New-York tribune., 1900-08-04

ALSO MAKE ADDRESSES.
-sst Mortified. Mass. Aug ospeciaD.-An-
ee~ perfect day. with meetings well attended and
cry address suggestive afi invigorating. is the
..sord Of the second day Of the Bible Conference.
r~ Rev Drs John Balcom Shaw and Wilton
-trle Smith. OF New-York, have been two OF The
reakers; the Rev. G. Campbell Morgan delivered
BE- principal address at the morning service ana
~ Rev Timothy Richard, Of the Congo MISSION
r-ke at the record meeting The campus is already
-;ted with scores OF tents. This mode Of living Is
.-aoming more popular every succeeding season
"a want TO call your attention TO The New-York
.rinune." said William r. Moody at the morning
cssion of the conference to-day This large daily
sper has sent representative here to report this
inference and these reports are going AL over the
ountry. We have heard in former years OF great
Blessings that have come TO many people through
he reports Of the meetings. There are many here
Fho would be glad to have these reports, and ar
sngements have been made 10 have the paper here
ach day. And then one more thing. Many OF you
lave come from distance. You have friends who
ould not come or your pastors and Sunday school
workers are not able 10 be here. am sure you
could do a great service by sending the papers to
hem. There is reason why the addresses should
e limited these four walls. If you are helped ty
hem there is every reason TO believe that your
hiends viii be also. I would suggest, therefore,
hat any of you who have friends who are not able
- take this means of sending the messages
O them that receive here"
The Mount HermOn Quartet sang the hymn, he
leem the Time" this morning. They have opened
zach conference with this hymn. Mr. Sankey sang
IS a solo the hymn, Pass II On" which, he said,
aad been taken as the motto of The Tribune Sun
ghine Society. Mr.. Stebbins has set IT to music,
md II is found in Sacred Songs No. . Prayer and
singing occupy considerable time at the opening
IF each service. One Of the cergymen in his prayer
lhis morning understood to send the greetings
bf the conference 10 the sainted dead, Through
fesus Christ" The idea struck many a
fS arYfc Of
.aith in the Apostles Greed accepted by all
Eelical churches. 1t is believed here implicitly,
though it IS not probable that many people have
4ved UP TO their belief.
DIR. sHAw'S ADDRESS.
DR.. Shaw. who made deep impression last year
pt the opening OF the conference, the first
ipeaker this morning. He said in part:
am LED. dear friends. this morning to read the
Early part OF the third chapter OF ST Mark, the
And lie entered again into the synagogue; and
here was man there which had withered hand.
AND they watched him. whether he would heal
am on the Sabbath day; that they might accuse
And he saith unto the man which had the with
cred hand, Stand forth.
And ne saith unto them. IS II lawful TO do good
81 10 kiii5 En- tbe2- held tRer neace IL save me-
And when ne had looked round about on them
hearts he saith unto the man stretcb forth time
aand And he stretched II out and his hand was
restored whole as the other.
:ook counsel with the Herodians against him. how
You VIII notice that our Saviour addresses just
E|o commands 10 this man with the withered hand;
stand forth" and Stretch forth thine hand"
they seem TO have comprehended the entire re-
His healing for which He was himself responsible
BOTH WERE NECESSARY.
I think that by ordinary readers these two com
manos are not altogett1er altos understood If we give
% think, sometimes feel that the first called for
an unnecessary thing, and was therefore arbitrary
healed him Just well back in the crowd as to
ASd at han e Get ce5 for before s the
sille thing, and it was therefore unreasonable
That what he came TO Jesus for. to have
Jesus stretch it out for him Stretch forth thine
ana yet dear friends am sure that after little
Fsrlous thought We shall see that the opposite is
That command to stretch forth, or. il is put
called for an absolutely necessary thing So long
as rat man stood back in the crowd that crowd
kgb1 nT @ a Sad C8 esISd GPsTaIlen tbo ms ms
crowd held him back. we can quite understand
1t might have been meagre; it was meagre that
Jesus called for; but in any other case he would
have been hindered in that exercise so long as he
ses U5i13 ut1 tre nlRqet MIN puI
One VIII hinders Christ; what may not thousand
there because OF their unbeef" He couldn't do
tS "oPk z because Of their unbellef as well as be
rock. AS it lies back in the ledge # IS diffcuit
broken asunder ard you have the piece off by itself
II VIII respond to the touch Of the chisel. So. when
on man STANDS out IN me crowd, locked TO their
wills and he taking on the resistance Of the whole
for Jesus 10 get at him and do anything with him.
He hiadered Jesus by staying in the crowd. And
20 You see everything awaited the fulhment of
that command. Unless he was willing 10 obey it
there was no chance Of his restoration.
snd then Jesus put to him the second command,
i DID seem. But Jesus knew that it was Impossible
addresse The eommand To- 5m n 's R K kn@ Wy II 'eSus Ss
Ee wanted that man to know and feel his i'm
Potence at that moment and be simply overwhelmed
by it, 70 have It borne in on his soul, have him so
from himself, facing his impotence and inability,
Of course was faith and the very moment he saw
s~efeo 70 te need OF ms heart and in the strength
OF that faith however rudmentary it may have
been. he wiled 70 put cut his hand. That was
obedience. and the hand went out and was as
whole the other.
MEANING OF THE TEXT
Now. dear friends. what is the practical import
Tor Us rais morning: In the very few moments
that everything depends upon how we start this
conference 1 believe that can sum up every
opening Of this confe-eTce into these TWO ni,,3c @
tions. and II you are not willing to obey them you
20 10 your homes there VIII be no blessing for
you. 7 want 10 say that right down into your
The first command Is. stand forth Now we all
l have And now We teel; how we feel the
opening of this conference, those Of US who were
nk ana iald up such reservoir! How il ran dry
before many weeks went by, and we heard that
gurglng at the pipes that told supply was
running our We hear II to-day and there is moth
ing we yearn for 50 much as the restoration Of
How i5 your temper? speak. TO great many
saen and women here whose withered hand that
evsrything e-se. You are faithful In your attend
ell-S n eH1Ica sS reaq your Bible you are men mad