New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-07-04
MISSIONS AT NORTHFIELD.
BISHOP THOBURN INTERESTED THE COLI
LEGE CONFERENCE IL INDIA.
SUCCESS OF TIE STUDENTS VOLUNTEER MOVE
MENT-MR MOODY on THE GOSPEL
by MARK.
IBr rELEGnArn 10 TIE TRiBUxEI


NOrthheld, Mass July 3.Thc generosity OF a NORTH
field audience has been put to the test times and
II has never been found wanting. To-day, however.
the record was broken. An incidental remark IN an
earnest speech the need Of missions In India TO
suited IN a collection Of 90 900.
~ never dreamed Of such thing said the speaker
"This IS better than dream replied Mr.. Moody,
who will add $50 TO the amount already promised
After the customary Bible classes in the tents ono
on personal work led by McConaudey. secretary
Of the Twenty -third-st. branch Of the Young Mems
Christian Association in NcwYork, and the other by
F. j. Saunders, Of New-liaven, on ndnctiNc Bible
study the students and their friends assembled IN
Stone Hail. whore Mr. Moody gave interesting eS-
position Of the Gospel according to Mark lie thinks
this book might DO justly termed Peters Gospel and
the third Gospel narration Panls Gospel though Mark
and Luke them. His references TO the miracles
OF the Saviour recorded by Mark were appreciated
by the large audience. He told ef his effort TO pre-
pare funeral as Christ would have done, but
when he studied the Gospels to the character Of
the saviours discourses such occasions he found
that there Christ broke up every funeral
he attended He just said Lazarus, come FORTH
or "Damsel say unto thee arise and that was the
end Of the funeral Mr.. Moody closed with graphic
description Of Peters fall and repentance.
Mrs. Hector Hail. of Troy, whose husband Is tho
pastor Of the Second Presbyterian Church in that city,
was called to the platform by Mr.. Moody to sing My
Ain Countreen Mrs Hall is a native Of the land OF
Burns's scottish song and she rendered this with rich
effect. Mr. Moody knew Mrs. Hall In glasgow. and
his favortes never know when he will call on them.
Bishop Thoburn, who has just returned from India,
spoke this morning and his place in the hearts
of the students. lie has been in India thirty
years come home TO raise $4,000 for print
ing plant In Calcutta After describing the country,
with its population Of 31oooO.OOO. he took up the
culture and religion Of the people. said he
Calcutta has student population Of $4,000. aud its
nil Of heir
cultivated class descend until you nnd whole
villages where person can read word Of any language
To degraded classes the missionaries send native
preachers teach the alphabet by marking in the sand
with their fingers. With this beginning they teach them
10 read :he Bible.
Cannibals the Bishop does not regard the lowest
class Of men, He has seen men worse than canni
balls in New-Yark and London. In speaking Of the
work of the Young MepS Christian Association in Cal
cutta, he said that its representatives. are undo
nominational and he wished them TO remain So When
he said that $50 would support one of the lowest class
of missions, for which ne had trained Mr. Moody
said that he wanted of those missions and would
contribute $50 for that purpose. About twenty
minutes given up TO receiving similar Offers
College after college responded. The Virginia dele
CATION the University Of Virginia each subscribed
for mission.
ave think more of Virginia than we did in
'61,' said Mr. Moody. and the applause stopped the
contributions for short time. Princeton, the Uni
Nerslty OF IcnnSSiNdlDd, HdFNdTu, 1hIc anu Joiuls
Hopkins were among the twenty or thirty institutions
which Will share this phase OF mission work In
India
-Four years ago the students volunteer movement
for foreign missions organized the College Con
ference this place The simple pledge, which 5000
persons have already signed reads:
We willing and desirou. God permitting, to be
foreign missionaries.
OF this number 1850 are in college $50 in thee
logical seminares, 12j in medical institutions, about
$50 In academies, zoo I'm grammar schools. while
health, or lack Of means and 800 are not students
lands today Who had signed the pledge in answer 10
the appeal made by the representatives OF TINS
decision, and fifty have been retired on account OF
iu-heath or FOR other reasons. Walter j. Clar. the
recording secretary of the organization, says:
The main object Of the movement Is 10 lead young
and womcr to respond the need Of The foreign Held
encourage them making thorough preparations and In
every proper effort TO reach the Held well as to
urge them enlist Others In the WORK 1t does not
establish encourage any independent agency but works
entire harmony with the church boards 1t seeks N oe
the medium OF communication students and these
boards Those who have decided 70 be foreign mission
btsought Join the volunteer ranks, but
students influenced 10 make the decision OF their lie
work in view a thousand millions Of perlshng souls
Attention also called % the Increase of money and men
for missions volunteer movement started Forty
denominations represented among the volunteers ana
TWENTY-FIVE organizations have aided In sending them out
The American Board already thirty
OF this class
Robert p Wilder, young Princeton graduate who
headed the movement at the outset and has delivered
hundreds Of speeches in It's behalf IS attending the con
ference and taking active part in lis daily meetings
held in It's interest Robert speer recent graduate
of Princeton University is the travelling secretary Of
the organization and has done effective work during
the last year speaking 10 nearly all the colleges and
seminacs east of the Rocky Mountains ana IN CANADA