New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-29
READY FOR CHRISTIAN WORK.
FIFTY YOUNG WOMEN TRAINED FOR
ACTIVE SERVICE.

COMMENCEMENT OF THE NORTIIFIEI.D TRAINING
scHooIl-MR MOODY IN TEXAS. BIT HIS IN
FLUEnCE FELT IN EVERY INSTITUTION.
East Northfeld. Mass. March IS SpeciaD-The
Northfeld Conferences of June. July and August
are known around the world to-day. but one must
see this charming town in winter 70 have an ade-
quate idea of the great educational work which ID.
J.. Moody IS carrying on. AT the seminary. near
his own home. building after building has been
erected to accommodate the large number of girls
DESTROYS OF having the thorough training which is
here secured. Al Mount IIermon. across The Con-
necticut River, Mr.. Moody has had the same eH-
perience with the hundreds OF boys seeking an edn-
cation. Under the principalship Of Miss Evelyn ,.
Hall and Henry +. Cutler. respectively these IN
stitutions have reached high standard Of excel
lence and scores of young people are rejected an
nualy from lack of room and money.
The third Mortified institution. much younger
than the other two which held its commencement in
the Congregational Church this afternoon. already
exerts an influence In this part Of New-EngIand
which would satisfy most men. Miss Alice l. Bro
s tho efficient principal Of the traningschool which
occupies the Mortified the large hotel that IS hed
during the summer months with guests Five years
ago Mr. Moody opened this fine building a. tram
;ng-school II ono had been specially erected II
could not have been better adapted for the purposes
20 which II Is put from october TO April. The ann
Of this school from the first has been 10 give an all
round training 10 young women no wished 10 III
themselves for practical Christian usefulness III inc
churches OF which they members. In mission
fields at homo and abroad. and in Christian Associa0
TONS Christian Endeavor and Sunday school WORK
Miss Bird has able corps Of practical assist
ants: usefulness IS the keyword of tho training
ivers. Therefore It not unusual 10 see seVeraI
of the graduates at the reception given last even
ina wearing dresses which they had cut. fitted and
made themselves under the directions or Their
teacher In dressmaking but experts could not tel
which girls were thus dressed. nor was any one
surprised to-day when at the luncheon served 10 the
guests after the graduating exercises the young
women passed around chicken doughIhts, pies ana
other articles OF food prepared by their own hands
The church or mission that gets one OF these work
ers will find her able to cothe the naked and feed
the hungry well 10 minister 10 their spiritual
needs. Dressmaking. plain sewing and cooking are
taught in such way that the students are ftted TO
teach these branches OF work or to be OF great help
In their homes In their mission fields.
But the Bible Is the main text OF the training
school. and the aim OF the instructors Is TO teach
the students how to II. The course includes
an outline OF the fundamental truths OF the Bible.
the analysis Of books and passages. the study OF
character the preparation OF readings and sugges-
lions for personal work. Lectures given on the
Pentateuch and the life of Christ Prominence IS
not given 10 methods Of work the students DO not
have the opportunities for practical work that
abound in the city The time usually occupied In
trial department Sufficient instruction IN drawing
is given enable students to illustrate Bible truths
in sunday-school junior endeavor work. Several
interesting chalk talks were given at the recep;;
ton last evening. Vocal music. elocution and
pnysicaI culture are also taught. The seventy
students enrolled this year have come from ten
States and represented seven denomnations; one
OF the graduates will to Mr.. MOOdy's fourth
school, the Bible Institute in Chicago: others viii
enter az once upon evangelstic work. two viii be-
come pastors helpers, one will spend her life In
foreign missionary held others Will return to their
homes 10 carry on religious work in their own
churches. and others sti will continue their prep
aratons for service here or elsewhere During the
year the students have aided in evangestic services
in various towns within radius OF eighty miles
with great success Since the school was oDenei
in 1890 there have been 1854 students enrolled and
the results achieved have abundantly proved tho
far-sghtedness of its founder.
Mr.. and Mrs. Moody in Texas this month
and they start next week for Mexico The evan
gelist will return home IN May. and has plans eor
p busy with eminent speakers at his con-
ferences. In his absence his work here ia carried
on with great success by his son. William Moody,
and his nephew. Amber G. Moody.