The New York herald., 1866-04-30

Another OF the series of the meetings Of the Christian
Union Association held yesterday afternoon, at the
Clinton avenue Congregational church (Rcv. DR.. Bud
dingtons) There large congregation present.
Tho pulpit occupied by Rev. DIR. Buddington, Rev
r. L. Cuyler Rev. Dr. Thrall (Episcopalian), Rev. Mr..
Hodge (Baptisp and Rev. Mason Gallagher, Assistant
rector OF st. AIMS Episcopal church. Rev Mr. Cuyer
read the hymns and selections from Scripture Rev.
Mr. Waterbury made the opening prayer. The principal
speaker Rev Mr. Hodge He said he felt graicdto to
with them and speak Of the great object for which
the Christian Union Conference existed They aspire to
be a power in the land and especial power In the
Church OF God. He felt confident that God will give
them grace and strength from on high, so that they
shall attain such efficiency to be useful to oil and
dOund the honor and glory Of God Tho object they
contemplate Is one OF the gfandest he could conceive
We might pray for the Of any object but the
Divine purpose might overrule IL when II did
not accord with His will In granting these requests.
Great objects not resolved into existence they do
not come by their wishing but arc only attained By per
severance, faith and continuous lsbors under God He
then referred the conference that convened in Lon
don some years ago. which DR. Cox and a number OF
others delegates from this country. II was a
gathering Of clergymen and lsynen from all parts Of
aud measures 70. the prosecution OF Christian union
They got along together for little while, when II was
mem men, the oaaher aid not believe u he prayer and i
was with some difficulty thrs this rough point was
overcome, and subsequently came TO the point
OF magnificent spcecllrs and got everybody aglow
70 listen to these representatives OF GODS people
His denOminatiOn the Baptists had principirs
duty which, for himself he did not think the Christian
could get him 70 give up he would die before
he would give them up. In reference TO the Bapss oil
the United Statcs whom be had known In his eapac ~
OF pastor for the last thirty years. they were dcvoutly
and earnestly desrous for Christian union with other
churches and would make every sacrifice consistent with
their duties 10 II; but they eyc la the spriu
aty OF Chriss kingdom; they believe that nobody on
this earth has any right TO tho ordinances OF Chrsts
church but believers yet he believed that the ministers
Of other denominations were ministers OF jesus Christ
just as much he believed he The grand con
ts HIS brethren Of other denomInat had lost sight
them back The Bapiists practise strict communi IN
they can do nothing else aud be- consistent; this Is
qured Of them by the great head OF the church Upon
all other points of Christian he prepared 10
strike hands with everybody posscsing the Christian
name
Rev Mason Gallagher (Episcopan The speaker
He said idea OF Christian union had his entire ap
prOvai He gave hs whole heart and soul 30 A. He be
ieyed they IN the mere Inanry Of this movement
they only learning the all hnbet Tho sncc so the
emcnt depended mostly on the laymen; the clergy
were only auxisrcs and sometimes he thought The lni
Ger great obstacles In the advocacy 81 great meas
urea He then said that he believed the late war had
don much 20 effect Christian union. He had been an
army chaplain, and in hs duii's In camp bad mt many
~ his brethren in tho ministry OF other denominations
hey had preached together, prayed together and The
question of denomination or sect rarely entered into The
subject of their conversation or dclibcraiion.
Rev Dr. Buddington then made prayer, collection
was akoD NJ and the exercises clos by Tho congrcgs
ton singing the doxcOgy.