New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-08-15
CONFERENCE NEAR ITS END
THE NoRTHFIELD MEETINGS TO CLOSE
THIS EVENING.
A BUSY DAY PROMISED BIZ Mr. MooD1-sEh-
VICES NEARLY EVERY HoUR-AR- MAC
oREGoR.s sERxoN-soME OF
THE GUESTS.

Eas. Northneld. Mass. Aug. "a CspeciaD--As the
Bib. Conference draws toward It's close tomorrow
being the last day the meetings deepen In spiritual
interest. The attendance II larger than usual ana
there is an earnestness manifest which Is seldom
s4en even in this place. Mr.. and Mrs. James Nc
Granular sang a new hymn. Keep In Iouch Win
Jesus" this morning The words are by VI fraser
Of Switzerland. and the music BY Mr.. NcGranahah.
Had Il been written for the present Conference IL
could not have expressed the tone OF the meet
fngs better than II does. Mr. Moody Announces
fourteen meetings for tomorrow. one every hour
from s a. TO p. m, and TWO In the eVeh'ns'
one at $50 o'clock and the closing meeting IN the
Auditorium. large number OF people expect 10
remain for the meetings 10 be conducted oy Mr'
Morgan. DR.. Dixon, N. F. Torrey and MI Mooo''
which will continue until September L.
Mr. Morgan spoke this morning upon "Chris'ians
. Cod-Possessed People" and Mr.. Macgregor gave
a Bible reading on Life in the Spirit No meet
ing was held in the Auditorium this afternoon a.
Mr. Moody wishes the people 10 be reahy lot Inv
treat day with which the Conference Will END
PEOPLE WHO ATTEND THE MEETINGS
Among the recent guests az the Northheid nave
been the Rev. George r Greene. CRAWFORD y. -
Miss A j. Forehand. Worcester. Mass MISS NJ
l. Anderson. Miss f. r. Holmes. n. W. Bugoee
and Mrs c. o. Chaplin. Monson. Mass: 8 H. Had
lev OF the Water Street Mission. New-fork; MI.
and Mrs william G. Roberts and Mrs Z. L. James,
Melrose " Y: the Rev. and Mrs j. W. greene
Gloyersv1lle " Y. the Rev. and Mrs w A Nc
Aztec Danville, Penn; Mrs. A. F. Rush and MIS-
A. r Barber, Germantown. Penn; the Rev John
D. Long Babylon y. Y; Vt. II. Harrison. Phila-
dslnhia. the Rev E. II. Rudd, assistant pastor OF
the Madison Square Presbyterian Church. New
York; Henry p. schaufner. Hartford, Conn., Mrs
q Swan. New-York: Miss Elizabeth Hale. Ph.la-
felphia; Anna l.. Luckenbach. Carlisle Penn: the
Rev W. E. McCord. head worker OF the Union
settlement. New-York: r. T. Evans. Brooklyn;
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the Rev Isaac o. Rankin. Boston; Mr.. and Mrs
NJ g Fellows, Greenfield Mrs William McMaster.
Newport r. J.: Mr. and Mrs. L. II. Bgelow. New
York; Mrs George z. Weed, New-York; Miss Lydia
A. Haddock. New-York; DR.. J. B. Learned North
ampton: Miss II. " Haskell and Miss z. G. Alden.
Iupn,as. Mrs James A. Hathaway and and
Mrs Harrie, L. Jackson Boston. and Robert Phil
lips. Brooklyn.
Mr. MACGREGoR OK "PEING KEPT SAFE"
The following is one Of Mr.. Macgregor's sermons
on the deepening o. spiritual life. The topic was
Being Kept Safe:
VIII you turn with me to Romans Y. 10 In
we find in Or. Moules priceless commentary on
Romans. We get the keynote OF the message 10. ,or
when we we're enemies We were reconciled to our
God through the death Of His Son much more oeins
Isce . 6ouss S1 az being GS Rep, SAFE that
to b6ng to u sT oe Of M for gadnes and
power lie in the learning Of H. The Apostle sug,
We Shall deal with them successfully, First. we
have in this the fact o. the divine keeping.
aS rs nep ihss we have 70 deal with the TACT o. the
divine keeping We shall be glad to be kept . SAFE
aio 59s lIyS; q Fl Of " through the reception Of
/ have deep conviction that one Of the greatest
needs al % he keepns % I the lord
Christ believe i is the lac. Of 'ha h G taGs in
their life TO many Of His children God In HIS
mercy and grace grants marvellous revelations OF
has led no, few q you to say, II / may bg vt
waoe." Nay more, He lead them so 70 touch ne
living Chris 'ast from the lying chsisi y, TiriS tue
goes fn nh, INTO them ana ~ nee brs IN the hour Of
their claiming the saving power OF Christ there
blessing their souls are filled with rapture that
hey never knew before with peace o i9 S whHs
were broken the chains OF old sins snapped. and
h hae 9 rect e6d Se for on the s time in their
lives they have some adequate conception OF what
II is to be saved
THE SECRET OF BEING KEPT SAVED.
But while they thus learn-as. thank Cod not
few have learned in this convention--the secret OF
being saved they DO learn all al once the secret
Of being kept saved. Too often those to whom God
has revealed Himself present Saviour. and
into whose lives He has come with mighty power
too often they think that what Christ by HIS power
has won they b. their fathfulness must maintain
has placed them in the place Of Victory and they
say: Now consecrated Christians. given up
entirely 10 the Lord We must watch ourselves, and
we n ALSO we must be- more regular in prayer
we must read more regularly and systematcally
INFO active. earnest Christian work And then
ny aS these things. we shall avoid backsiding
and We shall secure for ourselves continuance OF
that life of blessing into which the LORD mas no"
4 noble and beautiful resolve. and yet a resolve
6fzar n(,fr4 TneD n
tensey earnest in their desire 70 maintain them
selves on this eye and yet hhsX a HIT from aagbt
prayer vanishes Christian fellowship and Christian
Service alike become toll and then the old sins
when they thought they were forever done with,
brear out anew the old temper asserts Itself, the
afier worldly pleasure appears with extraordinary
power And when this hsppens they are ned d Win
pointnent and when # happens more than s 9nce
a. in yfs oas6, a9 Ssy say no
true that God may come and manifest His saving
Tor know that in moment Christ can come into
my fe with such power as to set me iTee rom me
il is possible for us TO nave days OF heaven upon
ssTs they Say 3" lover n9 ia sss Sr acay
Impossible 20 avoid certain measure Of backsId-
as ia oi fa they confess lie Of Fellowship is pos
sihle ..,..,.u ... .o,s -, .r,s
heart the result for his spiritual life is simply dis
astrous Make up your mind that back,liding Is
Inevitable and YOU bound TO backside; make
up your mind that falling away Is inevrabie ana
you nave already begun to fall away. Inc benef
which alas. Is firmly rooted in many Christian
minds in the nvincbiity Of the devil one of the
great secrets II his power It parayzes Christians
In their resistance his attacks II you expect 20
fall II you expect 10 be drawn away from God. &C
cording 10 your faith will II be unto you.
Now in contrast with this assertion ~ the inevta-
beness Of bacsliding text for to-day sets forth
the fact Of the Divine Keeping and instead Of the
practically received truthit Is lie. OF course but
many people receive II a truth-of the nvinc-
bity ~ the adversary. the text reminds US OF the
mighty power Of God. Listen 10 the message Of
our God 20 US: III when enemies were
roconcled TO God by the death OF his son. much
more being reconciied we shall be kept safe" Oh
get hold Of H. and make N yours you laid hold
on the reconcng power Of Jesus Christ for your
sef Lay hold Of n being the power
Of the Lord Jesus Christ for yourself Say
Il over and over again. until II becomes
safe"-say IL and over again until your
lips II becomes song 81 triumph before which the
devils will fee I'VE shall be kept safe"-say II for