, 1880-09-14
RELIGIOUS.


AhVoHL ~ 4SbAh1 LIZ iA9lAs4ss
At tho 1wG.l psayor.tncct.nE In Lower Fnrwell
lintl ycsterlny, tho 1tcy. 0eor9c O. Necdhan.
who l,as lust returned from Nortlletd. give IN
accrtiut uf tho cDNvocntlOn Mt TINT pnGH un.lcr
the direction af Mr.. MoNsy.
He snfh tllat. IRON tho number Of Inquiries
tnnssc Of him, and tho very lHrHe nmt,cr Of lei
tprs md tcIcgrHmE-tglcgrtfna from nfl partA pf
tho worl!-pourinY tntn Northlield, 1t WIN vary
evident thnt thrrn wns Entng to TO IL mighty
movement of tho Spirit nf God upon tho hcarta
Of thu people. lIa h,d nu l,csitatton LII snyin4
TINT he th0tiVht WB WGre on tho eve OF sONG very
wonderful manifestation nf GNls Krace.
lilo supposed tho meeting at Northtlolt
WIS the greatest 1ncottng Ut Its kind ever rhcldtn
this cNintry+-the graAtcst conference since tho
days Of tho Apostles. There WIS no excitement,
no Hurry, but lliet specoh,-A feeling thAt God
tilno. sIrn ware almost nfrsd 10 hear their own
voices IL prayer Or testimony.
Ii III answering tho question:.
WHAT un0u1llr TltnSE CHRISTIANS To1ETf1ERr
Mr. Ncc'iLnln sail that nl knew thoro WIS IL
great Ieasth. Many ot the churches ha,l i'ee.,
dcpUp,t1atcd. anu wore putting forth artitcInl
novelties TO brlug thu people into
them. All tho devices |, fatlrtl. Tho
LORD Ind becn tcnchEnE the churches
that they m,,at 10 back to l!lm-to their tsrst
lu>e to their llrst prtnciplca-lf thoy would bo
full, mud hnyG tho f,Iror or God rest upon them.
IlIls hunger and luhKlng utter q.sl was what
brought tho workers ttHcthur at Northtic1d,-
tho t!cs!re Tint tho I.nrd would show littuaclf,
and make known tho secret OF Ills purpose. 80
pct'pfo ratne from all t,arts Of the world. 1t
would bo hari 10 rstttnato how many wero thoro.
Every train brnnHhr contribution. ThDy
were oaminK nnl RulnE All tho tttnG. HIT thor0
wcro OIL tho KroClld every day 50O people,
ahnut tho nun,tor who saw tho Lord whcn II o
aroso III Ills rcsurrootod body. A grent nnny
wuro sllsappOlntc ut tlrst because they supposed
that leading Christian Men frnm I'LL parts OF tho
world wO.4la be thero tn lroaoh md tonch. Eur
tho frat two or throc dayn therp was thts Mn-
enslncss a,s,ot,g tnnny. who thnl.ght It wusa't
worth while To uninv go ttr and nut scb Rrelt
r.a.'ora. 1' M % tSt, itsr @ iittiu whli. @ ths csl.
mesa mn! !disntlNIllt1nnnt l!ssed awny, hacnl,s!
the pehplu lNxan ~ sottlu down to tho idea lhat
FROM nnythlu9 cyor held 'otnrc, aud many wuro
!hnnkf,ll that they retnatn.:d until th"H o..na
Sssss S sst bs g. Ct ~ Sa sS s sa 81 t
seaeepsisn ct isa s's,atasss oi sae t,iss.,ns
leud ho..rr ,ivrs: rhoy hatl seen thnna tclvcs Il.
never before. They INV Gol aud Ills glory u
they hnd sccn theu in tho past.
Il0 would not sprAk 0f
THE PREPARATIONS.
Everything wills AUnc tO accommodate tht
peoptc. All wero well trcatosl. B0 i,lr a. bodily
cunrlain Dr., liz ha,i no ionlt whSn slr. jMeeb!
nnh Gal. t,lark rctArnc.l to THO city, both l!e.l
% ass ss .ets 1y atf' II % yGa Il IL Gss ovs t. Fl
nii'issefs anil brettrou IL tho pity toseiher. aiit
sSoss npst Ss .6s s!.n'S te'ss i, GaieaxS u i
Northtola. There why nothing q hi!,.lsr.
greut many MlNlslcts; hD WINS surprised ut III
uwny from tha!r charRes,-tssmn Ala6ana, Ron
! away IN In Norn hcutiH TApy felt that tlIv