The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1873-10-16
rHg gyaSGELlCsL ALLIANCE.
Visit or the Delegates 20 PhiIadei-
Dhia- Speeches OF Mr. B5eeher and
others.

driven direct u Independence 116At
where, after spending some lime IN
examining the time hOnOred relics OF
the revolution, they were received by
Hon. Judge Pierce, who, 10 behalf OF
the MEyOF, welcomed them to the /
CITY. He invited them TO return to 4
the city in 1875 and witness the evil
by this country.
Upon the conclusion of the Judges |
address, George H. Stuart introduced |
the Rev. Henry Ward Beecher. He |
welcomed the delegates on behalf of |
the whole country, and said il was |
prOper that they should come 10 a city |
whence issued those Influences that |
made the country what Il is. The |
speaker reviewed the progress the !
country has made in a century which, |
be said, had been one of the Christian |
Influences. The Church did much in |
bringing about tine wonderful devel- |
opments of the country, but yet it has |
never been free and untrammeled. |
On the other hand, the Church has |
been stHangled by the hand OF sectar- |
| ianis1, the spirit of which has depriv- ]
ed her OF her true strength. In con- |
elusion Mr.. Beecher extended the
right of fellowship on behalf OF the
whole country
Representative of the Christian
Church in foreign lands were success |
ively introduced. The Rev. G. Dallas |
Marsten, Vicar Of London: Pasleur |
Fieher, Of Paris; the Rev. Lowrey +. |
BerkIey, of England. the Rev. DIR. |
Fouehet, OF italy, and the Rev. Ma |
rauan ShesadrI, of Bombay, made !
| short addresses
The Dean Of Canterbury closed the
services in Che hall with prayer, after
which the delegates proceeded in a |
body TO the banquet of welcome In |
Continental Hall, rendered by the |
Philadelphia branch Of the alliance. |
After the banquet the delegates pro-
ceeded to Horticultural Hall. Mr.. |
Stuart presided. Ex-Gox. Pollock |
and Bishop Simpson made addresses
Of welcome The Dean OF Canterbury |
followed in short speech. Addresses
were also made by the Rev. N. Shes
hadri, Of Bombay; Henry Ward Beech
er; the Rev. NJ. Cohen Stuart, of Hol.
land; the Rev. Pasteen Fischer, of
Paris: the Rev. Emil Rocheiaen, OF |
Belgium; the Rev. William Arnot, d. |
D., ofEdinburgh; the Rev. Cook, of
Paris, and the Rev. KDlit, of Ireland. |
The benedictiOn was pronounced by |
Bishop Campbell, and the large audi
ence dispersed. ,.,-;
u THE VISIT TO WASHINGTON
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WASHINGTON, October 1.-The vis- |
iting delegates of the Evangelical Al /
lance arrived here about half past two |
| this afternoon, and were driven to |
Willard's hotel and we're escorted to |
the public parlor. Rev. DIR. Tiffany /
acting as chairman of the MetrOpoli- |
tan branch of the Alliance, expressed |
qualification that the invitation to |
visit Washington had been accepted /
By the delegates, and hoped they /
l would always remember their friends |
| OF the District Of Columbia on their |
return home, and in their prayers ask |
| that the principles announced at their |
recent convention may be perpetua-
ted to all generations. .-,.I r,-s ri |
| Governor Shepherd at this stage of
tie proceedings came into the room
and was introduced TO the audience
who received him With applause. The |
Governor extended cordial welcome |
| to delegates in a short speech, at the |
conclusion of which the mem bers of |
the Alliance and their friends, inelud- |
| ing ladies, then formed in line and |
proceeded to the Executive Mansion |
headed by George Shepherd and Rich
ard Harrington, secretaries of the |
district. Upon arriving at the White |
House, they were taken to the blue
parlOr, where the President and all |
the members of the cabinet. except |
Secretary DeIano, who was represent |
ed by Assistant Secretary Cowan,
were waiting to receive them. Mrs. /
Grant, Mrs. Fish, Mrs. Richardson
and daughters, and several other la
dies, also were present. Rev. DIR.
Tiffany, after introducing the, more
prominent delegates, addressed the
President as follows: 5-...5i
Mr.. President: The Evangelical
Alliance, which has been in session at
New York, was gathering of Chris
tian men representing the Protestant /
faith. They come from many lands,
and uttered the matured thought of
their churches. They deliberated ON
topics of common interest to all /
Christians, and it is confidently be-
lieved that thus great stimulus has
been given TO Christian scholarship,
enthusiasm awakened In Christian
work, and the ties of Christian fellow
siI1p greatly strengthened. The
churches and citizens of Washington
have extended through the local met
ropolitan branch of the Alliance, an
Invitation to foreign delegates TO visit
the National Capital. They have
comein response to that Invitation,
accompanied by many American
friends and now have the honor OF
presenting to the President of the
United States aad his Cabinet the Off
GERS of the Evangelical Alliance, but
will first invite you to join in an in
vocation led by the Dean of Canter-
bury to our Heavenly Father.
The Dean of Canterbury offered a
fervent prayer The President then
said: "It affords me very great pleas
ure to welcome this Alliance to the
capital of this great Nation, which I
feel is the first OF all Nations to work
out the problem OF yonr mission.n
(AppIause, |,
The members OF the Alliance were
then severally introduced TO the Pres
ident by Hon. George Stuart, and the
ceremony of hand-shaking having
been gone through With, Rev. Nash
rayan Sheshadria of Bombay was
called upon for some remarks. He
said he was very much struck with
what he had seen in this country and
especially with the reception the Pres
ident had given him. 1t appeared to
him that Americans carried out their
spirit of Independence in everything
and he was happy to see that in free
America there was full religious lib h
erty carried out in all circumstances
and relations Of life. He hoped the
time would come when such q spirit
would prevail in his native land. He
hoped the time would come when the
rulers OF that land, whether British
or Native, would show their attach
ment for Divine law, for he firmly
believed that there was no greatness
in any nation which did not acknowI-
edge our RedeemeTy for righteous
ness exalteth q nation, but sin Is q j
reproach to any people, -fv sirrl
Rev.. Henry Ward Beecher was /;
then called upon, and said I also I
have profound respect for the Presi- :
dent Of the United States, as he is al J
most the only man in the nation who j
thinks good deal but can hold his !
peace. daughter aud applause.) = !
After short speeches by Rev. Mates :
PTochet of Geneva, and Professor +
Christieb of Germany, Mr.. Stuart an
nounced that the delegates would I
Withdraw, as the President was COM
PEELED to proceed to the railroad train
in order to I'LL other engagements.
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who has lived in chihuahua, one of e
the Nnrthnrn States of NTarino- e. =