The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-10-04


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for your comfort I give you the senti-
ments OF all orir hearto "a most cordial
welcome to our countryi our homes apd
our hearts,"
After singing the doxology. prayer
was offered by Rev. DR.. Hodge, of
Pfinoeton. Rev. DR.. Rigg. of Londoue
next read q portion OF the seventeenth
cnapter ,0f ~ John; after which, there
WAS prayer b. Rev Matan Prnehet. Of
Italy; followed by the Dean OF Canter-
bnryiwith the creed. The entire con.
ference rose and sang with one voice.
the evangelical hymn, "Ooronation."
The business OF effscting permanent
organization was then taken up, and
Iies OF officers read and adopted. DR..
Theodore D. Woolsey. of New Haven,
was appointed President. and DR.. S. J.
Prime, General Secretary. Among the
Vice.Presidents were William F. Have.
meyer, Lord Alfred Churchill, Of Eng
land. Hon. R. q. Winthrop, of Massa.
ohusetts, Rev. A. Downer, Rev. Dr..
buckingham, of Connecticut, Willium
Dodge, OF New York. Rev. Mr.. Sohenck
aud others were appointed Honorary
Secretaries. The President, DR.. Wool.
sey, then took the Chair, amidst ap.
plause. nni delivered his address. He
said:
I'VE are mot here to day because we
believe in the communion of saints
we believe that man. in his nature, his
aspirations, his senses Of want, his need
OF redemption, is one, and that God is
one; and that in all the various unfold
ings OF Christian character and Christ
ian life, there is one Christian character
the spirit Of love for God and loveSol
man. resting in Jesus Christ our Lord,
in tue hope OF RECEPTION through him.
We believe in one great universal
church, that bus lasted through nll time
until now. aud is to last until tue end OF
all things. notwithstanding tue inefti-
cacy Of prayer has been demonstrated
by science, the church goes Oh praying
still, all the same; and ns long as there
are Christians in the world, they will
pray necessarily, in spite Of all logical
conclusions. Tuus. too. wo believe iu
the diffusiveness of the Gospel
"Gentlemen, need not repeat the
welcome already given to you; yet, us
your President. may once more say o
you, that We welcome You all. We vel
come the Lutheran; We secome the
children of free, heroic Switzerland, and
the representatives OF France-,he
much suffering and glorious church Of
France; we Welcome those from all other
parts of Europe. aud those who have
come, like first fruits, from the Eastern
lunds."
1t was then announced that it had
been agreed upon tha, tho pastors should
make their own arrangements with the
delegates as to services.
The Dean Of Canterbury then read
letter from the Archbishop Of Canter-
bury, praying for Gods blessing on the
efforts for the spread ut the reforma-
ton. Never, he says. was there time
more apt for an nttempt to check the
spread of superstition; and he trusts all
will cordially unite in doing so.
Rev. Nj. Prochet, Of Italy, spoke on
the condition of the church in that
country. He said Plus TX is conscious
OF diminished power. The clergy clung
around tho Holy Sac for support, and
all are eager to crush the common foe
before them. All Italian priests do not
believe what the Pope taught; for only IA
few yours ago, 5000 of them petitioned
him to abnndon tho temporal power, but
he refused. For all that, reformation is
not to be expected through the priests
OF Italy. for they are always ready to do
the bidding of their master. Tie peo-
pie. though they remain Catholic in
name, are Indifferent about their roll.
gion. and instead of seeking out tho
truth. prefer to remain inactive in the
church in which they were born. He
then referred briefly to the various par
ties ia Italy, and sail there woro over
half dozen Protestant denominations,
who had each their churches and large
congregations in that coaptry. After
paying n tribute to the ingenuity of the
Jesuits, the speaker said Italy was di-
vided into three pur.ies-:hc priests, the
Protestants and the infdels; and pre-
sent Indications showed that the evan
gelical church was making vast progress,
and would make moro, if they had sni1i.
cient literature OF their own.
The autobiographical paper by Prof.
a. Thnlock, d. D., of Halle, Germany,
was next read, by Dr. Witte. O. kol.
ther, Prussia-thea former having been
too intirm to attend the convention.
The hour for adjournment having mr.