New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-03
DOCTRINE OF ATONEMENT.
MIR. MoODY's POWERFUL EXPLOITATION
AT NORTHF1ELD.
THE GREAT EVANGELIST TALKS BEFORE THE
CONFERENCE OF THE CLEANSING POWER
OF TIE BLOOD OF CHRIsT-HoPE
FOUNDED on PERFECT FAITH.
Thy TELEGRAPH TO THE TRrBuSvN


he'd this year was we'll filed this morning. The
ground floor seats 1900 people, the gallery 500 ana
the choir gallery 80. Nearly 1909 persons were
present including several well-known clergymen ana
laymen Mortified does not tempt the curious
Earnestness is every face. Pastors oil Guy
churches preachers from the rural districts mis-
sion workers. Sunday-school teachers and individual
Christians who feel the need Of spiritual food come
here and they are bounuflly fed Error is no, at
tackled nor truth defended 50 much as more errauc
people might wish. The windows are opeheu' inc
sunlight does the rest. The great Bible truths
which have made Mr. Moody the greatest evangelist
of the nineteenth century are given as forclo~ as
words can present them The knotty problems Win
which higher criticism and so-caled advanced scho-
arship are concerned are seldom touched
How do you explain this question: some one
asked of Or. Moody.
81 can't explain II.
you don't believe II them"
"Oh, yes. believe It,"
What do you do with it?
81 let it alone but believe It," and the doub;er
went his way. To-day. in his able presentation OF
the doctrine of the Atonement he referred 10 the
doctrine OF Justification. which he said. he did not
preach on much. 1t was too big for him. but, he
added with power. Il believe It. but it IL too great
a question for TO understand
wELL-KNOWN cLERGYMEN HEARD
There were three addresses this morning and one
this afternoon. besides those at the evening SEES
sions. DR.. Mabie. of the Baptist Board OF Foreign
Mission and Dr. A. T. Pierson followed Mr. Moody
in the morning. and DR. Gregg, Of Brooklyn de-
liyered the second Of his able addresses on the
Bible. His argument to-day was that mouern
science confirms the truth of Bible prophecy. DIT.
Mabie's discourse centred about the idea that
the atonement of Christ has mortgaged every
human being TO God eternally. In addition 20 the
claims Of creation Providence and worthiness. there
is the claim of the atonement. Cnbelief is SIN
because II treads under foot the great fact ana 'he
great parsonage Of history. Dr. Pierson gave one
of his remarkably interesting Bible studies. show
ing how in the early Scriptures God taught by PIC
torial lessons as men were able to receive them
Seven great events mentioned-the Deluge.
the sprinkling of blood on the doorposis in Egypt
the institution OF sacrifices the great Day OK Atone
ment the Year of Jubilee the institution OF the
brazen serpent. and the law Of ceremonial Pas
sages from the New TESTAMENT Corinthians, XIV, s.
/ Thessalonians. V, 49, Galatians /. 4; Tua Ii, II,
Peter. IT, "a: Hebrews tx. 2S Peter. Ill., Is;
Peter II. 81; john H. .. and II Corinthians ~ IL
were quoted to show how they referred TO these
great events in the Old Testament
THE EVANGELIsTs ARRAY OF PROOFS.
In the morning Mr. Moody preached upon the
Atonement AS usual his text from the entire
Bible dozen of texts being called upon as proof OF
his argument that the doctrines were taught from
Genesis Revelations. After referring 10 It's fore
shadowing in the Garden Of Eden, he traced IL
down the stream of time through Abel. Noah Aora-
ham. Moses and the prophets and continued as
follows
teach the doctrine Of the Atonement. | remember
o {1G I'D ago ou Mnyn Saye wrote RS me s
ing that she had read with great interest OF our
meetings in the O,d Country. and she had been
praying that We might do as good work IN this
country as We had in he ga But sae nag TAG saS
given up all hope. She said: Where did Jesus ever
teach the erEs dG Loci thai p y r. f asy
taught II. never never DO you know what %
w sa rha get beo 4se af linking Tesf b Wen va" o6R
and read up this old doctrine, and preached more
ever en "a" had before in ali my lie When you ma
person who doesn't believe in the doctrine of the
else ne doesn't know anything about the Bible VII
y. to s aa that cay Rad d nS wSd c
said about His own death Lei me read iWo or tnree
and said unto them. The Son Of Man is delivered
into the hands Of men and they shall XII HIN ana
day But they understood tina; saying and
afraid to ask Hin.
CHRIST SPEAKING OF HIS OWN DEATH
That was whole year before His death. People
tell us: You know that. Christ died a martyr,
that He laid down certain principles which event
ualy took Him 10 the grave. He could not help
Himself" But read on: Mark X. 80: And they
were in the way going up to Jerusalem and Jesus
went before them. and they were amazed: AMI as
they followed they afraid And He took
again the Twelve and began TO tell them what things
I'D 10 Jerusalem and the Son of Man shall be de-
llvered unto the chief priests and the scribes
and they shall condemn Him 10 death and shall DE-
liver Him to the Gentiles, and they shall mock Him
and shall scourge Him. and shall spit upon Him
and shall Kill Him: and the third day He shall rise
again. :. c,r,s, snea.,ro % ,,,s o,yr oea,h o,o
/ believe h He never spoke Of His death but once
without adding that osas d rise m on he
in the wilderness, even so shall the Son OF man be
lifted up hat SsTe @ That nss the
beginning of His ministry. When John the Baptist
The Lamb Of God that taketh away the sin of the
world For fifteen hundred years the Jews annu-
never called lambs" although there we're a
quarter of million SUPPOSED 70 be sf d an s'D
And when Christ made His appearance on IN. the
duced Him as 1.-THE lamb Of God that taketh away
the sin Of the world Now notice again when when
not help Himself. let us see what He says; M NJ
my rom s me Ms bit |ifn n tao down az
j have power lay It down; and have power 70
brist coud have gone up on the other side Of the
cross just as wei , as ths br 5ae had Broken the law
lie would have had 10 die for His own SIN. pu'
He lamb without sp9' ana y0 Tn1ni That
IS the teaching of Jesus Christ.
scRIpTuRAL TESTIMONY.
Then let me read few verses from Matthew
Mark and Luke. They are quoted from Jesus
Christ Himself. Matthew, XVI. rs; "for inns ID
My blood Of the New Testament wh'ch - s".u i -"
,many for the remission Of sins MARX XIV. ~
This is My blood Of the new testament "nicn Is
shed for many" Luke xii, 20: This cup Is the
New Testament in My blood which is shed TOT you
Luke XIV 2s Ought not Christ TO nave sulereu
these things and TO enter into His glory. Ana
beginning at Moses and all the prophets lie eN-
bounded unto them In all the Scriptures the thihss
concerning Himself. Jesus Christ from beglhhlhts
TO end told OF His own suferngs ana it,a M ga
for man. In fact some one has SAID ne "as
horn for me- He lived for for thirty three year >
He died for me- He rose for me- and He assembled
for me and He ever liveth TO intercede Tor me,
DO YOU want 10 know my creed? il Is all mere
don't want any other and the older grow the
eweeter the creed is and the more precious the doc
trne ls You know Peter called II the precious
blood" and that written IN his OLD age.