New-York tribune., 1900-08-28
DR.. BROWN AT NoRTHFIELD
NEW VOICE HEARD AT THE POST
CONFERENCE.

East Northheld. Mass. Aug. n CspecaD.-There
were services at the Post Conference to-day
The Rev. DR.. Henry G. Weston finished his lectures
yesterday morning. and the Rev. DR.. r A Torrey
will commence tomorrow morning. The number
OF visitors does not seem to decrease-in fact
larger number have remained for the Post Confer
ence than ever before. Last evening the Rev. Dr
A. J. Brown. of the secretaries Of the Presby-
terian Board Of Foreign Missions. spoke on the
Gospels. and said in substance:
The ntneteenth century sees Christ towering
Of Chrst's life each exhibit peculiar purpose and
ShTs. SehhaTacter Mstthew spoke 70 the Jews: to him
wrote TO the Greeks; for him Christ was the great
temptation Of Christ vas tSaf ~ 1be ms G9n
word. Marks Gospel has special conception for
% sae age marx was born in Jerusalem: his
name was John Tradition has il that he became
The book was written somewhere between the
mac " d dau 80 %: az Rome. and IN the Greek Ian
Jesus. His information was from a human source.
ina OF the great apostle Peter Mark wrote 70 the
EeSesiHgto snS I1% for an n this Gospel 5o
explain Hebrew terms and figures to people un 10
tbat ts Tit5 the lansuage He tells his people
,ddl Ihr&Gugh9qt & the whole Gospel there is distinct
yea Inat Mark addressed Gentiles. and the whole
1I1. TISn.4e world az that time bounded BY the
land the north 70 the soudan on the south
E9 ne Pillars Of Hercules TO the river Of the
E1dSI, Frevlous 10 this in his life the world
nad peen divided into factions II was Gods pur-
seemed to have caught conception Of this pur
pose Christ must have a message TO the men
teach conquerors that Christ was Lord and King.
Msrk Is the shortest OF the Gospels IL is most
vivid Christ spoke and IT was done The lenses
are az present the pronouns are in the first per
Of the story is not broken by divisions into chap
e1 anq briES byeirses one % Gan near the marital move
the strong one = mo- cosS Sns enIe & one OF John but
Mark sets before the Christ in the activities OF
The Gospel of Marx opens. as 1t were. with
blast OF trumpet. This was destined 10 make
what was true OF them may be equally true Of the
present day 1t is the AngiO-Saxon who mas de-
@xsloPed @ the nineteenth century, Methuselah lived
sS years but the ayersge man lives more in thirty
tury Is Christianity adapted 10 such a time as
ours? For answer look at Christ as He Is de-
Is not Thomas kempis brooding IN a lonely cell
but the man Of activity down among his fellow
work Of the world and lending a hand to help S'i
weaker brother
A member of the New-York Presoytery. in speak
ing Of the effect upon the churches Of the visit Of
the large delegation last year said recently:
The influence OF the presence OF so many mem
5ers Of the Presoytery OF New-l orx this year and
last year at NOrthheld is worldwide. Not alone
through the press and the pulpits OF the metropolis
IS this seen The Synod Of Nsw-York last Ocro-
member OF the Presbytery OF Troy gathered ten OF
his co-Preshyters at his own home in prayer; 4
member Of the most Northern Presbytery embodied
the idea in entire programme .or his County
Christian Endeavor Conyention-"Soul searching
their parishes many OF them rural fields OF difficult
labor. encouraged with new spiritual vigor
spiritual character to the Whole synod FVerv 6ne
with whom the topic was subject OF conversation
un1esltetingly affirmed that II was the deyOut
and spiritual meeting Of its kind ever attended by
Citations classes and co1ferencesp fs ;+ @
each has its Northield home. then the great spirit
uat qwakenlng ing al Oyer cur great country foretold
viii continue with increasing power