New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-09
NORTHFIELD'S LAST DAY.
CLOSE OF THE COLLEGE CONFERENCE.
WHAT WAS DONE AT THE VARIOUS MEETINGS
Mr.. MOODY ON THE SECOND COMING
OF CHRIST.


OF CHRIST
IBr TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBuNE-I
Mortified, Mass July s.-The closing day Of the
college conference dswned clear and bright after the
soaking rain of yesterday. It had been announced
that Mr. Moody would preach at the first meeuhs t's
morning ON The Work of the Holy spirit and the nSn
WAS nearly filed when the clock en- Recitation han
struck g. The japanese delegates had charge on tne
meeting held in the interest of foreign missions at 5o
Mr. Moody was In charge Of the main forenoon meeting
in Recitation Hall at 10 80. Nature does not ocSpSe
a vacuum as nerocly as Mr.. Moody hates an empty
seat Having filed all the seats in the place. a Re"
hymns and prayers were called for and then Mr. Moody
introduced A. W. Mlllbury, Of New-York friend ana
fcIow-worker Of George $ Maclay. Mr.. Mlhbury gave
few facts from his personal history showing now 10"
he had sum- before he became CHRISTIAN for hoh"iS
he had contemplated suicide. He had turned MS BACK
on his family: he had lost his business position ana
his social position, and wreck from every point
Of view IN November, 1850, he entered the Florence
Night Mission in New York and was converted there
among the outcasts Of BleeckeTst. TWO weeks IaVef
he was the means Of leading into new lie ior"or
colonel of the Confederate army, who had oecn tWce
wealthy, and had been member OF tle Deih'or"uc
National Committee. the chairman OF his STATE Com-
mttee and been named as the Governor OF his state
To-day he is one of the leading editorial writers on
sThe Denver News Mr.. Millbury then told OF tlle
nroposed work of an association recently formed IN
Nav York for the reformation Of those saved In the
Cosnei missions Besides this work. it Is pro
posed to have schools where the chuien Can Oe 'ds'
cooking and sewing
H. NJ Moore, Of Boston, the president OF the
Northfold Seminary spoke briefly on the Influences
which centre about this place, and especially those
started by these college conferences He thinks the
students volunteer movement born at Mt. HerTnon
is one OF the most important missionary enterprises
Of This century. Already 5000 young men and young
women were pledged to go foreign missionaries if
the way be clear, 900 Of whom have gone abroad.
The second great Mortified influence is that OF train
ing Bible workers.
Mr. Moody spoke on the second coming Of Christ.
II IS the first time that he has discussed this subject
at college conference He advised the students to
look ND the mattor for themselves. He bemoanS the
act that so little is said in the pulpit to-day regard
ing the Lords second coming. The trouble with the
Church IS not that holds the other view. but
that 1t ignores the subject altogether Mr.. Moody has
no sympathy with those who fix the time of the
Lords second coming. 1t is certain, he says, but
The time is unknown. The Christian has nothing TO
do with the time lie has only to watch.
There was Bible class this afternoon at Q 80,
missionary meetings at and O'Clock, and fare
well meeting Of the conference at p. M. Last even
Ing there were reports from colleges IN Germany,
Persia China Japan. and from the Harvard 1a!e,
Flsng. IF the De Witt Memorial Church IN New
York who is STAYING here with seven boys from ms
church. said that he quite as much a foreign
missionary in Irvngton y. y. as he would nave been
work among the Hebrews was received with great
interest.