New-York tribune., 1902-08-02

East Northfed. The meeting tonight was the
largest held at the beginning OF a conference
My friends said l always built too small. said
D. L. Moody when the Auditorium was opened in
1884, II just thought would build once big enough
to satisfy them The main part OF the large build
ing filed. and goodly number sat in the gal
leries this evening. The Rev. G. Campbell Morgan,
William r. Moody. Dr. G. F. Pentecost, president
H S Weston of Crozier Seminary. Mr. Stebbins
and Mr.. Towner, the Gospel singers sat on the
platform.
After a simple devotional service MI Morgan
delivered the address Of the evening. which was
call TO Christian service. He referred 10 MT.
AIoody.s call for the first conference in 1850. and
the one issued by the which was published in
The Tribune to-day. Both were pleas for service.
In the latter statement is made that along with
the spiritual development OF the Individual there
,,rs, 90 direct and consecutive Bible teaching =
a training for actual service
Mr. Morgan declared that this was 10 be the key
note of the present confcrence-not TO receive for
the sake of receiving. but 10 receive for the sake
of being the better fitted to serve ones fellows
Christians ne said, must be in the work OF the
Lord. They know what was His work The
work Of the church might be described as suffering
with the Son. searching with the Spirit and sing
ing with the Father. The Christian worker must
be steadfast. unmovable always aboundng In the
word of the Lord Tomorrow morning Mr.. Morgan
will begin a series of addresses the miner
prophets.
MR.. MORGAN'S SERMON.
One Of the supreme gloEIes of The the Hebrew nation ion
prophet may be gathered from the varied names
by which these men were called one or two in
stances Will suffice; The prophet was called "a
seer"-that is; simply one who sees. He was also
called man Of God'.that is a man wholly devoted
to God, and therefore speaking with authority
the messages OF God And yet again he was called
Spirit declared the will and purpose OF Jehovah;
The prophetical order commenced with Samuel and
Elijah and Elisha. Isaiah and Ezekiel, Splendid
was this succession. none among them was greater
he
who also the immediate forerunner of Jesus.
In common with all his predecessors in the pro-
phetc office. Johns message resulted from his
vision He saw clearly. and therefore spoke with
authority The message which aroused the whole
nation the outcome of the clear seeing OF this
ton of his nation. his vision of the true moral
his work approaching It's termination new
vision that of the Saviour was granted to him
ing the Christ 1t is of deep interest and @ un-
doubted value consider his view of Christ at this
How important this vision Is may be argued
Now In the fifteenth year of the reign OF Tberius
PSns PLATE being Of see o and hs
brother Philip tetrarch Of the region OF ituEaea
lene in the high priesthood of Annas and Caisphas
the word of God came unto John one Koman
and two high priests are all made use OF to mark
Incidentally this is an iuminative illustration
of the divine perspective in human % history & to 6ne
would have counted for far more than nc IN man OF
are simply used to mark the hour IN which the
most important event Of the period haPpeRReda, W ned,
Of God, which announced the advent of His hSs Son
is ne revealed by the fact that the Word Of God
passed Emperor. governor, tetrarcns ana high
these facts proves how important was the message
Of this to wh0m as Which ths hh the l
OF the asprations of the past anf the In merry n
and better.
JOHNS VISIONS
The subject is divided into two parts: First.
John preliminary vision and burden SeGoned ms ms
work. The preliminary vision was a twofold one one.
FIJI First ana great p 81 of an
preaching crisis These were the two great facts
Of 6td sin s and his sense Of divine in,
were. instead OF as they thought they were and
his understanding of the signs of the times; were
of a new departure. His consciousness of the sin
Of the people is first by by the Tnr wGrds and and
terrible description, ''Ye offspring of vpers Per,
how these words sounded in the of the listen
ers is to imagine that prophet 'o-day srn,d use
John looked into the faces OF the mutttu1Gs III CESS aI
class OF people All Judea went out to near near
that Herod at times attentive listener;
Royalty mingled with the masses all sorts a1o no
the burning words that fell from the lips s OF the
faces, and knowing their true moral condition. he
called them offspring Of vipers" Matthew - SAYS tS
Pharisees and Sadducoes Luke tells us that they
both TO the sre weSs OF The Luke v us his
defamation against the nation. while Matth " re,
puts his finger upon the heart of the sore showing
n ne sd he to the % and
who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to
the ritualiss and the ratonasts Of the day the
men under whose influence religion was evapo, ",
men who were sapping the life essence ot