New-York tribune., 1873-01-30
rgE EVANGELICAL ALLIANCE.

INVITATION TO THE GErsERAL CoNfERbNCh' !
DR. Philip Schaff, Secretary of the American
pyangecal Alliance, has sent the following inVltau"n
tr organizations abroad 10 take part IN the 0enera
conference to be held in this city next oetoeer'
OFFICE OF TIE ErANGElIcL ALuANoE'
No 90 RIBfE UousE NEw.YoRK, January, 1879
The Evangelical Alliance In the United states stat, 0i
America the SISTER Organizations IN SreSt d Rel
gum Sweden, Norway Denmark Turkey Greece from
and other III ,s Ioyd esn Christ be with
sSS SSa siI our fA'De' ana ''V ''' -''D '''1
Tarnestly desiring fellowship with all that IN eyer @
place eau on the OF Jesus Christ our Lo S SeIe
ibeirs aud ours invite you 10 at,eu at,eoDt ~ organtza
mons Of the one Evangelical Alliance 10 po eiu ~ @
CITY Of NewYork commencing OctoUyi, a. CO. % ,on how II
Was that We were obliged TO abandon the r cr
ference in the same city tTS from coming from
two OF the great nations of Europe. whom We are uS
sors no% w that hostes have ceased 70 do all in our I
power 10 unite in spirit ana ID Mora Sin,s "a @
80 SisSales between this country and that European
country with which we are most intimately copnectsu
tcrnnnated by an Arbitration constructed in the spirit
Of the religion OF love and peace-an Arotra'ion wmch
eylizatloD Remembering descent from the nation
from the representatives of the lands of our orefathers
Historically, Christianity mas come through YOU 10 US,
aud we long for a connection between Christians
of the old world and the The which have
the usefulness Of the Churches such as nhdety
and Rationasm ON the one hand, ana superstition ana
Rituasm the other have not sprung up pdlgenousy
among us but have been transported from the othef
eide o. the Atlantic and we wish evangelical CHRISTIANS
from other assist in c0ntendng with them
n may also not be unlnterestng or unprOttabe 1or
YOU TO inspect yourselves the in which religious
life developed in the United States and we are most
anxious you face TO face and 10 hear from your
own lps what God has done for YOU and 10y you.
AT this Conference hope 10 promote the desire Tor
closer union among Christians 10 remove obstacles OUT
Of way OF their cooperation TO lead them 10 com
prayer praise. aud eyangelistc work ana tnns
exhibit the essential unity of the body OF Christ we
propose soon issue programme of Intended pro
eeedugs from which il will be that papers are TO be
read and addresses delivered by competent persons
ministers and lay men. scholars and philanthropsts,
various all the questions discussed IN
the present day Church Of Christ aud bearing on
spread Of truth and the suppression OF error ana
vice BY division sections in the reading OF the
more elaborate papers, space and opportunity w ee
found for instruction and discussion on seei topics III
which individuals and portions of the Church are
deepy interested Urgently pressing upon your isVOr
able consideration invitation, given first through our
esteemed brother Or. schaf. our representative ana
now u this letter, ask you specially 10 JON US III
praying that he who dispOses all events and has prom
ised present with his people Away. may bring your
aelegates to shores in health and peace ana MI an
with His love at our meeting. Yours III Christ,
common Lord and savior,
WILLIAM T.. DODGE, President
TuOs d. ANDERSON, ". NEs 81 DDlNGTON
HERYEY d. GANsE. I. IRENAEUs PRIME,
III. B. RIDGAWAh. PHILIP oCHAfF,
NOAH Hunt SCHENCR, Jos. r THOMPSON,
Honorary Secretaries.