Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-10-03
EVANGELICAL ALLIANCE.
Reception Of the Delegates in New York
Yesterday - Proceedings at the
Rooms Of the Young Mems
Christian Association.

NEW YORK, October /. - The
/ delegates who are TO attend the
sixth annual session Of the evangelical
alliance were received this evening at
the rooms Of the Young Mems Christian
association. On the platform of the
large ball In which the reception took
place every seat was occupied by the
foreign delegates and many of the
prominent men Of the city, and in the
other PORTIONS Of the building not even
standing-room could be obtained. The
/ interior decorations were graceful
and elaborate. The flags of all
nations, symbolical Of the cosmopolitan
character Of the conference were enter
tanned with happy effect. Whilst over
/ the platform were placed, in large gilt
/ letters, the names Of such prominent
reformers as Calvin, Wycklife, Bun
/ yam, Edwards and Knox. About nine
o'clock in the evening the chair was
taken by w. E. Dodge. After the rem
dition Of the hymn
From all who dwell below the skies,
by the audience, and the reading of the
Lords prayer by Rev. d. Marston,
Of London, Rev. DR.. Adams
was introduced by the chairman,
aud on advancing to the front Of the
platform to deliver the opening address,
was received with the greatest enthus-
iasm. He thought it pleasure in the
name OF the christian people OF the
country to address words Of welcome not
only to those present from this country,
! but to those from abroad. Some Of the
delegates were known as personal
| friends for a long time, while others
were known by their works of scholar
ship, for author of a good book, as well
as writer of q good christian hymn.
/ The protector Of some new and success
| ful system Of christian benevolence was
welcome as friend wherever there were
christians to worship. Pleasant it was
to grasp the hands of those with whom
/ they had been long, though unspoken,
/ in sympathy. But they came not now
as strangers, for they were all fellow
christians of the saints of the household
of God. He welcomed them most heart
| ily to America, her churches, her pull
pits and her homes. The event OF the
evening marked an advancing epoch in
the great drama Of human history. The
| hennispheres were separated by the
mighty pillows of the western ocean
/ but as time advanced, they saw how
more and more they were unified in the
one great plan, purpose and province.
The old perpetuates itself in the new,
and tine new was not a sudden creation.
As one travelled over this continent he
could not help noticing that European
history had DOtched itself even into the
soil. He claimed that America had a
right to the fame Of every patriot, scholar
and philanthropist of the old world.
TApplause.1 Colma did not join in
| person the expeditions to the American
coast, but Colma, Knox, Cranmer,
Ridley, Latimer and Hooper were all
living in America to-day. Jno. Hamp-
den did not cease to live when he fell i;
for that noble statesman still lived in the
new land. The good old cause for which
Algeru0n Sydney prayed with his latest
breath on Tower Hill, in London, did
not perish when he was beheaded. It
seemed to him as if the audience were
connected with the events that took
them back to the ashes of the heroes Of
olden times, and it seemed as if the air
was flied with spirits Of the mighty
dead, the common ancestor of all bid
ding them to behold with gratitude those
institutions of the land, which were the
result of faith and Of agonies of those
now long since gone. Free religion,
were q legacy of the past and
present. The great themes of discussion
were to be christian faith, life works
and christian hope. Whatever was of
essential value would, in course Of time,
become the property of all. There was
no private property in good thoughts,
good deeds and good men. The great
names associated with scholarship,
piety and philanthropy were common
property, and could not be sub
divided. All inventions would in
course of time become universal. He
regretted to say that more of those who
were expected to grace the meeting by
their presence had departed this life, but
he was certain if the spirits Of the de-
parted were conscious Of what occurred
on earth, there we're many who were
not Indifferent to q scene like the
present. He referred in feeling terms TO
Dean Alvord, Bishop MeIlvaine and
others, whom death had carried away,
and concluded by welcoming most warm
| ly and cordially the foreign delegation.
Lord Aired Churchill, of London, was
next introduced. In a few well-chosen
remarks he thanked them for the
warmth of their reception, and read a
cOngratulatory address from the London
branch Of the alliance to the New York
branch. He believed the results
of the conference would be felt
far and wide throughout the
civilized world, and assured them
that the people in Great Britain were in
full sympathy with them.
Rev. DR.. Stoughton, of London, was
next introduced, and after expressing
thanks for the hearty welcome, said that
England and America spoke the same
language, and it was reserved for them
to spread the gospel.
Remarks were also made by DR.. Fisch,
Of Paris; Rev. S. COolon, Of Geneva;
Dr.. Dornor, of Berlin; DIR. Christleib, of
the university of Bonn, and others.