Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1878-11-12
Last Session of Prophetic Con-
ference

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New YORK, November 1.-THE
Prophetic Conference held its last
session to-day, Mr.. Reynolds of PeO-
ria. presiding.
i. r. Craven read paper on Ere
lation of Premillennial Advent of
Christ to the Catholic Doctrine of
the Holy Spirit"
Professor Cooper of the Presbyte-
riqn seminary, Allegheny, Pa, fol-
lowed with paper on "The Judge :
ment.'
Rev. N. West, D. D., of Cincin-
natti, addressed the Conference on
the "History of Doctrine"
The Committee on Resolutions ap-
pointed at the morning session pre-
sented the following:
Before closing this Conference,
composed of brethren from SO many
different branches of one redeemed
Church of our Lord, we desire dis
| claiming whatever doctrines have
been or may be held in connection
with the belief of the premillennial
coming of the Lord which conflict
with the faith once delivered to the
saints and received by tie Church
Universal. and to bear our united
testimony to that which we believe to
be the truth of the gospel in the par
ticularS which follow-viz:
1st. We affirm our belief in God
on all questions of doctrine and duty.
2nd. The prophetic words Of the
O'd Testament concerning the first
coming of our Lord Jesus Christ were
literally fulfilled in his birth. life,
death, resurrection, ascension, and
so the prophetic words of both the
Old aud New Testament concerning
his second coming will be literally
fulfilled in his visible bodily return to
this earth in like manner as he went
up into Heaven, and this glorious
epiphany of the great God our Saw
Tor Jesus Christ is the blessed hope |
Of the believer and the Church dur
ing the entire dispensation.
Sd. This second coming Of the |
Lord Jesus Christ is everywhere Ten>
resented in the Scriptures as im.ni- !
nent and may Occurr any moment : I!
yet the precise day and hour thcreoi |
is unknown TO man and known on!y |
to God
4th. The Scriptures no where tcacI |
that the whole world will be convert
ed to God. or that their will be a
reign Of universal righteousness and |
peace before the return of orr BIAS
ed Lord, but that only at and by His
coming in power and glory viii tie
prOphesies concerning the p.og-
ress of evil, the development Of anti
Christ, the times of Gentiles and in
gathering of Israel. the resurrection
of his dead in Christ and the tranS-
fguration of His living saints. re
ceive their fulfiilment and the period
of millennial blessedness its inaugu-
ration.
5th The duty of the Church dur
ing the absence of the bridegroom is
to watch and pray, to work and wait,
to go into all the world and preach
the gospel to every creature, and
thus hasten the coming of the day Of
God and to his latest promise, "Sure-
ly | come quickly to respond in joy
ocs hope, even SO come Lord Jesus
Christ"
The report was unanimously adopt
ed, the whole Conference rising to
vote.
The following, offered by Rev.
Brookes, was also adopted:
ReSolUed. That the doctrine of our
Lords premlllennial advent, instead
Of paralyzing evangelistic ard mis-
sionary efforts, is one Of the might
est Incentives to earnestness in
preaching the gospel TO every crea-
ture "till He cometh,"
Addresses were then made by Ma
lor d. w. Whittle, Of Chicago; Rev.
DR.. Broolos. of st. Louis and Rev.
Stephen II. Tying, Jr. They all COM
on the glorious work and suc-
cess of the Conference.
Rev. DR.. Mckay, of Hull, Eng
and, made the closing address, which
was powerful and eloquent. After
singing ''All Hail the Power of Je-
,us' Name" the benadiction was pro-
louGced by DR.. Lord, and the Con-
erence adjourned.