Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-10-12
EVANGELICAL ALLIANCE.
Seventh and Last Days SessiOns-Im-
pOrtant Subjects Discussed.

NEW YORK, October The seventh
and last day of the general conference
of the Evangelical churches was an ex-
tremely busy one. st. Paul's and the
Fourth avenue churches were densely
! crowded until the close of the session,
when the speakers left to take part in
| the general meeting at Association hall.
In Association hall was the principal
point of attraction. The session lasted
until one O'Clock in the morning. A
solid mass of people eight or ten deep
| c Jcupied the end of the hall who were
unable to obtain seats. Several invita-
tions were extended to visit the various
places of ofinterest. Prof Harris Jones, of
Trevicca college, Wales, read a paper on
christianity as reforming power. The
speaker showed the failures of false re-
lfgion, and the success Of christianity in
coming to set up a most perfect standard
of morality and reform, not only in So
cial and domestic life, but even in arts
and sciences.
At st. PauPs Methodist Episcopal
church, Rev. William Foss, the general
topic of to-day was christian philan-
thropy. Rev. Thomas A. Yelling, of
London, read the first paper, entitled
Hospitals He said it was reserved
for christianity to inaugurate new era
in humanity, and spoke Of his recent
visit to the charitable institutions OF this
city, and paid warm tribute to their
excellent work. Rev. DIR. w. A. Muh-
lenberg, d. D., of st. Luke's hospital, Of
this city, read the second paper, entitled
@ The Lords Supper" He said that
the objection some have to partaking of
the sacrament in any church save their
a w A
Passavant, d. D., of Pittsburg, fol-
lowed with a paper on Refugees. !"
Rev. DR.. Stephenson, of Dublin, read
a paper on the working power of the
church, and how to utilize it. Toward
the close the speaker described the be-
neficence ofchristianityi in such glowing
language that the audience were reused
to real enthusiasm, and burst into round
after round of applause. On retiring
from the desk be was seized by his
brother delegates on the platform, clap
ped on the back, and had to go through
with hand-shaking with all his friends.
The labor question. from a christian
point of view, was discussed by Hon.
w, H. Allen, of Girard college, Phils-
delphia, followed by Rev. Latwater, of
Princeton, New Jersey, on the same
subject. When DIR. Wooley made an
address, after the reception and reference
TO several communications from foreign
ladies, the session adjourned.
The third section, in the Fourth
avenue Presbyterian church, presided
over by Rev. II. Crosby, d. ID. The
chief topic was the particular evils and
vices. The first paper was entitled 'In-
temperance and its Suppression, and
was read by Professor Henry A. Nelson,
d. D., of Cincinnati. The second paper,
christianity, in its relation to crime
and criminals,n was read by Rev. K. G..
Wines. of New York. The third paper,
entitled aIndustrial Schools as an Agen-
CIV in the Prevention of Crime, +" was read
by DR.. Crosby. The fourth and last pa
per of this section was upon Cruelty
TO Animals by Henry Bergh; after
which the session adjourned
After the adjournment of the Evan
gelical Alliance this afternoon the
American branch held a meeting in
Association hall. Rev. ]. p. Rogers, ID.
D., of New York, presided. Rev. DR..
McCosh, of Princeton, delivered brief
address, after which set of resolutions
was offered by Rev. DIR. Schenck, the
substance of which was that the
American branch should establish a
permanent organization, under the
name Of the "Christian Congress-" and
that their meetings should be held bien-
nially. Considerable discussion ensued
as to the intended organization, and
it was finally resolved that its title
should be "The United States Branch
Of Evangelical Alliance A vote of
thanks was then tendered to Rev. Dr.
Prime and DR.. Seapp, and the meeting
adjourned.