New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-11-05


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the experience fits tolls ~. struggles and IT'S gr during al
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write upon t. For Judah aud for companions
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Wen the least of Christians among these
lord hath spoken bath placed witbn hands these wo sDder
ard whered branches have pressed them together heart and
corn nv ea seemingly and have asked Of me as they
seer by things !" and
looking that tree which m the %oatd trunk behold sh
shall be flock shepherd Brother HTaoSrHE
Htghlaad Fa'Ls Al Souls Day, Nov. q 1862
At the conclusion of the reading Of the letter recess
was taken until evening.
EVENING SESSION.
In the evening, large aud intelligent audience hIleu
the church to overfownR, many being seated in the
aises Prayer was offered by the Rev. DIR. Manclus
Hutton Of the Dutch Reformed Church. The Chairman,
after announcing that Dr. kcCintocR and Dr. Robinson
both whom expected TO be present had been I'M
fortunately but unayoldaby detained introduced Dr.
Schaf, who proceeded with the narrative OF his mission
TO Europe follows For the last SIX months You
contain either article allnsion TO the ropes
Rcumenical Council to be held nextDeceInDer' whether
IOP s or the injury Of the Roman Catholic Church
this Council will certainly be no common eccleslase
menical Council such held at Nice or at Constan
tnopleone of those rare assemblies whien eonsuutSS
epOchs i'm the history of Christianity settle doctrines ana
onsscence rs bv Divine authority and exert moding
| iunu
which inns casts its shadow before in Europe The ques
ton now arises, Shall such a meeting go ull,
answered by the Protestant wOrdf Inc Couhcu
of Trent Which lasted than twenty years, with
bort and the Westminster Assembly, which have con
large body of Protestant ChristendOm in Europe and
America TO this day What shall be done now in this
new emergencyi This brings us at once to the object OF
our meeting this evening aud may give you some dea OF
prospective Importance. for my impression IS that
after the Ecumenca Council IS over our proeGteu rfeS
Protestant Assembly will claim an almost equal share Oh
the attention of the press of Europe and America.
Peculiar difficulties confronted me III the prOsecut2n
Of my mission the Continent but like those whieh
Poor emgrans with nothing to lose and all TO gam by
coming America do not scruple 10 cross the Atlantic
but people with stations OF honor and usefulness IN Eu
rope do think OF coming to the United states except
upon very urgent demands DIT John Hall and DIT. Me
Gosh like myself would have dreamed OF eXchang'
ing native land for this country II we mad not re-
ocean presented formidable difficulty the French,
Italian, German, and Swiss They were AFRAID OF sea.
| sickness, and 1 had to tell them that while
! it is, indeed, rather ugly customer, 1t never
/ thcless relieves the tedium Of voyage
uaughtell and gives opportunity Of seeing human
nature under a new phase. Want of time another
serious objection esp caly with the German professors
who value II much more than money Dut PERMISSION lor
three months leave Of absence kindly granted IN
| their favor by the authorities Another difficulty was
the money told them perhaps ingenious Yankee
might surprise the world by invention providing ways
and means for crossing the Atlantic without money and
without price, not we would do the best we could 10
facilitate their voyage IN that respec and l assured
them Americans that point would beat the Pope,
who do MT pay the expenses OF his bishops, but makes
them or their dOceses foot tho bills still another d'
feared their husbands might get drowned but assured
them God would not allow such precious load OF dvin-
pTessble calamity to the world. the movement
on, difficulty after another gave way under grow
| ing immersion OF the Importance OF the work. At
meeting held Paris in June, and attended by the most
distinguished evangelical cergymen and laymen IN that
city France the French brethren pitched into the
thing with characteristic feryOr and enthusiasm, and
pledged themselves TO cooperate to the full extent OF
their ability that the meeting might be The
French PrOtestants feel that such meeting held II
! uncommon weight in deciding the destinies OF
their Professionalism in France Dr. Pressense told
weeks there during the Gcumenical Council expressly
TO the present workings OF Popery face TO face IN
order the more efcienty 70 discuss al the hewlotk
meeting the attitude Of Professionalism with reference
that Council Inc ReYs Grandperre, Berser tlsch, o.
MOnOd and other french ministers can Also thlnk' Dc
! secured From France proceeded 10 Holland, where
| of the late General Conference Of the Evangeh-
| cal Alliance, held at Amsterdam. Nothing
sTransements and hopitsiity Of the Dutch on
that occasion. The reverend gentleman who has the
enthusiasm for the meeting at New-York and have
doubt you will give him authority he VIII import as
many Dutch dOmlnes you will be willing 10 accom-
mOdate. Two Dutch clergymen have been invited, Dr.
Van OOsterzee and the Rev Conan stuart one OF whom
has agreed to prepare the Harmony Of Science
and Revelation Dr. OOsterzee is a very ponderous gen
teman and am afraid we shall have pay overweight
him. but he is the author Of many good books and IL
universally regarded as the leading Protestant
also come, and pay their own expenses. From Holland
proceeded to Germany. When the idea first thrown
out OF holding this projected Assembly in New-YOFk
was convinced that such meeting would never carry
any theological weight the Continent Of Europe,
attain to anything Ike an @cumenical character without
largely drawing upon German learning. am glad
Americans do not take TO lager beer because II too
Cnc but they 90 take 70 IeWOnle poetry music, ana
learning For the last fifty years Germany has done the
recent American or English book theology phi.
osophy which is not translation or reproduction OF
the leaders Of German evangelical theology for our
great meeting. And here another great difficulty
the meeting to be somewhat Of Pentecostal char
meter speaking the praises OF God IN various tongues
and Englsh-ought certainly to be represented pro
| 6rated University where I had authority
| to invite DIR. Lange, with promise that his
expenses would pain, but, unfortunately met from
him the only refusal got in Germany, Tor he pleaded
ms duty his post, and especially also his
commentary as nsurmountaOe obstacles to his crossing
the ocean, although he Is with us heart and soul In
plans. AT Berlin l called on DR.. Hoffman,, whose nfu
ence and services 1t was OF the highest moment TO
cure and asked him to preside at meeting OF the lead
ing rch5ous Of that city Said he, MY dear friend
! lug" l replied my dear friend, l did MT cross
/ the TO get refusal In that style
come let together" and / argued him into
giving up his engagements presiding meeting,
making two stirring speeches, agreeing TO prepare a
paper and promising TO come 10 Ork with 1t II he
possibly could. Mr. Bancroft, our Minister at Berlin
who by the by the only United states ambassador
| who expressed anything like sympathy with move
ment-was present at the same meeting, at
TO himself ut was his dinner hour y, and told
me IL was one Of the most interesting he had
tended Besides DR. Hoffman, we may expect 10 next
| Fail, Dr. ThOuck, who, despite ms 20 years,
is fun freshness aud life Dr. DOruer DR. Kraft Prof.
Messner. Count Bernstorf, Dr. KONG aud Others. From
Switzerland hope to have Dr. GOdet Prof Aste Prof
PrOnier the Rev. Mr.. Coun, Dr. Van der COLI, and DR.
stGhen from Span, the Rev. Antonio CarrasiO, and