The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1895-10-03
At Northaeld.

The annual conference of the Young
Womens Christian Association was held
at East Mortified, Mass, July 2O-29.
About $50 young women were present.
East Mortified is beautiful place
about one and one half mile from North
field Station There are eight buildings
on the Seminary grounds beside Mr..
Mocdy's house. three domitories, Betsey
Moody cottage, Stone Hall, Talcott Lib
rary, the gymnasium, and the Auditorium,
which seats about $500 people. The
grounds are laid out prettily with walks
and drives. They are surrounded by
mountains and the Connecticut River
flows quietly by at the west.
Everybody was social, and although we
had been strangers to one another we
felt that we all were working and praying
for the advancement of Christ kingdom
and were there to receive rich blessing
from Him.
From $50 to $50 was the Personal
Workers Training Glass, Miss McElroy
VI NEW Olh, " lcdCu yOuuS, WOIlCA "
do personal work for Christ. go 10. 30
we could choose from the college and city
conferences. 1O.3O-11.3O was the In
ductive Bible class by Professor W. W.
White. Phi. y. of Chicago. The Mission
any Institution by H. T. Pitkin, one OF
the travelling secretaries of The Student
Volunteer Movement was from l1.3O TO
1870. Afternoons were devoted to rest
and ecreation.
Sunset meetings were held on Round
Top, little hill just back Of MI. Moody's
house Here we watched the sun go down
behind the mountains, and as twilight
GalIentd into night felt that there was an
unsettine sun for the soul. Mr.. Moody, Mr..
Speer, Prof. White, Mr.. Waterbury and
Miss Price addressed these meetings. Ore
to lie remembered by all was, Jesus Christ
as oar Personal Friend, by Miss f. X.
Price. enc Of the international secretaries.
Round Top is called' Decision Place by
some, because here many have been quick
ened by the Holy Spirit for deeper spir-
itual life and some have decided to 60 as
missionaries to foreign lands to help
spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ where
millions have never heard it,
From Round Top we went to the audi
tolium and listened to the inspiring ser
mons by Nh. Moody. Robert Speer Mr.
Tom kins. Professor W hite, Mrs Water
bury. Miss Price. and Mayor White.
1t did not seem possible to us that we
should find the outside world SO different
from Mortified. As we We're talking Of
leaving one of the girls turned to that
beautiful fourteenth chapter Of st. John
and read what Christ said to his dis
cirles. after He had been talking with
them SO beautifully, Arise, let US 50
hence But little farther on He says,
He that abdeth in me, and l in him,
the same blingeth forth much fruit
on our return journey, we sang that
hymn, land | shall see Him face to face
and tell the story saved by grace writ
ten 10y Fannie Crosby, physically blind.
But we see God with the eye of faith.
"Now we see, as through glass darby:
then We shall see face to face.
We believe the gathering at Mortified
to be a foletaste of Heaven. Some one
truly said the very air was spiritual. The
most precious results of the whole Con
ference came, not from public meetings
and conferences. but from the quiet talks
and prayer services where few went to-
gethel.
AS think Of the blessings Of the spirit
uai feast, the mcle deeply impressed |
am by the thought that, we are blessed
to bless Eff.