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END OF THE POST CONFERENCE.
DR. scoFIELD. OF NoRTHFIELD. SPEAKING
DAILY AT MOUNT HERMoN

East Northfeld Mass. Sept CspecaD.-Ths
Post Conference closed its sessions Sunday, after
the best attended meetings OF this character that
have ever been held IN Mortified These lectures
becoming more and more popular every year.
many coming especially for them. September is
of the most pleasant months in NorthheId and
the Hotel Mortified and a number OF boarding
houses in the village will be open for several weeks
more. Those who wish to attend Bible lectures
cordially invited to attend the chapel exercises
Mount Hermon School. which began its autumn
term last Friday. and the exercises at Mortified
Seminary, which will open Thursday Of next
week. The Rev. DR.. c. I. Scofeld, pastor Of the
Congregational church. is giving daily lectures at
the Mount Hermon School on The Question Texts
Of the Bible" and he is also expected to speak
daily at the seminary when IT opens.
The Rev. R. A Torrey closed his series OF Iect-
ures on The Second Coming OF Christ on Sat
urday, and DR.. Scoheld spoke in the church on
Sunday morning. In the evening the Rev. n Foy
Smith. Of the Mount Hernon Bible instructors
spoke IN the church The following is the substance
OF DR.. scohed's address, his text being. And they
came to Haran and dwelt there:
And we. friends. are IN the same condemnation
graphically. Haran IS a point between the ancient
Ur town OF Chaldea. and Palestine. Hstori cal
TO get out OF his country. and from his kindred
years spritqaly, 1heretoTe. HaFan stands Tor
Uncompleted obedience. Abram had not wholly
ard obeying that cali. But he fell short Of obedi-
enCe respects; instead or making a clear
separation, God had commanded. he brought
with him on his journey his father and his nephew
and instead Of going straight 10 the new Iand ne
stopped short at Haran
Places become symbolicaI by virtue OF assocta-
ton with great events. We say OF trremedla Die
taken irrevocable decision, He has crossed the
Rubicon.' So. IN Scripture, places have perIra-
nent symbolical meaning, and among them slahdS
Haran as the symbol Of stopping shOrt-of uncoIn-
peted obedience. What does II mean. in spirit
ual experience, TO stop short? We may easily see
In Abrams what II meant by contrasting MS
state at Haran with the blessing which Immediately
became his when he finally completed his obedience
Haran had altar. Doubtless, even there
Abran was a formal worshtpDer He had some
thing which he called an altar, but God does not
mention II. So as he came TO the place OF
which God had spoken il is Immediately said And
be bUilded an altar there At Haran Abran re-
ceived o promise. had no vision, no grow IN
no communion And furthermore, the character
OF Lot shows that he had no testimony
God always has a controversy with Us Wneh W
halt and settle down. The children or israel Qlel
in the wilderness, not for evil thing they nad
done but simply because they did not 90 INTO
the Promised Land when commauded 70 40 50 az
Kadesh- Bornea- Saul lost his throne 1or incoI1-
pete obedience. We easily test ourselves as 70
Between the sinner in his lost estate and the
whole blessing Of God five steps must De taken
conversion-satshed with morality or church mem
bership? The second is confession Many seek 20
be secret disciples and do not openly CONFESS 70
Christ Harau midway between conversion
That means yteldedness 10 the Will OF God Are We
stoDDiuz between confession and conservation me
fourth step is receiving the Spirits funesS II We
are born again have the spirit. ouL ~ oy no
this is q definite command. BE We filled with the
SDrft!'' Are we living at some Haran JUST shoI
OF the filing? And the fifth step Is 70 enter N
some definite way the service OF Chris1-