New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-07-08

.,owns IN ArrENDANcE-A MEETING WHERE
MINISTERS KEEP slLEScG-cauRcHEs
FILLED IN ASBURY PARK.

FILLED IN ASBURY PARK.
Grove. July (speciaD.-Thls perfect day
.rsa ,he morning meetings with worshippers. The
80 neoules meeting had large attendance The
y.v r H. Yatman. the leader studies to increase the
.S,.r.st ZACH summer and succeeds At 10 80 a. m
Guidance filed the auditorium and the platform
-. y.nerable Rev. Dr. Mason offered prayer The
.ornine preacher was the Rev. Dr. George H. Crooh,
sossor OF ecclesiastical history in Drew theological
Seminary at Madison, n. j. His text was ,hrls'
80 &c given by St John: And /. be lifted up
from the earth, will draw all men unto me- ihs
u,nrancc of Christ is intensely persohaf-
.. nersonai religion. Christs personal power VIII
draw men, will reach all mankind. mere Po"o' gan
-. drav man He did not lift up Himself. He
vas ustod up by suffering He feels for us ana Will
'. ue has something more than sympathy for u.s.
He was lifted up that he might do for Us 'ha' when
- .a,,ot IA for ourselves. We are grateful for
svmnatbv hut we want help. Man wants reconc'ha
ZION with God He who is lifted up can have sympathy
Gov al He can draw all men to himself and he
49,, ho,a them. Christ has become the loadstone to
ALI men. He meets all demands made upon Him.
r.A n,,ros of the human heart and OF the human
,.,,ect ara met in Him. He holds the moral nature
80 nan BY His personality. The death OF Christ on
,ho cross exempfes selfsscrifce for other men ana
ZOOS furher than the golden rule. Chr1sts attractive
vower IS in the During life Christ exerod
iI,s omnipotence He opened blind eyes, He
nm BIS onnipotence. The cross represents to men
what nothing else does The dead rule over us. We
celebrated the works OF men who are dead. Christ
living could not have drawn all men TO Him, but
s,,feng for u.s. dead on the cross He draws all mon
30 him.
There were over 1900 people in attendance at the
various DEPARTMENTS of the Sabbath school, over
900 Of whom were in DR.. Hanlon's Bible class. The
lesson Samuel called" ELECTED spirited discussion
ON the call of God. A new feature here is Bible
class for young women, conducted by Mrs Joseph
II Thornley, This is held In Thornley, Memorial Hail.
a new building erected In memory of the Rev. Joseph
II Thornley, a valued number Of the Ocean Grove
Association At O'Clock meeting for business men
IS conducted by Mr.. Yatman. 1t is understood thai
ministers must Keep silent In this meeting MAJOR
Cole. Dr. Munhall and others spoke at the meeting
which was attended by over 5000 people The Rev.
DR. Hughes jr, preached this evening at the audi
forum.
Tho rarely beautiful morning brought out large
congregations to all the churches in Asbury Parh'
The Rev. DIR. Munhall. the evangelist preacheo III
the Methodist Episcopal Church from the text VINO
soeyer beeyeth on the Son Of God hath eternal NO
At the Baptist Church the Rev. n. J. wheeler oi
Philadelphia preached taking for his theme charscter,
building. Father Joseph, the converted Cstn cl
priest preached in the evening on tho suDlect ~
Opinions The Rev. DR.. Smart OF Albany preache1d
I'M The PRESBYTERIAN Tabernacle from the text. And
Jesus called little child unto HimA and set nun III
the midst of them, and said Verify, gay uVU 49,
except We be converted and become as Htlie cnulc'
ye shall not enter into the kingdom Of Heaven