The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-08-23
Mortified Summer Conferences.
EAST NoErnrELp, MASS. Aug IS.

EDITORS lNTElilGENcER: 1t will no
.lnmht snnn.l strnn@" Il, ncs. ~ ..n,...
readers to heara man say that he is
sleeping under two quilts and blanket.
but so am doing nevertheless. North
field is situated i'll the Connecticut
Valley on the northern boundary of
Massachusetts. Nearby on one hand
are the Green Mountains of Vermont
and OH the other the White Mountains
OF New Hampshire. The country is
limestone and the Kentucky blue grass,
timothy and other grasses seem to grow
spontaneously and luxurianty as if
indigenous to the soil, and all the face
OF the earth is green from the grass,
trees and growing corn. The town of
Mortified sits on the hip of the hills,
or mountains, know not what term to
use, OH the east side OF the Connccti-
cut river. 1t was founded in lGts. and
has 1000 population. There arc tlicc
churches and Il public library. II is
not IL business town but Il town of
homes and of beauty. The people
seem to take an interest in preserving
the history of the place. Youwill read
OH huge granite monuments here and
there as you walk about the place:
"1fcre OH this lot was built poop in
1G-"(C "lIcrc under spreading oak
was held the first public religious ser
vice i'll l6-'(N "IIcre james Dickin-
son and William Hamilton, compan-
ion of Dickinson, were murdered and
scalped by the Indians in lT41.'
Perhaps the most important feature
of NOrthfield to-day is its schools.
Here in East Northfield, where the
Convention is being held, is the Semi
nary for girls. This school has in at
tendance 450 students. Over the river
on the west side is Mount Hermon, the
boys school, with about $50. The
schools are, i'll the features Of their
work, Clemson and Winthrop. North
field has Clemson on one side and
Winthrop on the other. Here in the
seven or eight separate brick and stone
halls of the Seminary and in numerous
tents stretched OH the green fields and
in the fringe OF the woods the visitors
to the Convention are lodged, and in
three seperate buildings they are fed.
These schools have been built by the
influence and energy of Mr.. Moody.
The different buildings of each are in
large measure the private gifts of indi-
vidual men. They stand here silent
testimonials to the willingness of some
Christian men of wealth to give their
money when they are satisfied it will
be usefully and successfully employed.
The meetings of the Convention are
held here in n large Auditorium, built
by order of the Convention and paid
for by the same from year to year. The
Auditorium will sent about 5000 peo-
pie and judge is about 2-3 OF 80 fn!l
at each meeting. There are three
meetings day Of the Auditorium and
one open air meeting on Ground Top"
at $3.50 p. M. The attendance ut the
Conference includes all ages and al
most all names of peoplc-pastors, mis-
siOnaries, teachers, and Christian work
ers of all descriptions and from all
parts Of the country. The South is
largely represented here. especially
Georgia. Your corrcspondenthas been
pleased to meet here DR.. and Mrs.
Osburn, from Columbia, and Dir.
BrOughton, from Atlanta. l had the
pleasure personally 10 congratulate
Broughton on the completeness OF his
victory in Atlanta.
Tho principal speakers OF the Con
ference are L. B. Meyer and Campbell
Morgan, Of London, and Sidney 4. Syl-
wyn, of Bournemouth, Eng, and II. A.
Lorrey, of Chicago. Meyer is Bap-
tist, Morgan is a Congregationalist,
Sylwyn is Church of England and I.oI
rey Presbyterian. Meyer and Morgan
are princes in pulpit work. Morgan is
n master preacher and Meyer is mas
ter of both preaching and teaching.
All the meetings are presided over by
Mr.. Moody. "IIe is monarch of all he
surveys" around Northfield. This is
the home of Moody and Sankey, and
Mortified is Moody, and Moody is
Northfield! Everybody does willingly
WuNU AOouy SttJ5s AlC IL DOTn gene
raj ald leader of men. He is typical
Yankee in bluntness, practicability and
common sense. The singing is led by
choir of about 200 voices, which is
itself led by lra d. Sankey and George
G.. Stebbins. The meetings are "In
demonstration of the Spirit and power"
The air is surcharged with Spirituality,
insomuch that young girl the other
day publicly reprOved cat for CATCH
ing q bird, "and that, too, at North
field"
Well, know it is time for me to
stop, but one other thing. When one
comes up the Connecticut Valley from
New London on the Sound, to North
field and observes the rugged aud rocky
country he may form some idea of the
underlying causes of the steady, stOlid,
frugal, finty, rough and rugged char
acter Of the New Englan2er. One
striking feature of the country all along
this valley is the large area showing
signs of q past cultivation but now "
ing, waste. The od-covered hills
with their rOolr fonooo o,S