The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-11-30

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1RxT-' Behold how good aud how pleas
ant It h for brethren 10 dwell together lr
nnliy."-Psalms cxxxIIi, l.
PRAcR IN GENERAL,
The Psalmist, In the short song In
which the text Is found, declares and
illustrates the intrinsic excellence OF
and the pleasure afforded by unity
among brethren. His language admits
Of very wide latitude OF application
II may be taken as cbmInendatIOn o.
peace and harmony among men In all
those varied relations which they sus.
tain 10 each other. BY contrast, Il
holds upto our view the evils and woes
of strife among the nations, of civil
war, Of local disturbances, OF family
teuds, Of private quarrels, and OF Other
similar kinds Of discOrd. We are thus
reminded TINT, among the many causes
OF thanksgiving to-day, we should moi
forget that during the past year The
world ut large, and our own country III
particular, have enjoyed good degree
Of tranquility.
HARMONY AMONG CHRISTIANS THROUGH
OUT THE WORLD.
But the language OF the PsalmIst nc
doubt was intended to apply especially
to the maintenance OF harmony among
Gods People. Christians are ui
brethren In the noblest sense OF The
word. And 1t should excite our graft
tude, that during the past year, there
have been so many public and
marked exhibitions OF sympathy
and unity among them. Such
on a very wide scale, was tht
meeting of the Evangelical Alliance al
Amsterdam in August. Leading men
not only In Holland, but also In Ger.
inauy, Switzerland, France, Italy,
Spain, Great Britain, America, and
even IN Armenia, and India, met there,
10 harmony, for ten days discussed
great topics connected with theOl )vy,
modern thought, social economy, phi.
lnnthropy, and missions. Not only did
they In their worship sing and pray 10.
Hether, but In anticipation OF the Mar.
riage.Supper Of the lamb In Heaven,
where shall be gathered people ofevery
kindred and nation and tongue, they
together commemornted the death OF
Christ In the sacrament OF the Lold's
supper.
CHRISTIAN UNITY IN AMERICA.
We have also had many exhibitions
of Christian unity, on this side OF the
Atlantic. The Convention of the
Young Mems Christian Associations,
last spring, at Montreal, the local Chris.
tinn Conventions which have since
been held, the salutatinus which our
General Assembly exchanged during
its last meeting with other denomina.
ti0ns, are marked examples. But per.
haps the most noticeable OF all these
| illustrations WAS a scene In the Con.
vention of PresbyteriAns which met In
Philadelphia few weeks ago. That
Convention Itself, being composed Ol
the representatives of several distinct
demon lnatiuns, was beautiful com.
mentary Oh the language Of the psalm.
ist. But this scene was memorable be,
cause II WAS still more extensive in lis
significance. A delegation Of Low
Church EplScopaliHnS, headed by
Bishops Mcllvaine aud Lee, entered lii
order TO salute the brethren Of ihs
Convention. II there ure any
men In the Episcopal Church
who are esteemed above others by
PresbyteriHns-Bishop McllvainO i
one Of them. We honor him for hIs
genuine piety, his evangelical doc,
trInes, his liberal Views u regurd tC
other denominations besides hls own,
and for the service which he has reu.
dered 10 the common cause OF the Mas,
ter. His name and the names Of Johns
and Tying, and Newton and others ol
ike spirit, are us familiar To- us n
household words. In the Presbyterian
Church no other living man has exert,
ed as wide an influence Hs DR.. Hodge
OF Princeton. For more than quar-,
Ter OF century he has been an ac
know lodged leader among US, and NJ
such he has commanded the respect O
all who knew him, both Tor his power
Inl theological intellect aud his genu.
Inc, chllllIke piety. DR.. Hodge made
Ons OF the addresses OF welcome TO thI
Episcopal delegation. In the course o
his address on this occasion, he spoke
Hs follows:
81 hope this audience will pardon .
reference to what might seem persona
under any Ot her circumstances thar
the present. You, Bishop McIlvaine
and Bishop Johns, whom bad hupeC
10 sec on this occasion, and !, were bnyI
together IN Princeton College, tirCy ode
years ago. Evening after evening hay,
We knelt together In prayer. We were
huplIsed by the Holy Spirit during tht
great revival OfIsl5, In ihnt institution
we rat together year after year In thI
same CLASSROOM, aud We were Instruct
ed by the same theological teachers
wiIl venture to say, IN the presence o.
this audience, that ! do not believe In
MI That time that you have preached
any one sermon on dOctrnU or Chris
] linn nEnnRknnnn tullnl. I i
have TeiOicGd To have delivered. fee
the SAME confidence In saying thnt
never preached sermon which yOI
would not hive publicly and cordially )
endorsed.
Here we stand, gray headed, side bS
hiue, Tor the moment the representa-
tiVeS OF these two great bodies, feeling
for ench other the same Intimate nnd
cordial love, looking not bnck wards
not downwhrds ut the grave at OuI
very ieet, but onward TO the coming
glory. brethren, pnTdOn these IefsOnn
nllusiOns; but In there not something
that might be regarded M symbolic on
his Occasi0n2 Sir, was mt ynul
church. and ours rocked In the SAINT
crhul0H DID We not receive the same
baptism In the Spirit2 Do they no
hU"i hhV nWll' l'NllHiUIy 10 tnTlht ant
the ApoSlleS3 What difference Is thcrl
between your thirly.nIne articles ant
our confession, greater than the differ
snCe between the ono great cHthedrn
anthem that arises TO the sISIesY Doe,
u not seem TO you that these grcn
churches are coming tOg0lher2 W,
stand here to Sny 10 tho whOls world
we are one In iaith, ono In baptisn, on,
IN hope, and one III our Allegiance Il
your Lord and to our Lord"
We can well understand, whnt Ia re
lated, ihat during the delivery Of ihi
address tho speaker wns frequently In
tGrruptGd by cries Of "Amon, :" and Tim
there was scarcely II dry Gye In tn
house. Whom tho Convention shortly
Afterwards adjourned, the two yenuriI
BILE. gray haired men laid their head
on each OthOr's shoulders and went Tx
children. "Beholh how good aud lioy
pleaSAn nj II IL for brethren 10 dwell to
R.thOr In unity"
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