New-York tribune., 1901-08-12
SUNDAY AT NORTHFIELD
DAY BUSY WITH MEETINGS
BREAKING CONGREGATION IN
THE AUDITORIUM
lay TELEGRAPH TO THE rRlsUyE.I

Mr.. Moody gave as the subject to be prayed for.
THAT each one might learn some new truth from
the Bible to-day" There were between three hun
dred and four hundred persons present As early
as $50 o'clock people began to gather in the large
auditorium. in order obtain good seats and the
crowd kept coming in all the time up II o'clock
The congregation this morning the largest that
the building has held with the possible excep-
ton OF the opening in 1894 There more than
three thousand people at the meeting At the same
hour a service fer children held in Stone Hail. /
at which many three hundred were present
long song service preceded the regular preach
ing service this morning, conducted by Professor
TOwner and Messrs. Stebbins and Jacobs A state
ment in regard 10 the Auditorium was made by
H NJ. Moore. of Boston. during the opening part
Of the morning service Until 1894 the Bible confer
held in Stone Hall For several years
before this building was erected the gathering was
so large that IT could not be comfortably accommo-
dated. Mr. Moody determined TO have a building
which would be large enough for the summer meet
ings. Consequently, this fine auditorium. which
will seat comfortably 25d0 people. was erected at
an expense Of $4,000. OF this amount so 600 has
been paid There is at present a debt of $4,000
ol the building, which interest at I per cent
is being paid The building is exclusively used for
the conferences and is earnestly desired that this
debt may be wiped out as soon as possible. An
offering toward this end taken at the evening
service Those who wish 70 send money 10 help
pay this debt may forward IL to ". r. Moody,
East NOrthfeId.
The Rev. Mr. Chadwick delivered another one Of
his pointed sermons 10 church members this morn
ing He took mis- text from verses OF Scripture
Ezekiel tx. 3. and Revelation iii, 70. The subject
OF Mr.. Chadwicks sermon was The ChristIess
Church He compared many of our churches OF
to-day TO the church at LaOdicea. prosperous and
respectable, and nothing hurts church like
spectabIlity' says Mr. Chadwick II was neither
hot nor cold The church was self-satished- They
were self-contained consequently there was no ag-
gression on their part Why did Christ stand
the doorstep II had not rudeIy turned Him out
It probably did not suspect that He had gone
He outside because wOrdiness fornication,
rationaism and other things had into Christ's
place. Christ requires that church should have
warmth purity, reality humanity, and above all,
love. If He is 10 dwell therein
Commander Booth Tucker OF the Salvation Army
. conducted an evangeIstic service in the evening
Other speakers to-day were Mrs. Howard TAYLOR.
Of the China Inland Mission, and Mr- Brenar,
converted Jew-at o'clock Mrs Taylor in the Audi
tOriUn and Mr.. Brenar on Round Top President
Weston, iu the Auditorium 45O o'clock. COM
pleted his address on the Lords Prayer The Rev.
Mr.. AIcElwtu. Of Boston. conducted the twilight
meeting Round Top
Mr. TORREY ON FUNDAMENTAL TRUTHS.
One Of the Mortified 'standbys' is the Rev. r
A Torrey. the pastor Of the Chicago Avenue
Church, of Chicago and the general superintendent
OF the Moody Bible Institute Mr. Torrey spoke
every day last week on the fundamental doc
trines OF Christianity. Although his service at
. a. he had audience that might well incite
the admiration Of any preacher It large and
attentive. the busy pencils and notebooks and
hundreds OF open Bibles attested the deep interest
which preachers and teachers and other Christian
workers took in his addresses, wholly doctrinaL
The following is the substance OF his address de-
uvered on Friday morning;
We were considering yesterday the results OF
Chrlst death in relation to men in general We
that in the death OF Christ Precipitation IS pro-
Christs atonins death Christ deals in mercy with
al meR even me most outrageous In5deL anu sin
/ took away the sin OF the world. and that on the
| basis OF mis- death there Is d universal offer OF
| through the death OF Jesus Christ the free gift
came unto all men 70 justification of Life, and that
| Adam all ole, that even in Christ shall al
/ De made alive That Is. that through the death Of
Jesus Christ all men. saint ana sinner, believer and
/ Whether that resurrection shall be unto life or
/ unto condemnation. shame and eysriasJ-ng son
/ tdIns the resurrection
SIN MADE NULL AND VOID.
To-day we are TO consider some Of the results Of
| Christs death relation 10 the believer First OF
/ all by the sacrifice NJ Himself Jesus Christ has
/ that is ,hrouEh ll-is,s death the believer in
Christ IS put IN position as II he had never srned
the believer is redeemed from the curse of the law
/ mas Been paid bv Jesus Christ and The broken .aw
/ has no longer any claim for Satisfaction whatever
| which the law imposed upon the breaker Of IL oeen
settled but the law itself has 1een done away with
/ cross Jesus Christ has 'blotted out" and taken
oI,r ~ Jb1 yav and naiIe,! no the cross the Bond
written in ordinances which We're written against
US lthat is, the law. tColosslans H. a. Revised
/ The law has no more claim over the one who be-
lieves in Jesus Christ than living wife has over a
/ dead husband or a dead husband over living VIE.
\ believer In Christ has been discharged from The
/ law. having died 10 that wherein me- was nolaen
He is now no longer under ootlloll unto tle ia "
/ bur unto Christ. in whom ne died and n whom ne
/ ciled 20 God Romans Y, l0- That is the enmity
/ already done away. Christ has made peace through
The 7iqod ~ the cross M 1e nan F ITC01l9I SS
I Tof r.ressarv Christ has already made peace
ard an We have to do is TO accept in simple faith
through Christ the peace |9lcn @ fS IA mas aIready
have redemption. the forgiyeness or Their sins
(Ephesians D ~ scTITe : II Is so1etbiS
| Wb,ch mas 4lready been secured. and which
i is t s r9rovfeS for every one who will believe in
Jesus Christ Further than this, the blood OF Jesus
who walk in the light from al sin q John l. n.
The question & aFises & brings 'S a5o6 e5e sns @
does II mean cleansing from the very presence OF
sin itseIf' II will go through your Bibles and
in connection with blood YOU will find that cleans
through the shedding OF the blood OF Christ all
every hour and every moment from all guilt There
Is absolutely no sin upon theul There may srill
the g4l.' I GI S'1 1i-it and the Wo5 ~ Goa b
cleanse from the power and presence OF sin In the
blood OF Christ believers are justified. (Romans
y q ! There is a wide difference between mere for
rvaness and Justification. forgiveness Is negative,
the puttng away Of sin Justification is positive,
ne rarkoUfng positively righteous. When Is
forgiven IL is as though he had never sinned When
= is Justified II IS IL he had done every posi-
,,,,.Iv rirhteous thing Forgiveness is stripping
re simmer OF his rags Justification clothing him
with garments OF beauty and OF glory.
NO CONDEMNATION FOR THE BELIEVER
Rv reason OF Christ's death no one can lay any
thing 10 the charge OF the believer in Christ (Eo-
mans viii 1854. There is absolutely no condenn-
- ton ~ them who are in Christ Jesus The death