New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-19
RELIGIOUS FER VOR KLNDLED.
METHODIsTs TO WORK FOR THE CON
VERSION OF 10000 SOULS.
THREE HUNDRED CLERGYMEN SIGN a
COVENANT TO LABOR AND PhAi-
BAPTIsTs ALSO LOOK FOR

! THREE HUNDRED CLEhdA MEN DUN "
COVENANT TO LABOR AND PRAY
BApTIsTs ALSO LOOK FOR
GREAT REVIVAL.
! Both the Baptist and the Methodist ministers
associations at their meetings yesterday de-
voted themselves largely to the discussion OF
renewal Of religious revivals In this CITY Inc
Methodist preachers held their meeting NJ NO
80 Fifth-ave. The Rev. Benjamin NJ AuHHls'
venerable but vigorous preached OF Bethel.
Conn, conducted a species Of old fashioned re-
vival service, and kept the members on their
knees most Of the time praying aloud and IN
dulging In silent prayer 1t was an enthusiastic
OCCASION and there were many prayers ana
hymns William Phillips Hall made an address
and Professor w S. Weeden sang Mr.. Hall
smoke of the Gospel services which have been
held during the summer in the tent In upper
Broadway and Of the special services now In
progress at the Metropolitan Temple, at seventh
ave and Fourteenth-st. The Rev. Dr. Law
renee chairman of the Business Committee, said
that last year the meetings of the association
were devoted largely to higher criticisms anc
scholarly discussions and criticisms, put mat
this year they would be devoted solely TO the
consideration OF the salvation Of souls he pre-
dicted that a great religious revival would soon
take place in the city.
A covenant was entered into by the'three hum
dred clergymen present to pray and lapor Tor
the conversion Of twenty thousand Souls as
preparatory to the centenary offering Tor the
educational institutions OF the denomination
One hundred churches Of The New-fork East
Conference are to observe Tuesday, september
90, in their respective places Of worship Tor the
outpouring Of the spirit. The effort to inaugu-
rate a great revival through the preachers
meeting has the Endorsement OF the bishops and
laymen.
The Baptist ministers assembled at No. ~
Fifth-ave and listened To an address by the
Rev. DR.. Robert 3 Macarthur. pastor OF Cal
vary Baptist Church He said in part:
There are three classes Of Christians as regards
their views of the Bible One is the extremely cor.
servatve school who learn noh hing and forget
nothing Then there Is the radical school devoted
merely TO destructive criticism Another CASE az
vout in method and constructive in results, oc-
cupes middle ground. TO that schooi peiTms,
the Bible never can be destroyed but some of our
traditional nterpreta lions and some cteeda stai,
last summer has been notable as emphasizing the
study OF the Bible. not only as literature, but as
divine revelation Great Importance has also been
Christ This doctrine is often very unwisely held.
Men who make white robes and then sit down IN
dleness 10 wait for Christ coming are reprosach
trine this summer have wisely avoided mat dan-
gerous attitude.
dwe ht 0 on tbs summer Wien men and women
think they have attained this life and have be-
come perfect they become absolutely worthless in
a church Any church is to be piued which has IN
its membership number Of 'perfectiOnistS In
their own Judgment. They become critical, cynical
and almost unbearable But there is a higher HE,
which all Christians ought to seek.
Dr. Macarthur in closing predicted that a
great revival Of religious activity is soon to he
realized in this city and throughout the country.
The Rev. =. @. J. Meiring, pastor of the Re-
formed Dutch Church in Johannesburg, South
Africa made a few remarks at the Baptist
meeting He left the Transvaal before the
trouble there had become acute. DR.. Meiring
while travelling in Canada recently was liberal
~ quoted concerning matters in South Africa.
He stated that he considered England the most
lust country in the world; by England he meant
the English people and not those in charge Of
tbe Government who seem 10 he bent on pre-
cipitating war for reasons which could not be
justified by ethics.
The Rev. Robert Wood Of Scarborough Eng
land spoke on Special Missions.
The Rev. DR. A. c. Dixon, Of the Hanson
Place Baptist Church. Brooklyn. VIII address
the methodist preachers meeting next Mon
dav on The Invisible Christ at Pentecost
The Rev Mr.. Mering will probably preach NJ
DR. MacArthur's church next sunday night
The PRESBYTERIAN Ministers Association heG
its first meeting after the summer vacation
at the Fourth Avenue Presbyterian Church yes
terdav morning The Rev. W. ~ Stevens, or
Newark, spoke on the subject Ambassadors OF
Christ"