New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-20
TALKS TO NORTHFIELD STUDENTS.

Mr. MooDYs WISH FOR THE BOYS AND GIRLS
THE AToNEMENT.
Eas, Mortified Mass, Sept. 10 (SpeciaD.-"A
Mennonite asked me to-day" said Mr. Moody AZ
an afternoon meeting. what my best tnouehr
was I was glad 10 have him do so. told MIN
that ny best thought to-day was what wonder
rul sight Il was in church this morning TO see De-
tween 700 and 500 young women and young men
sitting together around the Lords table. II would
make me The happiest man In the world, think,
Z, knew that every young person in these schools
was Christian and was going out into the word
10 carry the glad message 70 others
This was said a meeting or Round Top, the
little knoll back OF the seminary buildings. where
meetings are held every day during the summer
conferences Mr. Moody says that ne was anxious
when he was in the Holy Land 70 20 10 Mount
Olvet so that ne might see the place "here ,he
Saviour assembled and Round Top reminds him
very much OF Noun, Ovet. The address this az
ternoon was an earnest pea 10 the Sou"s "'''''A
to live for Christ
A. the service IN the Congregational Churcn thls
morning Dr. G. 7. Scoheld spoke on these words
from the Song OF solomon. He Is altogether
lovely" He said in part
aoE u,o, narson sxcep, Jesus Christ could these
words he ,,s4do Who has ever found haw In His
character No novelist has ever been able 70
create A perfect character. But In the fourto1d
Gospel narrative We have the picture OF one aoso-
lutely fawieSs. He was man. but an unfalen man.
n. was more-He was God manifest n the flesh
Other men nave been great and wise and sood'
ban. with ther greatness aud wisdom and goodness
tba-a have been lapses into evil and ignorance
Not so with Christ. He stands alone. his WORDS
and works are known 10 Us, but not MS personal
qupearance. other men are known 10 US py per
soral descriptions so that can reproduce inc
man from what the biographers nave left on rec
ord Not so with Jesus. The explanation, II seems
=. me- il this. He was 70 be the universal man,
the universal friend. 10 come nearer 10 humanity
than any other man. There was TO oe no race par
rier or race mark Jesus - not an oriental 20 US
He Is as modern as il brought up IL Northheid
He is Interested In all that concerns W.. he was
perfectly human. He wept and toied and prayed
md loved He was loved and tempted ana
o,nosad by his friends Hts perfection was not so
much one that glittered one that glowed. IN
the words OF the text. He Is altogether lovely.
The seminary girls hal two addresses on Sdtur-
dav In the morning Mr.. Moody spoke on The
Atonement." and in the evening Dr. scoheld gave
preparatory address in view " the communion ser
vice NJ. Moody told the young women ma a. wren is.
doctrine Of the Atonemen; aSsahed mere IMAM any
aThe natural heart" said Mr. Moody, rebels a;
the thought Of bloody sacrifice. but blood vas shed
Tor sin Before Alan and Eye left Eden The LSro
,ns that animals were killed and blood vas shed.
Irta later Cam and Abel brought their sacr,hcSs
Snrely the Lord viii be better pleased with my nee
frui. and grain but read tnat 600 Lao respect
the Offering OF Ape. oe use We s ,5at Nan
| shoull have animals 10 sdcrihce that tney wrre
nixon into the ark and carried through the nood.
Abraham sacrificed on Mount MORAN ana Mess S
,rrrht me people what he had learned from the
I ri reg arliug the Passover Lamp.
..V-he7 ira. dreadful night In Egypt came mat
/ the hood was sprinkled on the door posts OF ne
r1ni snare those families that obeyef His COM
r,,nd listen: When see the blood ! VIII pass
80 ,,,u Had single death occurre! ~ any mouse
,,noso door posts sprinked Il would nave Oeen
90 M lee tha- IL was the tears d the people:
nor their groans nor even their prayers tntt saved
.bs,, /, was the blood Death mad been there be-
49,. the angel - death came. AL through the
..,lernass tourney and through the fifteen hundred
,s.rs anal the birth Of Christ thousands OF lambs
4 Vare slain annually. - 49,. -.
/ and nfty thousand lambs we're sam a, Times N
~ . wear and yet * Is always called the laIno.
1-i7 ,ruYai sacrifice has been termed Gods kinder.
,.rta I'D teach the nation 70 recognize the son OF
go % ne Passover Lamb when he should appear
{ Won OF zen hear people say; i wish were as saIs
a. iris ners5n or that one II you are sheltered be-
nm that ever lived. II been said that the ay
4, tba ark was Just SAFE as ne elephant u was
| ~ot the elephants strength, but the ARK wniea
sayed him and the ark could save the little ny-iAe
, 90 one that T. IN this room now-qI.te as wei! as
| The big elephant. ~ -, -, -, 49,. -.
nan Inc door posts. II was necessary 70 eau We
ssppsh Of the Lamb First God saves US and then 70
snsada ms And so might 90 through the Bio.e
80 IN Isaiah and Christ bruised Tor our inquiries
and in Daniel finding Him cuj or for sae sins %
ms hs sited with this same thought that God gave
The brightest jewel Of heaven FOR you ano me- Az
! Ensw that death would enter this nan ana m Nv
neaven en- ,nst had tried 10 DO. Ny only hope Of
s Sssv sT'V would be hls-Christ died for me-"