New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-02
STUDYING THE BIBLE DAILY
A MINISTER FAINTS AT THE NORTH
FIELD CONFERENCE.
DR. CHAPMAN ON GRIEvING THE HOLY SPIRIT
FULL PROGRAMME ARRANGED

FOR TO-DAY.
East Mortified, Mass, Aug. l (SpeciaD.-A
slight ripple In the Bible Conference was caused
this morning by the fainting OF one OF the "i'hS
ters The meeting had been In pr)g ABOUT ai,
hour when the audience was asked 70 rise ana
sing hymn Suddenly noise was hearo near
tho nlatforn and a man was seen TO rail- lie was
~ rr,od from the auditorium and recovered
consciousness He was the Rev. DR.. r. w. Day,
NJ CRANKY Province of Quebec To friends ne
said that he was not feeling well when ne came
to Mortified.
The third day Of the Conference mas had i's
usual five public meetings. three In the auditori-
nm and two on Round Top. The Rev. DIT j. VIII
hrr Chairman of Philadelphia. who preached last
evening unon THE Love Of the Spirit, took FOR
his text this morning "Grieve Not the HOLY spirit
DR. w J. Erdman, Of Germantown continued MS
lectures in the afternoon. and In the evening III
Torrey preached.
For Tomorrow there seven services an
nounced Mr. Moody will lead a prayer meeting
-. o,c,ock and will preach at noon or after the
roguIsr morning service. DR.. II. {. Mabe' or
poston the weIl-known Baptist preacher and mis-
sonarv secretary, will deliyer the sermon Oh the
morning at 1890 Mr.. Moody said, with charac-
ter,stic frankness that the audience wouid DO
a,srn,ssed after Dr. Mabe's sermon. but II any
ono cared to remain he would speak II every one
,,on, home he said he would not feel badly The
D., Edward Young, OF Newark. will lead the
Young people's meeting at o'clock Dr. Erdman
vii, sneak an hour later. H. NJ MoCre OF BOSTON,
nth lead the Round Top meeting at $50. and DR.
rorrev will preach at 7:3o. DR.. Torrey, whose
orron IN PRAYER" was published In The Tribune
,oaav must return to Chicago soon. and MT.
Moody is planning TO get 'he mos' po'''''o '"' "a
him while he Is here
mr. Chairman Is a favorite at Northneio ana
largo audience greeted him last night and this
morning He said to-day that men grieve the
Shirt of God by trying to prove His personality.
Won cannot Rrieve an influence. The fact that the
word .grieve' Is used In speaking OF the HOLY
Shirt "a of itself an argument In favor or the
Snir,t's personality. This word also proves Ills
constituencies II also proves His love You can
sngcr one who does not love you. but you can.
moi erieve him An unregenerate man may resist
no SSn,rt selfish church the Spirit. but II Is
LOT Tor the individual Christian TO grieve Him,
rbe Shirt H. grieved by the disoDedlencc OF
christian by his failure to keep MS heart cream
and by denying His word -, III
The sneaker closed with an earnest plea that az
hiterness and wrath and anger and clamor ana
evil speaking and malice should be put away iIo,i,
go evarv heart and that all Of his hearers should
manifest the fruit OF the Spiri-love. Joy. peace
innD suffering goodness, gentleness, meekness,
,ouneran,e and faith. He Illustrated the influence
NJ the old and natures In man Dy MS pen.
IIn,fn eft 10 Itself, 4 falls. Gravtation drew IL
down lie applied magnet which overchme me ne
1orcn Of eravitation and held 1t suspended SO, ne
aoid II IL with man. He says, Il VIII not lose my
,eunner but the old nature. Ike gravitatIon.
draws Il down He applies a new agent. the ioly
Shirt and this overcomcs the evil nature ana the
nr r. fnds that he Is able to keep his temper