, 1870-09-27
=, EVAHaELIcAI ALLIANCE.

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Ih7 Delegates from EuFsPe 20 sho !
: 0e1ecnl CoiaGercnce-Rucert ut: |
; the Young MONTY Christian An.ss
eaaksers Halfway sho- Co ontnroucc !
w .ssi!s Post F0n ed-F1a1ttrisag 0plu. !;
ion OF "A n'ef'cas. chfassaan" by For /
:eyEnexx. 't:'i a.; r. |
II : From tie yts Yorf Sia, Sept a.
:. Yesteetsy.uaa.the. dzy Originally appointed I
SoI thn cpeuiuR, in this city Of tha General i.
Constrenoe Ct Tho oEyangeieaE Alliance. Tho
suangsmsnts wesn fully complsted for rcrf !
great gashetipK OF aulnent i4eo1o8 8l1ns and
frr1n vsiious parts 81 The War1a, xhaa the
xar Lurst over Europe, aud numerous dele-
1.,et fr01n Getua, = md Fra1ta ware f,Ecsd j
70 fend ,appopoeemenss Of their Inability to
The 'brarches.of tbs al1i.1:cs In England;
Frauer, trnsny, Switzerland. and Holland
telegspheffequaats for the poatponetnent OF
The conference. The Executive Committee
WAS called together, and, after n11ture deliber-
atom. it vRs concluded to postpone indefinite
ly the meeting, and notira was sent to e.
ropa to that effect ~,
land. number Of delegates from that c,nn-
hy. as veil as from other parts Of Eufjpe.
had sailed for ttis couAtEy. Between forty
and fifty intended delegates from various parts
Of the Eastefn Hemisphere have made the
ths conference, md arc now in this country.
In view Of this fact, the Evangelical Alliance
deems it bat proper to give Some kind Of
reception to these gentlemen from abroad,
~ well ~ to take some formal action
in Esgsra to she Postonemsnt P1Sa OF The The
Alliances assembled yesterday afternoon. 1t )
o'clock, in the hall OF the young Mems .Aeso-
ciAt;np Building. Fourth avenue and Twenty
third street, the President Of the American
branch, the Hon. Vim. E. Dodge, il the
Chair.
Tho roll Of foreign delegates, 80 far a. their
narnes had been rcgistered, WAS called The
roll embraced some twenty-five or thirty
nAoee, Of which about two-thlrds were pres-
Tho Rev, DE- S. L P1ims. one Of the secre-
tstiea Of tha Allianoe. made stztomens show
| ing The perfection to which tha arrangements
| for tho conference lad been carried. and the
reasons that impalled the committee 10 poet-
pons tho meeting. He also stated, the pnr-
pose Of this informal gathering.
sngl5; md xalcomed b. the President.
\ Among those thus received waro tho Rev.
John b.vir; >Becretary Of The Rritiah Branch
| OF the Alliance tho Rev. Dr, Angus, the
Rev. -Mr. Avery, and several' others from
| England The Rev; DE-, Rsvel, Of Florence,
Re1. Dz. koenig. Of Hunga1;,a = num-
ber Of othe1s whose namea vero not distinctly
ptGSs'Hss Tns Hsy. Dr.. sh,a, another of tia Score
ta1ies. followed With statement regarding
The responses that had been received from
| distinguished persons Ahroad to the inyit2-
| tions 1hAs haa been issued, showing that be-
foEe the war broke out, thers waa every prus-
pEct that the Conference would be very
| great success, both In the number and char
| acter OF the delegates. In view, however, OF
The postponement Of the meeting. it WAS
1 al hlt nxr@ ~A1~
be made, and ha offered tbs folio wing resolu-
| tion8:
Rksolted, That the Executive Committee Of the
% snss ahs Ssa
| eosne from Grs At Britain, France, Hungary,
sxttzerlsnd, dtsly. Const.ntiuople. soutn Amet:
Conference Of the Evangelical Alliance, Ehich
wss to be Organized on this day IN this place, but
Ms, % ths sta Of last August, ladenusielr post
the E1lppea1 Alliances, on account OF tie war be-
tween France and Germany
II tie mafs on nas y
whom ia their distant homes before tie Il.
bsef 81 ,ns sea1 a
be pFoyidenttally oven nuesi for the greater sue
cess OF the General Conference, antt tina. our
btetaTen ff"m Germany and France, ns well IS
other countries. after the restoration OF the bless
tpRs Of peace, and IN ful, view Of tho mighty
cha19es now going o. IL The potls.caI aud ccclesi
friendly consultation Oh the nteresss Of sae enR-
DON Of our common Lord and Savior, for the pro
motion Of Christian union and Christian liberty
throughout ne world.
Ioat II We ,,n a5s 9eay 70 consider ne
IL eont tenee III; sae s,}s1 Pesfauons ior
The s,afe Of Euu ne vii; wanan, Il snI ebaust r a
lie hope that i! ma, be found conSenIcn, ~ hoia
d. conference ID tie course of lie : coming
year.
~ Mso!Eta, That ne ReE: James Oayts. one Of
,nr,ra, sianne M hsxIn ,a 9ssan1aton @ o. tne
t1oned by hi II Connc,t :. tn nnTeea ~ ;n HIVE,
States, aud assure rs Of ;he bTotnerir smnafbT
and respectr Of OUT British brethren. be hereby
aNecttonately commended 10 the saenls Of the
Esan;e.ical Alliance ~ this country. and es-
nes;o :" r. oee,s o1tne 6rsneh organizations
p,tshnpoS s rIs1siana i3an Ssaote Masaiaston;
DuHaio O. hs con,e;np;,ts III tn tnnss e,ties ~
With the request ii,st opportunity be riSen hin t
address public meetings IN behalf Of tie Esangei-
| teal Alliance.
- The Nev. DE. Irirne read letters regretting
the'r inability to 1e present at this reception
| from hev. u. McCosh, OF Princeton. Rev.
george H. stuart, OK fhtadelpha, and Rev.
Or. scheuek, Of Hrooklyn,
| ". pocge, the President, addressed the
foreign delegates collectively, expressing his
regrets that the conference Was uttfnnnaa