New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-05-06
Con,ererce of the EvnnaeIicaI Alliance.

Conference
The meeting for the purpose OF i0rinin-
Evangelical Aiance in the United si'is'
Yesterday morning At ten o'clock At the Lecture
Of Dr. SINNERS church, POI Greene'L nv D'
scHFRuERHoEN was invited 70 preside 81 me ue'
Services The 33lth Hymn Of the soei'l f'ai'n''
sun, AID nyaver was offered By Rev. Mr. KIRK Of Dos
ton An address inside By the Chairman On "' ~
a., n Christian Union and the xxi Chapter o. me
go n :, Jobn was then read. Prayer was then
offered By Rev Dr. PICK Of New-iork the 5i'in yihn
va. .Bng and the Benedieiion was pronounced.
Nsvt followed the Transaction Of business and non
Iosvpu e. HorxBLowER. LID ChiefJustice Of New.
Jer.ev was appointed Chairman. and Rev r > MIN o'
Boston and Rev. Dr. PICK Secretaries
Pav DR. Cox then read the formula TO be signed ~
,s,o desiring 70 become members Of the Conference
n, pros said tia, tears Of exclusigeness IN me
oo,s,o. Of the Conference had been entertained y
- ~ tho members This was mlsappre a-nsion
r,o.e Who were present Al the original meeting in Lon
- --.-e ,ecessarlv appointed business committee
bv that BODY for the purpose Of forming tl' =.
~, In This country They had however "l-ueu -
avoid All unequal relations and mao ho' e.tu
80. ,,rr names a. members desiring that al might
.,sn5 an eoual ground. He suggested mat nose VINO
80 besn AZ ondOn should row enter thelf names sue
mat other brethren should folio" mem 10 oOl1s 70
/ Dr Cox suggested slight modihcauon Oh tn4s pIaD
u ,,-,rosed mat those who should now sign tneir
names should be considered members Of tns mouse anu
M others and that delegates subsequently arriving
'h2nid ssu resd letter from Rev n BANGS Of the
NJ + Church expressing his entire sympathy WIN ins
aims of the Alliance together with several oher .eei
J. s,,,,g which was one from Rev. ROBERT BOLTON OF
~ p,o,essnt Episcopal Church desiring 20 be recog
nized with four sons members OF the Alhance ana
vnressip regret that the subject OF slavery haa ever
been introduced into the Alliance he "ouu ns'. W
Scrintures paramount and sil things left where ney
i-P ,5er, on hat ground Gods blessing would b.
sure ,r- r, t-,,,.t, mn
tho question whether Reporters should De aouhtsu
- 80 Of the proceedings OF the Conference IN
T,,don II was not allowed. but whether u woald o.
vi % m allow il here Re did nOtknow some discussion
ensuipg Rev Mr. Kirk said that me Loho'h Nune
No. necuIiarly situated 10 was large body oil sirsn
Gers 10 each other knowing their own grounds ana
lv m be- called on 70 debate many delicate questions
difficult 70 manage where the presence o, 'le 49,,
igb no, he desirable Here they bad the oenehi OF All
,b cvnerience Of the London Conference. and might
] sdvanta reously act Otherwise 81,
twas finally decided that the meetings OF the confer
euce should be held with open doors
.,b.r rroionged discussion followed as 20 whether
tho American organization should be in connection win
that made At London or should be Al indepenoen, one
Il seemed to be matter OF some appfehenslon .na "
might be unpleasant announcement 10 form such con-
Dection. -..-.4 g., as
let in the minds Of the brethren present IDey au no.
Distinguish the ChcumencaL general AiIahce Io" ~
British branch 10 might as wei be spoken cui-the
psque.spot was the slavery question. That qle-uo ID
was not involved in the general organization out in t
British bo1y il at MsIchefier u was there sld
doUn that no STAKEHOLDER should be- a member. u could
not be supposed that they were forming any intimate
union with that particular alliance In the general or
pspzaton there speciatcsts-al was clear sky
/ ,bere the English branch had it, metes and
hounds as the American one would have. lhdlNouai
members of each must meet on the common ground OF
the Ecumeniosl Constitution.
This subject having been postponed Tor me present
voted that the committee who have hitherto acted
in the reception Of members. should be continued II
/ that Office off,
The hour for the afternoon meetings OF the Confer
ence was fixed halfpast three and for the morning
I meeting at nine. -,
taken Up and all that part of the Preamble copied rom
the statement OF the General Alliance unanima us =
adopted portion introduced by the Committee VINO
urepsred the Constitution relating 10 the reht and duty
of reading the Scriptures the duty Of keeping the sab
bath forms OF worship, diffusion OF the scriptures an
slavery was on the suggestion Of DR.. Cox postponed
nil after the Constitution should be nsidered and vo'
ted on The first thing in order. he said was 20 form
the organization alter that any peculiar declaration or
modification Of principles might appropriately De made
The Preamble and Constitution having been approved
article by article, on the question OF It's hooppn as
whole il was inquired " the article in the preamble fe
a,inr 10 the dissertation of the Lord Day would not eN
clude the Seventh Day Baptiss from the Alliance IN
this connection interesting and prolonged discussion
arose a. 10 whether the conscientious keeping oil me
seventh instead OF the first day OF The week should con
stitute a bar 20 membership and as 70 the mode In
should not the fact that no eucn oNcu
} .sas .-,ag irtended should be expressed
Kew, Mr hihH believed that doerinSl basis was ne
he should take that ground it necessary not as
Church creed but as a ground OF Christian union he
was not lin favor OF excluding the brethren IN question
/ Dr. FoEsYTH recollected that when the original Ian
euage was adopted in London, the same question was
raised by Seventh Day Bapusf and the Alliance reius
ed 70 use other forms Of speech than the expires
sion Lords Day Ia their view II was not question
of language but Of principle II II was desired TO act To-
geher with the Seventh Day Baptsts tue phrase must
be striker out But each party regarded the other az
departing from the true way OF the Lord and could not
adopt oach others language Moreover the expression
as il stands contained the view held by the majority oil
Evangelical Christians and could not be changed 10 suit
| extreme or exceptional cases
/ Subsequently Dr FoEsYrH said that he did not hold
the idea that the seventh Dag Bpsts should not be ad
mitted lie must object % altering praseoogy IN re
spect verbal proposition while the views OF Us SUD
ject held by different parties were diametcay opposed
He willing tina; the denomination spoken ot should
| come ia on such basis might be mutually agreed,
provided 10 the will OF the Alliance that nothing
should be said he question Of the Sabbath otherwise
he should not The clause should be stricken out or 10
should stand wholly As II was
Mr.. Kirk sverse 10 any explanatory resolution or
note on ground that there could be no end 70 eX
plantations OF this kind The article containing the
| clause discussed ought never TO have into the
statement The Alliance formed to promote the
greatest possible object the Union OF the Disciples OF
Christ This ought 70 be held as its object without re-
ference to others At the meeting in London different
branches OF the Alliance had different objects. The
scotch brethren desired to attack Pspscy the English
brethren also had their own purposes Had this article
not been introduced difference on this point would
have been called out He was averse 10 explanatory
resolutions in this article. Beside be did not wish 10
commit himself 10 his Baptist brethren on the point
He should hsht them in love till death upon H. A. he
should other brethren other points and did not wish
his sword arm 70 be- disabled II the Seventh Day Bsp
lists could come in the article stands he should wish
10 have them but would rather they should be excluded
than incur the evils OF making explanations Of the eru
/ Gle.
The CHAR had objections 10 the Fourth article Other
. commandments ght well be- specified as peculiar
objects for the Alliance that relating 10 keeping the
Sabbath Profanity Adultery or Sabbsth-breskng were
not forbidden any than stealing ID one was 10 b.
specified by the Alliance why not the other hpossibe
he should prefer % strike cut the srti-le altogether
About o'clock th9 meeting adjourned til afternoon
AFTERNOON SEssIoN.-The adjournment having
been recess the proceedings Of the afternoon
were opened by prayer The discussion in relsuor
to the expression Lords Day and the Seventh Day
Baprsts We're resumed.
Rev. Mr. KIRK said that the Conference had arrived
at an important sisge of ia proceedings. He was NO
fully prepared 10 act msiurey and would prefer as the
debate hitherto had been rather informal that should
be continued in an informal conversation. and that
committee should be appointed TO be- instructed by sucl
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