New-York tribune., 1905-08-14
GRACE STILL AB0UNDS.
WITH MORE TO FOLLOW.
Thousands Hear the old Story at
NorthfeId Conference.
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East Northfed. Mass. Aug. 1S.-"More to follow
were the significant words written under a picture
- Niagara Falls by DR.. Guinness. friend OF ID. IL
MOODY
The figure seemed especially applicable to day
as one or The largest audiences ever seated in the
Auditorium began % hle in from the rctels and
halls and boarding houses and tents and priFa'e
houses There were never so many guests nero
before and in addition TO these hundreds came
:9on The country round about.
Tho singing varied. II consisted Of folois's
2 quartet. choir Of more than a hundred. and
ITO .arEer choir DR.. Alexander called the
entire audience OF more than three thousand per
sons.
Nr Alexander. IN drilling the audience last even
inF said that II everybody sang no ono would
criiicise. for how could find fault for that in
which hc VAS in part responsible?
A new verse has been added TO the Glory Song
and Tho leader asked that this should he surg
only hv those who had lost loved ones. Among The
other hyrans at the morning service was There II
Be No Dark Valley When Jesus Comes
Mr.. Gilbert. a member Of the quartet. sang
Looking This WAY" and the quartet followed
with the selection from The Book Of EccIesiastes.
beginning, Remember now Thy Creator in the
days of my youth"
The preacher at the morning and evening ser
vices was Prebendary Webb-Peploe. Of London.
whose theme in rhe morning Grow in grace
snd in the knowledge OF Christ" In the evening
he gave evangelistic address
IN the first he mentioned certain automatic
principles =, lie. regarding ambitions. such a
man who deliberately refuses enter on position
~ trust. simply because OF the labor involved
IS not true himself in his effort 10 obtain better
position The man who seeks advancement has one
point in view. and the who is really ambi-
sious IS the who take the furthest look
ahead in the clearest sighted way
These principles re applied 10 the Christian life
declaring that the greatest thing in that life is
cd l-rfll
hrst obtain en- historical and then experimental
knowledge and later will advance into that closer
relation which comes only when every rival is set
aside. Among the rivals mentioned by the speaker
were these: Fear Of man. love OF money lust of
flesh ease refusal 70 study and Righteousness
While the large audience listening 10 Dr.
wehb-Peploe, = children's service was held on
Pound Ton. and several other large meetings were
held in addition TO these in the auditorium.
President Weston Of Grocer Theological Semi
rsry In PENNSYLVANIA. led one: Mrs. Margaret Bot
tome, the head of the Kings Daughters move
fraeut. another; Mrs. H. B. Gibbud third. while
hiss A. 2 Ferguson Of South Africa, was the
speaker ct Round Top this evening Miss Fergu-
son gave interesting story Of her experience in
iCsp4 Colony. where she spent thirty-two years.
There are more than seventy missionaries city.
home and foreign, ST this conference Tomorrow
VIII be missionary day.
THE FORGIVENESS OF SIN.
One Of the most popular speakers heard 50 far
n this conference was the Rev G. Johnston Ross.
Of Cambridge, England Speaking night on
THE Forgiveness Of Sin Nj. Ross said:
IN the early part of my ministry in Scotland.
while I Was vet very young and immature, there
came me in the course Of my duty one of those
81 he ministers and are especially dficut in the
case Of a young minister 1t became my duty to
Ssiian INTO sin. betrayed by the young man she
trustee She came 70 my wife. ana lS throwing
her story. and it became necessary for me TO deal
with IT, and 10 endeavor in some way 10 provide for
that girl. who was an orphan and alone in the
I 40 not want TO elaborate such story before
such an audience as this. and will you just let me
quickly pass over it, j. became necessary for me,
account Of circumstances in the case. TO go per
sonaliy away from The town where ny ministry mi sI
shame 10 tho mother Of The man whom she had
with an unstained record and who believed in the
chastity both Of her son and Of her prospective
ing the news of the shame and 10 see what could
he done for the lonely girl shall never forget
The tremor with which set out upon that Journey.
for / had never seen the woman. I went 10 the
town where she lived and called upon her and sal
down in her little room and with NV ewes 1Inor
The floor, I cannot say now how al last ! got the
story out For a time there was dead silence
dared not look up. and do not know what she was
SIolng oIe - 81 - 1,;,,, ~ P' ,il;
Up. and she looked up and said:
FORGIVENESS FROM THE HEART
let G Katie & come here and make her home Tith
was in her voice Of absolute recttude. of Infinitely
.TeDder compassion, and Of readiness to take the
and must leave you yourselves TO carry out il
rRour imagination comprehension of what II really
!oid mean fer that mother 10 bring TO her home
retrospective daughter-n-law in shame. TO go out
fsmong The neighbors day by day, people who
Shumsn nature being what it is. would be only il
some too ready 10 point the finger OF sCorn
ther who had borne in herself and her family unit
rhen unstained reputation having 10 go out da!
latter day 10 DO the household work and to looi
sRfter and provide for this girl hidden in her home
sdsY after day bearing the shame that was th'
girls due.
il was when ] heard that CRY. Let Katie com,
.1ere' that knew for the first time that forgive
sness when Il is genuine. means self-substttution
tRnd I could not but recall of a hymn which
4 heard boy IN Scotland sung by Mr. Sankey:
Bearing shame and scOfing rude
IN place condemned He stood:
Sealed my pardon with blood.
Haleujah' what a Saviour.