New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-07-27

pen In this connection. The wifc and mother ;
burdens diminish as she looks forward to help from
that winch is no longer an experiment or dream,
ouu positive working success.
WHITE MEN sCALPKD AT NORTHFIELD
Northfcld has not always worn the peaceful
aspect that greets the summer visitor to-day.
Tales that cause the hair TO rise are told of the
early days of the struggling colony, when in 1919,
for instance, Captain Bcers and twenty settlers
were massacTed, while Just two centuries ago The
alarmed inhabitants fed TO lladey during the
French and Indian troubles roadside mOnu-
mcnt near the seminary grounds tells of white
men being killed and scalpcd by the Indians as
late as April 49, 1741.
But the old order chanceth giving place u new.
No one need he deferred from attending the
Bible Conference announced for next month for
fear Of the Indians Mortified is quiet New
England town on the banks of the Connecticut
River midway between Greenfield, Mass, and
Brattlcboro VI. 1t consists chiefly of one wide
street, shaded by beautiful clms ana NAPLES
Near Ma MOOdy's home may ne seen one Of the
most picturesque views in the whole Connecticut
Valley. just beyond slOplng meadow lies the
sleeping river, seeming scarcely to move on toward
the busy towns where 1T rises INTO sudden HE ana
turns the wheels OF commerce. Rising on either
side of the river are green fields, broken here and
there by little patches Of wOOosand, while IN the
distance rest the foothills of the Green Noun
tains just back of Mr.. Moody's home on hill
stands the house IN which lie was born and
where his venerable mother still lives. She IS
now in her eighty sixth year and III remarkably
good health, considering her age
SPLENDID WORK AT NOETHF1ELD.
short walk from Mr. Moodys home brings
one TO the seminary buildings two of which are
given in this article. There are several others,
East Hall. the oldest building on the ground;
Weston Hall, erected by David NJ. Weston, Of
Boston. who died recently; Talcott Library, 4
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Talcott, of New-York; the Eetsey Moody Cottage
which has never been opened for school purposes
but is to he used as resting place for the stu
dents when they are i'll. Besides these there are
four or five cottages surrounding the ground
where the young ladies board during the seminary
YEAR all Of which will be used during the Bible
Conference
Mr.. Moody, the evangelist, is known and loved
wherever the English tongue is spoken, and many
of his sermons have been rcpublishcd in foreign
languages. But the splendid work which MI
Moody, the educator, is accomplishing at North
field and Chicago Is not SO widely known. Ills
training school for Bible workers III the West, al
though recently established, had last yer larger
number of students than many of the oldest tn'o-
logical Summaries III the Last. BESIDES th"t,
there are two wel-cstablishcd educational lnSil-
tutions here, one for girls and the other for boys
The Mortified Seminary accommodates ABOUT '"o
two or three mikes distant across the Connectlcn'
River. has an equal number OF young men, many
in each school preparing for COLLEGE.
Some of the visitors at NoTtnilcld, who have
seen many advantages offered here TO the young
and women of the poorer classes. VINO an
unable 10 attain as good an education elsewhere
and remember also that durln- the summer
months there are two conferences held here, whose
influence is simply immeasuublr, believe mat
this work may Justly be considered one Of me
most important and enduring features Of Il life
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The class Of pupils for whom the schools are
designed is restricted e. those who have snall
means and high aims who wish a good and dis
tinctively Christian education; who are unable 10
enter expensive private schools and willing To- at
tend such public schools within their
reach. The schools especially encourage the AZ
tendance of those who, from the necessity OF self
support or otherwise have been prOvdcntl1lN
hindered in getting the desired education. bur
who would I've determined to make the most OF
an opportunity here. Care is taken 10 select for
admission, out of the large number who apply,
only the most worthy applicants and 10 retain no
pupils whose influence on their companions Is
found TO be seriously hurtful.