New-York tribune., 1901-08-14

the rocks and caves of France during the fierce
ago. Mr.. Jacobs next sang a solo. impatient
After the familiar hymn. "AH Hail the Power of
Jesus Name" had been sung by the choir and the
for Tomorrow Mr.. Baer then offered prayer. re-
embeIng especially those %ho al are sed seTEhg anv m ' Of
the meetings. He also prayed that the sympathetic
reports OF the conference abroad by the secular
and religious press might be a blessing to those
who unable to be here.
THE EPOCH MAKING OF FAITH
For many years the confer ence has had one or
more sermons from the Rev Dr. H. c. Mabie
retary of the Baptist Missionary Union. Dr. Mabie
has a beautiful home not far from the Auditorium
His sermon this year The Epoch Making
of Faith" based upon the first verse of the elev-
enth chapter of Hebrews, Faith is the proving of
things not seen" The following is the substance
of his sermon
one of the satsfactQns Of such GATHERINGS @ os as we
freedom in bringing forth to his brethren such in
fghT @ m into SonI o his is o sacred expepences
! wish bring you an Interpretation OF this
with great VTieheSS IN one oI ige f,DliiiaT
hours Of my III @ t FFe Re cnaPeT 6Ie IS so yeI by e at
least for years the eI ose m % ny war
ranted We're not discerned at all There came
time in my Christian life when began 10 see that
concept or concepts which lie beneath mere Script
ure phrases phrases which often, because OF their
familiarity. become meaningless 10 US one ne mus mus
read between the lines in order 10 dlscern the Pr
In a chapter like this, which is confessedly a
monumental record what Spurgeon called The Arc
de Triomphe of ScriptureO Of the achievements OF
anGfnf amns a6 s Of What COD used to DO in periods
miraculous than the present ana RenGe & we rao1d
We fail that God still works; and the faith
of the believer still works on precisely the same
principles in Abraham's day. ;. =,
But meaning VIII more clearly appear L. III l
can T2a S9nte HouT @ttem59h cdni9ns 10 'nree
First@A unique conception Of faith.
ThirdIA unique philosophy of history
VALUE OF THE REVISED VERSION.
Before proceeding further. let me say that t,,t the
TO me the most precious meanings, which shall
seek TO bring out They quite uncoVssred % sd the the
has been an entirely new thing to me. BY BY no sort
OF @ & Mop sprested @ bt the language OF
the authorized version:
text a unique conception of faith. Faith is de
serbed the proving OF b thngS 9Gf of
ing process. In many quarters II Is 10 De Leareo P
the call which is made upon the soul for faith, we
preachers are often supposed 10 mean tnat peoPie
are to put on a blindfOl0 and walk out into the
dark unthinkingly. upon the suppOsition that some
1t is helpful to me- however, to be shown BY the
language Of Scripture itself properly rendered that
real process of faith is entirely in line with the
inductive method In the STUDY OF science sab 40 S
that believers are invited TO apply scientlhc
certain promises
that they viii not he Knocked or disappointed. BY
believer is invited 10 do exactly
what nature calls upon a scientific inquirer 10
do when he into the laboratory; II invites
him. for example to take up his chemicals; anu
upon the basis of certain theorems or hypothesis
perform a line of experimentation, assuring
him that as he does he will be rewarded with
demonstration of the reality of his theorems or
formule. The nductive science Of chemistry Is Is
thus built up and, the result. men at length
abie compile textbook on the subject. Men
thus become experts men experienced In a
given realm and the published results of their
experimentation and the Deductions theTefron are are
called the science of chemistry OF physics or Wnd
not? Revelation anticipated all this As far back
the time OF Isaiah. 200 years before Christ. we
hear him in the fftieth chapter, And the Lord
that is. according TO the force OF the Hebrew word
the tongue of the practised the tongue or an
eXpert-"that might know how 70 speak wore
in 10 him that is weary. Ana later we
read, He openeth mine ear morning by morning
He openeth mine to hear as the learned AS
the practised expert, skilful to discern even
the whisper of the Lords voice
CHRISTIANITY INVITES THE TEST.
Our Lord said to Thomas who had declared ex-
cent he had ocular demonstration he would not
hefio,a ,n tbe resurrection, Reach hither thy
finger and behold my hands, and reach hither tny
hand and thrust II into my SIDE anu oe noI I
less bnt believing" Thus our LORD chaLenged
the douhtIng one TO put to the test the reanty IN
question: Christianity always invites TINS KIND OF
in0TirI,- II wishes to be tried, be put TO the
test TO be examined TO the utternost II Is tEls
same nrincipIe that the apostle IS recognizing
when he saws in the language or the revlserS that
faith is the testing or the proving process WheEeby
christianity is to be made good in ones indiVldual
life -Lo,. i. . ho-,i,,. -,
the life of faith. that faith which becomes new
habit second nature, and which; step py step
~ The ne Of the parsonage mentioned, Is prac-
IN, sba1 pfT TRS