The New York herald., 1873-10-03


Christianity from almost every section OF Cnristen-
dom. The delegates and invited guests were pre-
sented TO the President OF the Alliance, w. L.
Dodge by Dr. Schaff and Rev. James Davis. About
eight O'Clock the lecture hall was occupied, and on
the platform were the President (Mr Dodge, DR..
Adams and the foreign delegates selected to make
the responses to the address Of welcome. The
meeting was opened by the singing OF the vast
audience, accompanied on the organ, OF the verse
commencing
From all that dwell below the skies"
sung to the tune OF the "0ld Hundred.n The
Lords Prayer was recited by the Rev. @. Dallas
Marston, N. A.
THE ADDRESS OF WELCOME.
DR.. Adams delivered an exhaustive and remark
ably appropriate address of welcome, in which he
sketched essential elements OF unity in Christi
anty and said that the purpose Of the meeting
not only to express, but to manifest, this Chris
tian unity. He concluded by touching reference
to those delegates who were expected to be pres
ent, but who had been removed by death.
ADDRESS OF LORD CHURCHILL.
Lord Alfred Churchill, in addressing the meeting,
said that it would be exceedingly difficult to con-
vey to the meeting the sense OF gratitude and
thankfulness felt by himself and his British asso-
ciates and therefore he would read the document
entrusted to him by the Evangelical Alliance OF
that organization towards the American Alliance
He believed that the Conference would be far more
important than any conference hitherto held.
(Cheers.) He would take that opportunity OF
assuring the people Of this country OF the good will
and kindly feeling that are manifest among all
classes OF Great Britain towards Americans.
(Cheers.)
SPEECH OF DR.. sToUGHToN.
DR.. SrOUGHTON (of London) said that the only
reason that he presumed he had been called
upon to speak was that ne was one OF the Oldest
tleman had told him as he entered this room that
this was the most significant meeting that bad
been held in years. ut completely BEATS" said
he 1.-THE Ecumenical Council at Rome.n He
thought the gentleman was right. That only rep
resented one Church, this represented the Protes-
tant catholic Christians OF all nations. he (Dr.
He had lett England with the greatest feelings OF
patro tism, and he ielt that he was now more than
half an American already. tCheers.) Now what
touched him the most was that on entering a
public school In this city-a girls school-he heard
God Save the Queen"
and after they had sung that these dear girls sang
God Bless Our Native Land.n
That was the response Of that meetings. prayer
Tor the Queen OF England and q prayer for
America, their native land. He saw before him the
Stars and Stripes ana the Union Jack furled to-
getaer, and he believed that these naps would al
will never give place to America with regard to
hope. America lives more than England, perhaps,
rious future before her, he believed lCheersJ He
concluoed by wishing that spirit oflove and union
might rest upon the Conference, urged the need
OF looking to the Father OF Love for His bless
iug Then they would not part at the close without
that essing. Let them then expect great things
at His hands. One OF the best instrumen talities
tor promoting Christian union was social inter
course. tCheersl In our controversies we see
one another through q mist. When the mist clears
away we see that we are all brethren. loud ap-
plause.)
FRENCH DELEGATE
Rev. GEORGE FrscH u. d., OF Paris said that after
the address Of welcome he felt that he was IN
heaven. Dr. Adams spoke OF the Huguenots; they
knew how the Huguenots had been received in this
country although the descendants had so changed
that they could scarcely know them What a
there was no Germany and no France. loud
cheers.) There were no boundaries and no alii-
ances, except the blessed alliance America
stands higher than it ever did before among the
French people. tCheers) DR.. Fisch said he went
lecturing through France Immediately after the
war, and held up the great American Republic as
the model Repubic-a republic that must be placed
on the ground. resting upon personal liberty, per-
sona character and personal conscience. Cheers)
GERMAN DELEGATE.
DR.. DoRSER, OF Berlin, said that, although ne was
scarcely able to speak IN the language OF America,
yet he would endeavor to answer to the greeting
that had been given by EVANGELICAL America to
Evangelical Europe, and that included Germany.
The true IDEA OF Christian Church must be veri-
fed In every Christian mind by such an assemblage
as this. In Hoy Scripture the nations are ire
the Holy Spirit may be poured out upon each, so
that each may be born again into that spirit.
ANOTHER GERMAN DELEGATE
Dr. CHRIsTLIEB, OF Berlin saiu tnat more tnan
fourteen hundred years ago when the great Ecu
lnenical Council was opened In Ephesus, Aexan-
der said :-'ln the name OF Mary greet you, and
thank God FOR bringing you safe over the ocean,
The Doctor said that he did not greet the assembly
In the name OF Mary, but In the name OF the Lord
Jesus Christ tCheers) The hospitality OF the
Americans to the Alliance made 1t difficult for
any other country to succeed in the entertain
ment OF the delegates. In expressing the feelings
OF the German people he ielt that he was
something like young David wAen he tried to
march la the armor OF SAUL UautD ter and cheers)
The German representatives had Not only come to
unite with the Alliance. but also 70 see Something
OF the great institutions or this country. Already
there had been gathered up large treasures ofex-
perence and information. Germany has for some
ages been the country o. q material political and
depended the strength ef the Protestantism
Of the future. Now the Germans wanted
strengthening In this; and needed the prayers
ana ana sympathies Of the Christian world.
| foe against all errors. The German people were
looking to the meetings OF the Alliance for the OBJ
tanning oil TINS strength Though we, as Germans,
can never forget we are Germans, still we are
one as Christians, and TO show that this was so
"let me,n SAID the orator, give nv hand TO our
French brethren" CThe Doctor then shook hands
with WIN Dr: risch, the whole audience cheering, The
YIN, Knox, Ridley, and the Pilgrim fathers OF this
country are one amily now before God and IL the
fathers are so why should not the children be one
Rev. COHEN STUART OF Holland. az tho on,v dc,c.
gate from Holland said he had been quite three
weeks here and yet ne felt quite at home,
lCheers and laughter) lie wished that tho same
blessing might attend that Conference az Attended
the Conference Of 1867
DELEGATE FROM INDIA.
Tne Rev. NARAYAN SHEsHADRT In Indian cos
tune, then addressed the meeting, and saId he an
peared rather different TO those who had gone be.
lore, as ne was one nf The Alliances own