New-York tribune., 1900-08-07

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those who attend
\ cordial invitation is extended to young men and
women Of all denominations to be present. and
young peoples societies urged send dele
gates for part or the entire time. form par
ties and come In for the day, combining a pleasant
outing with rich spiritual blessing II is believed
that real good will result from attendance these
meetings for young people and from hearing and
coming in contact with the speakers of the General
Conference.
The Round Top meeting $50 O'Clock to-day
devoted TO city missions and in the evening Mr.
Morgan, who was in New-York yesterday, well
coined back. The Rev. W. T EIsng, Of the De
Witt Memorial Church. in Rtvington-st.. New York.
was the speaker NJ the Round Top service. No
man is better qualified sTeak city missionary
work than this faithful missionary. who began his
experience in Chicago as one of Mr.. Moody's
helpers thirty years ago and for nearly a score Of
years has labored in OF the difficult fields
in the world. But daily contact with poverty and
sin has not saddened his life or dampened his en-
thuslasm y faithful missionary and a lover of
men. his message to-day was received as coming
from one who speaks with authority. Hearts were
drawn closer to the Shepherd seeking the lost and
to the wandering sheep well by his earnest low
ing message one of the popular preachers at the
conferences is the Rev. r. a. Torrey of Chicago
the pastor OF the Chicago Avenue Church and the
superintendent of the Moody Bible Institute In that
city Mr.. Torrey has recently preached in the
First Presbyterian Church of New-York; vester-
day he declined TO preach in Boston in order that
he might speak here When Mr. Moody was
stricken in Kansas City last December he had Mr.
Torrey take his place.
MIR. TORREY'S SERMON
Mr.. Torreys sermon last evening was a success
ful effort TO show wherein the Bible differs from,
other books. He said in substance:
1t is quite the fashion of the day to compare the
6no 41eie with other sacred books-o make the Bible
alone IL Is not one of a class 1t is absolutely
unique u There is none like 1t. 1t is not "a book:
IL Is the Book. You familiar with Sir Wal
ter ter scotts answer to his son-in-Iaw. who said
Book. Bring me the Bible Bible mere IS but one
boots MnePeiR rst does the Bible differ from all other
in its history The Bible has been loved as pooHS hS
on T,her BOOK Thousands and tens Of thousands Of
earth have regarded the Bible as their most nre.
hath will he give for his fe But 'fSI there ba1a 5&p
,T thousands or men and women upon this earth
the, the bible They have gone the stake and to the
book of God TbeTe Tean are surrender sT G the precious
az 70 whom the Bible is precious than
owe all am and hope to be The other t9 dav II in
hn9 SjIad the h EoTers went to Christian family and
PiI Eif tley SAID to the Oldest son: "Renounce your
not renounee either my Bible or my Christ he
replied an, and he was Instantly killed. Satan was
SI99ng; 9 thls young man would not give all that he
secondnBut the Bible has not only been loved
as no other book was loved 1t has been
hated as no other book was ever hated No other
and de1 has as haed the Sye Bb Rated The the
ar ms Is ha{ea to-day as no other book Is There
70 them about the Bible men who will tell lies Of
faith Of others in the Bible men who W pt5 tne
much money to hear the Bible ridculed misrepre-
Bible. and If they soul coming out into the ii,
viii do % WhSever eq e N tbe, et [Sa IN that book
ram TI IN Il; 1 know Of such instances.
book has been For eighteen centuries the Bible
ma mas Desn the OBJECT OF attack by every weapon
tackled the Bible with the brilliancy of his genius.
with all the military and political power of the
Roman Empire Every instrument of destruction
force & and brutality could bring has been brought
TO bear against this book The violence cunning,
have been made upon the Bible for eighteen cen
Fourth-The Bible has been victorious as no
other book Though the Bible has been so bitterly
completely victorious Centuries of assault have
Diocetian. Lucian. voltaIre Voney Hume Paine
Ingersoll, have all gone down, while Bible has
the absolute @ of sq the Bbe WheS
any new attack is made; no matter how cunning,
conversant with history smile and say: An
strated folly Of the centuries. The book that has
withstood eighteen centuries OF attack the Bible
has withstood is not going down IN our day
THE BIBLES DEPTH
The Bible differs from all other books only
in It's history but also in its depth.
FlrSt-Ihe Bible Is the unfathOmable book. For
centuries the greatest minds have been endeavOr-
ing TO sound its depths But no one has reached
the bottom yet. Men OF Christ have devoted a life
time its study, but who has been able 10
say. Il know now all the Bible contains" Whole
generations OF scholars have done the same, and
each generation has had the advantage of the la
bOrS of the generations that preceded It, but what
generation has been able we now have IL
al-there is nothing left for the next generation to
discover? The whole race of man has been uu-
able not merely TO exhaust it, but even 10 fathom
IT. Well may with the PsalmiSt, Thy
Judgments a great deep" They are beyond
any man: they beyond any generation; they
beyond any This alone would be a Sufti-
cient proof OF the divine origin of the Bible
There volumes of meaning in a single
\ single verse of Scripture has been the
basis upon which literature of many volumes has
been erected. Take Illustration the verse
gave his only begotten Son. that whosoever be-
leveth In him should not perish. but have ever
lasting life" What single utteranCe OF any other
book could he the foundation OF so much thought
and expression? Who but God could pack many
volumes into little verse?
SeCond-The Bible Is always ahead OF The
world Is certainly making progress II is constantly
leaving behind the sageS of the past But II never
leaves the Bible behind. II has never caught up
with H. From whom comes this book which is
always ahead of the age? What other book ought
command the time attention and study that this
book which Is deeper than all other books and
to-day thing in science. 1t will be Of
date in less than ten years. but the Bible Is never
of date: it is always ahead of date. and If YOU
wish he only abreast. but ahead. of the times
Paul was ahead OF his times. so were Huss, Luther,
Knox Wesley. Finney and Moody.
The Bible differs from all other books. in the
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