscd
hope AS Motive TO Holy Living aud Acsive Labor"
rHE RESOLUTIONS.
At :he evening session tho Committee on Resolu-
tons appointed IN tho morning, reported the follow
Ing, Shicn were unanimously adoptsd:--
fsrst-ws affirm belief in tho supreme and absolute
authority OF ne written word Of God ou all questions Of
srord The prophetic WORDS Of ,he Old Tes,smsn. con-
the first Lord Jesus Christ lite
rally fulfilled in his birth, lifc death. resurrection
both the Old aud tho New Testaments conccrn-
hlled In His visible boaiiy return TO this earth
in like manner rs he into heaven and gorious
Bp.phany Of the tiod saviour Jesus Christ
the blessed hope OF the believer aud OF the Church
the entire disp insation.
Thrtrhis second coming OF the Lord Jesus Christ IA
everywhere IN tie sculptures represented as and
may occur ~ m0nient vet the precise hour
t1cfeot are unknown TO and only o God.
FOnfh Tue rcrptures nowhere teach that the whole
world will be converted God will reigu
OF universal ghteo anu peace before the return OF
our blessed Lord, but that only at ana by
Ills coming Ia po~er aud gory will the prophecies
concernna the progress OF evil aud the development OF
antthst the times OF the Genes and the tngatherins
oi Israel the resurrection OF the dead in Christ and the
.ranhguratin oi His living snts receive their uihhent
and the period OF toe miennis biesseduess lie nnugura
| tion.
FyhThe duty OF the Church during the absence of the
Bridegroom Is TO watch 10 work anu wall 70 go
and thus hasten the coming OF the day OF od and 70
latest PROMISE 'surev come auickIy 10 respond In
Joyous hope. Even 50 come. Lord Jesus"
| The other speakers werei--Rsv. DR.. Dunwiddy, OF
| Alexandra, Va; Rev. Mr.. Kellogg, a missivnary
| Rev. DR.. A. j. GORDON, Of Boston; MAJOR " W.
| Whittic, OF Chicago; Rev Dr BROOKS, OF 81 Louis
| Rev. Dr. - n. lyng, ar, ard Rev Dr. Msckay, OF
| Hut England The bensdiotob was pronounced by
nev Dr Lord afsr wnioh the Conisrenoo sdio urnsd.