New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-05
PROPHECY OF NAHUM.
DIR. MORGAN'S SERMON.
Addresses at NorthJfeId scith Songs
from a Nezc Book of HYMNS.
fpr TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE. ]


as DR. Morgan puts IT, DR.. Morgan and Mr. Moody
strongly urge the visitors not to attend too many
services each day. especially those who will
main here some time in order that they may OBJ
tain the most good out OF those meetings which
they do attend
The Rev. DR.. G. Campbell Morgan discussed this
morning the prophecy Of Nahum before his Bible
class. the attendance was as large as at any
regular service.
An hour later the Rev. w II. Griffith Thomas
gave the second of his earnest addresses on the
various aspects OF the Christian life. He spoke this
morning the Holy Spirit. its reception, reaza-
ton and reproduction lie criticised those Chris
fiaDs who are always living on their emotions, eX-
meeting to have some sensation whenever they
received gift from God. He said they should
seek 10 get their thoughts back to the region of
fact
AGAIN in illustrating the influence that people
Sae for good or evil he told of one OF his profess
sors in oxford who lost brother, prominent
ssress man IN Liverpool. Shortly after his death
q letter was received from a man who said ne mad
,.ver spoken 10 the brother, but for years they
rad taken their luncheon in the same eating house
ana invariably this brother would oesin MS
luncheon he asked silent blessing. The writer
v,rote TO this professor expressing his sympathy
and telling him that the daily act OF the bIoIher
had profoundly affected his whole life.
on account OF showers the service usually held
on Round Top was held in the auditorium. The
sneaker was the Rev. H ". Pope who Is asso-
oiafed with Or. Morgan in the Northneld extension
movement lie spoke on 4He Oli's VI inc AiO'S
Spirit"
Al the regular evening service Professor James
orr gave an address on grounds of faith in the
Bible.
THE TRIBUNE's REPORTS.
In giving out the notices this evening, Mr.. Moody
called attention to the reports Of the conference in
The Tribune and urged the visitors to secure them
and send them broadcast throughout the country.
Mr.. Moody has frequently said that through the
publication Of these addresses in The Tribune the
fav1 hat
never hear their voices number of US, he said.
have heard Of men and women being greatly
blessed by the reading Of these articles.
NEW HYMN BOOK
The singing this year is in charge of George
c. stebbins Of Brooklyn, and Percy C Foster, of
Washington, D. c As in previous years there IS
q praise service for half hour before each of
the principal services of the day. Besides sing
ing by the large choir and the audience there are
solos and duets by well known singers who are
visiting this conference
Advance sheets of hymn book to be published
by the Bigelow & Main Company in the fall
used. This new hymn book is edited by George
c. Stebbns. The royalties from the sale of the
book viii be paid directly to the Mortified schools
Il will contain large number of songs, among
which viii be many of the old favorite gospel
hymns many new songs and many standard
church hymns and tunes. The title OF the book
Will be announced later in the Record OF Chris
tan Work" and other religious papers The music
1
written by Mr.. Stebbins and Mrs. w. S. Moody
Among the favorites are rs It Nothing to Your"
No Shadows Yonder," THE Hope of the Coming
Of the Lord" pilgrims of the Night" There's
q Wilderness III Gods Mercy I'VE Would See
Jesus and MY Lord and l."
DR.. MORGAN's LECTURE.
The Rev. Dr. Morgan. in his lecture this morning
on the prophecy Of Nahum. discussed. first. the
prophet and his times the dates and Characters
tics, second, the prophecy itself. the analysis, the
verdict Of vengeance the vision Of vengeance, the
Nndication and then the message in the prophecy
70 the present tine, Or as Dr. Morgan calls it, 1.-The
permanent message" He said:
The message was to judah. IF delivered in the
period Of the reformation under Manassah, it was
ment and solemn warning. What is the permanent
clined TO think that this is a picture of the
changefulness Of Jehovah. 1t is nothing of the
knd But didn't he spare Nlneyeh when she re-
entsnce Ind see-aad S5ineZeba Wbaq anneaTs
10 be change is wrought by changelessness. 1t is
Iniues Of Ills character that he changes in His
remember man saying to me once, why, he
PIE. What an unfortunate figure Of speech The
most unehangeable thing in Mortified is the
always changing No, il changes; it is point
because Of its unchangeable principle ii shows you
where the wind is coming from, and it is always
The Almighty God IS uncRangeabie. To-day His
Of anger To-day he spares Nineveh and tomorrow
lie srnites # Has ne changed? No. Nineveh has
changed: he has been the same throughout all
His dealings with men, and il is changed not that
And the other lesson is this solemn terrible one,
70 be uttered almost with teaTs-there are limits
Full opportunity is granted to every man and
every nation and God win destroy a nation
Put fgl oPPort1nty Is granted The Tejeetion Of
rect defiance and challenge Of God is the limit of
600 paGence. Never, until a nation challenged
e swept away Nne1eb 0 T 4@ay LES S h tBe f Of
lis patience; and what else?
Ee@nce q COO Il actual it is active it is absolute.
fall into the hands Of the living God
At the Mortified Conference not only are ad-
dresses delivered with the purpose Of helping the
Individual but also with the desire Of presenting
solutions to the various classes of problems which
come before the Christian Church An address of
the latter order was that Of the Rev Charles
SteIze, who is a secretary Of the Presbyterian
Home Mission Board His field Of work is among
the workngmen. He is now travelling through
the country addressing associations and the
larger churches seeking to grouse interest among
them in the workingmen. He has contributed to
number of the leading periodicals. The following
is the substance Of his address:
At the conference held at Lake Winona last
some shop meetings held in Chicago in which he
addressed about twelve thousand men he asked
the question, How many of you men attended
church last Sunday" Only ffty-seven said they
When l worked in machine shop in New-York
City came in personal contact with every man in
the shop and / know that the 2Gg9 men not
more thap per cent attended church regularly.
about ten years the Federation OF Labor
met in Chicago and PASSED q resolution that no
minister Of the gospel be allowed to attend its
ago with John Mitchell and we talked about six
EooIs ABOUT Y me %9Ikngman ana the Church-you
labor leader in the world to-day-and he told me
longer felt but that the workngman has Become &c ne
ine5 I7it2IeI 70 me Ib, IhIreh
have talked win a good many labor leaders in the