New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-11-01
EXERCISES OF THE MORNING.

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EXERCISES OF THE MORNING.
| A fine audience gathered at each Of the
three sessions Of the Prophetic Conference yesterday in
the Clutch OF the Holy Trinity. Many OF the pews were
occupied 10y the persons who sat throughout TIC
three sessions of the first day The desire to secure
scats stronger than on the previous day. ana the
gallery was we'll filled before the first speaker Of the
day had fairly entered upon his address. It WIS
peculiar audience at the morning session, and is pc
cuartes were those OF all the preceding gatherings ut
this conference. Its marked features were unhasSTn2
attention and tireess patience One OF the papers pre-
snted Yesterday consumed hour and three-duarsers
In It's delivery, ana the speakers eloeation WAS not im
pressyc yet The large auhience-tmonS which were
many iadle!lsened atentyey to learned DISCUSSIONS
close. exhaustive arguments, and manifold eta
tons from scrpturr. From the appearance OF
The faces OF the hearers, one would have sup
posed he was present at popular lecture
ON popular subject. wellsnown Epis-
copaan clergyman said yesterday, turning 10 brother
minister: Look at that audience; you can't get such
gathering secular conferences Why, al seieu'ihc
convention a paper hour long ary always succeeds
in thinning the audience down TO the specialists III
the topic Of w1Ich 1t treats. Tie secret here Is mat
every Interested IN these themes and the greater
part OF these people have given much thought to trn
This has characteristic feature
the conference Anotherrt seems 10 be tire lack OF
feeling and the absence OF any
les among the clergymou present The latter quality
strikngly shown yesterday, when speaker known
10 few asonishcd the conference By reading profound
aud finely written paper SID whte-haired minister
on the platform. calling 10 him friend who had just
entered This glorious address the man Isn't OF
our church. nut be is laying down the faw in the right
way and Is doing II grandy."
Upon the platform were grouped yesterday, a body
OF the representative cergymen OF many denonina-
tious Among the clorgymen who present yester-
day FOR the first the Row. ORA Watson and
Miller. OF Philadelphia the Rev. Dr. j. r. Davenport,
the Dr. ". Lloyd, and tue Rev. M,ssrs. A. j. Pat
ton and j. L. Newman. OF this city. and the Rev. Dr. X
Jeffrey, OF BROOKLYN. The Rev William Reynolds
presided during the reading OF the first address the
Rev. Dr. Tyng, entered. and was conducted TO the
presidents chair. He seemed feeble but he sat
throughout most OF the da's proceedings and de-
that the exercises had given him great sasfac-
tlou. At the opening Of the afternoon session he spoke
brcry testifylng 10 belief IN the second coming OF
Christ and his profound satisfaction In the success OF
the conference lie thought the results OF these meet
nss would DC important; and precious Tor the blessing
10 come upon all churches who will receive the truth,
while darEnes3 and sadness must rest upon those who
III refuse It," The address rendered the more re-
markable by the speakers venerable appearance and
the energy with which he gave his personal testimony
20 The main doctrines OF tho conference. Many po--
ton. " the address received with applause, and
created n profound impression.
OF tho addresses OF the day. that OF Bishop Niehoson,
Pbtlade phia, " Inc GhtheriDg OF israeli callcu
forth tn. warmes expressions Of approval With the
exception address OF the Rev. DR.. IL TyDg lr.
on Chr.st's Coming which sounded the Keynote OF the
conference this regarded the abest paper that
has been presented II eloquent sketch OF the
history OF the Jewish race. and the words received
on added force by the speakers earnest man.
nor aud impressive presence. A singular clrcum-
stance connected with tho address Ia that the pcrOraon
which seemed TO reveal the greatest literary nih
really dashed of hulriedy In pencil on the railway st
the leventh hour while tho Bishop his way 10
this city. Another paper that received much praise was
that OF Professor Il. Luumis. OF Monsoon Aass. The
| Kingdom and the Church" Its crsp. epgrammatic
sty 10 aud It's illustrations from many well known writers
Of the day. gave II peculiar Interest for general listeners
ADDRESS OF PROFESSOR II. LUMMIs.
The morning session opened with prayer by the
Rev George NeehAincf Philadelphia The first paper
wa, then read by Professor II. Lummis. OF Monson.
Mas. The Kingdom aud the Church" Following
| Is brief outline OF hs remarks:
There are doubtless words IN the sacred Scrip
tnres that are very inperfcety ~, nnderstoGd.
Tue best thai Is known. and Yet no careful
atdrnt Bible safely accept these temporary
snbsttutes as the strict equivalent OF the original
words The words which natne this theme are not OF
many different that 1t is not nttie surpris
to nnd .neh divergence. OF opinion ss 10 ner rear
version with only single exception occurs 1873 times
IN the New Testament A TO "a root Idea.
Hebrew life Ths recognized by the foremost scholars
OF the are, among Others By Dr. Pusey one OF the
nt.i Hebrew schoars of toe English Church. He says
OF the expression Kingdom OF God, that ths pame
was a. well known to the jewish people as faith nope,
| charity or worship. Ikey not explained but are
| assumed to be understood. The Jews of the time OF
Christ looked with eager eyes Tor tue coming OF the Me-.
| The fulnlment OF many OF the most remarkabe
heir striking predictions show tie jews mad fun
warrant expect king a. literally such IA was DAVID
! on solomon and Kingdom "a literally snch ~ Mas
theirs aui amaZrd talk Hoout the obScirity
OF uufuled prophecy II in the book Of Daniel and In
eys ation be difficulty and Obscury IL grows out
OF The symbols used aud not OFT o the prophecy His
tory recorded symbols Soud be Just dark and hard
under .and withou tho key To tue symbols STUDY
shows the marvellous spondence BOT ween the literal
saoneuts of the prophecy aud tho facts that followed
l. n urrsnmng suppose that II tho people OF Israel
mad reeervea king when he came. that the word
would have waited through this long night OF wrrtsEed,
nessi Israel delayed as Christians nave delsyed ana
are stall delaying. instead oi hastening the coming OF the
complete II that good winch the Jew anticipated were
lett thank God IL will not be- Daniels, interpre
tf ton of Sebuc hadnszza dream has been admitted to
mean the great empires named represent worhempres
each merging its predecessor IN is own sovereignty
| The position that the Kingdom oil God Is already es-
tablishcd and il Christian Church, il prevalen
to-day that shall he pardOned II submit the clam To
| n sharp scrutiny. The majority or modern words ana
prrns,s used harmouze the idea Of tho identity OF the
thurcn and the Kingdom do not doyetaii At ah
| DO said the Church triumphant Is everlasting,
| il may be conceded thai # persons wish
H. no one need object II. however. 1t be claimed that
language or thought has Bible sneton The evidence
America. There Is no good reason TO Object but tho
great metropolis knows that II Is only in hgurntyo
| sense that Nev-YUrk Ia London.
sad lust now that generous estimate OF the actual
Christians In tho world would not be above thirty mil
IONS what do these do on this line, counting to their
credit all done ully without method and with
out hign religious motive among the other go OO0 900
! of merely nominal Cnristiansi
| ADDRESS or TILE REV. MIR. PARSONS.
After hymn the Rev. II. NJ Parsons, OF the Presby-
terrain Church Of Buffalo, then read paper on The
| Present Age. and Development OF Antichrist." The
speaker said: The relation Of this theme to the main
subject before usthe coming OF Lord-reqaires