New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-03
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There were two sermons this morning Professor
Thompson Of the University Of Pennsylvania spoke on
The Humility OF Christ and Mr.. Moody dis
cussed Grace" The first speaker called attention
10 the contrast in the nineteenth chapter OF
Johns Gospel the washing Of the disciples feet, and
then explained the differences between humility and
humiliation. Humility is not merely getting down 10
the ground said the speaker, II is getting there for
service. Christ might have lain on the ground ana
let the disciples walk His BODY, that would have
been humiliation, not humility at all. Mr.. Moody
supplied the nexus between the sermon which he
had IN mind and the one just gwen in brief prelude
in which he quoted Southern preachers remark, We
belong TO a very disgusting race He denounced
the jealousy existing between singers, and Mr. Towner
who sat behind the organ, seemed relieved when he
changed the subject and substituted reporters for
singers For an instant the correspondents feared he
was 10 urn on one or the other and say, Thou art
the man. but he did not, and Dr.. Wayland, Of The
National Baptist and Mr. Harris on " The ConTega-
onalst- who had held their pencils suspended, re
sumed their writing when he repeated his assertions,
varying it simply with the word lawyer Before
he finished his prelude IT found that he had in
cuded nearly every profession learned and unarned In
the list Of those where Jealousy strife and selfseek
ing exist. said he "The most conceited man we
ever knew was one who in every prayermeeting
asked the Lord to keep him humble. What he
needed first of all. not 10 be kept humble but 10
in Titus it, H. the subject being the grace Of God
This was treated from three aspectsthe grace which
bringeth salvation the which teacheth men how
to live and the grace which teacheth man how to
work.
This afternoon the Amherst and Williams mines
played The afternoon was rather chilly. but there
was large attendance. Amherst the score being
10 l.
This evening Professor Moore Of Virginia spoke
0vro-
Of the most scholarly delivered here There was
no attempt az eoquence, but the large audience sas
almost entanced while this youthful professor dis
cus-ed The Klngshp Of Jesus Dr. Munhall. whose
eloquent defence Of the Scriptures was published IN
The Tribune SATURDAY, has gone West to speak at
another Conference Mr.. Sankey, who has delighted
the boys with one two solos, leaves Mortified on
Monday TO Join party bound FOR Minneapolis where
he leads the singing during the Christian Endeavor
Conference next week. John ?. Mol, the college
secretary Of the Int a'ionaI Committee of
the Young Mems Christian Association. who is
engaged during the year In the development Of
associations through visitation correspondence and at
tendance at numerous conferences Of students, is
a member Of the Executive Committee II the
present Conference. To The Tribune correspondent
to day he said that this was, in many
respects, the most Important of the hafdozen
conferences held here. Yale has sixty men
present One largest body ever sent from one college
There arc more students from Canada and more from
the south than ever before. There are two Chinese
presert the first time that these people have been
70 preseu ted oxford Cambridge, Glasgow and Bdn-
burrh and Upsala sweden have students here and
the japanese delegation Is larger than In former
year When asked about the influence Of this
81 College Of Colleges" the Mortified gathering Is
now known Mr. Mol spoke N IL as radlatlnG centre
OF farreachlng influence. To show this more clearly
he presented few striking facts. First. to Northhed
nav be traced many Of the most pervasve college re
yivols Of the last four years second. at Mortified
nearly 600 Of the strongest students 81 this generation
have received a spiritual uplN which changed their
live and abdes with them still third largely through
die Mortified meetings the methods Of organized
Christian work among students have been improved
more during the last four years than in ten years
preceding Some Of the most important universities
have been rcvoluuouized in this regard as
a direct result Of methods and enthusiasm
carried hack 10 them by delegates from
thee summer schools. the river from North
field AZ Mount Hernon. where the first summer school
was held the student volunteer movement had It's rise
4, tho successive summer school, about 400 students
bov. offered themselves foreign missionaries North
Held has brought together for tbs first time Christian
students from all parts Of the world and bound them
together I'm this great work The influence oi me-
in he promo on u Young Men, Christian Association
v-ork In Japan. India and south America. North |
6rd has multiplied itself scve"iold As direct our, |
cr9wths Of Mortified. students conferences WcIt h-M
"a ,re@t fritor germany ~candr a,a. Japan and
Cer1on The Lake Geneva students summer school !
is destined u exert an immense influence among the
colleges in fourteen stntos