New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-05
MOODY'S CALL TO PRAYER.
A REVIVAL AMONG CHRISTIANS NEEDED.
THE BIBLE CONFERENCE TO BEGIN AT EAST
NoRTHFIELD ON JULY 29-sOME OF THE
sprAKEPs TO COME FROM ABROAD

THE BIBLE CONFERENCE TO BEGIN AT EAST
NoRTHFIELD ON JULY 2s-soME OF THE
SPEAKERS TO COME FROM ABROAD
East Mortified. Mass. July tSpeciaD.-With the
closing OF the students conference to-day there VIII
be lull In the religious meetings until friday WHEN
the Young Women's Christian Association CONFER
ence will begin This meeting will continue for ten
DAYS and after an interval OF days the fifteenth
Bible conference for the promotion OF Christian lie
and service will open. The meeting just ciosihs
has been primarily for young men: that 10 begin on
Friday Is arranged TO meet the spiritual needs OF
young women. but the August conference Is more
general In its design The well-known evangelist
is rs usual the central figure at every meeting de-
spite his efforts to push others TO the front.
The following Is Mr. Moody's call for the bip.e
conference which will be held for eighteen days. De-
ginning July 90
Dear Friends and Fellow Workers: tske q, ,be
Gospel Christian workers and all believers In Christ
b the . lsen Prayer ans Conference July
August Is The time has come for believers ri IN a,
| ioin in an earnest and determined forward move,
ment Forty years ago God IN his merry rn; a ans
followed by a special awakening OF the churches is
throughout the land Eye5ywhere the Ghp5G rel o wss
sanctuary found large attendance on weesusy
and laymen and in a short season over half mill
| ION souls were brought to Christ. ~,.,oa avn
| Many OF the conditions which then existed are
now present. Then now material prosperity had
failed and low mutterings and complaining through
our the land foretold a crisis In our National ne
AS nation we have dsregarded Gods laws ana DeeI
| forgetful OF all His blessings. We have murmured
| and complained, although we have peen oiessed
| with peace and health and with material pros.
perlty beyond all nations. What wonder tnen tn s
Vacant pews and depleted treasures testify 10 the
disYleasre Of God. These things are giving earnest
ana thoughtful men deep concern and there are not
| wanting tokens that the tide Of indifference ana IN
| belief is turning The great need OF the hour Is tne
preaching Bible truth in the power OF the Holy
Ghost. The preaching OF negatlons neither draws
| men nor builds them up into the likeness OK Christ'
Let then gather together az Northiied TINS sea
| son for a special preparation for service Let US
| be willing to be shown whatever may be hinderlng
Gods working through US. and then by the study OK
| His word and prayer seek His blessing In our IN,
dividual lives Mortified stands for no theoogicai
! hobby AS In former years the only standard WIN
| be the Bible the divine revelation or Goa 10 ms
| people II Is time now 20 discuss terms or
quarrel over forms We believe the Bible as ~ mas
stood for ages 1t is still the nexhaustDle treasury
| let him speak my word faithfully What Is the
! cha n to the wheat? saith the Lord" Let US then
| come together this season 10 gather wheat with
| which 70 feed n starving world
The following speakers and teachers among
Others have consented he present and take part:
| The Rev George II. c. Macgregor and the Rev.
| Campbell Morgan. London ENGLAND; Bishop j. z
| Newman. Washington; W. II; Stanes ana " y
| David the Tamil evangelist. India: the Rey Or.
| Brooklvn: the Rev. W. J. Erdman, Philadelphia;
| Kali Charan Banuji India: the Rev: K. A. Torrey.
| Chicago: Major d W white and the Rev Or.
| n " Sanders New-York. The music Will be In
| charge of Ira ID. Sankey and George c. Sieholns.
| Yours in the Masters service. D. L. MOODY.