The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-10-09
The Evangelical Alliance.
LER'S PAPER CREATES A SENSATION
YESTERDAYS PROCEEDINGS

in and attending as spectators the great
council of evangelical churches. Associa-
| ton Hall was full and crowded this morning
at the opening of the session. After an in
troductory hymn. Rev. Mr.. Harrison, of
London, gave blessing.
The general topic this morning was Chris
tian life. The first speaker was Rev. DIR.
William Arnot. Of Edinburg. His theme
was the relation between Christian doctrine
and Christian life, his arguments being chiefly
| directed TO show the fallacy of those who
cNalt charity at the expense Of dogma.
personal Religion" was the subject of a
paper read by Rev. Richard Fuller, ID. D.,
Of Baltimore. In the course OF the reading
of the paper he criticised the forms of The
Church Of Rome, and said that all churches
which pretend that it is necessary to do some
thing mechanical for our salvation practice
imposturc, investing their prayers, lectures,
HYMNS, &C., with SuDcrStitious virtue.
| At this point DR.. Fuller begged that the
audience would dcsist from applauding him,
As it was very painful to have to treat of
these things.
The session was concluded by an address
on personal religion by DR.. Mast, of Cincin-
| natl.
The session was then adjourned to 7.30
| O'clock in the evening, when an address OH
family religion was delivered by DR.. Harri-
son. Of London.
! The philosophical section of the Evangel.
| ical Alliance rtaSScmbled this morning ut 10
o'clock in s.. Paul's church. Charles Reed,
| NJ. F.. Of London. was appointed chairman
for the day.
Rev Jame, II. Riggs, ID. d., Of Wesleyan
Training College, Westminster, England.
read paper on modern literature i'll its re-
hiion to christianity.
| An invitation from the Common Council
to visit places of public interest at the clty'S
expense, and an invitation from the Erie
| railway TO visit Niagara Falls by special
trains. were then rendered.
| The president of Union College rendered
| the hospitalitics Of the college 10 the foreign
delegates, aud Il similar invitation was made
| by the president OF Princeton College.
Dr. Porter, Of Yale College. delivered an
address on the relation OF modern literature
TO Christianity.
! Dr. Porter said that modern literature in
>cnSiblv Leads To atheism. 1t will be noticed
in the writings Of Herbert Spencer that he
>nccr> III what h. calls the carpenter theory
of the origin OF the univcrsr.' but he Is
ianXioli> to impress his readers with his be-
lie! in the unknowablc God.
APP. NJ. Il third section OF the Evangct-
Teal Alliance met in DR.. AdamS's church,
Madison square. The church was literally
packed full to the doors. The general topic
was The pulpit OF the day" and the speak
crs We're. first. Rev. DR.. Parker, of London ;
Rev, Mr.. Bcecher, and Dr. kiddcr OF Mabl-
son. y. J.
| [By Telegraph
THE lSFALLlBlLITy OF THE POPE
New York, October Sin the Alliance,
| l. I of h,.I
of Bonn. Prussia. read paper OIL Papal In
fnllibilitv and Old Catholicism. lie said that
. the true dogmaS Of the Catholics are that OF
the universal jurisdiction and intallibllity OF
the pope. The official press of Rome pub
lishcd that when the Pope thought lt was
Christ thinking i'm him. and that Christ wa:
visible in the Pope. RomiSh antl-ChrlStl
anity was never is strong rs in our day. Il
was arrogant of the Catholic Church to hole
their Ecumenical Council. No one was re-
. presented in il but cardinals, bishops. and ;
few laymen.
CATHOLICISM.
| New YORK, October SIN the Alliance to-
day a paper from the Old Catholic Congress
recently held ut Constance, signed by Bishop
, Rcinkers. Professor Dr.. Won Schultz, ant
: Others. addressed to the Conference, wa:
read by DR.. Schatf, who prefaced the reading
by few interesting remarks. The paper
. was in response to an invitation for repre-
! sentative from that organization. DR.. Schat
l said that the address was now being inter
pretcd. and would appear tomorrow.
t DR.. Scllaff recountcd the actions of the
fl Congress. among which arc the establish
q mcnt of evangelical preaching in the Catho
0 lie Church: the establishment of confession;
d the allowing Of priests to marry, and tn,
Of fII.I
Z having Il voice in the government Of tht
d Church.
= In closing. DR.. Schaii said that the Ole
It Catholic Chuch now had tifty-ninc congre
t cations. fifty thousand members, and fort.
priests. and that next winter six students
lwould be admitted in the college at Bonn
Speeches, generally bitter aganStthe thurcl
Of Rome, were then made.
- In rcplv to this, DR.. StorrS. of Brooklyn
l. followed in an address upon Romes appcl
a to educated Protestants. lie said:
: sit is easy but unsafe to undervaluc an.
V force but our own. 1t is difficult for Protcs
d tants to understand the attractive power
= Romansm. We have been wont TO re@art
l. the Roman Church as one OF ignorance ah'
o suDerstition. When we have seen person
= going to the Roman Church we have beef
II ant to believe that they were moved by 20
Itical aspirations or some one ofthose ecccn
trcities of mind that would have mad
i them "A Mormon. This is all wrong. Catho
u lies are intelligent, earnest, and ardent.
o great attraction is the greater security
;, Salvation offered by the Church Of Rome
There is power in believing, as one draw
y near death, that he can hear his Saviour
II voice speaking through the priest, glvlnE
+, the diving one complete abSoution from sin
= With these reasons come the fact OF the az
of the Catholic Church. TO Catholic, the
Iardent history of his church is one of tn
k grandest things his thoughts can dwell
; upon. We believe that the hlstor.
Of the RomiSh Church is greatly tn
n work of the hierarchy--greatly false
i but it is all accepted by the Catholic
as truth verified The arts and sculpture
+ of the Church are powerful in inilueDcln:
4 Catholics. 1t claims to be the church OF ;
sect whose magnificent structures outriva
q all those of whatsoever sort. 1t is church
of the poor III that its benevolent institu
tons are found everywhere.
If" said the Rev. Mr.. Storrs, we must
overcome these men, we must know more
than we have sometimes known OF the Sc
ductiye influences existing against lis
!, There is one thing they cannot do, and thai
is. rub out the past. There are aspects tt
Romansm that are worthy of much admira'
, ition and respect" ....-... -
A HORRIBLE TRAGEDY-A Young Girl
OrreAcEp AND MuRDERED.-[Special Dis
, patch to the Baltimore Anaeraca"'I HaJers
torn. October Our community was
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