The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1861-10-15


bring together Protesiants ofinfuence from
All parts Of the world. and Of all evangelical
without regard TO peculiarly oi
doctrine CT mode Of worship, 10 consider OF
The advancement 81 the cause .; frotes'-h'
christianity. ssd the general eosd OF me
World. Several conference- have A'se'os
been l.ell. the FIRST in Londonin iS''' ''''
.eror.s aI.o IN I-cndor. during the '-Orci'
A,.,r;,l Eshibit;on in l-5l. the third N
!. 1855. and the fourth in Berlin IN
,ss, Il the special request o; the late King
If rry-.i,. Frederick William ~. The tfth +
ins, had IL session y: the classic Old csty :
II Geneva. in sx:tzcriand. where the thun
lers u John Calvin's eloquenoe we're hesri
in dcfcncs OF the reformed doctrsne when
be ., I'D in cor.radstinctior 10 the teach
i,,s,- of Luther There Is sort OF aPProPfa-
.,eo-ss in such an asss mblase at such place,
t,s Genera has been identified. N rs hiSio-
=, With the Reformation, since its begin
mr. II i called, on this account, The "fro'-
e.t.nt Ron@.' and i, Is easy to trace ont the
.aeet 81 lie reformed doctrines which have
heen taught there. upon the faith OF the
churcnes ef Switzerland France. Holland.
scotland. Eazland arl the United states
The number Which has been in the habit
vi attending these meetings has varied from
sever o. cishs TO twelve or thirteen hundred
AMI a considerable portion Of them have been
amongst the most distinguished nea IN the
religious world, and have represented All
the Protestant denominations. and. Of course,
every Prote-ttnt country. NJ the meeting
"a prorrexs Al the last dates from Geneva.
ther. xerc large number OF persons IN at
tendance from all the Protestant nations on
,he face Of the globe" more than thousand
names having been registered. III - SAID
that il SURPRISES the fourth meeting in mum
bers ard interest "a far n that surpassed all
tho preceding ones. Besides the mos; dts
tingushed Divnes from all the countries OF
Europe. aud several from the United States.
there i n large delegation oflaymea. amongst
whom are ore of the Ministers of the King
Of Prus.ia, aud the Privy Counsel or OF the
tate King Of Holland The proceedings OF
ouch an assemblagr could not be other" lie
,han interesting and. in the highest degree.
,mrort.nt to the chistian world. fef the senti
rnen,s and opinions moulded by its influence.
are disseminated throughout the world, and
carry along with them weight OF authority
which alone il sufficient 10 secure them the
"A ia
or course we cannot in an article OF this
Kind refer even 10 the many important sub
,eofs discussed, nor ~ the names oil tie dts
tineui.hcd men who have participated m their
discussion. We must. Hereford. be content
with reference only To that part Of the pro
ceedings which has some practical bearing
upon the present condition Of an''rs IN the
United States.
By special request. In. BAiRp delivered q
discourse on the History of the Settlement OF
View England. and the Southern States,
treating tue Colonie- of James River and
Massachusetts, Bav a. typical of all the 9th
81. Those who have any ilea of the stand
.ne and eminencc Of DR.. BAIRD, need not be
,old that he would display great ability in
tie discussion Of such subject. As the au-
thor - "Relieionin America he has al
ready shown a rare familiarity with our histo-
~ civil a. well as ecclesiastical. lie refer
r,l 70 tie differences in religious institutions
cs.--ac,c. uaanners. &c. between the early
cavai.ers AMI Puritans. a. laying the founda
tor Tor "ihe bitter Intercourse between the
Worth anil south before the Revolution,
.na n. havias rendered !. difficult to form Q
..o-sit.ti.a 10 uni,e ail the colonies. tic
attribute the eradication Of these prcjudice'
- th.. ia..uerce Of the centrai colonies and
the .cn.s. Of common danger excited b. the
Oppressive policy Of treat Britain, which wa
directed again; the whole. IL does not seem
that Re considered slavery a. an element OF
.l'.corl tor The reason that it existed in all
she ,,oloni~-. and there vas = more general
wish n the south thatit should be abolished
than in the North sut hc regard. Il ~ "
,ng AZ the foundation OF all our present. si'fh-
enlfv. iccan.e q has been an hy BAD mel
=. -. mesn- 81 producing the overthrow o
me Government. Hence. he traced it, hi
tarv from he formation Of The Constitution
.ioe u. ;sTough tho various a<itatios.s OF II. q
th.. pscseut the. % shov that. by crimina.
ia s..i rccfiu,aat.on IA reference TO II. the
tF-4iap- It the North aud South had been
de<sr..rl. u.ai,h ~as The cause Of the pres
enf aar tie did not think that the Govern.
msnt could undertake 10 pat down slavery
even fu desired 70 a. 80 because Il has not
the power u1ie- tie Constitution. The ef-
fort a. g. g. wonld IL hi. opinion. destroy
he Unioa pAs,, Of the south. nov quiet.
but al iising. cause the los OF the four
dive ho.d.nS S.s,,- s,;fl io,ai 70 the Union
.nd divide tho North wheh j. uov -nToft.
isr,he Governments : n extraordinary IMAM
unity
Th.se uasnious %. =, Distinguished dsfue
~ D. R.sNr viii hss~ treat ~sisat ia
noaidiux he pu','.- -ent'ment 81 EurcY,
I'D a.. ,o..tian e. tie Christian asrld maze.
thes, s. sufficient ilo. -'ttanee 81 he Feprelee
- fl tn ,..autey g. = i,riunats that thcy
.er. ussr,.l b~'afs .eeh sn i--smblsge -
he c.au.e.,-.f Ni.,.a-s. snoasst shoe
member ,here would - aiasass from ~
er...fs. ssrx Isti- -..as ledge ~
80. a,ta-. - a.,r constellation. AMI the l.rar
s-. ~ork.as 81 oas t.avepmert a. ,hs
A.. -f..s t.... Governments - Fa-ooe are