The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-10-11
late as the middle Of the last century there were five
French Protestant churches in Berlin.

service besides the chapel attached to the English
Embassy. Bishop Simpson, Of the Methodist Epis
copal Church in the United States. delivered an ex
cellent discourse at n0on in the National church in
Kroster street. The Rev. DR.. Alexander, Of Edin-
burg, preached great sermon in the Morayian
church, at 10 O'Clock p. M.
The routine which has been pursued this week in
the Conference has been similar to that which was
pursued last week. In the morning, the session
commencing at ten o'clock and closing at two p NJ
has been spent in hearing able discusses from dis
man. will not trouble your readers with notice
of those which Drs. Kraft OF Bonn, Beyschlag of
Carlsruhe, Schenkel Of Heidelberg, Hoppe of Mar
burg and others, delivered an Monday and Tuesday.
On Wednesday, however, Dr. Put, OF Heidelberg De,
Religious Liberty" which went the whole length
of the American doctrine-mantainiug, not only
the right Of every man to hold but TO express and
propagate his opinions on religious subjects always
provided that those opinions are not subversive OF
good morals and the established order of society
an exception which it Is scarcely worth while to
make for such opinions cannot, in any sense, be
religious. DR.. Pitt ably maintained that the civii
government has no right to interfere in questions of
religion, much less to restrain or abrogae religious
freedom. His discourse or essay will soon be pub
ished and circulated throughout Germany, and will
unquestionably, make great noise.
On Thursday Ito day. the Rev. Mr.. Cairns, OF
Berwick, England, read discourse on the benefits
to be expected from the Conference in behalf OF
union Of British and German theology. he was
1OllOWeQ by Professor ScncnkcI, f1elueiDtrg, WHO
pursued the same train of thought, and sho wed how
the thinking mind of the German and the active
mind Of the Anglo-Sax0n races may work together,
for the greater advantage of both.
In the afternoon sessions Or0m half-past till
o'cock) the attention of the Conference was called
to reports of practical nature-for instance, two
hours were spent in listening to report on the
state of religion in the United States, written by
Professor Schaff of Mercersburg, Pa, and read by
the Rev. Mr.. Kuntz, aud to addresses from the Rev.
DIR. Mast, of Cincinnati and the Rev. DIR. Baird. An
ADDRESS from Spaniard, Senior DE Mora, followed.
Tuesday afternoon was mainly devoted to the sub
ject of I" Missions among the Jews and Missions
among the Heathen." A half dozen addresses, at
least made, for the most part by return ed mis-
sionaries and secretaries OF missionary societies
Wednesday afternoon was appropriated 70 reports
the state Of things in Turkey, especially in rela
ton to the Arme mans and to Greece. The gentle
men who spoke were two guished American
missionaries, who came from Constantinople and
Athens expressly to attend the Conference. The
account which the Rev. DR.. Dwight gave OF the
former country was heard with deep interest. He
stated, inter aHia, that there are now more than
Thirty organized Protestant or Reformed churches
among the ArMenians of Turkey and that the gospel
is preached in one hundred places to Armenians In
the Turkish empire, mostly in private houses. He
stated that the Turkish government is sincerely de-
sirous of establishing religious liberty and in proof
Of the fact, said that converted Turk may now be
seen preaching the gospel every Sab bath IN Con-
stantnople and the Bible is daily sold beneath the
shadow of the Mosque of st. Sophia. He gave an
interesting account Of the conversion and baptism
of Turkish lady, and of the decision of q Turkish
court of justice, that she bad the right to follow hec
religious convictions and further, that her relations
must cease to trouble her. And yet it is scarcely
five years since Turk was put to death at Adriano-
pie for having become Christian.
As to Greece, DIR. King stated many most inte
resting facts respecting the Greek Church in that
country, its doctrines and practices, and respecting
their progress Of education and knowledge, such as
the influence Of the press (there are twenty-four
NOT oppra N he n NHh IL are
in Athens) and the growing influence OF the itera
~ insttutions-one University Cat Athens) with AZ
professors, $50 students and library Of 100 900
volumes: IL gymnasa, and eighty high schools, $50
public schools, with 495 teachers and Al 900
scholars, OF whom 6 500 are females 800 voluntary
or private schools, with 10 600 scholars making in
all $50 schools and 81 900 scholars; besides the
schools for training up ecciesiastics.
Other persons also addressed the Conference in
relation TO other countries.
In the forenoon OF to-day two interesting papers
were read, the first by the Rev. Mr. BerkholL of
Riga on the egious state of Russia, and the other
by the Rev. Dr. Ezekacsz, OF Perth, on the religious
state Of Hungary. At that session, the Prince (heir
apparently Of Prussia, his brother, Prince Carl and
his consort, Chevalier Bunson, and the Austrian
Ambassador were present during part Of the SEES
sion.
This afternoon. after the reading of two reports
on East and West Germany, by Messrs. Kuntz and
Gobel, the Dean OF Canterbury, the Rev. DIR. Patton
and the Rev Pastor Fisch, Of Paris, addressed the
Conference. They were followed by the celebrated
DIR. krummacher, who delivered the farewell ad-
dress. lie was very eloquent, and was heard with
the deepest attention by the vast audience, which
completely filed the large church In which the
meetings were held. The King and Queen Lord
Bloomfield, the British Ambassador, and the Ameri-
can Ambassador were present on the occasion, and
remained till the close.
At the termination Of DR.. Kmmmschers elo-
quent and glowing speech, the whole assembly
arose and sang the TIE Dsum Ldudomus, the noble
choir of the Dom Kirchs, Tor cathedral where the
Court worship when in the city,) leading. with
organ and trumpet accompaniment. 1t was grand
spectacle. The King and Queen and every body else
jciIeAhcartily In that noble Christian song AT its
close the Conference was pronounced to be dis
solved and the immense audience slowly retired.
At O'Clock tonight about 400 members Of the
Conference assembled in the Moravian Church 70
partake OF the Eucharist together. IL WAS re-
markabe sight 70 see 80 many countries represented
there. IL Is literally true that there were persons
there from all the Protestant countries in the
world. The services were performed in the German,
English and French languages.
And thus terminated one OF the most rema -kable
conventions OF modern times. AS have already
informed the readers OF the HsRALD it is the fourth
OF the serits of these meetings. The first held
in London I'm 1916; the second In the same city in
1851, and the third in Paris In 1855. Each sncces-
sve meeting has been more important than the one
which preceded u.
The London Times asks: "wbat good are such
meeting gong TO do ~ Much and manifold. Tney
make PTotesiants Of different communions and differ
opinions and characters with each others trials and
wants, and they lead 20 more combined and we'll
advised efforts 10 extend their common faith They
have already in eleven years begun TO exert an i'm
mense influence in behalf OF true religious liberty
liberty FOR ALL be their religious opinions what they
may.
When the Conference was organized, last Thurs
day, one OF the first things done the appoint
ment Of large committee, with liberty to bold its
meetings apart IRON the Conference, and this COM
mittee was authorized TO consider and report upon
many questions and subjects Of q practical nature
which could not well be considered in so large
meeting as the Conference ITSELF This committee
met and appointed three sub-committecs-one for
Western and Central Europe, another for Southern
Europe, and the third for Northern Europe, in
cluoiue Russia.
Thee several committees met often, and con-
sidered the subjects which came before them,
and reported TO the General Committee. For
instance, the Committee ON Northern Europe
took into consideration the difficulties In the Duchy
of Schleswig between the German and Danish Chris
tians (ioth protestanta) the prosecutions Of the