The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1846-12-29
THE EVANGELICAL ALLIANCE

"A very large and higly respectable audi
ence assembled, on Monday evening". in The
Green street Methodist Episcopal Church.
Tor the American organization ofthe Evan
gellcal Alliance. A large proportion Of The
audience was composed of clergymen. rep
resenllng several christian denominations.
The exercises Of the evening were COM
menred by the offering of a PRAYER by The
Rev. DIR. De Witt; after which a HYMN was
sung by the choir, among which were some
exceedingly good singers A chapter John
17th) from the Bible was then read by The
Rev. DIR. Skinner; when the Rev. DR..
Schmucker, OF Pennsylvania, was introduced
10 the audience by Rev. DR.. Peck, and de-
livered brielbut pertinent address.
After the gentleman concluded, n PRAYER
was offered by Rev. DR.. Mason, when The
Rev. MIR. Kirk was introduced. and the fol-
lowing were some ofhis remarks:
We are assembled (said Mr.. X. for novel
purpose--to promote Christian union. TIE
Church Of Rome pretend to crralc IT, ! NJ il
was one other great lies. People called the
Alliance hunhug,-lhc assertions we're
dictated neither by wisdom no pieiv Poo
pie called revivals humbus, hui there as
sertiOns did not make them such. lfevpr
there was meeting on earth whore the
spirit OF God presided, it was nj The Alliance
meeting in London. He had never before
seen SO many great men assembled Together,
ana he never saw men so exceedingly hum
bic, there was no stiff music there il came
from full hcarts,-was horn of heaven
That meeting was for God, and opposed 10
Popcry and lniidelily,-it was pcare meet
ina-a meeting for holy love. What makes
a Chrslian2 Rome says, and DR.. Puscy
echoes ii,-Come into our Church The
man who belongs 10 God and Christ is il
christian and after he has become believer
it is Thea his duty TO Join the visible Church
that he loves best. The union of which he
spoke was akin to that which exists in Ica-
ven. The speaker then dwell upon the folly
of angry Discussions among Christians
churches or congregations were subordinate
10 one great end, nh~h was To bring INTO
one united family all the Christians of he
world. The Alliance was not intended To al
tack sects,-it was TO foster a holy love. I
love my church, said he. even rs brother
Peck does his, but ,cOud like TO make him
n CongrcgarionalIst THOSE whom | wuuli!
love in Heaven must begin to love here.
The organization ofIhe alliance he con-
siderod the greatest christian event SINE the
Reformation; for il told the PapaI and Inf
del world, that the lovers ol the RcdCnrr
everywhere were inscpcrablc and li:rc'rr
united. He was opposed to that article in
the Alliance constitution which mcniiontd
the subject Of slavery,-that was not The
place for lis introduction. The Alliance WAS
not intended 10 advocate AholilioniSm, and
il was not temperance affair, for ii il had
been, bad would have been the condition Of
our British brethren you might have
known an American nj that time by his
white numbers for al others seemed TO he
fond of colored beverage which he supposed
was the common medicine Of the country
Gods blessing be with the Evangelical Ali
ance forever.
DIR. Cox followed Mr.. Kirk, in one OF lis
able and eloquent addresses; and besides
giving history Of the Alliance meeting IA
vorcd the audience with great variety al
appropriate anecdotes. Alter his addrcss
was concluded, the Choir sang another
hymn, and the hcncdic,ion was pronounced
by Rev. Mr.. Whcelrck.