Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1878-11-08

acting. He used his voice like a
trained elocutioust. He made his
hearers laugh and applaud, and then grow
very quiet. The translation of the saints,
he said, was their rising with Christ at his
second coming. That might be expected
any day. If when coming across the At
lantic he had believed, as do some, that
death was the coming Of Christ he would
have scuttled the ship. He didn't believe
the world was getting better morally, or
that it would ever be converted.
The handsome church was filled Satur-
day with what seemed to be and probably
was the same audience that met there the
day before. On the wall OF the chancel,
over the heads of those on the platform,
was the motto: .
EvEI So COME, LORD JESUS.
Promptly at 10 O'Clock Chairman Rey-
nolds gave out the hymn 'Coronation,
Evangelist Needham prayed, and then
Prof. Lummis read his paper on line
Kingdom of Christi Prof. Lummis is
full, we'll formed gentleman, with hand
some features, expressive eyes. iron gray
moustache, and heavy, Wavy, lron-gray
hair. His voice was not OF the best, out
he kept the attention of his hearers
throughout a long and elaborate paper
t10 dISucu UIldO UllC COWo AAu " "eSAA esAAS
| for expecting king as literal as was De-
vid, and kingdom just as literal. They
had overlooked. however, the foretold low
| illness and humility Of Jesus, in their anx-
| iety to see his foretold glory. Had they
seen his lowliness as did grand old Simeon,
| they might not have had to wait Ill dark
ness 80 long. Perhaps the Messiah would
then have done the work that his churches
have been so negligently and inelliclently
| trying to do. The speaker thought the
kingdom would embrace the whole globe,
| and be possessed by the saints. The king
dom was foretold by Daniel in his inter
probation of ACKNOWLEDGMENT vision of
| the stone that smote the image. But that
dream had not come to pass yet: The
stone had not yet crashed upon the image.
Some there were who said that this king
| dom meant the church. This he did not
believe. The Church was already estab-
| lished; the Church was only d sort OF
training school. 1t had many pupils, good
bad and Indifferent The larger part OF
those in the Church would turn out fal l.
| ures; the best would barely be saved,
nothing more. The condition Of the
| Church was struggle and q conflict. The
kingdom would not know any thing about
persec ution except in memory. sit may
delight us to remember these things. -
| The kingdom was a unit: the Church an
aggregate Of units. The kingdom
would be everlasting the Church was
| temporary. Those who claimed that hea-
ven was the kingdom, as do many, would
| have to remodel that wonderful prayer,
| Thy kingdom come" That petition had
| not yet been ans wered.
Prof Lummis, having finished his admi-
rable paper, Chairman Reynolds said that
| the Rev. DR.. Tying ST., was present, and
| bo oclzoI tho (1Op foronoa tn MalcOma him
! by rising. ALL rose, and the venerable
clergyman, looking yet more venerable IN
| the long fur-lined cloak in which he Was
clad, blessed the assembly.
| The afternoon session was opened by the
singing of the beautiful hymn, "When
| Jesus comes. - and then tie venerable DR..
| Tying offered brief extemporaneous pray
er. Chairman Reynolds called attention
| to the advertisement OF books being clrcu-
lated, and said that the conference didn't
| authorize the advertising or endorse the
bucks, and would not be responsible for
| them. He theE called attention to a little
| book called Jesus Coming," written and
published by wealthy Chicago gentleman
| named Black stone, copies of which WOuld
| be given away.
The Rev. DR.. Tying, ST., then asked for
| permission to speak on the grand topic be-
| fore the Conference. November would
| finish fifty nine years of lis ministry. 1t
was more than fifty years ago when the
grand truth of the doctrine OF Christ S sec
Ond personal coming flashed upon his MUD.
| He believed in that advent as surely as he
| looked for the sunrise. 1t might not be IN
his time. but it would be in somebody's
time.
Bishop W. R. Nicholson of the Reformed
! Episcopal Church, Philadelphia, another
| tne-loOking man, large, erect, well formed
with full iron-grey beard and iron gray
hair delivered what proved TO be the most
eloquent address thus far heard in the
Conference His subject was, THE gath
ering of Israeli which he said meant the
| gathering back of the twelve tribes from
| their dispersion to Palestine and their set
| Element there as one nation. The Bible
abounded in promises OF this event. The
| reference was to the literal Israel and to
| the literal Palestine. This gathering of
| Israt would be accomplished in two in
stallments. The first would take place be-
| fore the advent of Christ; and the events
| in Europe and the East indicated that the
| time for that gathering Was not far off.
| The complete restoration would be at the
| Lords coming. In the first gathering the
| Jews would be in considerable numbers
but in an unconverted state. They would
| rebuild their temple and re-establish the
temple service. But they would be chas-
| tised, and when their sufferings were end
ed they would be reduced to a remnant.
| When the Lord came then they would be
converted. Having looked upon Him
whom they pierced. they would repent and
believe and be forgiven and received by
the Lord. Bishop Nicholson then spoke
elequently of the dew, prosecuted. down
trodden, scattered over the face of the
globe, yet ever distinct nation, 1.-THE
standing miracle in the worlds current
history He was frequently interrupted
by applause, despite the Chairman's
express desire that no applause should be
heard within the house OF God.
The evening session began witt. the body
of the house crowded so that the ushers
bad 10 SEND all the late corners to the gal
iery,e Wlieft soon Was crowded also. In the
throng e clergyman who etoW4s1 the niat.
form we're seen re re white hair Of the Rev.
DR. Philip Schaff and the Keen face Of the
Rev. DR.. Theodore Cuyler.
CLOSE OF The CONFERENCE
The fiual session of the Conference was
held Saturday evening, st,e ehgrch being
crowded to the doors. After prayer by pr.
(irammer, of Washington, the COMMITTEES
On resolutions. appointed atthe mornings
session, presenftfe{a9 the following:
Before closing phis eqGference, composed
of brethren from1 s. many ailtsreFt bran
ehea Of the one rede ellg chIrch OF cur
Lord. We desire disclaimiipng whatever doe
trines have been OF hay be hehd in connec-
ton with the belief of the pre-millennial
coming of the Lord which conflict with