The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-11-05

4 Last Nsssiois of PfoS Con fe renees
NEW YoRK, November he The Prophetic
Conference held It's lest session to-day, Dir.
Reynolds, of Peoria, presiding. rs
Il. r. Craven read paper or, IS Relation
or PremslIennial Advent Of Christ to the
Catholic Doctrine Of Work Of the Holy
Spirit" 2i 81
Professor Cooper, OF the Presbyterian
Seminary, Allegheny, Pa, followed with q
paper on The Judgment"
Rev. N. West, d. D., OF Cincinnati, adj
dressed the Conference on the History OF
Doctrine" .sst.
The Committee on Resolutions appointed
at the nlorning session presented the fol-
lowing: $3.50
Before closing this Conference, composed
OF brethren from so many different branches
of one redeemed Church Of our Lord, we
desire disclaiming whatever doctrines have
been or may be held in connection with the
belief OF the premilIennial coming OF the
Lord which conflict with the faith once de.
livered to the saints and received by the
Church Universal, and to bear our united
testimony to that which we believe to be
the truth OF the gospel in the particulars
which follow-yiZ.: 49,,
LIST. We affirm our belief in God on all
questions OF doctrine and duty.
Cd. The prophetic words OF the Old Tes-
lament concerning the first coming OF our
Lord Jesus Christ were literally fulfilled
in bis birth, life, death, resurrection, and
ascension, and so the prophetic words OF
both the Old and New Testament concern
ing his second coming will be literally full
filled 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 Saviour Jesus Christ is the
blessed hope OF the believer and the Church
during the entire dispenSation.
Sd. This second coming Of the Lord Jesus
Christ is everywhere represented in the
Scriptures as imminent, and may occur at
any moment; yet the precise day and hour
thereof is unknown to man and known only
to God. i. --.i
4th. The Scriptures now here teach that
the whole world will be converted to God,
or that there will be reign Of universal
righteousness and peace before the return
OF our blessed Lord, but that only at and
by His coming in power and glory will the
prophecies concerning the progress OF evil,
the development OF anti-Christ, the times
OF Gentlles and ingathering OF Israel, the
resurrection of His dead in Christ and the
transformation Of His living saints, receive
their fuflment and the period OF nillennlal
blcssedness Its inauguration.
5th. The duty OF the Church during 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 crea-
ture. and thus hasten the coming OF the day
OF God and TO his latest promise, "Surely
come quickly to respond in joyous hope,
even so come Lord Jesus Christ"
The report was unanimously adopted, the
whole Conference rising to vote.
The following, offered by Rev. Brookes,
was also adopted: ...-
Resolred, That the doctrine of our Lords
premillennial advent, instead OF paralyzng
evangelistc and missionary efforts, is one OF
the mightiest incentives to earnestness in
preaching the gospel to every creature "tlll
He cometh." ..--
Addresses were then made by Major D.
W. Whittle. OF Chicago Rev. DR.. Brookes,
OF ST. Louis; and Rev. Stephen Ii. Tying.
Jr. They ali commented on the glorious
work and success OF the Conference.
Rev. DR.. MacKay, of Hull, England, made
the closing address. which was powerful
and eloquent. After singing g All Hail the
Power of Jesus Name" the benedicton
was pronounced by DR.. Lord, and the Con-
ference adjourned. ~.