New-York tribune., 1901-08-10
MOODY'S MANIFOLD WORK.
CHRISTIANS TRAINED IN HEAD. HEART
AND HAND-INFORMATION ABOUT
THE PARSEES
Ipx TELEGRAPH TO THE rn1nrxr.l

Gospel and seeing that as in the oIden time. the
IaOorers are few, he set about TO supply the lack
Realizing that there certain kinds OF ministry
that can be done better by women than by men,
ne started an institution in Chicago, the scene OF
MS own early labors to train men and women to
reach their fellow men under circumstances best
suited to those ding a Saviour.
Inc Bible Institution in Chicago. Mr.. Moody's
school for training men end women for lay Chris
uan work, now known the Moody Bible In
sttution. is one Of his many monuments, more
enduring than marble brass. On his deathbed
he committed this institution hts daughter and
her husband, Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur P. Fitt he
had given other lines of his work his
Nobly are they all fulfilling the trust thus SOL
emnly given to them.
Mr.. and Mrs Fit held a reception this afternoon
for the institutions students and friends who
here. Guests who received invitations included
several who have the institute, the Rev.
Drs- c. T. Scofeld and Arthur T. Pierson, the Rev.
Messrs G. Campbell Morgan, Samuel Chadwick,
H. w. Pope and George c. Needham and F. H.
Jacobs. the singer also Colonel and Mrs. ]. J.
Janeway, of New Brunswick, N j.; DR.. Howard
A Kelly. Of Baltimore Mrs J. L. Grocer. Chester.
Penn and Henry NJ. Moore. of Boston
The Bible Institution is well represented at the
conference. The Rev. f. A. Torrey, it's general
superintendent, is conducting daily classes the
fundamental doctrines Professor D. B. Towner,
superintendent of its music department, is leading
the singing. and also holds a musical institute each
morning for instruction in Gospel singing.
One of the seminary dormtories, Hoton Hall. is
reserved for past and present institute students,
OF whom there than fifty in town at pres
ent These come from all quarters of the earth,
and are engaged in all kinds of Christian work.
one Is a prominent pastor in Toronto, another is
teacher of the Bible department in the Mount
Hermon School woman is a city missionary in
New-York and another in Albany. Two are home
on furloughs from China and another from Syria
Evangelistlc work, home missions and other forms
OF activity are also represented. Since the insti
tute was founded in 1880 about $500 and
more than 1000 women have received training
there. The course years of twelve
months each. and embraces three departments of
!nstruction-Biblical, musical and practical
Mr.. Moody's great aim and object to give
men and women thorough grounding in the Eng
lish Bible and with this teach them how to apply
the Bible in everyday life and work. The institu-
ton is evangelical and denomnational in character
The average attendance Is three hundred in the
regular classes but q system of evening Bible and
music classes is operated. in which more than thir-
ty-seven hundred students reached These come
from all parts OF the world. the present attendance
including natives of Australia China Armenia.
England Finland Ireland. Japan New-ZeaIand
and Scotland. Instruction is also given by CORE
spondence, more than hundred students being all
ready enrolled in this department which has not
been in operation long BY means Of extension
work the institute reaches out over the country
and holds Bible conferences and meetings The
ColportaGe Association is also associated with the
institute. Mr. Moody's aim in this being TO spread
inc Gospel Dy means OF the printed page.
The Bible conference began it's ninth day with
tho beautiful sunlight flooding hill and valley. For
many miles north and south the view extends. the
Green Mountains being visible. clear is the
atmosphere Following breakfast hour. in Weston
Hall came an address OF singular power and sweet
from daughter of India Miss Susie Sorabji.
q member OF a Parsee family in the Bombay Pres
dency. Her history and her personality are alike
or deep interest. Her delicate features her sym
pathetic voice her perfect English and her thrilling
most impressive. The Parsees Persiansl OF India
are descendants Of The ancient sect known as
and sought refuge in Hindostan in the seventh
century. 49, -, .o.,-.oa
Christ In that Year the father Of Miss sorabji, a
Parsee OF influence. became a Christian and about
All suffered severe prosecutions. Mr.. Sorabji be-
came clergyman and was a successful missionary
son ' hsSI ver I' in aababad and the organizer Of
great deal Of Christian work there; one daughter
the first of India. IL is said. to take the
In the empire. and the first woman TO hold pro-
fessorship Chc chair OF English hterature) In a
mems art college I'm India, another daughter Is oy
government appointment head OF girls hgh
schoQ and training college in Poona The younsest
elor OF Science in the Bombay University Is now
studyns medicine In LGndon tha6 She may go o}bsT
daughters. Susie and Lima. conduct the schools OF
| Miss SorabU who has come here to plead for the
women and girls Of India declares that the ParseeS
| She is 10 speak al the Marriman cottage on sun
President Weston of Grocer Seminary gave a
clear and helpful exposition OF Psalms cXNXvti and
Mrs WilIiam lam r Moody unsnnounced SANG the solo
BY the Waters OF Babylon We Sat Down. the
! exposition in song which DR. Weston had given in
| prose AS Mrs. Moody is a member of the family
In charge OF the conference. she Is never INTRO
II IS that has so touched their hearts and given
hef song %as Bey6hG 95 ind onr city 6uT
Square Lieth,l the words by Der father Major
the Multitude" Other speakers today INCLUDED
r A. Torrey. Fl W Pope and Samuel Chadwick.
MIR MORGAN ON PRAYER.
Mr. Morgan has been delivering a series of even
ing sermons on Prayer" He says that he was
turning his back upon Northheld last year and 60
ing home across the to his own church and
TO his work. he started with great burden
his heart. feeling that the thing more
than anything else that he desired 10 say 10 his
beloved people when he reached them again in
London was something about the subject of prayer
and he wanted some centre around which to gather
the teaching and the thought OF the message first
to be delivered to his people He asked Dr. Weston
give him a text, and he gave him the hrst verse
OF the eleventh chapter OF Luke; And 1t came 70
pass as he was praying in certain place. that
when he ceased one of his disciples said him.
lord teach MS to pray John also taught
his dIsciples In his first address the subject
he said in part:
l am profoundly convinced that there is nothing
the Church OF Jesus Christ needs al present more @
than that she should gather aT3uhu neI L0ro & aIu
breathe again in His hearing the prayer the hrst
bou 70 Ppray' as one so constantly hears this
quoted but something far larger, something far
r. is a very significant fact that these never
asked Christ to teach them to preach ana so Iar
the tbe o breach They never asked Him to
teach them to organize, and so far as the records