Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1891-11-07
CHRISTIAN ALLIANCE.
Points From the Convention at
Hartford.


Hartford.
At the Christian alliance convention at
Hartford this week one of the most inter
esting sessions was one at which testimony
of many wonderful cures through faith
were offered. An address was delivered
later by Rev. DR.. Peck of Boston. DR..
Peck made an appeal to the reason and
common sense of the assembly. Like the
other speakers of the alliance, DR.. Peck
said that his conversion was due to the
wonderful cure wrought upon him by the
healing power of faith in Christ, without
the aid of material agents. The founda-
ton of Christian alliance belief is in the
doctrine of sanctifcation and justification
by faith. GAS soon as your faith is exer-
cised the power of Jesus will come to your
aid. 1t is possible for Christian to sit
down at the DEVILS feet and allow the
devil to work on his fears. Some people
sit down at the feet of ministers and com
mentators to learn of specification. Some
people also sit down at their own feet as
when we get willful and stubborn, when
| we want our own way and refuse to accept
| Gods way"
The Rev. A. B. Simpson of New York,
president of the alliance, delivered ser
mon from the text: "Nay, in all these
| things we are more than conquerors
| through him that loved u.s." There are
many Christians who are everlastingy
tantalizing themselves but never get done
with their fighting. Like Nero, seeking
| to kill himself, they make the contest on
all unimportant points, but fail to reach q
| browning victory. God let's our enemies
| come against US that they may be de-
stroyed. AS Joshua annihilated his
enemies, we are to overcome the evil that
| is sent against us. We need the present
trials and conflicts to establish us in
| Christ's grace and truth. We have some
thing better in taking God alone to heal
us by the supernatural power of his own
touch. Drugs are ever likely to imHsde
the action of the holy ghost. 1 have taken
no medicine for ten years, yet have pos
sessed the most robust health, passing
| through periods of great strain and labor.
| God was giving me tonic; the doctors
would have him giving me Seidlitz.
| At another of the services Miss Goodell
| of the North Methodist church choir, Hart
ford, sang sacred solo. The Rev. Mr..
| Simpson announced the subject of his last
words to the convention as 1.-THE Lords
Second Coming" Mr.. Simpson said that
the lord will come for all together at a
time not far distant. Some people say the
second coming means general coming Of
the spiritual kingdom of God. But it
doesn't mean this nor does it mean the
salvation of the world. The second ad-
vent means his literal, personal coming
| from the heavens.
The alliance have a great missionary
work well started, with active workers in
all quarters of the globe, and have lately
l obi fn Ont An mr. n
sionaries. The alliance hold that when ali
men have heard the gospel then the lord
will come, and by sending out 5000 mis-
sionaries to reach all corners of the earth
the result can be accomplished.
Miss Shepherd of New York related hel
remarkable conversion from the giddy life
of fashionable society girl to Gods WORK
by the aid of woman who had been cured
of fbroid tumor.
Fourteen young men and as many youns
women professed themselves as willing tt
go as missionaries to foreign lands.