The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-10-07
THE EVANGELICAL ALLIANCE.

THE EVANGELICAL ALLIANCE.
NEW YoRx, Oct e-The theological
session or the Evangelical Alliance com
menced It's session In Association Hall
this morning, Dr.. Woolsey presiding.
After the devotional exercises the
General Secretary announced that the
delegates from foreign. lands were each Y
receive from the American Bible Society
q copy OF the Holy Bible in English as an
expression OF the interest felt by that SO.
ciety In every effort to counteract the IN
fluence OF infdelity and superstition
The delegates were also informed that the
American Institute fair was Tree 70 them,
and that on Wednesday next carriages
would be at their service for a visit 10
Greenwood Cemetery.
DR.. Tiffany, President, had deferred q
much desired visit to his old companions
In arms Of the army OF Tennessee TO
await the arrival OF delegates; an an.
nouncement which was received with
great applause.
Papers on the best methods ofsthe
counteraction Of modern infdelity were
ready by Prof. Stanley Leaths| ;of Kings
College, London, and Prof. Theodore
Cristiieb, Of Q Boston. The latter
cautioned against exaggerated ideas Of the
inspection Of the books OF scripture, in
asmuch as no prophet or apostle had
ever stated when canonical books were TO
be treated with reverend criticism, and II
isolated discrepancies are found, let him
alone. s,.L.,@ -y.-.,hI,,
A paper prepared by Rev. Dr.. Cairns,
Of London, was handed in for publicaa-
ton.
President Warren, Of. Boston Universi.
ty, made the closing address on American
The Theological Section took the usual
recess. ~. Z, M i,h!
The Philosophical Section met in St.
,Paul's Church, Rev. DR.. Foss presiding
Dr.. McCosh made an address on the re-.
ligious aspect Of the doctrine Of develop.
ment, and was followed by DR.. Weldon,
London, DIR. Brown, Of. the Cape OF Good
Hope, DR.. Hodges, ot Princeton, and DR..
Dawson, of Montreal. The last named
devoted himself chiefly 10 a contutation
Of the Darwiuian Theory of Develop
mcnt. Invitations similar to those given
by the Theological Section, and q recess
taken.
The Conference reassembled in Associ-
alton Hall at2P.M The hymn, Jesus
shall reign where Ger the sun" having
been sung, an address on "iaith and rea
son." by Rev. DR.. Washburn, Of New
York. Speaking Of religious thought
and action, the speaker referred 10 uni
tarianism as a reaction against the schol'
astic divinity, which like that OF the
middle ages, created the movement that
opposed It. ...t--.
Prot. Bowel, of Newchatel, Switzer-
land, delivered o brief address in French
on the same subject.
The congregation then sang the I'D and
4th stanzas OF "Rock Of Ages"
Rev. DR.. Paul Zimmerman, of Leipsic,
spoke on the controversy between iaith
and reason
A paper prepared by Prof. ]. Won
Oosterzee, Of the University Of Utrecht,
Holland, was read by Rev. Dr.. Cohen
Stewart, ,sof Rotterdam. 50
The Doxology was then sung and alter
the benediction Conference adjourned.
The Philosophical section OF the ALI
auce reassembled at 2 O'Clock In 81.
Paul's church. Professor Arnold Henry
Guyot, LII. D, spoke on the subject Of
Geology and the Bible, and throughout
his discourse reasoned 10 show that the
discoveries Of Geology and the Bible were
not antagonistic. Speaking about the Gre.
alton OF the world Prot Guyot makes
the "a hour day begin with placing OF
lights to divide day and night, and TOR
signs and seasons, for days and for years.
Hence the seventh day Is Of "a hours.
Principal Dawson, Of Montreal, said that
the whole seven days were indefinites. God
finished creating, and the time was indtti.
mite, rest began, man fell and was ordered
to observe and keep holy the seventh day
as q type Of the rest, which he had lost
The Lords day first Is the type Of the
rest, which the Lord introduces. Prof
Guyot makes the first three days called
OF the creation indefinitely long periods.
The day of "a hours length began with
the placing Of lights to divide the day
from the night and for signs and seasons
and for days and years-Genisis ], IA.
Hence the Sabbath day is Of "a hours.
The next paper was "Christianily and
Humanity" by DR.. ]. Williamson Nevin,
Of Lancaster, Pa.
Prof. Edmund Speiss, Of the University
OF Jena, spoke on Theology and Physiol.
gy." He dilated at some length on the
different races and religions and their re-.
lations to each other. He ended by
hoping that the whole world would at
some future day become united in their
a gentleman in one Of the aisles Of the
church then arose and proposed tho fol.
lowing question to Principal Dawson: us
there o necessary antagonism between the
,Darwinian theory and the Christian
church.
Upon rising, Principal Dawson said
"that 1t was rather afhard question, and
1t would take q well prepared treatise to
respond satisfactorily" He said, however,
that he would do his best. The Darwin.
ian theory system Is as follows: "That
all forms Of vegetable and animal matter
are the result Of an undiscovered force"
Darwin reasons as to the possibility Of the
development oi species, but does not pro.
duce the facts. There may DO a modified
variety Of truth in the Darwinian system
as to the various varieties ot races but
that man was produced from an ape does
not OF all accord with scriptural reyela-
tions, t@'''N
A missionary from China, DR.. Ai,kens,
spoke for some time on the similarity oi
some portions If the religion Of barbarious
nations, especially those oi China, to the
forms Of the Catholic church.
Another speaker spoke enthusiastically
In opposition to the Dariwnian system.
The President then announced that the
time allotted for the afternoon session had
expired and the 9th hymn was sung
After which the .benediction was pro-