New-York tribune., 1901-08-07
PETER FINDS A FRIEND.
MR.. MORGAN. AT NORTHFIELD. FIXES
THE BLAME ON SATAN.
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This morning, in addition 10 the musical insti-
tute. led by Mr. Towner. at o'clock. there was
an address by the Rev. r A Torrey of Chicago.
on THE Inspiration and Authority OF the Bible"
This was the beginning of a series on Christian
Doctrine which Mr.. Torrey is to give during the
remainder of the conference. At the main morning
service the Rev. DR.. Teunis S. Hamln. of Wash
ington. offered prayer. The sermon was delivered
by the Rev. Samuel Chadwick. of Leeds England.
who contrasted the devils way of reaching the
throne with Gods way, taking as the groundwork
of his discourse these texts: 'Ye shall be as gods
knowing good and evil BE therefore perfect.
even your Father, which is in Heaven is per-
feet" and Except ye be converted and become
as little children ye shall not enter into the king
dom of Heaven
LARGE AUDIENCE AT EVERY MEETING.
In the afternoon the children had a special
vice of which Mr.. Jacobs had charge The twi-
light meeting held IN the auditorium. Paul
Dwight Moody. the younger son of the evangelist.
has charge of these meetings. The speaker this
evening the Rev. George c. Needham. of Mar
berth Penn a large audience greeted him as he
spoke Davtd's men in the Cave of Adullam who
joined him in their distress. and came forth from
the cave mighty men, even men of renown. Mr..
Needham applied the lessons of David's men in
heroic action to the Christian worker who spends
much time alone with Christ For effective work
in this busy age this condition of fruitful work
cannot be too strictly observed. BE alone with
Christ great deal" he said. BE often in the cave
with your Lord in Bible study and prayer and quiet
meditation"
The large auditorium nearly filed at the
evening service when Mr. Morgan began his sermon
on The Responsibility of Preparation for Prayer
He translated John. XIV. T.. Thus If ye abide in
me and my words abide in you. We shall demand as
your due whatsoever ye are inclined to and 1t shall
be given you, generated created for you If
necessary" Prayer is possible. he said. by the
revelation Of the Father the mediation of Son and
the inspiration of the Holy Spirit. He referred to
certain class of speakers who say that they open
their mouths and the Lord fills them and said that
it was 'unutterabe nonsense"
Every preacher. he added. should prepare him
self for his work if everything depended on him.
and thus throw himself into his work if every
thing depended on God
This evening Mr.. Morgan read the text. Fear
not. little flock. it is your Fathers good pleasure
to give you the kin, DOM. and added suppose this
Gospel were issued tomorrow morning from the
press as a new tract and was sent to the literary
critics for their review. wonder what they would
say about it. Well they would read the book very
carefully. Reviewers always read the books that
they review from cover 10 cover and they
10 this passage the pen would drop and the critic
would say: However good the meaning OF the
writer. IT is very clear that his metaphors
sadly mixed. He first speaks Of flock. and then
In the same sentence he talks of family and ends
with reference to a nation No. my friends. the
metaphors not mixed. They merge. not mix.
II is the unfolding Of a threefold fact-"The Lord
is my shepherd. Like to a father ptieth his
Cnldren ana The LORD IS our King.
Mr.. MORGAN HAS A GOOD WORD FOR PETER
The two conversations between Jesus and Peter
recorded In the sixteenth chapter OF the Gospel OF
Matthew. familiar every Bible reader, took on
wonderful freshness as Mr.. Morgan presented the
startling contrast between them. In one Peter
makes his wonderful confession: Thou art the
Christ; almost Immediately the soul hlunlned
from above" he terms Peter, received the
scathing rebuke or the tender rebuke. as MI
Morgan prefers TO call II. Get thee behind me,
Satan" All well until Jesus named the
cross Peter could not endure that reference ana
tried his best 10 dissuade the Master from de-
nberately taking steps which could have but one
ending-death for Him and humlhauon anu so'l""
for His followers
As the preacher presented the two men-Jesus
and Peter-with remarkable vividness space ana
time were forgotten he had apparently been with
then, a witness 10 both interviews. just before
coming TO the Auditorium. After the picture
came the lessons. which as practical as the
presentation OF the scene had been vivid
Now beloved go&s 9gri9s dur ss, hs IS ,Se 6ep5s bs
ence. 20 be equipped fGT woIKr 'o' ra We 70 spend
the davs here on the mount OF vision OF deLgh5., dg5
SIn5r SmP 'S and Working toward the ending Of the days
and the beginning OF the alEIne ST. iiybt "f This
r;SeIatior and see whether stand here or there
whether We are among iae snfeT sacridce die
or whether we are among the number OF those WIZ wIo
TAKE care OF yourself: spare yourself Miss that
at ali costs. anything hut that Get the ktSS. S
II we are among the number Of those Nh Who are are
lose our own life and save other people & BuI b
IL this day choose 10 Stahu oy tt siue % - -
aca bqndoPmen to the e. T ha c26ss 2f od then even ven
shall find lives and help other men
WHAT PETER REALLY MEANT
What did Peter that ss day when STa he sPara Sae
TO Jesus. That be far from b dhGe srrmaEe lag of an
angry and shortsighted affection. Now take tha'
aenfs that he SS Just is H'f6e' fhe language an9 Of
fection Let us not make any mistake On ni Iei
us ne lair M I" 'rs snt 70 see Jesus suffer Peters
heart had lust been thrilled with the Heaven porn
nn cp imagine how out of the old writings with
which Peter would be familiar IN par pSDosd ~ anS
dashed upon mind and DS Fafher
Counsellor. the mighty COD tne Sn on high
the deiiverer the servant; and this is lie. ana h
then He talks Of a92gt 6a feG fsr e 95at will issue
He puts Himself H{S ed the sn6 ove 81 said This can
hGter ne tbe Language Of affection. But the wrong
it was affection that was angry toI rsnei1I I ' b
the word simply means Una IrH' With T Him And why
tspukeu ] nm ~ ffection? Because the affection ne
had for Christ s. was he nHs % follow and trust where he
corid No, explain 1t not perfect love; that
Wou'u II was not perfect love. for perfect
love always absolute tiS, re 1 ipNe1
d ard " - nor remarkable- something that we have
often in this book-that Peter evidently never heard
al tnat Hesun You will take for yourselves these
four gospels and arrange as tndse last = SaIs from
mis- moment TO the end. you VIII ma one or Two Two
IN SIN attempted explain 10 these men His
cnmine cross You will find that every time he
Him BY asking Him VINO was the greatest man
this hat