Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-22
NoRTHFIELD BUSY.
NORTHF1ELD BUSY.
Post-Conference Has Now Begun
and Will Continue Until November.
Special Correspondence of The Star.
EAST NORTHFIELD, Mass

EAST NORTHFIELD. Mass.
August 20, 1903
The twenty-sixth annual session of the
Mortified conference, founded by D. l..
Moody, closed last Sunday evening. The
address the morning of the last day was
delivered by DR.. w. l.. W3tkinson of Lon
don, a new speaker here and one who at
once won favor with the Mortified au-
dience He is the oldest speaker heard
here this summer, being nearly eighty
years old. His witty remarks kept the
audience that crowded the auditorium
that morning in good humor all the time.
In England he is the leader of the Metho-
dist Church, in which he has been
preacher for over half century.
Ten different meetings were held during
the day. the first beginning at sunrise and
the last not ending until late in the night.
In the morning children's service was
held on Round Top, and at sunset a
meeting was held by the grave of d. L..
Moody, at which the work of the con-
ference was reviewed by some of the
prominent delegates.
During the closing week a series of
addresses on the twenty-third Psalm was
given by Rev J. Stuart Holden of ST.
Paurs Chapel. London. DR.. w. L. Wat
kinson has spoken every afternoon on va
rious subjects. The morning Bible lectures
have been delivered by DR.. 4. T. Pierson
of Brooklyn. on THE Books of the Latter
Half Of the Old Testament. His add
dresses on Job and the Psalms proved
especially helpful to the hundreds that
heard him. The morning praise service
by Charlie Alexander was one of the
largest of the meetings held each day.
During the week he enrolled over 500 new
members in the Pocket Testament League
which he and Mrs. Alexander started a
year ago. This league has over a million
members now. all of whom have agreed
to read the Bible daily and to always
carry Testament with them.
In the afternoon many of the delegates
enjoyed the athletics that are prominent
feature of the summer at Mortified. The
chairman, w. r. Moody, said he heartily
approved OF athletics because he thought
that good wholesome exercise got rid of d
lot of bad theology. The interdenomina-
tional base ball series resulted in q close
game between the Congregationalists and
the Methodsts, the latter finally winning
They had already defeated the Baptists
who were last years champions, and who
fist girls. led by a stalwart minister with
a big megaphone. The Mortified tennis
tournament has been progressing under
the leadership of Paul D. Moody.
The post conference began Tuesday and
will continue until about the first of No
vember. The addresses will be fewer and
more courses will be given. Rev j. Stuart
Holden of London will give series of de-
votional addresses until the first Of Sep
TENDER. w. Gelesnoff of New York will
also speak on First Peter. For the first
week in September Mr.. Gelesnoff will
speak on Characters in the Old Testa-
ment." and from September to II Dr.
G. Campbell Morgan of London. who has
been prominent speaker at Mortified
for years. will deliver a course of address,
es on THE Cross He will also speak in
New York during his stay in this coun-
try.