Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-10-15
At the Capitol To-day.

Crum, Rev. John Douglas, 10. d., Rev. +. X.
Sqgier, ID. p, all of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,
and many others.
At the Capitol To-day.
The members of the Evangelical Alliance
left Wizards Hotel at 9 o'clock this morning
and proceeded in street cars and omnibuses to
the Capitol and assembled in the rotunda pur-
suant TO previous arrangement. Quite n large
number of persons had gathered there, aad
among them many of the gentler sex, TO get a
look at the distin guished visitors. After all had
assembled, DIR. Sunderland asked that all join
in singing Coronation" and the united voices
of the whole delegation
MADE THE DOME RING,
the singing being rendered with a hearty good
will All then passed out the east door on the
portico, singing as they marched the hymn
Lord, when Thou didst ascend on high, ten
thousand angels filed the sky" on reaching
the steps of the eastern front, Rev. DIR. Tiffany
announced that Mr.. Alexander Gardner, who
was present with his apparatus, would take
PHOTOGRAPHIC VIEW
of the group, and requested that they would
arrange themselves uncovered, and keep quiet
for picture. On account of the motions of
were failures, but the third one was pronounced
TO be all right.
DR.. Sunderland then requested all to join in
singing the hymn: "Jesus shall reign where'r
the sun does his successive journey run" This
was sung while all remained standing uncov-
| cred, and all Joined hands and closed the sing
/ Ing W tD u verse commencing 'BleSt be the tie
! that binds our hearts in christian love-"
PRAYER
was then offered up by Rev. DR.. Rodgers, of
| New York, at the close of which all repeated
| the Lords prayer.
| Rev. DIR. Marston, of London then rehearsed
the Protestant church creed. all joining in, and
| at the close singing the doNology praise God
from whom all blessings fiow."
Before reentering the Capitol building Rev.
| DIR. Tiffany announced to the delegates that the
II n a fhn MAJ NtAr
countries were paid, and that they would give
| themselves no trouble about the settlement OF
| their expenses in Washington, as arrangements
| had been made for the same.
| Three cheers were proposed for DIR. Tiffany,
| and given with a vim.
The Doctor then announced that
| AN INVITATION
had been extended to the delegates by Governor
Shepherd to attend banquet at O'Clock to-
day, at Wizards hotel, and requested all to be
| present.
| Some one proposed three cheers for the Presi-
| dent of the United States, which were given,
| and
THREE CHEERS FOR THE WHOLE WORLD.
The delegation then retntered the Capitol,
| and were shown TO the various rooms, including
the library, old hall of the House of Representa-
| tiFes, new hall, marble room, Supreme Court
| Senate chamber, the Presidents and Vice Pres
| ident's rooms, &c. The pictures, statuary, and
other objects of interest were explained TO the
| visitors by Revs DIR. Sunderland, Tiffany, Hall
| ana others belonging TO the city.
| REV. NARAYAN sHKsHADRI,
the Brahmin convert, from Bombay, seemed
| to be the object of much interest to the crowd
on account of the popularity Of Ills dress and
| his white turban.
After going through all the rooms of interest
| in the Capitol, the visitors were escorted
through the grounds of the west front, where
| they took omnibuses for the Smithsonian Insti-
| tuition, Agricultural department, Patent Ofice,
ard other points of interest, and spent some
] time In sight seeing.
banquet at wiIIard's.
/ After visiting the Smithsonian institute,
|, Agricultural department, Patent Office, Medi-
| cal museum, and Treasury department, the
| visitors returned to willard't hotel, where
| they were introduced individually to Governor
| Shepherd in the east parlor, and social CONVEX
| sation followed previous to their entering the
| dining room. Rev. DIR. Tiffany called upon the
| following to act as special escort to the Gov
| ernar TO the table: Dean of Canterbury, Bishop
| simpson, DIR. Schaff, Rev. IL. Stuart, DR.
| Rigg, DIR. DorIer, Rev. A. Belger, Rev. Mr.
| Marston, Lord Alfred Churchill, Rev. Mr.. Ar
| net. The visitors proceeded to the dining room
| and were seated at the table, Governor Shep-
| herd at the head, when the Governor called
| upon the pastor of his church (Rev. DR.. Mitch
| ELI to offer a blessing; after which all par
| took OF most bountiful and elegant repast,
/ spread out on two tables running parallel and
| almost the entire length of the room.
FAREWELL SPEECH or GOV. SHELTERED.
| At the close of the entertainment, Governor
l Shepherd arose and said:
| l am honored, gentlemen, by your presence
as my guests to-day. Although, from want of
1 time, the entertainment offered you may not be
| commensurate with the occasion, your welcome
| is none the less hearty and sincere.
Your visit TO the seat of government, gentle
| men, Will long be remembered by our people
and If you will take with you as agreeable recol-
ecUns 81 NJ as you Leave among
| have welcomed you as leaders in the great
| movement for the regeneration of our race; we
| will part with you with wishes of God speed in
the noble work which claims the best enereies
| of your great minds and noble hearts. Our re-
gretis that your stay with us is SO brief; our joy
| is that, though brief your soiourn YOU ave in.
| spired our people with new zeal in the inter-
| ests of the christian church.
| Allow me to conclude with this sentiment -
1.-The Evangelical Alliance-May its results be
| equal TO the grandeur of its conception and the
| nobleness of Its ends"
AT almost every sentence there was loud APP
| plause by the guests.
Rev. Dr. Tiffany then said that the Metropol-
| itan branch of the Alliance desired to return
thanks 10 the Governor for his kind reception to
| the delegates. He then introduced
REV. DR. RIGG, OF LONDON,
who said he felt hoI ored at being called upon to
| respond to the kind expressions of the Cover
| nor. He said there was no need to speak of the
| Alliance itself, the reception they had met ex-
| pressed the sentime n;s entertained by the Gov
| eInor and the people of this city. The reception
| given TO the Alliance in this country had ex-
| ceefed anything he had ever met with. He
had no conception o. the warmth of the re-
| ception they had met with since they arrived
| on the American shore. 1t had simply been
| magnificent; the expression of spontaneous
| feeling, whether on the wayside or on the cars
and everywhere had been abundance of atten-
| ton shown them, and he returned thanks TO
| Governor Shepherd for the kindness with
| which they had been met in this city. He felt
| that there had been deep well of good feeling
| in the hearts OF the American people to the peo-
| pie OF the old mother land. This feeling was
| deep seated and he would carry back with hi IN
| TO England "reminiscences which would go with
| him through life. He would carry back with
| him the assurance of deep Christian regard He
| again returned his thanks to Gov. Shepherd.
| ERv. DIR. ARNKT, OF BELGIUM,
was called upon, and said 1t was a great mistake
| to call upon him q foreigner, as he felt that
| he was half an American, having visited this
country several times, and spent much time
| here. The people of this country and England
| were very much alike; the people of this coun-
| try seemed a little more like wine, sparkling
| with generosity and good fellowship.
OTHER ADDRRssEs.
/ Bishop Simpson and Rev. Philip Schaff D. D.,
| professor in the Union Theological Seminary.