The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-08-09
BIBLE CONFERENCES AT NORTH.
FIELD.
A Series of Inspiring and Interesting
Addresses for Christian WOrkers-A
Volunteer Chorus Of 800 Voices.

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Addresses for Christian workers.
Volunteer Chorus of 800 Voices.
The 18th annual Bible conference a
Northfield commenced Saturday even
ing, and there are about 5000 peopl,
in attendance. 1t is the third grea
gathering there of the season for relig
ious work. First came the young men,
conference, when several hundred
college men assembled and with songs
and cheers awakened the old town.
Soon after the young men, the young
women came and closed their confer
cnce last week Monday, and although
they did not make quite as much noise,
they were just as enthusiastic. For the
Bible or Christian Workers conference
, the chief attractions have been DR..
Andrew Murray of South Africa,
whose books on Christianity
have been widely appreciated, Rev.
II. W. Webb Peploe, prependary of st.
Paul's cathedral, London, who is re
garded as one of the best expositors of
the Bible ever heard here. Both
of speakers includes: Rev. IL. A.
Torrey, superintendent of the Bible
institute, Chicago, Rev. A. T., Pier
sons of Philadelphia, Rev, II. c.
Mabie of Boston, Maj. ID. W. Whittle
of Mortified, and DR.. W. j. Erdman
of Philadelphia. The singing by "a
chorus of 300 voices, all volunteers, is
in charge of Ira ID. Sankey and Geo.
G. Stebbins. The solo singing by Mr..
Sankey seems as effective as ever. DIR.
Webb-Peploe has spiritual face. a
good presence and pleasing voice. DIR.
Murray is an interesting looking man
whose features give evidence of hard
ships among the South Africans. His
addresses are terse and forcible Mr..
Moody has presided at all the platform
meetings, which are held in the
new auditorium which has "a seating
capacity of 300. The afternoon meet
ings are held in the Congregation
al church.
At the opening meeting by the
chorus, President Blanchard of Whea-
ton college, Illinois. led in PRAYER. Mr.
Sankey sang the hymn entitled,
Seeking for the Lost, and then in
troduced Rev. r. A. Torrey to the
Chicago Bible institute. who made an
effective address on THE Hindrances
We Offer to Gods Working in us.
Sunday morning Rev. DIR. II. w.
Webb Peploe spoke on the self sacrifice
to man and took as his text Romans
xii ID. He summed up the three sac
rifices person. purse and praise. DR..
Murray spoke in the Afternoon on the
carnal and spiritual states Of man.
The carnal state he said is of protract-
ed infancy. "A child is helpless and can
not help others. Such one asks God
to do things for him when he has not
Christ. Bad temper is a mark Of the
carnal nature.
Monday morning Dr. Webb Peploe
spoke on the compromises between the
true Christian life and the outside
world. He enforced the thought that
it is not God wish that people should
be perpetually falling and then be watt t
ed into heaven ON wings DIR. Murray
spoke briefly upon the great evil, that
Of self He took as his text Matthew I
xvi ~. In the evening short speeches (
were made by President Blanchard of
Wheaton college. H., and Rev. 4. G. T
Dixon of Brooklyn
At the plafotrm meeting Sunday .
evening Rev. j. G. Schofiield of Kan
sas spoke. Mr. Schoflield has been f
called to take the pastorate of the /
chucrh in East Mortified, but has not
accepted yet. 4 large number of the
came 10 hear their pros
pective preacher. He spoke ON the
of ourselves to God and /
after him. Our bodies, he said. are
of the Holy Ghost As the
temple is divided into three parts
of the outer and inner courts
and the holy of holes SO we are made
up of three parts Spirit, soul and body
Dur body represents the outer court.
The soul the inner, the holy of holes.
The spirit, the intelligence. the power
o think. to know Rev DIR. Tory
hen spoke on worship
Tuesday morning DIR. Webb Peploe
ook as his text the first ten verses of
he sixth chapter of Exodus where God
enewed his promise to Moses by his
lame. Jehovah The church OF the
9th century he said is coming down
o this rotten world. The lower life
wins the day when it is a companion
With the world. After five minutes
ecess DR. MURRAY gave his third adj I
lress of the conference. AT the plat
orm meeting in the evening VI. b.
the superintendent of the
escue mission in Syracuse. \. V,
rave an interesting report of the work
n the hop fields in central New York
" party of four who travelled $50
niles in gospel wagon.
At the platform meeting Wednesday
corning DIR. Webb Peploe gave his
ourth sermon on trust in God. DIR. |
andrew Murray then spoke upon the '
1T OF trust. continuing the same 9
bought as DR. Webb -Peploe had ex- a
ressed.
Yesterday was devoted to foreign
MISSIONS and the following mission Q
ries represented. their fields of work n
Iiss Ida S. Scudder. Indaia; Miss n
usan R. HowIan Ceylon: Rev. J. +
antin. Arabia; Rev. J. f. Clark. y
bulgaria; Miss Florence Ben Oliet, t
erusalem; Miss NJ. Haines. Japan a
[iss Catherine Barbour, Spain; Miss h
NINA Juveen. China; DIR NJ. B. Kirk Il
atrick, Burmah: Rev. NJ. H. Hitoch b
,ck. Constantinople; Rev. Benjamin $
abaree, Persia: Rev. John Mccarthy. q
hina: ad Rev. Chalmers Martin, p
lam. To-day will be made memorial n
iy for the late Rev. DR.. A. j. Cor Il
On. who has been one of the promi- )
mt speakers heretofore. e.
Nv how waS talxpn with a disease ~