Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-10-10
g. d. BENEDICT, Editor.
The Evangelical Alliance.

city. has been called, ana without ul'P"o'
the most remarkable and important rell-
.iaus council that ever met on this CON
tinent." Its delegates represent the fIO-
te,tant world. They number among them
Pre,byterians, Baptists. EpiscoPailans'
Nethodists. Lutherans, Reiormers, e.
lcyans. Congregationalist and Free Church-
men. from England, Ireland, Scotland, can
ada. Germany, France, Spain, o"ltzeriahu'
Holland. Belgium, Russia, sweden, NOT
WAY. Denmark. Turkey, Greece, Italy and
India. 1t is not in any sense an eccleSlas-
teal body. bat voluntary assemolage oil
cyanrelical Christians, met to testify to the
essential harmony Of their faith and prac-
fiee. The meetings are devoted simply to
renor.s and addresses on subjects of general
rciiciop. interest. the announcement oil
which fills over colamn Of the y. Y.
Tunes. in fine print.
The Evangelical Alliance was organized
in London, Aug. 10, loi6 by delegates OF
ffty religious organizations Of Great
Britain. Ireland Germany Belgium, France
Italy. Switzerland, Turkey, the United
States. and Canada. Sir Culling Eardley
Smith was President Of the Convention,
which numbered 500 members. Some OF
the most noted Aperican diyinc4 were de-
LIT. f., IT,
After five DAYS of careful Jc,ibcration the
-f,.,,,;,,, ,.lati.ro, was agreed upon. and
-..oafns m. common basis Of the organiza-
.;,,
v.,d., .as -usI. -st..u. 4uta.r-ty and su,ie.cn-
~ o.t-e a.y -,.5 ,-..t. iu ,ncnt in the
atslnrcta. o %: s !i.y s.rPia.gI-' cha. ,-..,, Of
.,-p.-.
g. fhe .ai,...,T. "'''' '''
%. The -clrnat s'a e God H u ~ ,..3. o.
,. ' -si ...-- I'D
The la. a.. sim IL, t.ls COW .on
sai -anrt G.at..u .f Oh. -a.. -- -...........
.-,. i1 IN. Id inent ". the worla By ,u- I'd
Ju- 'a'-' @.a ,s -tnsrt Of tie " cgi.
o. Tse ds s Institution o.. the or ,l IL ~, l5-
..3,c1. Of baptism ANA the Lord'- supper. .,..
j. a, a"g' i '. h. ressrded IN any formal
o..a-iell sense as creed or egI.g,'gn i M,
a,,th.-tlt.gely To- define the limits 20. Chris
tan brother hood, uu s,i' . $500, 10 csi.cs
w'tantls Alliance
The society (Which las its subordinate
hrauchc- in England, Scotland Ireland
Frame. Prussia, switzerland and turkey j.
ha- la twenty-five years held general ooI-
',rcncc- at Paris in 800, Berlin III i7'''
Geneva ia 1860, and Amsterdam m loo''
st the last one an invitation from the Al
lance in tie United States, requesting that
the next conference be held in the city OF
New York, was accepted, to meet mere IN
1870. The Franco-German war caused the
po-trouemeut Of the meeting until Oe'ooer
>, 1873. Over one hundred and hity ioreign
delegates are now in attendance Among
them are Professor Dorner' ol beIl'h l III,
,crSity, member oil the Ooer-eoii7's'oi i'''
Rath, the highest ecclesiastical ooay III inc
German Empire. and author oil the HIS
tory of German Professionalism Ut
Chri~t.icb, Professor OF theology al Dom
University Prof. Kraft, also 81 bonn ;
NV IL ''-'' ,...... r-a, IL; ,,r,lo
i'''i5'i' r -'' - II. Il.
the author OF ELIJAH ana othef "orAS
Key. tranck Ooniln' OIL "ohr'"' '''
Pronier, OF Geneya: Prof.. AStle' oil Ian
same NJ. Oonoh stuart U. i'0, w. '''''
the Very leV. IL layhc smith, i'''-'
canterbury ecolc9i"s'iI'. S'0.'7'''
i'le peah A'Ioru' anu '''o-O
motion hesius Iro.C77oI HI "A'0'D ~
Johh oloush'oh anu III ooSV'', ms
LONDON w. -Al"o'' Va - r.
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hihs OoIes'' '.'i','o" "a '-' n, -
puo'iu Nou"' -AlC'0" 49,.
tary ol '.lc GERMAN ~ ANN
ChurchHi' bri'i9' peer " ~ ''S -'I7
been one OF 'he pIoln'uei. 0'''1'i9 VI ''''
british prahch Oh tHe Alli"''' ! ma. d, -''
Keel NJ T. Tor Ilackney' Ens''nu i'''
y Deeoppet' PARIS he'- Ma''eo iI0'''S.'
-. ..., ,.... .r not. VI tbe least
III - e tbe c,nt.rcnce is
- .t'al.o,,-.i n,bo u,,s e,n-
-, -. - a.o rr,m R-,b,oip
c'''u '''ii'5 '''9 Az
by the missionaries OF the Free Church 'l
Scotland. and is one Of the isolated eases Of
.l.....,.,..-.;., ..r., t;-b-c,.t. ErabDinee
cav ''''', ''' ',' W. ~. r..,l
H' retains the cost 1iHo ol Ills l'''' '''''''
bat speaks English with purity and ease.
Canada sord. 70 the gathering PRINCIPAL
u .,,.1 f-.=;..--;.,. ,f.,+r,,l
'""N' ," 81 '4g''''i NV '-'S'
American missions arc represented by Dr'
Halus Anderson. for over thirty years See
-..,-, a. e.. ,.-.-;...r R.,rd Nearly
-''"'' '' ''' -'''''' '-''' -
every tin..'sl''I 1'n'nary In TINS country
IS repc-cutgd. Princeton sends the yetcr-
al, Dr. Hide. >.7... seminary send, DIR.
Hove Lame ~ llaeIh"'e' w. Is
rcpre-cntI by u. H. 4 Nelson: Dr.
Ii-..,.......,. .,ri n. ILL., p Smith r..,~.-
INV ''-''
sent Mon seminary, New YORK. ana III