New-York tribune., 1902-08-07
WARREN AT NORTHFIELD.
NETWORK RECTOR breaches A STIR
RING SERMON
PRACTICAL WORDS ABOUT CHRISTIAN LIv-
ING PLAINLY SPOKEN.
rBY TELEGRAPH TO rHz rR1RrxE.l

East Northfield Mass Aug 6-The Rev. DR.. E
WalpoIe Warren, Of New-York the popular rector
Of fashiona bic Episcopal Church the =. Jamess.
at Madison-ave and seventy-frst-st- delivered one
OF the most stirring addresses heard this year al
the Bible Conference. Again and again was heard
the remark That is great. or True, every word
of it" The speaker was discussing the parable
of the unjust steward. and II is probable that few
people left the auditorium without feeling. as many
of them expressed themselves. 4 am the unjust
steward of wnom he has spoken
The address was full of illustrations drawn from
DR.. Warren's pastoral life in London and New
York The story of his refusal to enter into the
crusade to close the saloons n New-York on Sun
day while his own people We're spending their sun
days at Sherrys and Deimonico's called tor1n
nanv "Amensr' from those who recognized the
force of his position Still painfully sun was e
great audience. as the speaker pictured a motner
entering the heavenly mansion at death and ex-
pecting to see her loved child running TO meet her
why should she?' asked DR. Warren "nen
the mother turned her over TO a nurse and a gov
erness when the child was living. The meeting OF
husbands and wives in that land of bliss ptct-
ured with terrible earnestness by one who had all
hearts at his command. Who would have eX-
pected such a sermon from the rector or a tasn-
onabIe church, query often heard
Mr. Morgan continued his study or Hosea tnls
Morning The Rev Mr.. Ross and the Rev MT
Never both of London. spoke this evening MI.
Ross spoke of his work in the congo hlIsSi'i anu
Mr.. Meyer gave earnest ADDRESS on 0dciiII7-
JT
through his books and addresses His sermons are
always searching. The one tonight was not eA-
ceptional in this respect His scathlhs "oruS' HS
said were necessary to those who are 10 ilS'eh 70
him in subsequent addresses There must De
facing of personal relation to Christ before there
can he the filing of the spirit He pleaded with
his friends TO give up anything in their lives "hlcn
was injuring them others sunday SCiio'i
teacher who smoked found his SIN -laos puSl1S
cheap cigarettes Sunday In reply to MS re-
hIke one of them said. L you smoking yes
terday' Feeling that smoking would inJure then'
though it might not hurt him. he gave II up
young woman who had Christian Scientist
friend came to the speaker advice. telling h1p
thar the peopIe holding that belief had taken ava"
her Christ that they more Christians than
they were scientific. He advised her to have
plain talk with her friend to pray for heT ana
with her. and then if she failed to win her pack
to her Saviour to part from her whatever the cost
He told of a book which he was urged to read He
secured copy and read about seventy pages when
he came into "a nest of indecency.' and he huns
the book through the portfolio into the sea II
would hurt the fish, he added but it would nave
hurt me: the fish have stronger digestion Ior tat
sort Of literature than I have
In giving the notices this evening Mr.. Moody
called attention the reports Of tbs conference
in The Tribune ard urged the visitors 10 secure
them and send them broadcast throughout the
country. adding: These conferences have an in
fuence far beyond this hall, and the village OF
Northfeld Through the publication Of the ad-
dresses in The Tribune the speakers are able TO
reach a great audience that never hear their
voices A number of have heard of cases Of
men and women being greatly blessed of God
through reading these articles We would Ike
very much 10 have this influence spread wider and
wider every year Mr.. Moody did not add. as he
might. that person here sends more than
thirty copies of The Tribune every day 10 foreign
lands.
The meetings are now so numerous that Nh
Moody advises the people not TO try to attend
them all; but to choose which they think viii De
most helpful To them. Seven scheduled for
Tomorrow and 10 be added as the
conference goes on. The following is the sub
stance of Mr. Warren's this morning:
Having been asked give or two addresses
a this convention. and hardly knowing exactly
what would be most appropriate. I propose TO
give you the mornings that I speak to you one
o two explanations eXPosiuons OF one or tNo
OF the best known OF our Lords pdraoIes' 9s-aiSe
hearing the same familiar words and they become
them in our mental action. # not in our actual
reading. and when We come 70 the I'ardoIe W
neyer see new light want perhaps 70 De useful
parable Of Lord. and one with which doubtless
| am going 10 take this morning is parable which
is more. perhaps, for those who are not tnoIougn %
to those that are Christians. for ! don't know
realized this truth-that there is sometimes great
dficulty IN exactly discerning CHRISTIAN from
dinner party in Nsw-York by a lady sitting beside
me 'Dr. Warren. what is the difference between
a Christian and civilized heathen?' And then.
when tried to give an answer to the question . she
looked around and said, Ho" WOULD you CLASSIFY
The Darabie is to be found in the xvith chapter
OF the Gospel of St, Lukethat OF the unjust stew
ard am going 70 speak to you tG-aay J 81 ond aIl
houses and lands; things that very often over
looked things that great many OF US never t9lnk @
the the slft a2 qi f0 s64sP eS }Re gift Of influence
L
10 you about the gift OF attractITeresS; suppose
which enables YOU to hold crowded audiences for
any length OF time suppose speak 70 you or some
and how very often We are accuSaoie before God
of wasting them
UNFAITHFUL STEWARDSHIP
For instance let me give You one or two con-
crete illustrations OF the KIND Of IN tnlng mean. r 4
LADY comes up 70 me in NeT- oES~ana E 10 l wlsn ,
dTeds Of ladies 4hTy % Wgrre2 % what UPON earfR
am / 70 do with my boys? I don't know. have
influence over them any longer i Ih%y won
Church ty on sunday morning they distinctly and
fatty refuse can do nothing vii WI IN then5 m " IN naJ
case of put out OF the stewardship for I want
s0d this account Of stewardship is NOT something
that at the end or ne II IS not 70 come
Judgment: it is something thst is going on every
day it is is something t4f lives IS s9d s6ing e Se a a. found
10 be wasting goods that tearful sentence IS
Snip; thou mayest be no longer stewart 50 /
have to say this poor mother VINO comes 20 me
= am afraid this is Of put out of the stew
ardship" - -. IT.,
oh she says, what do you mean, Why l
mean this; When that little oaoe or chlld vas vas
given you, you used il as a toy You PLAYED
with it, you laughed at its little cunning cute ways
You spoiled your child. You gave il 70 a nurse or
q goyerness and you didn't trouble yourself any
more until the boy had grown up TO a companion
able age. His little follies and weaknesses and
naughtinesses were passed by with you. and yop
said 10 him as stamped his foot on the ground,
"TI0v- cute" And what about the mothers IN
Auence and what about the training Of the child
tbat was given TO YOU De trained for the eternal
kngdom and knew such training from Its
n1ofher's lips I am afraid If ever that BOY