New-York tribune., 1904-08-06

earlier conferences TO hear some Of the more prom
inent speakers To satisfy these demands ar
rangements are under 10 hava the Rev. c.
Campbell Morgan. who IS doing such exceIlent
work this conference. the Rev. F. s Webster.
rector Of All Souls Church. Langham Place. Eng
land and the Rev. Hugh Black. the noted theo-
logian OF Edinburgh, IN Northfed az this time.
At least two lectures a day will be given. and as
there smaller crowds IN attendance greater
chances are found for personal acquaintance with
the speakers.
An important change has taken place IN the liter
airy work carried IN connection with the summer
conferences Hitherto the addresses collected and
published in pamphlet form by D L. Pearson, edi-
tor OF The Missionary Survey OF the World" were
widely distributed under the name OF "NOrthdeId
Echoes" This year however, the distribution viii
take place through the Efforts OF '1Ths Record or
Christian Work. a religious publication dealing
with Mortified and other branches OF Christian
/ activity. Verbatim reports the principal ad-
dresses VIII be printed in different numbers OF
this magazine. those from the young mems student
conference in the August Record" from the young
women's gatherings in the September. and those
from the August conference in The October number.
General satisfaction is this arrangement as
IT does away with duplicate reports.
All the lectures VIII not Dc perpetuated. and OF
that account exceptionally large numbers IN
tendance at the minor meetings. Two OF these
held this afternoon IN the auditorium. by
c. L. E2varts. ot Boston who spoke on methods
/ Of personal work, and the second by Vladimir
GeIesnof. young Russian uObleulan, who came 70
this country six years 20 enter business, and
later became an evangelist and Bible lecturer Mr..
Gelesnofs. who was formerly a member OF the
Orthodox Greek Church was educated at the Uni
versity Petersburg. He has a brother. a
/ captain in the Russian navy. stationed at Port
Arthur. His present work IS in New-Tork. where
he holds daily Bible meetings FOR business in
Temple Court
In his speech to-day. which he called - Read
I ing on Salvation he spoke briefly the differ
\ 49,,
Redemption Regeneration Justification"
/ ''Sancttdcation.' Adoption and Perfection"
/ Other speakers who took part in the exercises %
to-day the Rev Thomas Y Moore, OF Omaha.
\ Miss Hill, a former student al the Moody Bible
Institute Of Chicago. az present missionary 70
/ India and the Rev Cleland 3. McAfee, OF Chi
cago Nj McAfee has lately been called TO Brook
/ lyn to succeed DR.. Gregg in the pastorats OF the
Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church. He IS the
son as the well known founder OF Park College IN
Missouri and for several years was professor OF
/ metaphysics and Hebrew in that place. Park COL
lege IS an institution similar 10 the schools which
u. T. Moody founded, where the key word TO
success Is "Sef-help." All the werk oS tire college
: IS done by students and every opportunity IS
siven sturdy young men who are workers 20 OBJ
tain education, and the degree given them IS
honored by the best universities IN the East. Mr.
NcAfee himself was educated there. and the praC-
+ teal human interest which runs through his ai-
/ dresses is a good commentary on his training.
In introducing one OF the speakers this morning
/ ". 7. Moody made urgent Plea for caEdor
rather than criticism IN regard the discussions
I about the leaders OF NOrJhfeId thought. and
/ warned them about becoming engrossed In J-e
/ personality Of q speaker rather than IN the sub
I stance OF his thought He further spoke OF the
I remarks frequently made about the Northdeld idea
and a Mortified theology. and repudtated It's sus-
gestlon claimed. independent Of the general evan
I seIIcaI theology of the churches N1rthdeId. lie
held. Is merely a centre where the sreat masses
/ OF Christians can find a common basis soc their
hall md Nlor- ~ -sI zlr--
preach a theory individual TO Northdeld but
gospel common 10 all Christendou'-
DR.. TEUNIS HANILIN'S SERMON.
The striking sermon delivered by the Rev. Dr.
Teunis Hamltn. on Tuesday follows. in part:
It is safe 70 presume that nearly all. the vast
ana Of those who come TO this workers coHfereace
in August are either ministers or Christian work
/ vice and should like 10 say q word directly 10
safptaoul for it is is5 sfe to ssae Il thS
/ that all of US who are engaged in such service are
+ very largely concerned 10 get hearing for what
believe to be the truth that God has given TO
nidcent eEdoVment Of such brilliant power a. al
orator. and OF such unusual insight into trEth that
/ he has 10 say. We who are frequente-s OF North
+ sre5t leai II ioy that We recosnize that now and
as1ln toj raises up Sl. a nun L'4y In Ily hi. @ l-
doubt always VIII continue 20 b- So For the mos
God TO preach the Gospel are anxious concerning
hearing for IT, and u We would i honestly say "aaI
p have never heeu able bv means that
have devised TO secure the hearing that long for
do think This is setrSR certainly. in NEST
cases IL is selfish. but It is the impulse OF every
/ servant Of God who believes himself sent on an
arrand from God and who IS anxious II possible 20
( do that erranI effectively that men SHAH De
won 10 faith Christ anl 10 the service OF Him
d their master
sfhIe conce rDlns u part OF the SOspel-tO use Jnat
word as the therlc-which is sometimes overlooked.
mel Ii is a strictly correct thing 10 say. because
as vou know the word gospel means good news
good ,idlngs; but tho word "uGlngS' is not very
far from the word news in our ordinary acCcp-
/ ta-.0n OF il. and may keep 10 the word OF the
single syllable perhaps. with equal helpfulness and
+ felicity. This message that We have iur men mas
be described as good news But, alas for Us it
has ceased u he news. II has not ceased @ be
GOOD we arc all perfectly convinced of that. but
the novelty OF Ii Tor Us has gone. the novelty
of for those whom We are sent TO speak IS
gone. and we recognize the tact that owing that
{ absence of novelty there IS a very SreaJ. and.
il seems TO us almost hopeless falling of the
interest which men take in it.
Compare our situation, for instance. with the
situation of sp0tless- ST. Paul went 20 Athens
and there he made the announcements OF this pisCe
OF news this ridingS from heaven-as 20 salvation
was news. People had not particularly made up
their minds as to whether IL VAS good or bad: they
I had not had opportunity judge OF that.
I they recognized il at "A novelty and they
/ listened 10 il as such. II must be confessed that
/ their listening to IL novelty did not seem
have any great results. We do not read that there
I any founded in Athens We have