New-York tribune., 1904-08-08
THE N0RTHFLELD SUNDAY
DIR. ,MAFEE BREACHES.
4 Cosmopolitan Gathering-Mis
sionary SerUices To-day.
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, East Mortified Mass. Aug. THE high water
mark was reached to-day at the general confer
for Christian workers. now in progress here.
From the early sunrise prayer meeting to the
final benediction this evening. continuous meetings
were held. with only short intervals for rest and
meals. In addition to the ordinary delegates who
attending the conference, hundreds OF others
drove in from the surrounding towns and villages
New arrivals also in by train last night ana
for the first time this season more than five hun
dred persons, not including the men at camp
Mortified. living in tents.
The service at 1915 o'clock this morning was the
largest Of the conference. Two hours before the
speaker began the body Of the auditorium was
filled and at the opening prayer the choir alcoves
and the wings of the gallery were crowded TO
overhowing. w. r. Moody presided. and after the
Scripture reading by c. Spencer Walton Of Africa.
and prayer by DIR. A J. WOrden. field secretary Of
the Presbyterian Sabbath School Boards. of Phila-
dephia the Rev. F. S. Webster. rector Of All Souls
Church, Langham Place. London preached.
Mr.. Webster chose his subject from the passage.
''They drank of the spiritual rock which followed
them. and that rock was Christ"
In developing his thought he spoke Of the resur-
rection a specimen of the power Of God in the
New Testament and of the preservation Of the
children Of Israel in their wanderings as a similar
instance in the Old Testament. He compared the
rock from which the Israelites quenched their
thirst in the wilderness TO Jesus Christ. the rock
of Hving water. from which drink and have life.
In contrasting this living water with the streams
OF the world and the discomforts of sin, he said:
when you have drunk of that stream, clear a
crystal. flowing from God, you will never want to
drink of the muddier streams of the world. You
will then be satisfied"
The morning service exemplifed we'll the cos
mopolitan of the Northheld interests On the
platform and in the audience Vladimar Geles-
non, n young Russian nobeman; the Rev. N Ia
mura, japanese educator; G. Spencer Walton. or
South Africa: Colonel Drury-Lowe. OF East India;
some Syrian women in costume two Porto Rcans
nah.
This worldwide interest will be the principal
feature Of to-morrow's programme. In place Of
the customary meetings hitherto held. the day Is
to be entirely dedicated to the work OF homo and
foreign missions In the morning. from 10 to u
o'clock. D. L. Pierson. Editor OF The Mission
airy Review OF the World Will preside at the
foreign missionary meeting. at which the Rev.
R a. Hume and other foreign missionaries will
speak In the afternoon the Rev. Howard w.
Pope. G colleague OF Or. G. Campbell Morgan in
the Northhed Extension. will lead similar meet
ing for homo workers, and In the evening mis-
sionary rally of the world will be held IN the
Auditorium
Northdeld has always stood for the broadest mis-
slonary development, and the recent missionary
school carried on at Mortified was the first really
technical school wholly devoted to this work ever
held IN America. 1t Is interesting to note tOo that
the Student Volunteer Association. which has
spread TO all the colleges IN the country, orig
inally started IN a little upper room Of one OF
the Mount Hermon buildings.
The other meetings which took place to-day
were representative OF many lines OF Christian
activity. In tho morning. at o'clock, the Rev.
T. II. Lacy. rector OF the Church OF tho Epiphany.
Lynchburg. Penn. administered the communion
10 the Eplscopauans Northheld This observ-
ance is generally held at tho Scheu chateau. but
owing 20 the absence OF Mr.. Sche. II cele-
brated in TaIcott Library. In the afternoon William
Newton. Of Springfield. Mass. led brief service
for the benefit OF outsiders Immediately after. the
Rev /. A Hubbard addressed hundred
children in the Auditorium. and at O'Clock Vladi
mar Gelesnofr preached tho second coming OF
Christ
The Round Top service used by w. NJ Dan
ner. general secretary OF the Colorado Young
Mems Christian Association. in presenting the
work OF the association health farm. carried