The New York herald., 1873-10-04

VINO stepped forward ana said that ne held in his
Mch % he wos not
but hoped the press would publish that those pres
ent might peruse II In print. The divine con-
tinued, that while he was IN Liverpool he met an
American minister who, IN speaking OF Christian
union thought that some day
AMERICA WOULD ANNEX LIVERPOOL
The prognosticaton has so far come true, only
that we on the other side have annexed the United
States !applausei eonsunmaton Sb to DC Wish wished
This was the sixth Convention OF the Christian
Union, which the Speaker had attended-in Lon.
Berlin at the speca. request OF, and attended In
person by, the King OF Prussia The happest results
have accrued from tns meeting saoDatG srnoo,s
AT the Conference held in Geneva in 1861 noble
gathering or Christians from all lands TOOK place.
which had the effect OF reorganizlng society,
closed the shops Of artisans on the Sabbath, ana
gave the laboring classes that day OF rest oraaned
at Amsterdam, in 1868, the Rev. DIR. Prime, the
eminent American divine, whom he had met In
Liverpool brought an invitation to % the Alliance @ 20
enthusiastically accepted, and here we are. (Ap-
The speaker then referred to the amicable settle.
THE ALABAMA CLAIMS,
anu az M ~ sne M Sooad ~ ,hat simaT
happy result would follow. MIR. Davis compli-
mented the people. and also the country on ITS
prosperity beauty OF scenery and great hospitality
Young Mems Christian Union was highly
aRy ana be ssns America ss sna Great
Britain, the great Protestant nations OF the world,
are working harmoniously together, and must
achieve great and good results. He cited the TACT
that some time ago party of missionaries arrived
in England, via Moscow and st. Petersburg, foot
Caucasian Mount tains, guided only by God on
their arrival in Great Britain their first question
was; Where Is the Evangelical Aliancefv Alliance Sa Since
and through the influence Of the Alliance, thrown
the gates open OF his dominion to Christian infu.
ceded land to our missionaries and given
sR sq hOas We Ss sent
the way they came on foot, but in the quickest
American people for their kindness to himself and
colleagues and referring to the system existing In
this country Of denominatonalism the speaker
closed his remarks and was followed by the
Rev. j. 5. RUSSELL, from London who was then
called upon. He appeared on the platform and,
ing address, He recalled with pleasure the fact OF
attending the Evangelical Alliance, as Q young
@ nnmSar o % sns
present. 1t had been proposed to hold confer
ence In New York long since. but an apple Of
ences which, happily, have been overcome and
harmonious gathering is now assembled.
and the sasptabe pIaa ccorded him nj and his
colleagues. He had visited Plymouth Rock, where
the Pilgrims landed, and the beauties and giories
OF this country bursting upon him have robbed hlm
OF the sting which an Englishman naturally iees IN
contemplating the severance from the mother
country. He next spoke Of the
DANGER OF DENOMINATIONS.
The fabulous amounts OF money expended Ior
houses OF worship Is wonderful, Tho only test OF
Christianity Is the Saviour first last and forever.
In the Alliance lies the grand bond OF union, and
the day Is not far distant when denominational
motto on the American banner, Z. "Pluribus
be aptly applied ana adopted Tp as tne
gentleman concluded with the text,
On earth peace and good win to
During the delivery OF the Rev. Mr.. Russell's ad-
The Rev. Mr. WELDON was next called upon. He
said If he were permitted to offer a motto he
s'UNUM & PLURIBus. UNITY IN VARIETY.
He likewise referred to UNCONVENTIONAL ideas,
paid the highest compliments to the United States
and its ciLizens, reciting during his remarks some
laughable incidents occurring on former visit
to this country. The ground work OF the
% priests but Jesus" Jesus no = sacriace but that on on
Calvary, and the only true unity was that OF
the Church; as contained IN the Book Of Revela,
as intellectual address hymn No. 692 was sung by
the congregation.
terbury, was introduced, and, thanking the audi
for the honor conferred upon him, said he
day. The reverend gentleman touched also upon
the same subject as had those who preceded him
VIZ, Decentralization. He advised as means
to obvate this difficulty now existing, that his
hearers, and Christians generally practice the
three great virtues, "hope, faith and charity the
greatest OF which, however, Is charity; and al
though divided in families. consider that we are
only
ONE HOUSEHOLD IN RELIGION
The Rev. Dr. AIKEN read o lengthy and very In
teresting paper from the Rev. Marie D'Aubgne. OF
Geneva, IN which the writer fully reviewed the in
tent ana purposes Of the Alliance, and likened the
present Conference to council OF war;" during
which all the strategic points for Christian unity
must be taken into consideration.
The Rev. Dr. DAVIS again came forward and
said -
In years met in Paris and Berlin. then in
Geneva and held succeeding conferences at Amser-
dam-now In New York Why may we not hold one some
day in Roinef Great appauseJ
The Doxoogy was sung by the congregation, ac-
companied BY the organ, and prayer by the Rev.
DR.. Day closed the session.
The audience at DR.. Foss church numbered no
less than 1900 persons, about one-half OF whom
were ladies. A number OF colOred brethren were
also present. who seemed very attentive listeners.
1t was remarked that several times the various
English dvines used the expression, "My Lord,n
very freely In this republican country where we
have no titles, even In allusion to the presiding
officer. who Is a venerable nobleman, the nomen-
clature sounds strangely unusual
On dispensing, highly laudatory comments on
the brilliant Oratory displayed by the various
speakers were freely made by the audience.