New-York tribune., 1904-08-09
WORLD WIDE MISSIONS.
HEARD At NORTHFIELD.
Many Phases Of Work Presented
The ReU. Dir. Ferris on 'Crozcns.
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remote parts OF the world have made pigrrmages
hither, sit the feet OF the teachers here but
seldom in tha twenty years have SO many lines
Of religious eudeavor been advanced AT one lime
as were presented To Northlirld audiences at the
three missionary rallies which constituted the
programme for to-day
Beginning 10 o'clock this morning D. l.
Pierson. editor OF The Missionary Review OF the
World" presided at meeting devoted exclusively
10 foreign missionary interests he introduced
Rev. r. A Hume. of India Rev. c. L. Davenport
OF MandalAy, Burmah. c. Spencer Walton. OF
South Africa, and P e Peery. OF Japan Each OF
these speakers. in the short allotted him
gave outline OF the missionary carried
on in the country which he represented
In the afternoon Howard W. Pope. Of New
Haven. presided At service dealing with the
work OF home missionaries This was "a compre-
hensive American altering. dealing with the fol-
lowing fields Mission Work II the AtirondacNs."
by William Walsh, Ct IeTuOrue Mission. New-TCrk
City 10y Miss Mary Conover. "Evangehzius a
County" by the Rev Mr.. Cook who spoke OF the
carefully arranged campaign waged IN Berkshire
County by the organized churches, open Air
Work by William Newton, Of Orange. Mass,
work Among Girls Miss Alice Burton, New
burg, y Y: ''Reyivins Dead Church. w l.
Anderson, Rescue Work for Women, Hiss Grace
Kemp. Albany. Missionary Work IL Railroad
Trains by Z. T Bray, a conductor the New
York New-Haven md Hartford Railroad and
What Young People Can Do IN a CITY" by Irv-
ing WooIey Roxbury. Mass. who told ot an IN
usual experiment carried out II Pawtucket, r l.
This story OF AIr- Wooley OF particular in
terest to the Northheld audience, as the impetus
70 the work received here Some eight years
ago." said Mr. WooIey. two girls came TO North
field TO attend the Conference. While here they
received such outpoUrIng Of power that when
thev returned home, they began Immediately 10
interest others II Northheld- So successful were
they. that the next year eight more came up, the
year after that thirty visited the Conference. and
the following season fifty 10 NOrrhheld The
result was this dfty banded together and held
union meetings among the young peoples societies
OF Pawtucket- They were inexperienced. they
got Evangelist r. B. Hibberd. OF Springfield. to
train them In two weeks time. Pawtucket did
not know itself, so great a change had been
wrought The meetings established. con-
tnued seven whole weeks churches were built up
young men became church workers and girls and
boys spoke IN the great tent meetings held the
outskirts OF the town. a revival was begun II
Pawtucket By those two girls which has not
ceased yet" Nr- Pope told OF similar result IN
Pennsylvania which followed the visit OF two
Presbyterian ministers TO NOrthGeId.
The evening session was devoted to worldwide
missions W r Moody was in charge for the first
time to-day The following speakers took part; y.
W keyes. Africa; George E W!tte. Presbyterian.
Brazil. Thomas B Irousides, 3forristown. y. J..
Miss A. L. CrowI China: Miss Frances z. Ufford.
Presbyterian worker among the mountain whites.
George z. Ewing. China. the Rev. c. F. Hersey.
South Africa; Miss Fl. b Ritznann. New-Torz.
Nellie f. Fife. Baptist. Japan: J. B. Epper. Men
MONTE. Oraibe. Ariz.; Miss VI. B. EfiIl. China Eva
y. Hardie. India; Mary 4 Channel, Pacific Coast.
the Rev. a. Pahlman. Lutheran. Africa, and Alice B
Condtcn. india Many other missionaries although
in the audience, failed respond when called upOu.
In connection with the missionary spirit which
prevailed. a meeting was held this afternoon by
the citizens OF Great Britain ard Canada An en-
thustastic crowd turned out, and while all stood
facing the north they sang God Save the King
and gave three rUusng Hip! Hip. Hurrahs.' for
England for Canada and for NorthdeId FIon0rg
are being about equally divided between Russia and
Japan a few nights ago Vladimir CsaIesaoff q
young Russian nooeman. spoke on Round Top and
tonight the Rev y. Tamura- OF TOXIC. gave d
short address from the same place Both meetings
were well attended. and both men. IN the greatness
OF their Christian sympathy, seemed cherish
more the universal brotherhood OF man than the
bloody quarrel over Manchuria-
For the benefit OF the NOrrhted visitors who
have shown interest in the growth and expansion OF
the NOrthneId schools the commencement exercises
OF the summer term students at Mount Hermou Will
take place on Friday ana Saturday OF this week
LESSONS FROM CROWNS
The following sermon was delivered on Thurs
diy. August 4. by the Rev J. Lincoln Ferris:
| want 70 speak TO you a moment tonight of old
eferrai rfr-p -- t;sS - t ptey1o-s lLLiss;
chapter OF the Book OF Revelation AMI a part OF
The text reals, II come quickly. hold that fast
"aich lou mast, that no one take thy crown
leaves woven for the brows OF victors a. .
tended in games. They have become precious nos
sessions N lns -Ie or almost every nation of
earth Lhe GrecIans made marked OF the
crown First. the laurel woven for the brows on
Stctots, the4 t4e crown OF honor given To some
his countryulen. Ii was for a crown Ike this that
Grafton Of DemosthCnes' on rhe crown Tine
Romans made marked use OF the crown The most
FeasiIered arnv This rroT @5Se1 @ sle sIeSe o. d De
thv weeds aud grasses and sticks within the in
closure OF the imperllled army. The next crown
citizen who saved the life OF a dIstingtiished gen
@ SFal al the peru OF his own. So marked was the
seat was reserved in the Senate, and the people and
a. 0Iow4iS oL history must not SPEAK OF
them The iron crown Of Lomhardy. said be
Lord: oyerlaid with sold ana precious stones
But there are two crowns OF which 1 want 70
speak for a moment tonight. one You viii ind
referred to in the thirty-unth Chapter of the Book
of Exodus. and the thirtteth verse. And they
made the plate of the holy crown of pure gold and
wrote upon IL "a writing. like the engravinss Of a
IL lace of blue, 10 fasteu il upon the mitre
above. as the Lord commanded Moses" There
the twenty-seventh chapter OF 81. Matthews Cos
pei the tweHIy-etghth verse: And they stripped
MIN. anu put on MN 2 scarlet robe Ana they
plated d crown of thorus. and put il upon his
head. and reed I'm his right hand- and they
kneeled down before him and mocked him. saying.
Hail King Of the Jews For none OF these
crown OF which my Master speaks FOR which YOU
and I may contend In the second chapter OF this
Book OF Revelation. the tenth You viii
read these words: BE thou faithful unto death.
and 7 viii give thee the crown of life" Not a
crown OF life but the of life If YOU turn
TO the Epistle OF st. James. the first chapter and
the twelfth verse. You will find this reference to
the same crown Blessed is the that
dureth temptation. for when he hath been
proved he shall receive the crown OF life. which
the Lord promised 70 them that love him AT
once become that the color word is
life" I have Uansacked creation to get some
definition Of life. and the only thing which I
find in a description OF the manifestation OF life