, 1873-10-04
RELIGIOUS.


dress OF Welcome by William e.
| Dodge, md tho lsfRccting of nh Or
Observation-Disclosures OF the Christian
! Work by the 1kcv. James Davis, Sec-
rotary OF tho A1linncc..Otlacr Asl-
| drcsscHs
NEW YonK; Oct. 3.-Tho formal opening Of
| tho great Evangelical Conference took place
| this morning ID steinway Hall, previous to
! which. however, prayer for lts Huccess was
offered In tho MadIaon Square Church. Long
! of tho oxorciao6, tho audionco,room Of stoin-
way Hall was crowded In cyery part
Tho Oriental delogatos, wearing tur-
y ad so:a T.
Hon. William i: Dodge called tho Convention
to ordor, and made M nldress, in which }1o OK
to % loavo tho Atlantic soa6osfd and Witness tor for
country, and contemplate tho magnittoence Of
| its inland seas, its rivers, and mountains. Mr.
wolcomo to tho delegates, and inyohng tic Di-
| vino boHsing on their doiborations.
A hymn Of praise was tlon SUING, and religious
e1orcisea followed, which wero participated in
| Matco Prochct, OF Italy, nnd the poan Of oan-
! terbury.
Tho Rev. Dr.. schaff then began to road tho
list Of delegates, but tie reading was dispensed
| with, as printed liat will bo furnished.
was effected by tho selection of DR.. Theodore D.
| Woolsey for President, and Dr. 3. !: Prime for
! General Secretary. A long List Of Vfco-pros
donts and honorary socretarieB WAS also road.
/ THE rAPAcT.
+ After an address by tho ProsldenA the Rev.
r. proehot. OF Italy, spoke Of tho condition OF
"The Pope Is conscious of his diminished pow
OF, and that NIL tho priests do not bolieyd1D bis
assumptions, for only few yours ago 9,C00 Of
thon potltoftod him to abandon llts totnp.7ral
NInff r}1o rffa Arr i n1o35 II =
Catholic in nauo but unfortunately they pro-.
forred to remain inactive in the Church which
they woro born III thnn to sock out tho truth"
On conclusion of tile Rev. Mr. ProoAet's nd
| drnss.
AN AurontoaRArH1oA1 rApEn,
by Prof. a. TAulock, D. D., Of Hallo Germany,
was read by Dr., Wilke OF Koethen Prussia. tin
formor having been too inArm to attend tho
Tie first session was then adjourned, Bishop
Odefi, OF Ohio. pronouncing benodction.
THE ADJOURNED MEETING
| o. tho Alliance MAS hold in tue Young Mems
| Christian Association Building, ut n, H. Tho
| ball was we'll hlloa. Tho Rev. A1r. Stuart n1ado
| report of tho
STATE II or RELIGION IN HOLLAND.
Ito anld tho Dutch wero mainly Calyanistic
Protestant poople, though tho Catholics Ind
many adlorouts md were makiug strenuous
efforts to advance themselves. Tho Church Of
Rome was not tue greatest enemy Of religion.
It was tho spirt Of unboliof among the people.
spread abroad.
Tho President announced that any remarks
made by speakers diBparnging other countries
were not sanctioned BY the Committee, and they
should not be hold responsible for them.
Tho Rev. II. Krummacher gave picture of
PROTESTANT LIFE IN GERMANY.
ite existence to Christianity, which still sus-
taiuod it. Without this Christianity tho Cor
| man nation could not exist It it tried to do no.
It would 5000 bring, itself into, decline. uo
the people, who were governed BY an Emperor
who was tho fitting commander Of tho people,
aud With whom @ he was fully In sympathy in the
hc, the speaker, should aay that lis heart was
with that Government.
At this stage tho President announced that n
telegram lad just beon received from Berlin con-
graduating tho Alliance.
| Tho Row. pr. SclaH gavo brief account Of
his visit to the Emperor of Germany, by whom
! ho was most cordially rocolvoa, and who OK
pressed Ills admiration for tho Alliance. The
Emperor wns glad TINT tho Alliance should meot
at this timo, 30 that tho utmost opposition could
bo eivon to tho power Of inadolity and super
stition.
OTHER RpEEoHEH.
The Rev. .. Roclel, OF Switzerland tho Rev,
Mr. Freedtand, Of spain, aud Alr. Rassaci, of
Greece, delivered short addresses.
INVITATIONS.
An invitation was received from Peter Cooper
to visit the Cooper Institute, George II. Stew
art, Of Philadelphia, invited tho delegates to
visit that city, and announced that tiio poun- !,
sylyania lailway Company would furnish at
special train for tho purpose. free Of expense. :
THE CLOSING Address I
was mado by tho Rev. Dlr. Arnctt, Of Brussels,
at tho close OF which tho Doxology WAS sung
! aud o rocoss takeu until half-past I. +
AN EVENING SESSION :
Of tho Conference was held this evenng in STIR
Pauls Methodist episcopal Church, tho Roy:
pr. Foss, corner Twenty-socohl street and
Fourth avenue, tho fashionable Methodist
~ n1$tT@
tho doors, aud numbers Of tho audience re-
mained standing over two hours. Lord Alfred
| Churchill, of London, presided. After tho sing
lng Of 2 hymn " by the assembly and prayer by tho
\ ouscd himcslf from making speech and callol
upon
THE nEv. JAMES DAVIS,
| Secretary Of the Alliance, to read q paper which
hs had ptearsd nf r. Davts . sad 10 had psa
| UBofulneas Of the Worldwide Evangelical Alli-
ance." uo would not, however, read 1t, but
| hand 1t to tho Chairman to bo giyon to tho
pros8. Mr.. Davis then won't on to Bay that ho
once hoard speaker at o nlseting Of the All-
| ance In Liverpool, speak about tho United
statos annoxing Liverpool. Now It happens
that tho British Alliance has annexed the United
IN Berlin introduced Habbatll-sohoolB. aud tho
Conforonce in Geneva III 1861 was second
Noforlnation for TINT land. Committoos woro
formed III various places In consequence, and
workshops Oh Sunday, aud gave noble example
| Of Christian observance Of tho Lords Day. The
loved by blessings, and now wo
layo mot hero, q body Of Christians
of both hemlsphoros, not to exalt
any man, prlost, or popo, but to dtfruBe tho goa-
| pol Of tho Lord Jesua Christ. Considering tho
Increased communication botweon Europe and
Amorica, aud tho threads beneath tho OCEAN car
| ryug constant nlossagoa between both con-
sidcring alBo tho sottlament Of tho Alabama
question by tho most Christian manner Of sotte-
mont, and considering tho n,uttitudeH from tho
old countries constantly arrivng on thoaa hos
plta1b,lto shores, tho Atlantio is no longer
Which Christians shake hands In COR
dial sympathy aud corporation for
the advancement Of Gods Kingdom. Tho Al
lanco ho continued, ia great power. Our
ton Hail: "ln Esnoutials, Unity; iu Nom