New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-08-09

To-day was the climax Of all. ana wou'a nave
tempted almost any one to go ana commune VIE"
Nature In the neighboring hills ana Valleys ""' :"
had no effect Oh the meetings unless IL was - III
crease the attendance At the morning meetihs' "s
usual prcbcndary Webb Peploe and the Rev An
drew Murray smoke The afternoon and evening
meetines were devoted to foreign missions ana
were In charge Of the Rev. Dr. A. l. fersoh' i"o
afternoon meeting was a recognition s'.N'''' ~
which a large number Of foreign missionaries "a''
brief addresses. The evening meeting was an '-'-
fashioned missionary rally There were great
many arrivals last evening, and by this evening al
,ho intend 10 come will be here. The Interest IN
The Conference continues to grow apace ana me
more meetings the people attend The more eh'hus.
astic they become. The addresses to-day were d.
KEYED to a high pitch. and the missionary tesu-
monies touched many heart with the IRE OF %e''
The music is getting better every day.
There is no doubt that the good people here have
. rant expression which may be best described as
the Bible face but. what is far better, they nave
the Bible heart as well. Their profound religious
earnestness and their passionate devotion 10 me
Bible cannot be questioned When they walk about
the grounds even IL only to get the air. they carry
their Bibles with them The favorite and. indeed.
the only edition in evidence is the fiexiblc-bound
marginal Bible. There is no glory III having DOCK
which looks new, for that would indicate that BiDie
study has only been taken up lately The hioies OF
most people here show plainly even on the OUTSIDE
the inside IT would be that every page Is
covered with writing A few have Bibles with
blank pages interviewed, on which they write either
comments of their own or appropriate quotations
from great writer's Such book IS more than
literature: more. cven than Divine revelation. IL
Is the spiritual history Of son-its hopes It's 1ears
Its aspirations its fierce conflicts with evil and at
last its final victory.
NO BIBLICAL CRITICS THERE
Th.N-
do not study II critics; they raise no questions
as TO its origin or authorship. They start out win
the premise that 1t is verify and indeed the WORD
of God. and that they stand. No concessions
are made TO modern thought or scholalsAip Inc YER
dict of the great critics Is coneampiuouslY ignored
Instead of being troubled by the demands when
the Bible makes on their faith they would Ike to
believe more They would consider II treason TO
God to smooth down the hard places in the Bio.e
Those who come here must accept II all iterahy
from lid to d-the story of Joshua ana the suH' "
Jonah and the whale. just as much as the stotE
OF Christs resurrection. The whole Blbe s'ahos oI
falls together This is Mr.. Moody faith; 1t Is also
the faith of this great Conference ne has created
And vet notwithstanding the high religious i'm
pulse of these good people. they are only human
after ALL Prompt they are III auehiIHs '''o
meetings, they equally prompt IN a''ehli"s
the meals. and appear TO enjoy the excellent iarr
proyided for them This is natural. for Il Is wei
known that the connecticut Ndi-'s a.N"'"
the appetite. OF course. no alcoholic beverages are
providcd and equally of course they are not caiei
for But a pleasant sort OF olrch Deer = 0' 'o
n,enu and is ordered by few. But hohe s'"o
askance on the yellow foam OF this really ll'ocei.
beverage II looks like beer foam ana one shoI'u
avoid even the appearance OF evil hesiues' '''
more foam. the less beer
prebcndary Webb-Peploe represents type u
evangelical churchman which mas almost I'm
petely disappeared from the Episcopai Churrn ="
this country The late Bishop MacllValhe' Vi Oi'o'
and the e.der Tying Of New-Yorh. wouin nave "ei-
coined him with open arms. but most men OF tha'
type left the Episcopal Church to organize 'ne re
formed Episcopal Church. With the High Nhurch
party he can have little sympathy ana win ''e
Broad Church party even less. IN Eng'ahu. lie
saws old-fashioned evangelicas ike nmseh nave
no chance for recognition The High Churchfneh
are in the ascencency But their influence is oelis
undermined in measure BY the broau onuieH
marty whose railroads.&c. views OF the Bise' as
enunciaied by Professors sarday Cheyhe anu
Driver are finding ready acceptance aIo"s
Young men, As an illustration OF Dr "eoD-fep
loe's remark II may be added that ne himse'i "oua
have been bishop long ago hao II no' ooe" i'' '''
unpopular views.
MIR MOODYs VENERABLE MOTHER
People speak OF Mr. Moody as the Mr. Moody
.ha-a bope several members of the Moody family In
this region But Mr. Moody himself would De the
first to disclam such family headship. Living IN
the old Moody homestead not more IMAM a quarter
of mile from the Auditorium Is MS 'ehe'aoie
mother Mrs Betsey Moody. who recently ceie-
GRATED her ninetieth birthday. TO whom he would
assign that honor. and 70 whom, indeed' II De-
longs Of right II Is in his mother that the true MS
tory of Mr. Moody begins. II was from her that
he received his heritage OF character. IL WAS n'i
training which formed that character In ms carrier
life and in all the days since the thought OF her mas
been to him an inspiration and a JOY. People say
Of har N.
and doubtless she is; but that son must pe lar
urouder of such a mother. Rewards do not always
come in this life but they have in her case not
simply in the many comforts and iuxurles "hich
surround her. but In the honor and successes WHO"
have crowned the life OF her boy
THE MORNING MEETING
The morning meeting opened usual with
stirring service OF song. Major D. W. "h''ie ap
peared for the first time the platform. ana ~
y rowner who has charge OF the music in the
Chicago Bible Institute present After Mr'
Moody and Dr. Pierson had given some notices
Mr. Moody read the story OF the Prodigai son ana
made few brief comments on II. Dr. Weoo-
Peploe then announced as his text Mat'he" 'lli u
81 am under authority having sO'oie's
under me-" He said in substance:
Great truths are often expressed In the simplest
language God can take the weak things OF me
world AND sba SS se iRs @ 10 Conception
ndy have Msan ad h he the
Centurion | have Just read 10 you as an instance
~ ,his He thought only TO describe a ma terlai
fact lie Roman soldier ana de as sGeh hs
h,s soldiers obeyed him. so. he conceived. would
the powers OF the spirit obey this strange eaSher
servant shall be healed. Speak the word only az
I speak 10 my soldiers and sin and sickness VIII
disappear We do know Just what The the Cen s,n,
turion thought OF Jesus; whether he regarded MN
as a god or a In whom the iuiness OF COD
~we;, All the great students of the Bible have
snent themselves in discussing this question. And
Vet after all Il is not essential II matters not 10
nc "what he thought The important thing for us
f. the spiritual meaning OF the story. and IT Is my
object as best l may to explain that meaning 70
Us But If am in Christ they are no longer
around me but around Christ, and so they can
no longer hinder me We know at best life Is full
OF difficulties. and what puzzles one Is how w, 10
reconcile the spiritual LIE DEMANDED IN the bD'e
with the ordinary life OF the world