The Sun.
London, England, 1869-11-27 00:00:00

THE EVANGELICAL ALLIAACE.

There was a numerous attendance at the third day's
conference of the Evangelical Alliance at Derby. Lord
Alfred Churchill, who occupied the chair, said there had
seldom been a time when united action was more necessary.
Their great antagonist at Rome was making giant efforts,
and a party in their own Church—the Ritualistic party—
was also seeking to lead them from the truth. In referring
to Dr. Merle D'Aubigne's proposal of a protest against the
CEcumenical Council, Lord A. Churchill said it was their
duty to do all they could to promote their views of Evan-
gelical Christianity throughout the world. The
Rev. Dr. Jobson, President of the Wesleyan Conference,
delivered an address on the true basis of Christian union,
and insisted upon the exercise of freedom of thought and
liberty of conscience, since nothing else would be an abid-
ing basis of Christian union. Acts of uniformity,
leagues, and covenants had failed to bind men together,
and they must fail. True Christians throughout the world
were members of one great family, and while they kept their
denominational distinctions they should avoid giving each
other unnecessary pain by their written or spoken words.
The Church of England—the Church of the Reforma-
tion—was at the present time divided into sects, but they
must not speak of the Church as if it were all going
over to Popery. General Alexander, as a mem-
ber of the Church of England, entered his pro-
test against infidelity and rationalism, and said he
thought the Church was like a vessel bumping on the
rocks, that would soon go to pieces, but he meant to adhere
to the ship while an evangelical plank remained in it. Later
on, the Rev. J. B. Paton, M.A., Principal of the Congrega-
tional Institute, Nottingham, delivered an address on the
relations of Christian faith to modern science. The duty of
the Christian Church in this critical age was to affirm with
fearless sincerity the absolute truth of Christianity. He
thought that Churchmen were often too timid. The
Church had need of an army of scholars, erudite, philo-
sophic, and thoroughly versed in science, in her
ministry. The Christian Church could not oppose science.
The God of nature and of history was the God of redemp-
tion, whatever might be known of Him and His glory was
welcome, They must not, however, allow science to usurp
authority which did not belong to it. The Church and
modern science came into direct and fearfulconflict in the
issue of the supernatural element of the Scriptures, andthis
was the decisive question on which the controversy turned.
This address, which was warmly applauded,, was much ad-
mired, and it was suggested that it should be printed. A
meeting was held in the evening, at which the progress of
religious liberty throughout Europe was discussed,
and several foreign ministers and laymen tools part in it.

The Liverpool magistrates decided on Thursday that
a bicycle is a carriage within the meaning of the Act, and
fined a youth named Carrol for driving one upon a footpath.
In the Wood-green murder case it is said that the
jury, on finding the prisoner guilty of murder, divided as to
whether they should recommend him to mercy, and decided
by seven to five against doing FO.
The e»Voyes at the Great Western Cotton Works,
Bristol, having struck against a proposed reduction of
wages, on Thursday perambulated the principal streets of
the city in procession. Tho number employed is about
2.000. Fur somo timo past they have worked half-
time, in consequence of the dpression in the trade;
but recently an order was issued requesting the hands to
work full time, but at the reduction of 10 per cent. in
their wages. The hands object to this change, and hence
the strike. It is stated that the proprietors sustained a loss
cf £3OO a week by the work under the half-time move-
ment, and £350 a week upon the full time and reduction
uarnapt.