New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-11
AR EOR NOT DAMPENED.
SEVEN MEETINGS AT NoRTHF1ELD.
{eRAIsE, PRAYER AND MEDITATION CON
TINuED BEFORE LARGE AUDIENCES
10y TELEGRAPH TO THE tribune

TINIyEp BEFORE LARGE AUDIENCES.
-Tnx TELEGRAPH THE rRIBUNEl
r., Sor,,e.,d Ang 1o-This is the first rainy
inay which the Conference visitors have haa' Dut
mona Of the meetings have been given up Ihi.
Never led the prayers at the camp PiV'
The morning and answered questions III '.o -,
noon Mr. Selwyn and Mr.. Morgan anu a.
sa.has os usual and Dr. Shaw OF New
vorp ',as the twilight service which was helu III
the Auditorium. Mr. Moody spoke to the N ','
York ministers at Weston Hall TINS moriiins,
Rev Dr. Arthur T. Pierson. Editor IN INC
ssrhe MISSIONARY Review Of tho World enter
-. = ,orya company Of foreign missionaries
nonoa missionaries and city missionaries VINO are
extending tho Conference They were carIleu W
n,s home in Conference wagons, ana spent aoVu'
two hours in his hosptable home. anout a ii'ie
,ror, the seminary grounds. H. b. sulniah' VI
~n,oas inx,ted the Presbyterian ministers and their
,rives ~ take g ride 10 Mount Hermon, Dur OWING
10 the storm the trip was postponed Ao-n'Ui ~,
DIR H c. Mabie. of Boston. VIII entert"" an .He
Baptists AZ his home not far from 'he Nu'''0
riurn. A., ,,,,
Among the recent arrivals here IS Mrs Mary
Grant Cramer. the sister of General Grant, VINO IS
The guest Of the Rev. DR.. James A oConiloi "a
New-York who has cottage here
More than half hour at each service Is given
no singing Mr. Moody has two or three ministers
o1er nravers: one man at each service Is requested
10 nrav for revival of religion In this country.
The Mount HerInon Quartet sings twice a day. ana
Mr. Moody either announces their selection or lets
them sing one Of their own choosing. The result
Is that there is a greater variety in theH sinslhs'
Mr. stebbins sometimes sings a solo, ana once OF
,vice Mr. and Mrs Stebbins have sung duets,
much 10 the delight Of Conference VISITORS ana "
new ones as well Mr. Steboins is most thoueht-
Pm man. and ne IS dearly beloved by the guests al
the hotel where he seeks out the strangers ana
makes them feel at home as soon as possible. one
of the favorte hymns at the Conference is III l
Were Voice" No l21 In Special Sacred songs
No 2" Charles Mac6ay wrote the words ana Mr.
sankey the music The following Is the hrst verse;
If were a voice, a persuasive voice ;,n-o,gb
would fy the beams OF ne ne morning norma hsh''
A94 65 sP ss them 10 mS to S Se rne sen' ns"
You'd i' fy. / Would fly, over land and sea,
Wherever human heart might be-
Telling a tale or singing song 80, 1900
In praise of the right and in blame OF me wrong
] would ny. I would fly. over land ana sea-
Mr.. Never uses illustrations with fine effect in his
addresses The following shows how he points
moral with simple things:
On the Campania by which traversed the ocean,
sthere were some Christian men who held steerage
Services Services at dinner. and an nnde was Of the
wh gv sa aSea aoH their ex hf their
their religion. He decided one day when at break
he s hsSFd hsm ray saf he shsS thought rs
IEo and see what it was IKE 1t would give nm
and put il in his pocket, intending TO eat It, When
they had gone 70 begin, their services. he went
poor old woman. in a very rusty dress sat there
her as S her The 6raas. out 6 his
pocket and put IT in her hand and she she. Went on
heyP hsd I gone ne ne away and the od woman
had walked up. and with bepgnant sn1le upon her
countenance sat regarding the orange ne SAID:
~Mother how your"
rob. we'll sir. thank you. rather,bete than
ewas tust now
, isWhy betterT'
s'why. look at this orange, sir.''
sWhat about that2"
"Weu. you know, couldn't eat the food they
gave me, and said to my Heavenly Father to-day,
" wish might have little fruit. If had an
orangs would like it. 80 went TO sleep, and
when awoke an orange was in my hand. My
Heavenly Father put 1t there" - ~-< ~-
"Oh. no: there Is no Heavenly Father put 1t
there"
"Ah but you would not have put it there If the
Heavenly Father had not told you TO-"
There is text that gays He eiyeth His beloved Eys
sors and Scotch ministers come. to our Keswick
Which a te have eI Just TeT So w
their ministry; They wanted to know II there
tSe seoS chaneh %ea at Reswck this Are
You sick? DO you want your Heavenly Father to
@ to ssSp but PSt the 6o6 en- yoaf
eeif with too close sef-analyss. Don't look in,
look up and then hays bG 9sG sp6 IKE H9 o
The Spirit that whose believe on Him should re-
And you will go from this convention ion and you
WI that s, new yo era Sa Res a%ay befn mn
and crying to your Heavenly Father as u He were
hard Up thu that M cqd RS S RBee2 AIN a0
oranges you but you have never yer. held your i.
that believe on Him should receive" That is it,
and that Is where you are wrong ~ isn ST. thof
private key to Gods pantry to help themselves TO
oranges but they have f, learned 5d to SatGh them
The fact Is that 4 Is so simple, that you wont
Ghost. AS Christ ascended from Olvet. he'll MADE
a ns EAST Ydn might as we'll Try to stop cork from
rising in the Atlantic by piling tons Of sea water
Our race IS the royal triumphant race, because
OF union with Christ InasmHfh as our brother OF
may take courage.
seTs man asked ilY him. Are S- You part Of the eye
Chrst?' He said, no" for he did not weep as
r.: Part { q H; q P Sot sneak 70, Chris. as
Are you a Part of His hearth"
No for have not 81, enough Ss h c 81
"No, for DO not DO enough T. 49, ,oav =,
lhaps am in His !eet.' Thank God for that" I
a unas E III. Fs5a aa9 a SSa - w
TS9 often 1 spt the an d eSa as he wef Fact Gq
that he is our inferior. He is under our feet
once asked a company OF policemen Whether IIheey
would rather charge a crowd up hill or down hill.
The brave fellows said that they would rather
came 10 charge they would prefer to have the
crowd below them Too often you suffer defeat t
because trust TO your feelings, instead OF your
standing in Christ Your feelings may be affected
by the weather. by indigestion by sitting up late
nights but your standing Is not changed by
misty morning. Take Elijah as an illustration.
He prayed for long time for rain. We do not
know how long. Then he ran thirty miles before
Ahab. Nor that all Jezebel disturbed his
nights rest. He had no sleep. but went fifty miles
more without resting. No wonder he wanted to
die How tenderly God treated him. He knew
what His prophet needed First He put him 10
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