The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-11-01

Topady as d Their belief. THen the Rev MI NJ
owing hS p pravS2 ,bc Ry Y prayd and 2
q CongreRational pastor of Chicago. delivered
me nrst cStemporanoous speech 81 tho day
good looking men. His head lie crowned with
a SarlF r IL s H@ 9 Scy no an S'"s rne+
now convert. and such he declared himself
ne tnouglt the dN1oacy OF tho doctrine was 70
result IN struggle tp which all the past would
be insignificant, Tho sounds ofthr Theological
war were already on the air. Tho hrst w be- in
ne b,ii, and the most determined cncmice II
news. but the pupits, tho teachers 0f theology
me great ,donominational and religious nrws-
feared was the prcsu'hlng Of thiistldss doe
trim. In Christloss pulpit. 10 Chrstcss peo-
ne. some Of inc ministers on the platform
gctlr words Of Or. Goodwin, but tho audience
npRlaudod him froqnently.
The speech being finished. the Chairman said
tn4t they had with them one Of tho most distin-
guthed dvnes Of the age. DR.. Philip Schar.
and that II would give th.m all pleasure To- join
with him u prayer. rhereupon DR.. schah
a, Tho Re,y. Dr. James u Broohes pastor Of the
Walnut Street Presbyterian Church If ~.
Louis, who is considered ono of their strongest
mon. camo forward aud began an address on
che The Coming q tho Lord in IFS Relation e
eyes full black bSrd. and bSi%asik hair.
uIuhHeu htfHlRnt Dack N ON nlRn tpfclcud.
He had q convincing maGucr, was energetic
10 fault, and spoke ut rate TINT was the
despair ~ short reporters. beginning
by saying that onc-twunticth OF tho New Testr-
mont dealt with tho doctrine Of tho Lords
personal coming: and that thcre were over one
hundred verses in the Old Testament Of like
import: he proceeded TO argue that tho doe
trino Of the advent Of Christ was the pervading
spirit and keynote OF Christian doctrine: and
he quoted one hundred different texts. There
arc many similar texts that might bo quoted.
snidth speaker. Tho audience laughed What
30 YOU think OF thatg' he continued. Two
been quoting for nearly an hour. and there's
moro left. don't know how they can gct
around Tint. Again he said: " Find one verso
in the Bible that points 10 the conversion at the
world previous 10 the coming OF Christ. and
III pledge myself never to speak Of Pro- Mllen.
narianism again. Como. now snmc OF you who
are better Bible students than / nm. ind one
verse. Can't you 30 IL III give Youth to-mor-
row night. That's fair" 1lo closed by telling
his hearers that they must expect rcproaeh. No
great truth was ever brought into prominence
except nj the cost Of suffering. They were sure.
however 81 the approval 81 christ
Inc, thairmnn asked the audience to sing
Hold the Fort which they did with great
Vigpr. and then went home.
Tho Rev. Donald i. Markuy II Hull. Eng
land, preached last evening I'm a broad Scotch
accent az the overflow meeting In Dr. Hep
coming might he IN moment. AMI II might not
h. Tor nfiy years. and he expected his hearers
To b" heavenly beings on earth, rather than
Earthly beings seek ing heaven.
This morning the Conference assemblies at
tho early hour q 9o'clock, in order u finish its
Nest, Du1ield. md Clark will deliver addresses.
The Row. Drs; Tying. Jr., Brnqk"- Mackny and
Gordon. and Major Whittlc, tho Evangelist will
speak in the evening