The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-07-16
CHARACTERIZATION.
The Gear and the American
Deputation.
Petition Of the American Evangelical Alliance
to the Emperor Alexander for Reli-
gious Liberty In Russia.
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Request to Revoke the COercfve
Laws Against Professionalism
aud Its Propagation.
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The Gear Reminded Of the BeneAcent
Effects Of Religious Equality in
the United States.
The PETITION FAV0RABLY RECEIVED.
THE PETITION FAvORABLY RECEIVED.
TELEGRAM TO the new YORK HERALD.

LONDON, July Is, 1871.
despatch from Stuttgart announces the recep.
ton to-day OF deputation from the American Evan
gelical Alliance by Prince GOrtchakoT who is now
solournlng In that city.
The address from the Alliance to the Gear was
presented and favorably received. 1t contains the
following:-
To HIS IMPERIAL MAJESTY ALEXANDER H., EN-
PEROR OF ALL THE RUssIAS:-
The undersigned, citizens OF the United States OF
America and delegates OF the American branch OF
the Evangelical Alliance which is an organization
composed OF Protestant Christians OF different de.
nominations and countries, beg leave most respect
| fully to explain the circumstances which have
prompted this appeal to Your Imperial Majesty.
BY increased facilities OF intercommunicaton the
unity of the human family becomes more and more
a practical reality. National acts Of justice and
philanthropy exert a direct Influence beyond tue
boundaries OF the countries in which they originate
The benevolent DEGREES Of Your Imperial Majesty In
reference to the serfs commanded the admiration
of all the friends OF humanity in our own land and
throughout the world, and had q favorable effect
upon our own government IN bringing about shortly
afterwards the emancipation OF four millions OF
slaves.
Confidence in the well known benevolence OF
Your Imperial Majesty embOldcns us to express the
profound sympathy felt by multitudes In our own
country with large number OF Your Imperial
Ma;estys subjects In the Baltic provinces, whose
condition is emphaically described IN the report
made to Your Imperial Majesty by Count Bobrinskt
| IN April, 1884, and who by existing laws are
prevented from openly returning to the
faith OF their Lutheran ancestors. AS Americans we
venture refer TO the results Of our own national
experience as illustrating the effects OF religious lib
! ipdiv md no
OF governments. by religious liberty we 40 not in
tend freedom from all authority much less that all
| opinions are equally good, but simply the right OF
every individual to believe ana worship according to
his free ence. responsible only to the au-
| tnority OF God, as revealed in Ills Holy Word.
| In the United States all religious denominations
and forms OF worship are equal before the law.
which, supporting none protects all, and never III
ierferes with their internal affairs The orthodox
Greek Church, though with Us the smallest as 70
numbers, enjoys in every respect the same liberty az
the largest denomination. II may build churches,
propagate its opinions aud extend ITS influence as
freely In the United States as IN the empire OF Rus
sla. This religious freedom we have found not Only
| relief to the State from agtatons and cares but
the surest pledge OF social order and national unity
| by promoting mutual respect and charity among the
different denominations, and by impartng sense
OF security TO all the common enjoyment OF their
most sacred rights
In view OF these considerations we respectfully
| unite our request with that or our brethren In
Europe in behalf OF Your Imperial Maestys subjects
IN the Baltic provinces, that they may be permitted
| 10 worship God aud to educate their children az
cording to the faith OF their fathers. and Tree pre-
| ference of their own consclenccs.
Still further, in behalf or American missionaries,
distinguished by intelligence p,ety and scholarship,
who have labored long and successfully among
ArmenanS, HISTORIANS and other Christians under
Mahometau rule in Turkey, and on the borders OF
| the Russian dOmnons. we beg leave to ASK that
| Your Imperial MaJesty's CHRISTIAN government may
be induced TO grant, within the limits OF It's Jurslic-
| ton, among all subjects not belonging 10 the or
| thodox Greek Church, liberty OF worship and re.
| upious Institutions including circulation or the
| Holy Scriptures.
| In support OF the memorial which we now earnestly
aud respectfully present we appeal TO the genius oil
Christianity, which, being spiritual In It's nature
requires mora, influence and motives; TO the sacred
rights OF conscience, which demand an outward
expression IN freedom of public worship; to the
spirit OF modern civilization which lavors religious
liberty anu to anticipate its universal preva-
Ience, and to the precepts of Jesus Christ whose
kingdom is not OF this world, and who Is 'the Head
over all things TO the Church."
In the sincere hope that Your Imperial Majesty
may have the high satisfaction OF adding another TO
those great acts OF benevolence which nave inspired
the gratitude OF mankind. and devoutly invoking
upon Your Imperial Majesty and upon all Russia the
blessing OF Almighty God, by whom kings reign ana
princes decree justice we subscribe ourselves. with
profound respect, Your Imperial Majestys obedien'
servants
| WILLIAM ADAMS. NORMAN WHITE.
| JOHN CROSBY BROWN. NATHAN BISHOP.
| WILLIAM r.. DODGE. SALMON L. CHASE.
| CHAS. T.. MCILVAINE. PETER PARKER.
PHILIP SCHArr, Secretary.