New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-01

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THE REV. DIR. r A. TORREY.
Tho first meeting in the Auditorium is announced
to begin at 1890 a. m. but there Is an audience
OF fair proportions seated by 10 o'clock or shortly
after that and a song service is held for half or
threequarters OF an hour. while the hall IL filling
up. The morning meeting lasts until Il 1880
o'clock. Then at o'clock another service IS held
in the Auditorium: at $50 a third service Round
| Top knoll back OF Mr. Moody's house; at o'clock
a second gathering at Round Top. and at O'Clock
the regular evening meeting In the Auditorium
In addition 10 these five announced meetings
groups of people are seen studying the Bible or
engaging in religious conversation. following out
| the line 81 thought advanced by a speaker find
| ing Scripture proof for a doctrine which appeals
10 them and which they WISH others embrace.
EXPERIMENTING WITH HYMNS
Besides the spoken words Of instruction. much at
tention is given here 10 the singing. Mr. Stebbins
SITS at the organ. while Mr. Sankey leads the vo.un-
tary choir in s ging hymns from Special Sacred
Songs" containing a hundred hymns which have
been compiled and arranged for use IN the conven-
tons by Mr.. Sankey. Mr.. S,ehbins and Mr.. McCrana-
han. The purpose is 70 see what hymns be sung
or 10 use Mr. Sankey's words. wat hymns will
sing" Those thai appreciated by the visitors
that satisfy the conpers will be published later in
one Of the regular series OF hymn books that have
been used by Mr.. Moody and other Evangelists with
much success.
Mr. Moody sometimes points 10 of the semi
nary buildings and says in his generous way: "Sankey
sang those up 1t is generally known cow shat ali
OF the royalty on fospe Hymns is used In evangel-
stic work not dollar Of II enrcning those WHO
by every RICH; entitled to it.
Several OF the hymns written by Fanny
J. Crosby. the blind poet. who Is said 10 have com
posed more than 1900 hymns. one is entitled Eye
Hath Not Seen" and is based upon ST. Paul's words
Eye hath not heard neither hath II
entered into the heart OF man, 10 conceive the things
which God hath prepared for them that love Him
which forms the chorus. The music is by Mr. Steb-
bins who, with his wife. sang the hymn this morn
ing Mr.. and Mrs. S;ebbns favori:cs here. as a,
other religious gatherings. For several years Mr.
s.ebbins has led the singing the Christian En-
deavor conventions.
YESTERDAYS ARRIVALS
There many faces seen at the North
field and at the buildings the seminary campus
to-day. Among them those OF the Rev. D..
J. Wilbur Chapman. Philadelphia; the Rev Dr.
A. c. Dixon, Brooklyn; the Rev. Or. and Mrs John
II. Davies. New-York; the Rev. J. a. Bilngse
Brooklyn Isaac O. Rankin, Boston, the Rev.
]. Smith. New Brunswick. n. J.. Mrs. Theodore L.
Cuyer Brooklyn; the Rev. Dr. John r. Love- jr
Germantown Penn; the Rev. Or. Albert b. King
New-York; Rufus W. Clark, Detroit; the Rcv T.
w. Day. CRANKY; Or. Edward q. Rhoadcs. Ger
mantown. Penn; c. f.. Harrell. New-YorN; Nh
j. j. y. j.
George Cooper Richmond; Robert Phillips. Brook
Ign; Mr.. and Mrs. O. Irvine. East Orange. y. j.
Mr. and Mrs. NJ. Howell Montclar. y. j.; brs.
Charles a. Trip and Mrs. +. II. Harris. Brattle-
boro, Vt; the Rev. DIR. W. W. Clark. Caldwell.
y. j.: the Rev and Mrs w J. Peck, of Corona,
l.. l., the Rev. Joseph McC. Leiper. OF Blauvelt.
and the Rev. Mr. and Mrs. W L. Renshaw. OF
Hinsdalc. ~ II.
There are many people In the Mortified, which
is part OF the seminary property. and Is used for
the training school In the winter who remain
there throughout the summer From one piazza
ore may sec into Vermont and New-Iampshire.
from another follow the trend Of the picturesque
Connecticut River winding It's way from the noun
tains to the Sound, and from third look across
the river and the hills OF Mount Hermon,
where $50 young men are receiving preparatory
education at the hands Of Mr.. Moody.
SPEAKERS OF THE DAY.
The speakers here to-day included the Rev Or
r A Torrey, superintendent Of the Moody Bioe
Institute in Chicago; the Rev Or. W. ". Clark
Of Caldwell y. j.; the Rev. DIR. W. J. Erdman OF
Germantown, Penn; the Rev. Or. a. G. Dixon OF
Brooklyn and the Rev. pr J. Wilbur Chapman
OF Philadelphia DR.. Torrey spoke on The power
Of Prayer" The following is verbatim report OF
his sermon:
There are three texts in the New Testament that
the heart Of every Christian minister ana AA
never forgct thcm They are 'Ye have rot be
cause ye ask not. James ~, = we VIII gise oi
ought always to pray and not to faint, Luke xviii
/. The nrst one ''Ye have not because ye ask not
s ssDs q; the the
ssSrTn neglect OF p s GaT ch 4S
ns that DO Seg %eke Of psl5SF
aye have not because ye ask not WIN, IS ~
do net see conversions In my CLASS ashs
many Sunday school teacher. Neslect OF
prayer GoS 0 SgFSeFs w fF' s it there " is so little
fruit TO ministry asks mary sain
church makes 80 little Roadway in tn, commu-
n ask both pastor o and RSSpe aH of prayer 70
have not because we ask no ,,oh uo. his,orv o,
rnarveIlous growth and triumph. There was oppo- |
ss,t,n most hitter determined and relentless oppo-
siton to which the Opposition OF today Is but as
W. read again and again such statements as these:
The Lord added daily to the CnTrGh bs sUrh ths
lord believed and the number of them was about
a ao.u boms, 1d And believers were the more
added TO the Lord. mutitudes both OF men .ha
woma The explanation OF an th,s rb ,n"' CON.
insd stcadfastIy in prayer The leaders Of that
tarIy Church gave thcmselves conrinuh"y 10
nrayer and 10 the ministry OF the Lore ., to
PTTbe churches Of to-day and the ministers OF To-
90 20 hiring n closer home. you and nave dr-
a led from Apostolic precedent In nothing more
Notably ard lemontably than IN me matt 90 90
couid the Holy Spirit write .nry S0ias coI
,aaJfas,Iv in prayer. they gave themssNes on ~
~. yer ard 10 tho ministry OF the WORK
NEGLECTED PRAYER
Am, ,rofessed Christians to-day do rot believe
q, The mower OF prayer. and OF those VINO 90 neneN'
~ Wv soor.,icaIlv not one in a thousand realize It's
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