The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-11-02
ENDING THE CONFERENCE.
1rLOrS RE-MILLENNfRTANS IN a
CIfTRCH AT0 O'CLOCK, A. NJ

pns.ed Arouud-A Praise nnd Iestimohy
Meetins-InterruptiOns from the Gallery.
Niro o'clock on cold November morning
l.. an carly hour to call an audience together to
rs,on 10 the third days proceedings Of rcli-
,.,oua body: but the interest in the Prophetic
conference WAS great enough to nearly I'LL DR..
T,ns's large church. In the two days the
,oeubcrs Of tho Conference had come to feel
,,,eh nj home. They sought out the same
,,o,rs and before the service reasoned together
concerning their faith The women proved to
be- no mean disputants.
The audience has been remarkable ono;
remarkable for its patience. intelligence. en-
,busiasm. good fellowship. decorum. and evil
dont Christian unity # has been decidedly a
midlle.agod congregation. Here and there has
heen seen a young man. presumably divinity
sinlent but the sight OF young maiden has
been rare. The women. AMI they havo boon
many have been for the most part mothers In
Israel. Last evening q pretty young woman
sat near the PLATFORM
Tine Conference opened with devotional ex-
oroises. In which the Rev. DIR. Stephen II. Tying
1r read appropriate passages OF Scripture the
Rev. Or, Kenyon Of Brooklyn. who looks some
thing like the portraits Of Kaiser Wilhelm. and
who has remarkably sonorous voice. prayed;
and the hymn. JOY to the World. the Lord Is
Come" WIS sung to the stirring old tune.
Antioch" Then DR.. Tying said that papers
had been LEFT in each pew. and It was partcu-
larry desired that each ono present who sym
rathigod with tho doctrine in question should
write ON the paper HIS or her name and address
md drop it in box at the door. Those who had
feared a collection looked relieved Then the
Rev. +. r. Craven Of Newark. the Presbyterian
..l.. Il. d, IT, r.
allowing woman to preach In his pulpit. and
who is one Of the strongest champions Of the
tre.milleunarian doctrine among Prcsbyte-
rans as his articles in the Evangelist show be-
gan to read a paper on Tho Coming Of the
Lord in It's Relation to Christian Doctrine" DR..
Craven was not up to the Conference standard
Of good looks, being thin and not very grace
ml man. with a long and very narrow face.
high. narrow forehead scanty brown hair
and whiskers. and nervous manner.
But he is strong man. an energetic
speaker. and logical reasoncr. His subject
was the same as that on which Dr. Brookes had
spoken on Thursday. but DR.. Craven did not
trench on HIS predecessors ground ut all, con-
fning his remarks TO the discussion of the rea-
lion Il the pre- millennial advent to the Catholic
doctrine concerning the Office OF the Spirit in
regeneration. and TO- one cognate subject. He
said that the central doctrine Of prc-millenna-
Tlans is that an advent Of Christ IN His glori-
fed body ls ever imminent for the establ sh-
ment oi what il generally known as tho mil
lennium. Thehoctrinc Of the prc-mllennial adj
vent was not Logically inconsistent either with
the appearance of Christ. or with His
dignity in the exercise thereof. II
was objected that the doctrine implied that
The Spirit could not renew the world 10y eNistin;
lnsrumentalities that the Spirit was unable to
renew 1t without the presence Of Jesus. They
held no such heresy. That the Spirit would not
Inns nat without tho Of tho .prl thpx-
believed and affirmed; that He could not. they
denied. II was said that their doctrine was in
consistent with the dignity OF the Spirit because
II implied His subordinaton. 1t implied the
same subordination that was implied in the
present dispensation-no more. no less. Tho
spirit is styled the Spirit OF Christ He Is given
IN answer to the intercession OF Christ; He l.
poured forth by the power of Christ He acts a.
TIE agent q Christ He takes of thg things o.
Christ" Thus had 1t ever been. Thus would
Il be when Christ should come again in glory
Dr. Craven's, paper had the merit. amonl
and prayer offered by the Rev. Dr. Willis Lor,
ot Columbus. Ohio. Then the Rev. DR.. J. T
Cooper. Professor Of Theologyin the Prest yte
rian Seminary at Allegheny began paper or
The Judgment" DIR. Cooper is one OF tn,
oldest men that have addressed the Conference
HIS bald head was fringed with white hair ana
his blue eyes were hidden behind god-bowel
spectacles. His manner contrasted with the
Energy and vim OF some ofthe younger speakers
he admitted the difficulty OF his subject an,
lhen defined the judgment. His first points
we're that tho work Of judgment belonged 10 tn,
Lord Jesus Christ. and that II could last tn rougi
the whole OF the millennial dispensntion. Their
at great length DR.. Cooper attempted to show
who would be- Judged. how they would b,
Judged. and where they would be judged. Hi,
paper was 50 long rs to take him much beyon,
his allotted time; and when the morlent h.
stopped Chairman Reynolds quickly arose anC
sad Let US all sing the hymn HalleluJah
It's Done, the congregation saw the point
md smiled. The hymn was sung, the Rev DR.
Marquis ~ Baltimore prayed and then DIR
Tying said hat the committee in charge asket
flr Al Ia Tu iupnTrpd and do
bred the audience to put their contributions IL
H. ssiouary boxes near the entrances,
The next speaker was the Rev. DR.. ~ West
Presbyterian pastor OF Cincinnati. He is :
serious looking man. with reddish hair an,
WHISPERS. closely cropped. the manners OF {
student and the diductc delivery OF a dOgmat
Isl. His sentences We're often involved. anC
were usually sOnorOus. The paper WAS rar,
exhibition Of study and scholarly attainments
WetiS sa6ect was The History rSe Of the Doc
trlne' He said that what was known rs Mil
lrrsm had no more 70 do with millennaranlsu
man the Ialmud had 70 do with the Bible. The
Two were % opposed TO each other rs nadir &
Zenith. He traced the history Of the doctrine
from ne Balyonian captivity down 70 IN
present day the whole period being included II
what he called the times Of the Genties.
p The hryt speaker in the afternoon WAS th,
Hey, Dr.. George Duflield. Professor of Mathe
mates III Princeton College. Dr. Dunied I
Ut a handsome man. His nose is too promi
h'lt MS chin too small, his head too bald, hiI
mar TO sandy, and his figure too angular fol
real beauty. He looks profoundly mathemat
eal Put under that appearance is a fine
mlud Keen insight, and rich vein Of hu
NOR. Ills last would crop out, though hii
tlbect gave little occasion for II. To him hat
bren allotted the task Of reviewing the genera
tuNect, and summarizing the arguments fo
We doctrine 81 the personal re-mlllennia
coming ~ Christ He said that Pre- Millenna
IlhAs believed mllcnnial era Of righteous
ness AMI peace on earth before the advent o
SuIlst was not 10 be expected. because. were thu
uoculne true. II would undoubtedly DO promi
AII lt ~ tne New Testament
" Duhleld having finished Dr. Tying again
SAued attention 10 the financial question. The
- ojsfm had not proved successful, and h'
asked Tor contribution. This lad beeh III
cheapest Conference ever held. The daily press
nal advertised II widely and gratuitOusly II
sAo tellglQus press he thought they had NJ
Special obligations. They wanted monel
u9ush 10 get stereotype plates tor the bool
MY were y grt out about the Conference
q TAT -
The Rev Dr. Rufus W. Clark was the las
tgsaAer oi tho afternoon. DR.. CLARK IL tn
ksl4r ~ q Reformed Dutch Church in Albany
ne IL Ioiund. and has rudy and amos
tplEked lace. He looks like n prosperous BAN
PRESIDENT rather than a dominic. He took 70
H subject That Blessed Hope as a Motive /
u4Y Living and Active Labor
r9u-t before the afternoon adjournment, Dl
4lhg sad that the collection taken had bee
s.A'leil 70 pay all the expenses VI the Confer
'llr Wllch was now out OF debt.
Inc church was thronged at the evening SEES
~ we last session Of the first Pre- Milen
tetlaA Conference In America. When Chairma
Ge4lolds gave out the first hymn, When Jesu
rms ne sad that he never sang II withor