New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-10
SPEAKERS AT NORTHFIELD.
MEYER. MORGAN, sELwYN, ToRREY AND
TJADE HEARD.
SEVEN PUBLIC MEETINGS AND MANY PHI
vATD oNEs-DR. HoADLEY's THRILL
ING ADDRESS.
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East Northfeld, Mass, Aug e-Ihere nave oeen
4 good many inquiries as TO when was gums "
sneak" said Mr. Moody this morning. WeI' can
tell YOU now. When these three wise men from .ne
East have told you all that they know theh
begin, but not before" :.
II ia probable that this statement Will nave " oe
<aken bacl, within few days. or there VIII be the
n,,ua, nnbI,o demand that the leader Of the Con-
sarence shall SPEAK. He has been having httie
d,rculty with some OF the people this week reiauVe
70 ,he ventilation Of the Auditorium The weather
has been so delightfully."- cool since SUNDAY ina.
some of the more sensitive ones have complained
that there was too much air in the building, while
the majority have been invigorated by the oraclns
,snneratrre Mr. Moody said that he had given
,rstr,ctions when the Auditorium was built that
there should be windows and doors enough 10 iet III
plenty Of good air He did not expect that IN ]Au-
gust weather any one would complain thal there
was too much cool air. But he would have every
window and door and ventilator opened anu eiu'
,,n,r avery nerson was satisfied. He has had 10
modify that decision somewhat, as complaints OF
heat and cold como to him at the same moment
Now he says that there Is variety enough ior all
and ~ a person is cool he can change MS seat
ana IL one finds the air close he can SIT IN the
chair that the other man left II want TO SIT IN a
traught," he explained, out orausnl "oUi' mn
my wife. People differ - u.
Mr. Moody made an appeal yesterday ior sh's, Il
any one wanted TO make one, tor the oeOl VI" u,e
iAudtortun. II IS not one OF the seminar! o~lu-
snas in the sense that 1t can be used during 'iie
school II was erected at the request OF the Con
serence and is intended for these meetings Ihere
ss dent Of sl2lO0 on the building. which prevents
&c dedication As soon it is lifted. the oedlca-
ZION will take place. No collection was TAKEN Out
4he simple statement made that any one VINO chose
70 lessen the debt could have an oppol'uH' %
doing
There were several public meetings to-day IN ad-
<,t,on N morning prayers and private conferences
ar Morgan went 10 the camp and spoke 10 the
men and TO large number OF Visltors' anu
preached this evening. Mr. Meyer preached IN tne
morning and answered questions Dr. 1orrey' MI
Selwyn and Mr.. Tjade also spoke. DR.. Iorrey loi.
lowed his helpful address The Holy Spirit
with an informal question and answer meeting In
which he cleared up for individuals many difficult
ties which had not been met in the public meetings
DIR. Meyer also helped to enlghten many inQuirers
by answering a running fire of questions.
MR.. sELWYN's REMARKS.
Mr.. selgyn's address this morning, based upon
Che seventh chapter of First Samuel. was IN part
rs follows:
It is helpful for 70 90 to the Old Testament t9
sonsecration are Gods dealing with the people OF
old and his dealing with his people TO-DAY are me
Sx he dealing Of the Children of Israel with
Jehovah In the fourth chapter OF our history we
against Israel and then they Joined battle Israel
was sntten before the Philistines and they slew or
people with Him in the field were defeated. Goo
had right to suffer so under his people; rb But
was a meeting. and the people began. to 9uesu on
They asked why. They said WheTsftGTe hath me
US fetch the Ark of the Covenant out Of shiloh
unto US that Tse Rabd GSp e9
There was a lamentable error In this DECISION,
9a the ,Ss wo45 they thou S OF woU
save them. not the God Of the Ark They were
s ARK Keeper ana yet 'ne' were 'e''-DS oDO1 -.
that Is In your life. is 1t your prayers how
many formal prayers are heard, whether they are
i e Saying sdss OF IP 2s' the
prayers that heard in prayer msetns WITH sa 1ns
ending The praying ceases and nothing happens
WAY Should y aF thu s.eat was that the Ark
had been left in the care Of the two sons OF Eli,
The Word says IN 0her r R fe rk beS be @O
committed 70 the care OF such men Ln ra o Is
being eaved. is it because there are unconyerted
men among your church ofdcers2 Is IL because
mot lesr chrss Nav hH w not ask
It is not because ministers or oficers or singers
looking to the wrong source for help and having
s1 in the o Ge ea OF be nEs mo
had to be made right. The Lord removed the IDOL
there "a Was new Keeper now Eieazar instead Of
EMS sons. The work of blessing had begun. but
that APd b IN 6 5os Of se'S The
w Tssfe t Are wSfd in This
The , people Is Fe6 cae re bessng
The promise fulfilled: They that seek Me
early earnestly shall find Me
EVERY IDOL MUST BE PUT AWAY.
The next step now: Samuel spoke unto all
that the Ark abode in Kirjath Jearim, he urged
ND and ASltdrOth.
Som Phi more must Se dono han lamen'ns
S be TO PVT he & s 1ss cant The be p nS
blessing Are YOU willing my friends. that the
may be He and you alone know about? it may
be your worldly ufe; i may be debt an obi,
may have had a quarrel with some one you know
a 5 SPEAK K5 a1 70 d must ba2e opF hanq ba
you know, you ought 10 write before this DAY
@ E99 % WIZ b you Ba 40 Your at g
will suffer but that must not enter into the dis
idle tears unless adieu follows. lamenting When
you have gone from this conference all emotion
unless you do your duty YOU see II from day
20 day II person person does not surrender, he viii
Let that letter which you going TO write be
witness OF your new blessing mat the Lord nay nav
kind OF God. There may be consecrated
gagged 10 be married to one who is not Chris
tion. The hope Is strong that after marriage me
manner Dear friend YOU are cinging TO an
idol. Instead Of your pulling your friend into the
kingdom, IL is almost certain that you will be
pulled down. do not say that you should break
your word but l DO say that you must postpone
that wedding until you both wholly His.
Samuel said. Gather all Israel 70 Mizpeh and
will pray for you unto the Lord" The need Of
method!cal prayer is hero taught. May I make
practical suggestion regarding prayer? Get note
IL good while Have a page for the requests that
you wish TO offer each day Of the week. and op-
posite a blank page for the answers. There are
people that you want 70 pray for by name: write
down the names There are churches. organiza-
tions, meetings. say Wednesday; put them
down and on Wednesday especially pray for them
not forgetting the page for the answers And II
possible get other people 20 pray for tho same
persons and the same objects on the same day
After Samueps microscopy prayer the people
gathered together 10 Mizpeh and drew water and
poured Il out before them and tasted on that day
What did this bit OF ritual nean2 In Psalm xii
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