The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-08-11
THE N0RTHFIELD MEETINGS.
ESAHiTED INTEREST ATTENDING
 THEM-IMMEysE ITDIEScEs.

The Crowd Inereasing-Mr. Moody's Ef-
 6orts-Northfeid'sR Remarkable Increase
 In Popuiation-Tents Dot the Hiiis-Sew
 Haven People at the Meetings.
 Especial to THE JoprssG AND coraiEa,
 Northield, Mass. Aug. B. iSsi.-The meetings of MT. Moody's conference in this beautiful old town continue with unabated interest. On Sunday last the auditorium. seating twenty-five hun- dred. was comfortably filled. The aud itorium. by the way. Is very valuable and important addition In the work Of these Northfeld conferences. It gives ample room and perfect ventilation. MT. Moody spoke of this in one Of the meetings to-day. He said he was glad the windows were up so high so they could be kept open, and he referred to the fact that during the meetings in Stone hall. in which the previous con- ,ferences have been held. he often had to leave the hall and take walk about in order to secure fresh air. wonder If ministers and others throughout the country have noticed how strenuous Mir. Moody Is in his efforts to secure fresh air In his meetings. Again and again during his crowded meetings he has all the windows opened. and have seen him sit at an open window with the thermometer almost down to zero and with cold wind blowing outside He evidently feels that he has pro- vided for fresh air in the auditorium through the great skylights, large win dows and in other ways.
 The crowd Is constantly increasing and this morning MT. Moody himself acted as usher during Dr. Myers ad- dress. In helping to fll the galleries. People come in from the surrounding country, but there is also larger at tendance of regular delegates than usual. Every building connected with the seminary is filled, as we'll as the great Northfield hotel and many of the cottages. Northfeld, by the way, has nearly doubled in population during the past ten years. A new street has been opened and many ministers and distin- guished leaders in evangelistic and Christian work now have permanent residences here. Among the residences are also number built by wealthy citi- Zens throughout the country who spend their summers here so that they can attend the great conferences which now begin with the beginning of summer and close with the opening of the school year. Tents dot the hills and even the large recitation rooms of the Young Ladies seminary buildings are used for dormitories. some of these rooms con- taining as many as thirty cots occupied by ministers and leading Christian workers who have gathered from all parts of the country.
 The great attraction here this year is Rev. F. B. Myer, minister of Christ's church, London, who has come over to this country by special invitation of MT. Moody. He Is particularly famous as 8 writer and speaker on devotional and higher Christian life subjects. The auditorium is sure to be filled whenever he speaks. Other speakers of promi- hence are Dr. David Gregg of Brooklyn, Rev. A. T. Pierson, who is we'll known throughout the country, but more par ticularly on account of his prominence with work at MT. Spurgeon's tabernacle in London; Rev. A. J. Gordon of Boston, Rev. J. Wilbur Chapman, recently of MT. Wanamaker's great Bethany church in Philadelphia, but now the leading evangelist, probably, Of the country. This prominence, many would suppose, should be given to MT. Moody Of re- cent years, however, MT. Moody has given large part of his attention to in, summer conferences and. to the Bible institute in Chicago, where he has near ly three hundred young men and young women fin training for the ministry. Only part of his time is given to evan gelistic work. pr. Chapman spoke yes terday on "The Kingdom," subject which is attracting much attention from prominent Christians at. the present time. He took the conservative view of it and somewhat opposed the school represented by Dr. George D. Heron of Iowa. pr. Josiah Strong of New York and Rev. Graham Taylor of Chicago. Among New Haven people present are Rev. Howard W. Pope of the Chris tian Workers association, Miss A. w. Hyde, Miss M. D. Remington of the Oak street mission and Mrs. M A. Bristol of Humphrey street. The late Hiram Camp was always present at these conferences and is greatly missed. He has been succeeded as president of 1 Mt. Herman school for young men by | another Connecticut man, the Hon. J. N. Harris of New London. The conference closes on Monday next and the Indications are as it draws to m end that it will be attended by far larger crowds than ever before. In jact, with the large seating capacity Ind the ample accommodations provid- Id by the auditorium, the erection of which has marked an era in these con- ferences, I'predict that Northfield dur Ing the summer will attract more peo- pie than ever and that succeeding con- ferences will be the largest ever held. MT. Moody seems to feel this and is in an unusually happy frame of mind dur ing these days.
 John c. Collins,