Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-05-06

of the Sale Evangelique.-s'
Speeches OF the Earl of Shaltes-
bury, M. GuIzOf, and BishOP
Stevens, sOf PennsyIvania. lr.So
[Paris eApril I'd Correspondence of the London
The opening of the ''Salle Evangelique''
in the English Garden of the French Exhi-
bition took place on Monday afternoon,
under the presidency of the Earl of Shaftes-
bury. Half an'hour before the opening the
building was crowded. Among others who
were present on the occasion were Bishop
Stevens, of Pennsylvania, Baronsde Cha
baud Ia Tour, M. Guizot, the Pasteurs Val
| lette, Menon, Pressense Casails, Eisch, Rev.
Messrs. Forbes, Gardiner, Woods, Tindall;
Drs. Sesame, Eldridge, &c. Lord Shaftes-
bury, in an opening address, explained the
| objects which the founders of the hall had
in view-nanely, the preaching of the Cos
| pei in divers languages. and holding meet
| ings and conferences of various kinds con-
nected with Christian and philanthropic
efforts. Ia referring to these he said that
whether it succeeded or failed it was a. no
BILE sconceptiop, sins connection with this
! vast Exhibition and gathering Of all ma
| tions. to erect a sanctuary, such as that they
now met i'll, where the word of God should
be declared; for it must ever be remem
bered that the true dignity of man consists
not in what he has or what he is on this
|
future. 1t was better, therefore, that the
promoters of the undertaking should be
| blamed, even If failure ensued, than be
praised for not having made the attempt.
He could not express his thanks to the il
lustrious sove. eign who sits upon the
i perial Commissioners for the read
iness and lliberality with which
every facility had been given them
4 tor carrying out the arrangements con-
nected with this enterprise. The founda-
tion of that hall and the gatherings to be
4 held in it were significant of great princi-
pies. 1t was a hopeful sign that in the
4 midst of this great display OF wealth, of
4 the enterprise of nations, and advance in
il intellectual pursuits, there were men like
those assembled there whose desire was to
4 remember Jerusalem. He thought the con
4 ferences of Christians from all parts to be
} held therein might be looked upon as re-
vival under happy circumstances, of oecu-
menial councils. He confessed his great
disappointment in what was called the
march of intellect in the nineteenth CEN
tury. They had been promised great
j things; that from the Intercourse of ma
lions peace, harmony, and confidence
among them would be maihtained, and
that wars should thereby cease Instead
q Of this, they had lately witnessed some OF
4 the most bloody swars the world had ever
Il seen. All that was terrible; vet he heard
4 that in this very Exhibition large space,
j at least disproportiOnate one was allotted
4 TO machines destructive of human lie. But
II within this hall men would meet for very
4 Inherent purposes. They had heard much
of patriotism, and an ancestor dof his Ssonce
1 wrote book called Characteristics, In which
1 he disputed the truth of the Christian re-
j ligion on the ground that it did not ineuI-
i cate patriotism. But was the Bible given
i to solve comp petitiye jealonsies Of nations;
to make the Flenehman say 81 am better