New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-14
SERMONS AT CHAUTA UQUA
BIBLE STUDY AND RELIGIOUS MEETINGS
OCCUPY TIE PEOPLE.
THE REV. MI CoNwELL or PHILADELPHIA.
TELLS OF THE NEED OF FMIh-IhE d.
VERSE n AZURE OF CONVERSIONS.
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Cbautauora \ V Auc l3-Sunday is quiet
dav here What stir there Is begins iate' cuiini-
mates quickly in the o'clock services pulses
gravely through the long afternoon anu 9uoSues
with the night. Professor ;. Burhhah conuuo'eu
the usual Bible study in the Amphi'"eaue Ht
o'clock. The subject was THE Res'oreu israei Oh
jeremiah" a sermon was this morhhs Pieacieu
in the well-hlled Amphitheatre by the Rev Russell
II Corweu of the Grace Baptist Church of Phila-
delphia The Rev b. r. Vincent conducted the
opening and closing exercises. The Kew MI Con-
well read as the Scripture lesson the esh'h chip-
ter of the Book of John. His text was not for
mally announced. but was brought Out IN the
course of the sermon 1t was: 'fe snail not be
tempted beyond what we are able 10 Dear Inc
preacher began by saying:
! want 70 believe something that cannot prove.
the word Of God. | want to go beyond INTO that
realm of a qed wner pSvns hnss Ne go through
all geology, we study the theory Oh et Guli
to establish the word of God You cannot Prov
the best thing and the truest thlns; YOU cannot y
Jesus Christ is to teach it truth and as a
settled matter. The text contains one Oh the o ia
MS into this world He arranged that we would be
severely tempted, but not above what We coulu
bear. The hard times are here. There's no use
denying IT, there's no being gloomy about IT.
Don't worry you can lose great deal ana yet De
Bible prove YOU out Of "A belief in an eternal life
after this. Remember the noDiest thihgs cahho, pe
proved
The afternoon Bible study Is an important part
of a Chautauoua Sunday. To-day as usual. four
department meetings in as many different places
were held The primary students met in Kellogg
Hall under Mrs. j. w. Ford. DIR. W. \. Duncan
conducted the Sunday school proper In the Temple.
The young peoples Bible class was In charge OF
A. NJ Martin in the hall The largest gathering.
however was that held In the Amphitheatre. TINS
was the assembly conducted by President Lewis
Miller. The study in each place was careful ana
enthusiastic At O'Clock the Society OF Christian
Ethics met in the Temple. The room was crowded
with Young people Dr. g. +. Vincent spoke on
the need for higher mental and moral develop
ment Young people. he said. should learn the mas
terry of their passions and the necessity OF the en-
ployment Of their mental ana spiritual facuities'
At 8 O'Clock the Chautauqul Literary and Scen-
tinc Circle vcsper service drew an audience that
hacked the hall and spread over considerable al
joining territory. Principal Hurlbut conducted the
service and introduced T.. a. Sche. general score
tarv OF the Epworth League. The latter spoke on
the diversity in the nature of conversions In some
communities the emotional side OF religion has
been emphasized: in Others. conversion u a SLOW
process \ meeting vas held for and By the young
mon at 6. - on the ban grounds. Its subject was
our obligation to God, is l"Ader =. ho"arl
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