The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1873-11-19
Opinions About the Alliance.
The COngrsgationalist gives the fOllOwin


The COngrsgatiOnaHst gives the following
summary:
The Nation is of the opinion that the cOn-
troversy over the union communion at Dr.
Adams church will not end with the blsh-
ops, and that it can hardly fail to ''embltter
the quarrel between the High and Low
Church, especially in England In the
Judgment of the Evangelist, the results OF
the Conference exceed the anticipations cher
Gshed by it's friends. 1t has practically de
monstrated the unity of the Church of Christ
throughout the world. The Observer, which
ought to know, is unable to say, as yet, how
many delegates were in attendance, ana
characterizes as by no means one of the least
wonderful features Of the occasion "that
these meetings, three, five, and sometimes
seven in one day, for ten days, some Of them
extemporized and supplied with orators on
the instant, all of them crowded to the ut
most capacity of the largest houses that
could be obtained, have invariably been con
Quoted with decOrum, dignity, and spirit,
speakers in no case failing to appear, and
in no case failing to satisfy the demands OF
the exacting audiences" The Independent
frankly acknowledges that the meetings have
been more fruitful of good than 1t expected,
though it expected not a little; declares that
henceforth no scOfer can honestly pirate Of
the divisions of Professionalism counts it no
small result that the Protestant churches
have been set to thinking of their agree
ments, and to despising their differences
The Christian Union finds it hard to keep
down feeling of enthusiasm over "a gath
ering so catholic, so cosmopolitan, and so
earnest. The mission of such a conference
is to give US broader sympaChies-to open
our eyes to other views than those we hap
pen to hold. And so it is that In truth this
Alliance is "one of the landmarks of the
worlds advancement toward a genuine
Christian federation and brotherhood The
Churcbman throws cold water on the whole
affair. There can be no such thing as an
alliance, it tells US, where there is unity
The Springfield Republican commends the
Alliance in that it AID not attempt to settle
any thing by votes and resolutions; that Ii
illustrated in itself the best methods of po-
lemical discussion, and that 1t furnished to
American preachers abundant hOmiletica
lessons; points TO it as proof that the peo
pie are not so Indifferent as might be imagin-
ed TO the vital themes of Christianity. "Bu
best of all were the humanitarian aspects Of
the meetings, the deep and earnest philan
thropic impulses that pervaded them IN the
elaborated discussions of social evils and re-
formatory measures, missions, home and for
eign, the labor questions, and all the meth
DDS by which Christianity seeks to enlighteI
and uphft mankind. The tone OF TIT
Christian IntelEgsncer is very warmly ap
preciative. 1t doubts 6 if in any other deliber
alive body there were ever SO many dlferen
subjects presented by so many leaders o
thought, in their most recent and importan
aspects and with such practical conclusions.
!, And herein it sees one of the most valuable
results of the Conference, One thing TIT
Iateligencer counts as certain: The for
eign delegates will 60 to their homes witt
enlarged personal views of our country anC
of its Christianity, and with lessons Of thei
experience for their fellow-countrymen."