, 1873-10-11

tho congregation singing " All Hail tho Power
e Jesus Name" tho last vorso being sung In all
aries, and tho congregation In English.
GERMAN MEETING.
Association Ilnll waB i}llotl with worry large
and entluslastie audience Of qertnana to 1lstcn
to apneclicB OF delegates from Fnthor1asld. After
singing Lnthor's CHORAL DR.. Bchaaf oponod tho
proceedings in short, bt,t elaborate adurcHs.
lilo welcomed the opportunity offered by tho
presence o. delegates from Germany to 1ispc!
Germany In regard to tho Protestant Church OF
Anerica, and tho Boclnl and political institutonB
Of this country. Everything tendlng to preju-
dice tho Gorm"n people aEninst this country was
Hent over tho waters Of tho occGn by Interested
partiee, nnd sproal broaacaat oyor tho land but
Tho delegates will return homo md give TRUTH
ful picture Of the country, aud will boar witnosH
to the ClirHtan and honoyolort charaator Of tho
tho fact that nla,Y OF tho moat eminent tloo-
1ogiaus OF Germany had not boon nblo to attend
tho Convention, aud TINT moro thnn ono bud
boon suddenly called to hia everlasting homo
tho vineyard OF thu Lord. 1o {Dr. Sohaaf) Ind
had MI audience with tho Emperor of Germany,
| md Ills Majesty desired him to declare to
tho Evangelical Alliance hia best wishos, and to
l,is dcop fet sympathy with tho cause Of tho
Protestant Church. Tho speaker then intro
ducel
FnoF. DR.. DonNER, OF BERLIN,
mHo SPOKE upon Ine 1nuuence OF German
Theology Upon tho Protestant Ohnroh Of Amor-
1ca:" The substance Of Ills remarks was that,
while IN Germany the Church WAS alnoBt q unit,
and little, Was known about .aectarianBrn,
protestantlsm in America waa aplit up into :
multitude Of aocts, but TIM. true spirit Of
Christ united all denominations. He was Rur-
prised to 800 and hoar tho earnostnoas and faith
which moved tho different denominations in tho
great work Of spreading tho Protestant filth:
Yb1
feasor complimentcd American women
because they aro 20 much devoted to tho Church,
and arc 60 strong In faith.
THE REV. DIR. z1stslEnMANN
TaR tho next speaker. uo said TINT tho Protest.
ant Church In Gormany is threntoned with do
atructiyo storms. Tho mighty hand Of Gov
ornmont will sever tho tics OF Church and State.
bnt l'is visit to this country taught him TINT tho
is Christian faith so dooply rooted aB hero. No
where aro tho people go roady to support it's
/ 'churchos. Therefore ho looked calmly at tho
coming storm, and believed that tho trials Of the
Protestants In Germany. It ia the common be-
1iof in Germany that In America tho dollar rules,
but ho was happy to say to his friends at home
that ho nowhere found so much truo Christian
ity, SO much faith, such benoyo1onco, as in this
land.
rnoF. CHR1BTL1rD, OF BONN,
delivered the closing discourse. uo Ind seen tho
philosophy class OF m. n.Anor1cau college of 800
Btudehta opened aud c!oaed Will prayer, II q
German Professor would attempt such q thing
bis pupils would think him Insane. He wished
that the Christian spirit so manifest in American
colleges could be instiled into tho heartB Of tho
Professors and students Of German univeraitios.
Thon educated classes In Germany would cease
to dospse religion, all tho reporters in sight
having loft tho hall, tho Professor said ho would
soizo tho opportunity to give fits to tho German
press Of America and that Of Germany, which, lle
said, served but mamuaou, iH without faith,
breaches infdelity and other iHms, Is immoral,
md aims to corrupt puro Christian souls.