New-York tribune., 1902-08-13
THE DAY AT NORTHFIELD.
YOUNG PEOPLES CONFERENCE OPENS
Mr.. BAER's ADDRESS
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Noon week
Baer OF Boston. who has for several consecUtINe {
wears been in charge OF this practical feature OF
the conference progra rnrne Mr. Baer IesisIdNioh
In the Christian EndeavOr Society ana MS accept
ing place in New York with the presbyterian
Home Mission Board have been generally COM
-oen,ed upon by workers here but Mr. Baer made
no reference from the platform to his new work
but addressed himself with enthusiasm and Vlgor
20 the many problems Of young peoples Work IN
the Church While his audience was probably made
I'D OF more Christian Endeavorcrs than others yet
he was genuinely impartial in his talk. and gave
hearty weloome TO the Epworth Leaguers and
members Of all kinds OF societies
Mr. Moody has expressed the hope that the gen.
eral conference 7ouId stimulate the people to work
and Mr. Baer's handling OF his institute gave en-
phasis 10 that feature OF the Christian life Method
after method WIS suggested for setting the young
people TO work in and out Of the Church. Let US
bring things TO pass said Mr. Baer in closing. 1t
is easier to think about working, TO listen to
other people tell how to do 1t. than 10 actually 90
the thing you are thinking and talking about do
ing What is needed in the Church to-day is a
young peoples society that viii not be satisfied
with good prayer meeting however good but
Will through its individual membership. actually
accomplish some definite service for Christ We
know now well enough 1 DO many things
What is needed more than anything else is the
incentive to begin to do-to work. to do downright
hard work for God. ! am to-day more than ever
an enthusiast believer in Christian Endeavor be-
nause its members are testifying for Christ
only by words but by many deeds, thus touching
life many sides
The free and easy way in which Mr.. Baer con-
ducts his work encouraged many to offer sugges-
tions and the exchange Of ideas and methooS
proved profitable and stimulating
The other meetings OF Inc conference to-day were
as follows: Prayer meeting at 6-S5 tins morning.
lecture $50 by the Rev g. Campbel Morgan on
the prophecy Of Amos. At the regular morning
service in the auditorium. the Rev II. W Pope
superintendent OF the Mortified extension move
rnent spoke on How Win Men TO Ch4lst' ahu
the Rev. Henry Marley, Of London. England
preached a sermon the hindrances to obtaining
vigor Of spirit life
Al the same hour there was q meeting for chill
dren in the Congregational Church, conducted oy
the Rev. Stephen Bond OF Liverpool AT o CLOCK
Mrs Howard Taylor, OF the emma lnIaho l1Iss4oN'
spoke TO women in the ongreGatlonal Church-
The Musical Institute met al $50 O'Clock ihe
Round Top service was conducted by Miss Berry
missionary among the mountalneeTs OF OeoIs-a'
and the evening sermon was preached oy Lhe f'e'-
f. B. Meyer. OF London Before Mr. Meyer began
his discourse the Rev. DR.. hneeland, secretary OF
the Sabbath Protective League, spoke Tor ten MIN
utes on the work OF his organIzatlo
As In former years. theIe VIII De series OF post
conference addresses after The general Conference
This year the Rev. M Meyer wl4l give a series
of Ten lectures beginning on TUESDAY nlorLll-4s N
the CONGREGATIONAL Churcn, on me Directory OF
! the DeVOut Life"
MANNED INTO LIFE
An illustration OF TIE pIainness OF speech used in
some Of inc AOrtn4e.u aoGTesses Is gwen heIe"lh
IL quotation from M AI,yers recent sermon o.
The Cleansing FIRE" he saIG ID LaFt.
Has your lose Tor Goa cosG you anything? VIII
yoa to-ient 5eI lone 4-ohi! Il-ane LoI SouI ] 2eG
room not sl'ean-s lluGli eI1 lItLe, ~ sOl7 ao1-s
1i0Hii e a. tck 10 = nee - -,tt IL 90 Ine anu at
et'e = a. paT Lot - ,te fnn3 7Ils nlo4teI snI ever
present myself oacTlCe, most Iel4solld-
ale service h,IlI yOL a.
You are e1gased 10 glll, you young Christian
fellow, Who a. d UI tIod. Io--AgaI "llte
her. &c ne1, peaa VAN heI, but Al slle Wo4
come 10 ~HIlst zen yod tneie Is AolhI-s toL ~,
wnelher l JuCge iroIn lI.at LOOK o. LUAI Iuy own
hntie aie some OF these gIT.s heIe VINO
rerea lnIo a4Inust Insane 1r3enusnIp w4ln otner
ate 's1n1eIIII,es Jl-srIsate attacnnlenLs uetMten
Woman ano woman lnat eat tnat Is none
uIIsei4sn and sweet 1ney peSoAe
one or two casts. Il ever lAere IS curse mat
ONES mo Wol-an's lie II exclusive friend
snip with anoI4er ~olia ana II t4eie IS q lIIe-iQ-
snlp IN your lIe WnlcA IS. lac an octopus, cfdg-
glIlg oU Gown, say Il Is Imperative II you want
10 De saci4ilCe Tor the VIII OF 1oc ana LOT men,
tnat you sUand quit OF II ana cur u on. .,, -.
one Gay N my STUDY lo0Ao d o~4S Iel-o" Vail
Mr. Aeser. may speak to yoa?'
tapeIIIg myers ana by the expression on rs face
YES II is about that that I want to speak TO
Why asked, 49,.
en- d ne s& I'D This way @ PAINT from 10 te ne
through certain studies wh-on so nut my inneT
L
Wen I said. young fellow, don't you know
10 ert = e. eraI 80 1frs oir1 ahtte evtry
thing which 10 another wou.d De pointing.
Cant you iet your passion OF your love OF the
No, he SAID, = don't think so
Well said, look Break of your arr for
week knew a medical sud nj "a koInbul ga
WHO had TO pursue certain studies which seemed
70 hnrt Inn @ anG ne PRAYED toL a Week ana ne baa
did not touch him. said You do Jne same
But" said If al comes TO naught and you
nTofsio - s cGos ,i @ @ ne ne & sF1 ~ or 0i EIIi ro
1esslon ana a whole soul il IS better for you
enter into life manned than 70 have two hands to
perpetuate the perfect appreciation Of beauty
GROWING NELLOwER WITH THE YEARS.
But you say TO me, Is that what you teach? Do
you believe in manned lives? / don't say it is
And mind, there are TWO ways Of laying the en-
Phhasiis. Phi. v ne2 nesah predch1ng USED one en-
other. This was the way / USED to throw the
IKE this MANNED into if The tiie s+teIt So
10 go through the world not destroying human
nature but holding out the perfect life of Coo
which is in reach Of those who dare face the
less. and there is no use for me to Try to define
nr a iaq 90 you not kh4w that thar 2ind glrl is
by the wonderful enduement and the intensified
nav ba fra1tiS -5tt you WI W.! give uP tnat thlng-lt
Ss ee ffieGsip 5 II nay De a haolt II may be
me, but II hurts yOu-If you VIII give il I'D to-
night you VIII be manned. but l would face the
manning, II l were you 10 get the life.
1 had a little experience the last time I was
over tFery BODY was reading book which | won't
name, for fear two OF three hundred of you VOL
9"f II l. demanded 2 knowledge Of the anccn;
Latin 10 know the meaning Of its title Every
bocy was reaoirg il: everybody told me / ought TO
read II An eminent Christian lady advised me tc
read IL, and so / Got the book, think I read the
nrsJ seventy pages and then came into q scene
OF such lnCece1cy that ii me-duely written.
brilliant book no doubt about it-but it hurt me
i an a weak man II certain aspects Of my nature.
/ /
said: 1T won't hurt the fishes but II VIII hurt me
they have stronger digestion" Of course every