New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-01
NORTHFIELD MEETINGS.
TBEYE4RLY CONFERENCE
Session Opened by W. r. Moody
Sermon by the Rel. DR.. Torey.
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7 Glory said William r Moody as he opened
the twenty-frst annual conference fo- Christian
workers at Mortified this evening Tssre had
already been a song service conducted by George
a. stebbns Of Brooklyn, and 10y Percy Fortcr. of
washington. d. e.. well known leader VINO has
not before attended the Mortified conference. The
auditorium well filed when the service OF ened.
While there. are large number OF newcomers.
many IN the audience have been attending these
gat heTings regularly for number OF years. There
were q few present who attended the first con-
ference in 1850 which D. L. Moody conducted in
the old Congregational Church in this place
on The platform besides those already mentioned
were the Rev Dr.. q. Campbell Morgan, Professor
James orr. o. the Free Church College. Glasgow
Scotland, Samuel Hadley Of The Water Street
Mission OF New-Yo-k. and the Rev Mr. Ross. of
England who is gN ing course Of lectures on the
christian Church at Mount Hermon School
NJ. Moody read few verses from the third
chapter Of the First Epistle OF John then said:
- want n lay emphasis the great foundation
truth that Christ died for US. 1t is the basis of
our Christian faith. The application of this 10
our lives is that If ne beneve this truth it is for
rs "a he willing lay down our lives for others
sod grant that out OF this conference will come
many VINO viii dedicate their lives a daily sacr-
ice 20 or God and Father"
The Rev. Dr. r. A. Torrey. superintendent of
the Moody Bibye Institute. Of Chicago. gave the
opening address. He has just completed a trip
around The world. He left the Bible Institute
81 Chicago on December %. 1901 ard returned
q
OF world in nearly eighteen months. Shortly
after he reached Chicago 4 mass welcome meeting
was given him. and ten thousand persons attempted
10 enter the Chicago Auditorium, where there
places FOR only six thousand n the utmost.
Iu Dr. Torrey's address on that occasion he de-
scri5ed his experiences in conducting evangelstic
meetings his world tour. He told what
CURED Of every ore OF the thirty thousand people
who professed conversion at his meetings.
About thirty thousand conversions were actually
The work. There have been incidents without
number 20 attest the genUineness Of the pro-
fessed change OF heart upon the part Of con
yerts and the permanent character OF the results.
in Australian city business men said they be-
lie,ed in the revival because many bad debts were
paid by customers who had come under the in
nucnce Of the evangel.sts. In Glasgow conscience
smitten young woman restored to her sister a sum
OF money equal TO about $500 which. She con-
1essed. the result OF years OF stealing
In Glasgow q man who had seldom been sober In
twenty years wrote to DR.. Torrey: Il am happy,
saved ard sober" In Edinburgh a citizen OF
prominence publicly acknowledged the blessing he
had received. Conversions took place upon trains
returning from the meetings. Two nepheTs of
British peer were converted. 1t matter Of
remark that in Great Britain more men and women
IN middle life were affected than by any previous
mission A. a Belfast meeting. when the invitation
VAS given police sergeant and another oficer<in
fgn uniform were the first TO come forward
DIR. ToRRET's SERMON
Or Torrey took as his text to-day Romans. viii. g.
'-Now Il any nave not the spirit OF Christ
le is none OF his The speaker said:
II there Is more solemn. 4 more searching. pas
sage anywhe1e IN he 5dh.e G@ rot emo" Ma or
here II IS mere - orc con- luslNe IoGl; anu oS
one proof AT ali, that we peiong 10 thflst hamelS
mat we possess the spirit Of christ TIE slIt OF
have received Him and whom he has received.
j. have rot received the spirit OF christ II Is
a. hos not
a ked All who 6e oneed to Ch.ist 10 rise i suppose
mai sirocs7 evcr oI,t. in ths audience would have
Isen. But suppose tnat now, in the light OF God 5
lie spirit OF hrist does belong TO Hin.I should
ask all who belonged TO Christ 10 rise, now many
o. you could stanG to your feet with parfeety
81 nTlst IS ne sane one %no rff F COD and in
lore called The spirit Of thirst?
There is always reason for speak,ns Of t 5T
or speaking Of Christ the Son Dy name "a her
nan another and for speaking OF the Holy Spirit
III one name rai her than another. Tho superficial
3 hoo1 of Bill icsl criticism would have as think
Gales author, and tnat wnen re $ spoken OF
fy another name il inoicates anotner author, but
= change OF names Goes not indicate a cnange OF
i, 4tEors. bur change Of thought; ~, 49,.
Nhy. ID .. Is the spirit Of God here called the
spirit OF Christ? Because PAU would here bring
= no Dominated the lie 81 christ VINO moulded me
character II Christ. ar5 who forms living Christ
80 Us That tbs Is Paui's thought is prov by
entext for IN the read II Christ Is
spirit Of God Gwels in Us He will form Christ in
nay that H mani.ests His indAe ling in the lie
- know mat Ne have ne spirit o. christ:
Tne answer 10 this question j. evident by the
ne sane waT rha; ie ma2ifesed His presence in
Jess How "a he Holy Spirit manifest His in
First1As \ Spirit Of 10y We read in Hebrews
first and ninth Thou hast loved righteousness and
hated iniQuirE there tiCd even Tiny GOD. main
ano' nted Thee with ne oil Of gIadness above Thy
fellows Here the spirit OF GOD, with Whlch
Christ is ancin1ed IS spoken Of as the Oh oil glad
From one point az view Christ was a man 20. Of
Sist II an MS worlds SIN and YET He was the
shadow Of The cross. He SAID These things have
oken Unto you that my }I j9y T mfg Re N y@T o
haze F5is iov was l., hsve-funess OF Joy. 10 have
Our iov flIed fall When one receives the spirit
Of christ there comes into his heart a new joy
deeper. p8rer. higher. hoer. more oNernoWlHe,
moe wonderful than any JOY h. has ever known
as 4 spirit Of victory over sin. We read
sr.rf chris. offered Himself without hIem-
ish unto God" n We have received the spirit 81 o.
sn is getting yic.ory over Us rather than we get
ting Victory sin. hen We have NOT me splr'
o. Christ. and consequently are none OF ms. J.,
ThirdAs spirit Of moral nca Ity, Ne e9d is
love 3ov peace. long suffering. kindness gooaness
.srhfIlness meekne!s. self-controL ms reaGs
Indeed il is description ~ the charactcr ~ tnrlst
FOR this is the character that re spirit VINO %ar
IT, 5 Feigne' ana wn@nn he possesses The whole
secrt 81 attaining moral and siiTitlal gsA-.9 te
spirit ~ chris.
SPIRIT or PRAYER
oarh s.t Of pTaEeT We RON read %hd IN o 6he
text Is taken hat IKE know not what we should
rTa. FOR W ought: 1nt inc SI.I' tj.b nannot