New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-08-11
MESSAGE TO KING EDWARD.

Yesterday morning Mr.. Moody read a message Of
congratulation to King Edward. praying for Gods
richest blessing upon him and his reign. which he
said he would be glad 10 send from the conference
if IT with the approval of those present Two
thousand persons rose to their feet when he asked
for an expression. While they standing at
Mr.. Moody's suggestion a verse Of God Save the
King" was sung, Mr.. Meyer leading Then DIT
Broughton. Atlanta, offered n prayer for Great
Britain and her sovereign Mr.. Moore. of Boston.
then suggested that verse of MY Country IT'S of
Thee" should be sung, and that then Mr.. Meyer
should pray.
Mr. Morgan and Mr.. Meyer both preached yester-
day, the former taking up the prophets Obadiah
and Jonah and the latter discussing The Water of
Life" In the evening Mr.. Pope Mr.. Morgan
preached. In his review of the prophecy OF Jonah
Mr. Morgan said that he surprised to find
many men who kept their eyes on the fish in the
story and never saw God. Man. he cried. lift
your eyes from the fish the God behind the fish,
In closing his study he gave the titles OF six
mons which he would prepare If he In the
pastorate again. One Sunday he would read the
entire prophecy giving more annotations on the
story The next Sunday he would speak on 1.-The
Governing Cod; the following week on The
Long Suffering Cod; the fourth Sunday on ma
tional Accountability the fifth on Personal Re
sponsibiIity" and on the last Sunday he would
show his people How to Cooperate With God"
WORK ON THE CONGO.
Mr.. Morgan has two or three friends here from
one is the Rev. Albert j. Swift who is to preach
in the tent "Glad Tidings" in Harlem every night
this week and the other is the Rev w Ross who
went to New York yesterday to preach in the Fifth
Avenue Presbyterian Church. In one of Mr. Ross
addresses he told OF his life on the Congo
of the suffering endured by himself and others
were thrilling and moved more than one person to
consider anew the claims of foreign missions upon
them. Mr. Ross said in part:
Some Of us have heard the old cry that missions
are a failure. without debating that | state to-
night that the first failure of foreign missions has
yet TO come. Take China, with all the story writ
ten in blood. Some Of us have comrades dear to
our hearts who studied in college and / have
who tramped with the banks of the
Congo, who gave their lives for His sake and for
truth. Take India, and when see the Gospels
triumph there wait with patience knowing that
God viii give the kingdoms OF this world TO our
Christ.
Take Africa. remember Africa when I4v-
ingstone toed In the great dark centre,
lost to the civilized world, when the coast
line simply known to few traders
and officials. but the great interior was
large unknown district great desert. We have
tramped up that Congo River since then. The uni
veIsites have started from the east coast and fol-
lowed Livlngstones work with marvellous success
Every denomination has sent forth into that dark
continent men who were not afraid to do something
TO advance the kingdom Of truth and God has Won
derfully blessed to the opening up OF that CONT