Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-10-05
PAN-EVANGELICAL.
New York's Universal Conference.
Second Days Proceedings.


| Church, Rev. DR.. Adams officiating, after
which the delegates assembled in Associs-
ton Hall. The galleries of the latter place
reserved for the public, bee lme so crowded
and SO many people were in the streets
striving to gain admittance that a meeting
was organized in DR.. Crosby's Church, on
Twenty fourth street, at which addresses
were made by Rev. Mr.. Marston, of London
and Rev. DIR. Conrad, of Philadelphia.
Promptly at 10 o'clock President Wolsey
called the delegates to order. and Rev. DIR.
Conlin, OF Geneva, offered short prayer In
French. Rev. DIR. Hodge, of Princeton,
then delivered an address on the Unity of
the Church, arguing that each denomina-
ton should recognize the sacrament and
recrimination, it would be one mystically
in Christ. Addresses were also made by
Rev. DR.. Potter, DR.. Crooke, who repre-
sented Bishop Simpson, of Philadelphia,
and the Dean Of Canterbury.
The morning session was brought TO a
close by the reading of paper by Rev. O.
G. Dallas, on the Communion of Saints.
The "Reformed'' Aldermen.
The call for special meeting of the
Board of Aldermen, Monday, to tender
hospitalities to the Evangelical Alliance,
has thus far received but three signatures.
A majority of the Board Of Aldermen have
refused to sign, asserting that the Alliance
is sectarian body and should not receive
recognition by officials representing all
sects.
Professionalism Not Negation.
At the afternoon session Bishop Bedi'l, of
Ohio, read paper paying high tribute TO
the virtues of the late Bishow McIlvain.
Bishop Bedill continued: 1t is charged
that Professionalism is failure because ofits
division into sections; but uniformity Is not
necessary to unity. Protestanism is
church, not Degation. There was no uni
formity in the church from the beginning.
Union is not unity. There can be union
between unions, ignoring minor differences.
To-day the sect under the mask of
Rome are contending more fercely than
Prosestsnts. Denominational distinctions
arise from national prejudice, physical
abilities and mental capacities and we viii
have denominations until truth aud free
thought are crushed out. Differences in
the church are the necessary preservatiYes
of free gospel. There is among chris
tians union with the Father, with Christ,
and with the purposes of the church, the
union for which Christ prayed. The union
of the Father ard ofthe Son cannot be seen.
The PRAYER of Christ has not been un.
answered and the church has always main
tanned that unity with which denomina-
tional christians are consistent.
French Evangelism.
Rev. DR.. Cook, of Paris, followed Bishop
. Bedell, and said there was no where more
unity among Christians than in France.
The Protestant pastors are In perfect accord
with the Reformed church, and 1t was a
common thing for the three principal Pro-
testant churches to unite with the Reformed
chulch in the solemn act of ordination.
The Young Mems Christian Association
and Sunday-schools of France are friendly
on the principles of the evangelical alliance.
At the bedside of Adolph Monot the pastors
of the different denominations were called,
by his own request, to give him council,
and administer the holy communion. Never
was the word evangelical so well known in
Paris as in the war of 1871, when there
were evangelical alliance ambulsnces. In
the days of the Commune the brethren used
to hold united meetings for counsel. In
conclusion the speeker said what was chief
ly needed in France is the frequent inter-
change of pulpits.
The Rev. w. Nord, of Berlin, delivered
an address in German. Rev. F. w. Con-
rad, of Philadelphia, delivered az address
on the Interchange of Pulpit, maintaining
that the interchange should be confi0e to
Evangelical pastors.
This Weeks Programme.
Next week an opportunity would be given
the delegates for an interchange and decia-
ration of their opinions On the papers read.
The Conference will terminate Sunday eY-
ening next. Tomorrow afternoon COM
munion service will be held in Rev. DR..
Adams church, at which Rev. DR.. Schech-
earop, of the Oriental Convent, from
Ponthesm, will assist. This gentleman
wishes il stated that he can not accept half
the invitations he receives to make addresses,
but 40 arrangement will be made that all
attending the conference may hear him.
His remarkable conversion is accepted as a
grand instance of the power Of Gods word
in influencing the souls of men.
Tomorrow evening Hon. R. Felix Bruno
will preside at meeting in the Acadamy of
Music, while another meeting will be held
in Steinway Hall. Monday the Conference
will be divided into two sections, Theolo-
gical and Philosophical. Exercises at the
hall on Monday evening, will be conducted
in French. Tuesday evening there will be
service in Madison Square Church, for the
faculty and students of the different de-
nominations attending the Conference. On
Monday next, Brooklyn will receive the del
egates and dinner will be given them at
the Academy of Music. A public meeting
will be held in some building when ad-
dresses will be made by the foreign and res
ident members of the alliance.
To Visit Washington and Grant.
The Alliance have accepted an invitation
to visit Washington on the 18th inst, and
will have public meeting at the M tropoli-
tan church on the 18th and 18th, at which
President Grant and the members of the
Cabinet have been invited to attend.
The Unregenerate Aldermen.
Early to-day an announcement was made
that some Aldermen had refused to sign the
call for meeting Monday, to vote the hos.
pitality of the city to the Alliance, but the
requisite number of signatures was obtain
ed by o'clock. The names Of the five AL
dermen known as German members were
not attached TO the call at that hour, and
two of them had refused to sign the call.
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