New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-03
NORTHFIEID CONFERENCE
n STEADY ATTENDANCE.
l.dudifor1un Cro1cded-DT. y. G..
Wcston's address.

FnT rE--GEAPH TO TIE TRInUNEl
East Mortified. Mass, Aug. 2-The genera con
ference for Christian workers now IN session a
Mortified marked to-day by steady attend
snce at ali the meetings from tic morning council
at Camp Northaeld about o'clock TO the last au-
dress n the evening. 8 y. Hadley, OF the jerry
AcAuley Mission, Water-st, Hew-1crK. yea lle
meeting At the camp. As he spoke 30 stood De
hind the old pglyil rock from which d l. Moody
Henry Drummond John 9. Patton F x. meyer
and many OTHER NortEGeld speakers used 10 40
dress former generations Of campers hnor'Iy a'@
this quiet meeting e4Eoug the pines the cFo"o as
se!nbled 10 hear Dr. o Campbell Moran deliver
the second OF his clock lectures on Genesis
After hours respite. an equally cro"Hed auol-
forum greeted the Rev. DR.. Joachim ElmehoorI
pastor OF the Collegiate Reformed Church OF mar
Iera. Nev-Ycrk City and trustee Of both Rutgers
and Eassa- colleges, who gave scho4afy ana
much appreciated address. Or. hlmendofI' IKE
II e. Weston has passed his three score years ana
ten. but notwithstanding his venerable years IS
sin enthusiastic and interesting. AT $50 o'clock
this afternoon institute rally was held IN the
auditorium under the direction of the students OF
the Chicago Bible Institute, who are IN attendance
the conference
Charles Alexander. who is connected with the
school, had charge OF the singing, and taught the
audience several lew songs which have been used
on the recent Torrey Alexander evangelical TOUR
an England a. p Fit Eon-in-law of .. L. Moody
presided and Eevera students presented the various
sides OF the work carried on in Chicago. When the
responsibilities of perpetuating the work begun
and carried during his life by D. L. Moody was
left the younger members Of the family. w r.
Moody and his younger brother. Paul. received
the task ot maintaining the Mortified schools
while the Chicago school was handed over 20 a F.
Fit who had married TIE evangelist's only daugh-
Mr. Fit then left his beautiful home in Mortified
and moved to Chicago where he could devobs MS
wnoe time 70 attending TO the development and
usefulness OF the institution. Under his careful!
supervision a wonderful growth has taken place III
the school Few places have been founded which
nil,ed to workers for exactly the kind of work
SIS this Chicago school does. The idea is not only
10 eouip sturdy young Christians in the knowledge
sn5 CT the Scriptures. but TO turn them into
energetic aggressive evangelsts. Constant practi-
cai service Gospel wagon preachers. street cor
Eer speaker slum visitors pastors assistants and
many other forms Of Christian activity is demanded
Of tlle students. The intitute pupil are thorough
~ organized, and 10 Chicago people their fgures
are almost familiar the streets as the saliva
ton Army Particular attention Is paid to the
musical training of the students. and under the
eficieEt instruction OF Professor Towner many
nigh class performers both instrumental and vocal
are graduated from the school
My Alexander himself. who has proved one or
TIE most magnetic directors at Mortified, is
q product of the school Like most Western col
Jsges the institute is co-educational, and on the
auditorium. platform where its representatives
were seated this afternoon. the proportion of WON
eli TO men was about equal Mr.. Fit himself has
tracted 20 D. l. Moody one of the latter's trips
abroad while he was a student Dublin Uni
versity a little later he came over TO this coun-
try and was associated with Mr. Moody in the 1T
erary work which he was preparing in connection
with the colportage publications Later he mar
,ied Mr. Moody's daughter, and now is the exec
utive end of one Of the most important OF the
Moody legacies
The Rev DIT Henry C. Weston president Of
Grocer Theological Seminary, spoke on Monday
ing ling
pei Of John. In his address he said!
There has been some difference Of opinion among
learned men as TO :he writer OF this chapter the
time of its composition, and its relation 10 the
preceding portion of the gospel study OF tae
paTt OF me gospel that it is the appropriate cpl
logue demanded by the prologue: and that il has
external evidence against it is weak, and the In
The chapter contains an account Of the third and
fnaI manifestation Of Christ TO his disciples. OBJ
his third and final appearance. This manifesto
lion differs from the two preceding: First, in that
select NUM- er-seven: second. that il is a mani
miracles this gospel differ from those recorded
by the synoptics, They are much fewer IN number
oficer's child, they are self moved. not requiring
maFy fo s bhe e TfeFe IS NO not TRHF5
Of publicity the contrary, they signs, and
such, are wrought for the express purpose of being
made known. And as Johns gospel. in contra
distinction from the others IS the gospel of the
future tho miracles are eli prophecies of the
proouts OF the cas- we're pI into the boat and the
irscls Christ STANDS upo9 the land he fishes t ans
Fre not an unknown multitude; they not com
srafed in some coming time, the exact number Of
;2eEn is hn9wn--one hundred and fifty-three-and
my opinion. symbolic I think there Is a mean
me ,6p .b triSties from me 4e
1he. Apostles when they are segregated from the
inner cornIsilv or Inc 5scniss 70 WON cer s
truths are to he committed f6r their certain mar
ticipa'ion and publication and nave IN my owi
hundred ana ffty-three: nut am not going 70
give YOU the sienifcation Of that number, as an
believe further thing about this miracle is as
Christ partooS together OF this. * may so speak
ot this wedding breakfast:
gsns MAJ so go man 5.o are dong together fot
direct exhoTiatIon after the setting Of Christ he
foro them IS 'het: model: Let his mind be II
The hrst exhortation and direction is. Wherefore
with fear ms trembling, for 1t s Goo that work
9TH - sou botG 10 viii and 70 40 of his good
g tordhT GSd ps ian 10 be Tn ade Known kney ar f
9 se2e s co 2a 9f 6s S,, at the
ration shown al The way through the process. but
snornns breakfast. this first blessed participation
g the shores Of eternity. Christ and the Dis
cples. Christ and the Disciples together have pre-
pared for TIE feast. They find their fish laid upor
The IRE, and TIER bread, ana now comes the direc
Won. ''RrinG OF ths fish which YOU have caught"
BRcUGar TEARS TO MR.. MooDY's EYES
I we3 once speaking q. Johns Gospel at North
fed. and L. I. Moody sat INV side the plat
form vas explaining this chapter particu
larry. but Eoing through the :whole Gospel. am
when I GENE to this. [ turned to him and said
Eo- NJ &ooHy, viii Christ day speak TO you
Bring OF the FISH which you have taken Ant
that was tho first time and the only time that
ever saw the tears start from his eyes This is tn
BEGINNING Of nat great :nsathering OF souls tina
is Il be made when Christ comes for salvation
All The previous fishing has been preparation 70