The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-05-11
The Evangelical Alliance.

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tion, after which the meeting separated
The Evangelical Alliance.
At hah-past seven o'clock last evening, meeting Of
| this body held in the Dutch Reformed Church.
Fourth street, corner Of Lafayette Place The pro-
ceedings opened with prayer by Rev Dr. Skinner
Rev. DIR. reported to the meeting. lie said the
object the Society," since set foot 30
much to obtain numerous signatures to its doctrinal
basis to duse its principles and realise their prac
teal results. They had been greatly aided in their
noble alliance by monthly periodical, the Christian
Union under the direction Of DR. Baird its editor
published by Mr. Hewston 1t is true the Society was
not uhsred into existence with that excitement which
attended the birth Of the kindred Society in London;
but its progress has been steady and Its influence
daily increasing. In the last year, there had been
formed three auxiliary societies, one in the North
West district including North Pennsylvania, one in
! Philadelphia, and the other in Troy. They had
agency yet, except what they had during the last
church. circulated their tracts and extended their or
ganzation. This Society he felt convinced destn
ed to be immortal 1t had antagonists but selfish
and sectarisnism. and heaven knows these were
enough for poor human nature to contend with.
Rev Dr. CHErvkR then proceeded to address the
meeting. He said they had doubtless all read the late
from Europe, and 1t had formed text for many
address in the various Societies holding their
meetings in this city. There Of those So
cetes equal in Importance to the Evangelical Alliance
1t appeared from the received from Europe that
holy alliance had been formed to restore the Pope to
his evacuated throne. The object Of his discourse this
evening to show the difference between this and
met to celebrate The speaker then cited number Of
passages from Scripture, with view Of showing that
ton and that the Church Of Rome was the scarlet
whore OF Babylon He also quoted other texts to
prove that the time was s, at hand when bsth the
be utterly destroyed. In the book Of Revelation the
beast represented opening his mouth and speak
ing, after receiving his mortal wound The Pope had
| opened his mouth at Gacta and what did he say He
asserted his dominion over all Christendom and he
| prayed-to whom ito God Almighty. No but to
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his days were numbered. The army Of intervention
would be destroyed with him, when God poured out
the walls of his wrath; and the aduterous union of
Church and state, whether In Italy or In England,
more martyrs, for bearing witness. to the truth But
there was power stronger than he could resist,
to be his vicar, has declared that his kingdom
is Of this world, and that he must have it, and
his servants will fight for him. France had proved
herself, by the assistance she was giving the Pope
to be one Of frogs described in prophecy-.France,
lands and waged hoses forPopery against the Chris
tan and enlightened Queen Of those realms Nor
the wanderings after the beast conhned EUROPE Tor
here in this republican country Protestant writer's
found who advocated the restoration of the Pa
pacy by force Of arms to Italy that beautiful country
which had been 70 long priest down trodden
by the mystery Of niquity Dr. Chcevers then quoted
from the Freeman Journal passage which, he remark
ed, was so different from the liberal sentiments of
! Bishop Hughes last year in Vauxhail Gardens The
words Of the Freeman that the Pope must be
stored or one stone must not be left upon another But
the alliance between church and state would be de-
stroyed notwithstanding this threat, and then would
there be an evangelical alliance all over the world
Rev DR.. KENNEDY of Philadelphia the next
speaker. He said unanmity Of sentiment was not to
be expected in this world, but there one grand
platform whc all Christians. who loved their Lord
Jesus Chrst, might meet and hat was to be found in
this society They all acknowledge but one Lord and
Master-Christ. He had been greatly struck with tho
reply OF an Arab Of the desert to the Stephens
! who asked him who his master! The child OK
! nature stretched himself to his full height, and
looking to Heaven said, God is my master - How
beautiful from a child of nature How much more
beautiful from child of God Till they all went to
that home where should be no more difference of
opinion he hoped they w~uld cherish the noble sent-
ment Of Lord LttletOn who said that the spirit of
hell and OF heaven could not DO more remote from
cab other than the spirit Of bigotry and true petv
Washington Irving had said that 1t fortunate for
man to be born ut the foot Of lofty mountain or on
the banks Of majestic river for the first objects that
struck the mind being objects Of submity gave ex-
pansion and high Impulse to the soul. This was
member OF that church of which they had heard
! so much tonight; but when he little boy
he met with -, the Bible In its sublime pages
would never forget those throbbngs Of heart he had
felt, fifteen years when DR.. Skinner prayed as he
did Tonight that they might all be lie then
related an anecdote Of Rowland Hill, who had said Of
preachers that they always preaching either
about physics or metaphysics. When they preached
OF ply sizes they preached Ut what nobody
and when they achcd OF aphyscs they preached
about what they did not understand themselves The
same Rowland Hill time engaged in a contro-
versy with Pre'bytery, and after 1t all over he
said he fanci,d he felt the devil cappng him on the
back in the pulpit and heard him saying Well DONE
Rowland; give it to them man When you were here
time you have attacked the presbytery give 1t them
man-give IL TO them" (Itoars OF laughter)
Rev Dr. OK, Of Brooklyn next proceeded to address
the meeting After recommending every one to sub
scribe to the Christian Union ne on to say that
ethical truth did not depend msjorties like poll
tics. The man who was guided in the sublime and
ETHEREAL princ pies Of religion by majortes was in
very bad way and groveled in very low stratum of
air. lie would give them an Interpretation of a text
OF scripture He then read the text from Matthew 10,
49," Thou art Peter, and this rock | build nv
church aud the gates Of hell shall not prevail against
thee" Now who was the rock! They contended it
was Peter and all Popes down TO Pho Mono, the 253d
from Peter who, so far from being rock like
heap Of mud. (Laughter.) The Doctor then went
to relate an anecdote Of conversation he had with
man whom he convinced of the error Of Poper 6y ex
planning TO him that Petros (Peter) was different
word IRON Petra, (the rock) why, my dear girls
continued the Dr., the Church IL but one How many
brides had 1hristt Just a. many Adam in the Gar
den of tdep Christ hates putting away and has but
one wife She is not the Church Of Rome, but the
Christian body scattered throughout the world He
that the Baptist DEL from London was
ohout 20 come here They had him but II was
nee that he had himself resolved tn
como before they had written to him. A celebrated
French preacher was also about to visit them. Tho
Dr went on to describe his visit to London thu
time Of the meeting Of the Evangelical Alliance, in
London and his shipwreck in the Great Britain his
return lie would never forget that awful night when
every one believed they were within i've minutes "
eternity.
tRev. Mr.. Braynnrd had just commenced his all
dress when the unmstakeablc roll Of muskety in close
approximation to the spot startled every present.
Vollcy succeeded volley alarm was visible; many
and OUT the ladies were appalled, the meet
Ing was suspended as the confusion increased On GO
ing TO the door, we learned what anticipated-that
it was bloody scene at the Aston Place theatre, adj
joining The multitude pressed down Lafayette place.
into Fourth street. and In two three minutes,
corpse borne in cab past the church and left no
doubt Of the fatal result Of the firing The whole OF
the cad tragedy, however was not yet known1
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