New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-05-17
RELIGIOUS.
rr,r rv,NGELIcAL ALLIANCE.

ApAMS. JOHN COTTON SMAAh1 "NA-~' -N'
AND OTHERS.
1,ho interest that is felt in our religious COM
,,,. CONCERNING the Evangelical Alliance plainly
manifested last night at the Fithave. Presbyterian
church. Although the weather had been OF such al
Indictment nature durings the afternoon, 1t had no
effect on the attendance at the church In the evening
Every seat was occupied and in the ases chairs had 10
be placed to accommodate the immense congrega'Ion
that assembled. The services commenced py tno
CONGREGATION singing wekuown hymn, aiter WI lie
she pastor OF the Church, the Rev. Dr. HAN feau WV
' Tbe Of og The Ranee the Hon E. Dodge
after making few remarks in which ne on the
The assembled representatives OF all itT I'm tho
success Of their efforts 10 form bona OF Prime secre
church Of Christ introduced Tue h st Gentleman said
tary OF tho Association TIE ttbe purpose OF
that no did not appear before tue 20 sTpain the OBJ
making ON address, but LIS guy w" 1--WE them some
jdes OF the vast amount OF NDnIicsi Alliance
az a d continues 70 supply an To GS sSTY
want yz: the exisleEce of an o5neraOn among
ihg on IN ccnHries aud to exhibit that HSR anu h
essential union which binds true lie advancement Of
aelloNsihp " ,ntb throughout the world Genera IN
eyangel9a u been held in London ds5 Paris nS'o
Ierepccs have PgSTcva Gs6l) and Amsterdam u661l at
inch churches from different ana q and in
met io ~ Information relative to the state ara
~ the Christian church The next SSo t isSo The al
iii be held in this city in the autumn oi M have been
names of an the various NATIONS OF te S"tn ecte6 10
imvited TO assemble m the e0uhel anu ~ be World over
he INC grandest chrsrin TO- f1ds 10 meet
III witness With earnest appeal LOT IuoN ~ chris.
ST Mr. Dodge said he hoped that the Seerey ysa
not omit TO eonfTbuons. witch the payment of
f6e travelling expenses OF eminent uT a. az the great con.
with the understanding that al tne Nance
5 FROM this country should be betrayed " 'no
oil tho Hr NV Dr. Adams Of the Mafsonsquare Presoy
+sian Church then mtroduceH aiu th conrse OF
let and impressive address during lnS ~ CO."
ger,rls he strongly denounced the w
taransn. and said o could no. tSe DreyaIiing sent
,lleats among the different DENOMINATIONS u 'A''
ness S a Py MI Anderson Of the Baptist Church OF
mis- cv addressed the meeting at s2lne rS 70 he
anu nun shed by the Evangelical Alliance -, 49,,
The Rev Mr.. Holdrek Of the Methodist Chu'on' 'nen
Rev Dr. john Cotton Smith, of the Episcopal Church
was Oxt introduced AMI delivered strong ana ibptgSS
ing adNrcss He proclaimed that the next generation
would look back on the absurdites and mannersms OF
The present generation with astonlshmen aud contempt
The speaker glad that at last there W NO
an avn kcuIng from the dreadful and wicked course many
that c WAS ale to shake hands the wall Of separa-
ton If he had mis- way about II these walls OF sePIa
the rites of his church, he would give them al up W
out regret II by SO doing he could 40 aavan vance
common Christianity and common mnistering. We want
San re""gize The Gentleman closed his remarks with
appeal to those present to throw aside I9n
dice and fight in the common cause under the oahneI VI
the meeting was closed with few remarks By DR.. Hall
and the benedctiOn by Dr. Adams.
COLUMBIA COLLEGE-BACCALAUREAT SERMON
BY BISHOP CLARK OF RHODE BLAND
The annual bacCaaureate sermon before the
graduating class ia Columbia College Law School was
preached last evening Calvary Church, Fourthsve
by the Right Rev Thomas NJ Clark d. D., Bishop o.
Rhode Island The members Of the class, 40 or 90 II
number occupied the front seats in the middle Of the
churoh The remaining peWs being well filed by alarge and
attentive congregation Three other cergymen assisted
Bishop Clark in conducting the The sermon
based on Corinthians xvi 49, Stand fast in the faith,
was an and practical demonstration Of the value
when lie exhortaton OF the text was
given. faith thing simple and wei defined 81 PAU
avenue to distinction open before him. had reinQushcd
fame, fortune. and friends aud identified himself with
classe Of society and the faith as received
unmstakable reality-iu aspects terrible realty
ing Off passport TO good society; u was brand OF
outlawry. known aud read OF all Men had 70 stand last
5n the faith, stand at nlL They could not be
Christians on Sundays and Pagans al the rest OF ne
DE leaders Of corrupt fashion. dishonest traders,
Fraudulent dealers IN stock, or Enthusiastically politicians
and thCn keel before their Divine Master and deposit
gift on the altar and say Lord pardon thy servant Ia
This thiag" hoping thus 10 balance the account And
this faith was power in the world. II meant something
nay cYerythibg-to those who profcssed It, and the
great object for which they lived was 70 make All the
Kingdoms Of the world subject 10 It, The e1h1fth0n
Stand fast in the faith" was never more needed than
now; but the time has come when Is neSes-
rake tie long and difficult task OF enumer-
certain that The divided hosts OF ChSend0In VIII never
De reunited again upon any basis less broad and compre-
eDce rather 70 petsons than TO facts or abstract PIN
cpes, and the distinctive peculiarly or CHRISTIAN falth
value Of that faith must depend on Who and what
Christ was. The attempt has recently been nade 10
mud present him to US SIMPLY az noael man ply the
french ideal that Renan describes can IN 10 nteigl6e
sense 10 spoken OF Object OF faith what Is the
sanguaIo Of Cbrst's clamt Let not your hearts ge
believe I'm God" as Your Creator and Sovereign, your
great Lawgver and Judge, but If he man
She stars, and sun, tie rocks ana the flowers, II
JOH know Him only the great First Cause, one who
into tic great void space but mighty, irresistible
pOweT--it not strange that you hearts should be
troubled but you beiye in this Cod believe also IN
Christ and lie viii guide you aud teach yon, and When
yOur work earth is finished VIII lead you through a
golden gate TO mansion not made WIN hhnuS Every
one is gradually soaring heayenward or grayatinR hell
ward There u document tendency IN al men, ana that
tendency - the result Of faith But some men nave
faith h nothing. They have opinions and prejudlces,
iovcs aud hates, but faith in nothing save that winch
they touch see or hear, or when is capaDie OF
mathematical demonstration. Whatever is supernatural
they deem at unworthy even TO be investigated
Such ban as this, utterly deY3o or FengOua iA may
be learned In the wisdom Of the schools influential
in society. successful IN amassng wealth decent
IN his outward life, free from yclsus haDts'
He may DC a temperate, gOOduatured and humane man,
iaith:Gi husband, kind iaiLer usetul ara parouc
citizen. But is TINS eIouSnI Is u hothng 70 US HIeIe
We 20 after DIET Orwhether We 20 anywhere! Here
are emergencies for which science cauhot provide t1eie
s.0us pressing on the soul Wmc human wisdom
sa1nGt %ns"e Go, IS S 9y Sn animal Waking
perpenc.ruIary, but u is thouSaN1 umts lnOI .
sad whose mental have been sharPened
such factors as materiasle philosophy furnishes, ana
who tirn stops there! certain success may DO
Hithout. nave not succeeded unless acquired
am '1eh mere Only 10 DC poor lnere, 10y nte
= fixture. man may be Kept from out
MI t7c any child OF Adam whose passions are Ia such
e0mpc abjecton that be never feels the need OF some
P0ssbl hat any human being should question that faith
a th 10 DO desired Credulily may indicate Weah