New-York tribune., 1870-08-08

N.r, Cpyor preached second polt.'u an n'at 49,
suon last evening the Church oil the Messia upon
"Palenoe,"
rvANer1tcAI AIIIANCE-PosTPONEMENT OF
THE GENERAL CONFERENCE ON ACCOUNT
OF THE WAR.
The Executive Committee OF the Eyangeh-
cal Alliance of the United states have had meeting in
this city in relation TO General Conference previously
announced 10 take place in the Fall large number OF
members sent their opinions in writing the proprety
OF having General Conference Of the Alliance in view
the in Europe In accordance with these opinions
and the Judgment ii the Executive Committee, the latter
have deemed II necessary to take the following action;
The Executive Committee have received, with pro
found regret intelligence that the war raging be-
tween France and Prussia renders probable that the
attendance Of foreign delegates will be interrupted Tel
egraphic dispatches from France and Germany were re
qucng the posponement Of the Conference because OF
the inability of the delegates from those countries 10 at
tend To those dispatches reply was sent by cable tat
our arrangements had gone so far we coud not postpone
Telegraphic dispatches were then received from Hol
land Switzerland and England giving the united Jndg-
men of the Alliances In all those countries that te Con
ference the mentioned, should De postponed
The British organization, in their disaten, express ne
decided concurrence in this opinion OF the C9nnnehta
branches. Bishop McIlvane Of Ohio, and President
Aiken OF Union College, being in England, sent 10 US
joint dispatch stating that the war ana lts
render the attendance of European delegates lmpract
cable and will destroy the international character OF lhe
Conference If 1t should be held under eklstng cHcun
So vast an of time, labor and care has been
expended already upon the preparation Tor the confer G
encc. deep the interest now felt III ITS dpoacn ny
the Christian people of this country ana so ~
the call made upon their hosptaes, that nothing Dut
imperative necessity could Justify second postpone
But the Divine will is most clearly expressed in the
mighty events transprng In Europe, in the unal-
nous wish brethren there and in the concurrent
OpiniOn of friends Of the Alliance at hOme VINO nave
been consulted as far as practicable.
our sympathies are warmly enlisted lin behan OF the
Christian brethren whose lands are now involved in the
meres of war and our prayers are and shall be offered
that God NAV avert Its canltes from then ana speeu
lily restore unto them the blessings OF peace Ana We
recognize fully, as we should feel III our own case Win
war ng in the midst of them, and with the imminen
possibilities of other European countries being involved
therein that holding positions Of influence ana se
fulness men OF wisdom ana power, Whose collsoi ~ g
qured in social and public affairs, should not at such
time put the ocean between them ana thelr iaueh ne
official duties and their country. 49,
The General Conference requires the presence OF these
brethren, and without them 1t must lose ts Ghafaclr
and its object as an International Evangencai
TO postpone the Conference until more cOnNehient
is, therefore, inevitable But the lEnMte Nisn3
which has ordered this result WILL we have no doubt
also Overrule the postponemen to the Oh @ @
Gospel, and 10 the accomplishment OF SUI greater anu
better results than could have reached by the COse
ence of the present year Therefore, be p.r,c, All.
the United States with great reluctance td 10 e
Sutherland that the General Coafeence be held New
iS SePem'& & ~ go be poPOne 9 IT @ e Conference is
hereby postponed at least for the present year. aud un9 soen % @
That ef this action be sent TO all the European and Aneean
delegates who have been invited to attend and ha be published IN
That thanks of the Executive Committee are heey Iresent,d
expected members Of the Conference and We cherish the hope
peace thanks also returned to those railroad and
steamship AND a. o So TC % & S Of @
Executive Committee has received With great satisfaction
delegates to visit Niagara guests and
the hoaes Of the people be enjoyed by the foreign mem
s. That an outbreak Christian countries the nine
teeth century furnishes an occasion cas- & for % GP eoaoSI 1 % s @ s
the Prince Of Peace sba reign among the naons and eY snail learn
Thai Aky rejoice the harpy influence which the Ppa
cs upon friends Of the Alliance throughout the United
organic branch aPG hold A19cs % ~.stsss sgd az s 0 9 g
Conference, whenever shall be convened No., p....,
$ IREysus PRIME, PHILIP scHAVT, Cor secys
DUTCH REFORMED CHURCH.
The services of the. Dutch Reformed Church,
in Thirtyfourthst near Eighth-ave were very fairly
attended yesterday morning, Notwithstanding the IN
tense In the absence Of the pastor the Rev Isaac
Riley the pulpit was filled by the Rev. Dr. Campbell
President Of Rutgers College, who preached from the
seventh chapter 10th of Psalms "My defense is Of
God who saveth the upright in heart" The reverenh
gentleman said that two things were apparent from ms
tex-frs that David believed he would he saved, and
secondly, that God would save the upright IN heart
Here question OF great Importance 10 Us an Is
experience of David and ST. Paul an Isolated experience
or is this Experience common privilege OF the saints
and aftanabe by all Christansl II upright in
dwelling consc4usness Non-of us cun be upright in
heart and be unconscious of this condition What is up
rghtness of heart 1t is conformity of the outward
man with the will of God What we really are, depends
upon the uprigntness OF our conduct II we are upgnt @
TO serve God II have formed that purpose We In
tend to live undert If we have formed purpose we are
conscious OF that purpose ana What "oulu pe llouslt
Of me if were TO ask you Are you aware OF
the existence OF & ySur RbPOS1 You 'S are smpeon
10 doubt my knowledge of this purpose or am one 10
be unconscious Of IT, Another element is the presence
i'm the soul of certain affections corresponding TO this
purpose. Love of God for what He is TO US gratitude,
of the funent Of his promises to us, are all affections
Of the soul Repentance also is an affection OF the SOUL
il being sorrow for the violation of Gods law The same
NAV be said of obedience which is conformity OF the
personal will TO the will Of God As these affections OF
neither can upghtness of heart dwell therein and We
not be congnzant of it, And the desire for unrgheous OF
counter motion of the soul opposing all our struggles
after virtue and combating all our inelnalons 10 90
rght-the spirit OF epil which puts forth its nsnuang
wes side by side with the sturdy resolution TO serve
God If we have become upright IN heart we w Tnen r re
suffered wrong at the hands Of feow,man-a great
and sySus fa m ag s1Te IT, sc a o our rp whc
future life; but we STRIVING after uprightness OF
heart and az every who SO strives must come 10 ts
helm 6eIp,' we say that sublimesf of all prayers,
taught US by lips that spake never man spake that
hour when we neither knew meditated wrong,
"Our Father which art in heaven forgive us our depts
as we forgive Others their debts TO u.s. Here the Mas
ter explicitly commands us TO forgive our enemies bu
how can we DO 90 we, snerng r & natura ncnS
tons never be known but IT is sincere, ana we eo
querwe rise free from the thradom OF s anu way S
tween good and evil is the evidence OF upright,
ness OF soul. God does not only rtSru
the outward conduct Of man., when
NAV be wrong the world views 1t, but the inner
spring and motive of action with him who seeth not as
man Sees the test of uprghtness OF heart lie theh
proceeded 10 OF the objections mace 10 MS
doctrine that IL tended TO groundess fears or supe
ton and that il nculcated spirit OF pride, quoting
passages from the sacred scriptures 10 snow
that, though sin Is insduous in it's workings ana may
be in the heart and know it, yet God can give ns
a knowledge OF its existence that we may triumph
il. He concluded his excellent discourse Dy re-
mpding his hearers that there was work for all OF
in the service OF Christ. He was pleading Tor the
religion OF the heart. " My give lne thy heaTt
the snhme and eXpTessiYe words OF The psanlst