New-York tribune., 1900-08-13
SUNDAY AT NORTHFIELD.
SERVICES FILL ALL THE HOURS OF
THE DAY-DRS HOGE, MEYER AND
BARNARDo HEARD.
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early morning carriages and conVeyances or all
descriptions began TO come in. and by the time
the Rev. Or. Peyton H. Hoge. of Louisville began
his Bible exposition at 1890, the Auditorium was
filed from the back row in the gallery down into
the space reserved for the reporters tables.
With the exception of the time taken out for
meals, there has not been an hour from o'clock
shis morning until o'clock this evening that has
been free from meetings. The programme Of the
Gay began with a prayer meeting at o'clock IN
the Auditorium. The meeting was well attended
and large number participated IN praying for
Gods blessing the meetings of the day After
breakfast came devotional exercises. which were
conducted in all the buildings. and then the people
began TO gather IN the Auditorium. The meeting in
the Auditorium opened with a praise service
Quoted by Ira D. sankey and George C. stebbins.
AT this service the Mount Hermon Quartet sang
several times.
DR.. Hoge the first speaker. He gave
exposition Of Psalm xix A large number of
persons had been coming into the hall while
iDr. Hoge speaking, and while they were find
ting their seats Mr.. Sankey sang THE Better
Land" number of Congregational hymns were
falso sang. The Rev. F. B. Meyer preached the
morning sermon the subject. "Plenteous Re
loemption." In the minds Of many this is of
the best sermons Nj Meyer has ever delivered IN
1Sorthheld He spoke from Psalm cxxx, 4: But
1here is forgiveness with thee that thou mayest be
feared" He drew upon the whole psalm, how
ever, 10 form the outline Of his sermon He said
The psalm had three strains TO it-first. deep con-
%-ietion Of sin; second. the consciousness of for
.siyeness in God, and, third, the proclamation Of
9lenteous redemption TO encourage other souls to
hope. He said in part. upon the last division:
With God there is redemption from the guilt of
sin Directly the soul loaks away TO the Christ
burden OF The present. it IS put utterly away
Though the soul remembers the sin. God forgets it.
not only puts away the guilt of sin. but delivers US
from ITS power. so that though we are tempted We
Moreover, He delivers US from the love of sin. so
the things We once hated. plenteous redemption for
ishe spirit aIways becoming more ana more reHnea,
body tTansdgured SO that at last il can be raised
] @ lot Geoe H SIN az ar sins SIZE o 6i"b SIg
Nbich our rarest greces bloom.
STORY Mr. MOODY LIKED.
He closed his sermon with a story which Mr..
Moody used frequently ask him to tell. and he
felt this morning though a voice from heaven
vas asking him 10 repeat it A minister one time
was calling Of his parishioners. and as they
sat down to the table for cup of tea the minister
cid not seem TO notice the cup which she passed to
him. Soon he said to the woman, I'd thank you
for cup Of tea" She pushed the cup a little
nearer TO him. but he did notice ii. Again he
said, Please, madam, viii you give a cup of
tea?' She pushed the cup still nearer to him. but
again. in the tone Of despair. he said Madam,
give cup Of tea" The woman, unable TO
understand the minister. said: There It is; take
81" Then the minister said: THAT is what God
There IS plenteous redemption for those who will
take it"
while Mr.. Meyer speaking, William Stones
of Nigris, md and Atrss Gillespie. of New-York
City. were conducting a. eIIqdren's meeting in
Weston Hall. In the afternoon. at 2:8o O'Clock Dr.
BarnaTdo, Of London spoke to the largest Sunday
afternoon gathering which has met this season IN
Mortified
William R. Moody. IN giving notice Of the after
noon meeting this morning. told OF how his father
IA r5 GDa daV last rI,+er
Moody and his father travelling to Boston
and Mr.. Moody suggested TO his father that he
write series Of articles for the Record of Chris
ton Work" Hints for Preachers" His father
said no he would do that: the ministers would
think he was presumptuous. But he said that he
would write series of articles which would cover
the same ground on THE Most Useful Men Have
Known" Then, taking out OF his pocket an enve-
1ope he wrote down first on the back Of It Bar
nardo"
The Doctor spoke for an hour and three-ouartsrs
this afternoon. but from the time he began until
the close he was listened 10 with the closest in
serest as he told the story of his beginning the
work while he a medical student; how he was
Jed by God give UP his ideas of foreign mis-
Eionary work to spend his life in saving children.
Of how ne had taken boys from the gutter given
them education and then had sent them into the
world be useful and honora bic citizens rrbro,,b
out the whole address he had his audience laugh
ing and weeping by turns as he illustrated his
points with some Of his experiences, which had
HUMOROUS side 10 them. or as he told the pathetic
story Of some boy he had rescued
At the close OF his address the minister's ad-
3ourned TO the Congregational Church where Mr.
Meyer spoke to them in informal manner At
the same hour Mrs. Margaret Bottonae president
-of the Kings Daughters, conducted q service for
tEoung women IN the Auditorium.
The service Round Top at sunset was ad-
dressed by the Rev Mr.. Woods Of Scarborough
England.
Al the evening nreeting in the Auditorium there
va he large after
been al the morning and afternoon meetings DR.
Barnardo spoke again, this time upon a GospeI
topic
MRS. MOODY AND Mr.. sTEBBINs SING.
Mrs William r. Moody is the most popular
singer at the Conference and deservedly so She
has been heard twice IN the Auditorium and once
at Weston Hail, singing for the Nevy-Yorl, Pros
Rytertans when her husband led the devotions In
the main meetings she IS not announced Nar
MOODY saying Hymn No. - wifi now be sung as
q solo or duet" as the case may be- Yesterday
she sang Of Dr. Bonar's beautiful HYMNS ~,
heaven; In TACT all OF her selections have to do
; With that place where two Of her little ones ara
awaiting her. Dressed in white. her sympathetfc
voice carried her beautiful words like a balm to
many saddened heart With greater cause for
eHel ana Grape than many before her she was a
comforter 70 all This was her hymn Yesterday
MT Steooins singing the chorus with her:
Where the faded flower shall freshen.
r reshen never more to fade;
MRsfg Tie5ta tne Ia,,r shaded sky shah brighten.
Where the morn shall wake in eladness
And the noon its Joy prolong;
"nefe the daylight dies in fragrance.
MID the burst Of holy song
Chorus
We shah meet and we shall rest
dld the holy and the biest;
We shall meet on yonder shore
Win the loved Onss gone before:
.nt. ne Hh4l4 meet and We shall rest