New-York tribune., 1897-08-04

THE REV. G. CAMPBELL MORGAN.
rs an ordinary Sunday sermon. but the two COM
bined occupying less time than one OF Bishop New
mans.
The Rev. George Campbell Morgan and the Rev
George H. c. MacGregor, both young men and
both pastors Of leading London pulpts. spoke along
similar lines at the morning service Alter MI
Morgan had spoken. Mr.. MacGregor offered prayer,
and his address, which emphasized his friends, was
followed by earnest prayer by the first speaker
The impression made by the matter and the man
ner of these speakers is very deep 1t was at the
close OF the second sermon that Mr. Moody urged
the people to get hour alone to-day to make a
personal application of the searching dscourses
! TO which they had listened
At s o'clock the Rev Mr. Torrey. the supern-
tendent of Mr. Moodys work In Chicago, delivered
sermon on the holiness OF God. This was fol-
lowed at O'Clock by question and answer con-
ference Of an hour on Round Top. led by the Rev.
DR.. w. J. Erdman. of Philadelphia. At $50 o'clock
another large crowd assembled at Round Top to
attend the meeting led by II. NJ. Moore, a success
full business of Boston. who carries his re-
gion into his business and believes also in making
a business of religion At 7:SO O'Clock DR.. A. G..
| Dixon. of Brooklyn preached in the Auditorium.
| From early morning until after p. m. there was
scarcely an hour not part of the necessary time
| given TO meals at which there was not religious
meeting in progress.
Yesterday Tamil David" the evangelist from
India is called. spoke for two hours at Camp North
field Mr.. Moody does not approve Of long SER
mons. but he said alphabetically that he understood
II took his friend David twelve hours TO handle a
religious subject to his entire satisfaction. But so
eager are many people for religious teaching that
they urging Mr.. Moody to add still others to
the programme. lie says he will not just yet. nor
will he call any heather who stays away
from all except one. He is very anxious that the
morning meeting should be well attended. no mat
ter what other services neglected. He believes
that the English preachers have message which
| American Christians need than any other
that will be given here Not that he considers his
other speakers unimportant, but he likes the
searching. personal character of the sermons from
! beyond the The people share in his enthusi-
asm. for large crowds gather whenever one or
both of them is announced.
| A sketch of Mr. Morgan appeared in The Trib-
une Saturday. He is thirty-three years old,
trained as teacher in classics and mathematics,
and is now filing his fourth pasorate in the north
! of London having been called there from Birming-
/ ham last winter His first two charges in
! country parishes. Last Sunday ne preached three
times in Boston. Mr. Torrey. whose sermons on a
! Holy Ghost Revival appeared in The Tribune
yesterday, gave an Impressive address this after
S have IN ne come TO he me Mi M
Interested and make al sorts of good resolutions
when they get back TO their churches this fall
MIR. TORREY'S PREVIOUS WORK
Mr. Torrey Is deeply In earnest. and his sermons
here and elsewhere are interesting and impressive.
| He born In Hoboken. n. j.. on January 2s,
| 1856: but removed when three years old to Brook
| lyn. which has been his home more than any other
| place, although he says that he has wandered
around a good deal. His father was in the box
manufacturing business. having one factory in
Brooklyn and in New-York He also Col
| lector of Internal Revenue at Brooklyn during the
| Presidency of Andrew Johnson. His was
Reuben s. Torrey. Mr.. Torrey entered Yale Col
| lege when he fifteen years old. He made n
profession Of religion in the college chapel at the
| close of his senior year in 1875. Conversion and
determination to enter the ministry were stimuli
! taneous. He would have been a Christian years
| before he says II II had not been for the deter
! minaton that he would not he minister He en-
| tered the Yale Theological Seminary In 1875 was
graduated in 1878. and ordained TO the ministry
| In the Congregational Church at Garresvile. Ohio
| in the same year. Garretsville was notorousy
| hard town. but the work blessed with revivals
| for three successive winters. Further theological
| studies were pursued abroad In Leipsic and Err
| langen in 1892 and lS3
In the fall of 1888 the young minister began work
| In Minneapolis, where he the pastor OF a
| Congregational church for four years. and then
| became superintendent OF the City Missionary So
ciety. While in this place he organized and be-
! came pastor of Independent Peoples Church.
| At the opening Of the Moody Bible Institute In
Chicago in lsSs he called to be superintendent
OF the Chicago Evangezation Society and OF the
Bible Institute, which place he still occupies in ad-
| dition TO being the pastor Of the Chicago Avenue
Church, which Mr.. Moody started many years ago
He also president Of the International Chris
tan Workers Association. and chairman OF the
| Managing Committee OF the Committee for Chris
tian Workers In the United States and Canada
| Among his other good works Mr.. Torrey has
found time to write several practical books one
| Of them having passed through fifteen editions
| These the titles Of some OF the books which
have been Of great service to other Christian
workers: How to Bring Men to Christ" the
| Baptism with the Holy Spirit" How to Study
the Bible for Greatest Profit" Ten Reasons Why
| / Believe the Bible is the Word of God" YES,
| Pocket Companion for Christian Workers. and
How 10 Obtain Fulness Of Power In Christian Life
! and Service"
Mr. Moody believes In the printed word as wei
as the spoken word. and he believes that Chris
tians would accomplish more good if they ceased
10 grumble about the newspapers and them as
channels OF usefulness. lie has also great faith fr
the coportage library which is OF the mos
successful Of his many enterprises for doing good