New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-10-06
THE MEETING AT THE ACADEMY.

HE Al LII aNAA''A-''A'
ADDRESSES BY THE HON. FELIX r. BRUNor' THE
REV. DR.. KNOX. THE REV. DR. STUART. TIE
REV. Mr.. sHEsHADRAI, AND OTHERS.
The Hon. Felix r. Brunot presided at the
meeting at the Academy of Music The exercises began
by the reading OF the Hymn, Come thou Almighty
King" which was vigorously sung by the vast congre-
CATION The Dean OF Canterbury then opened the deyo-
tonal exercises by reading the 13d Psalm, after when
prayer was offered The President then said:
ADDRESS OF THE HON. FELIX r. BGUNoT.
MY CHRISTIAN FRIENDS: When l accepted the honor
able duty which the Committee imposed upon me, OF
presiding at this meeting did not fully realize what
had agreed TO do. What wonder then, that standing
before this grand assembage of Christians from every
cline should speak with faterng lips and hesitatlng
ongue Ard yet grand is the fact OF this assembaee
Of the Evangelical Alliance Of the world grand as Is That
fact fades into insigncance before the grander
thought which has prompted your coming here. In
yonder harbor the ships from all lands present
when you carry your mind from the work of men,
beautiful as II is to the gIander work OF God over
which his winds have waited them safely. SO 1t is in
this great fact when 90 to the moving idea OF this
great assembly 1t is to realize the millennium "a FAR as
human means do IT, la tue union OF all Christians in
advancing the one main object the glory OF Christ IL
is for this here Let not forget it In
sembling; let not forget IL In our parting and
although do come from different lands let us rot
forget we have one country one ind one nome, when
is common. To us all. Oh such a thought
that cannot but make the mind OF this
Alliance that which the divine mind Intended IT should
be- great propagation OF the cause Of Christ through
et with IA the glorious feeling which is ihxpr
ing our hearts as here. And let US NOT, as re-
member seeing in some travels abroad In the Valley OF
Chamouni standing by the roadside, aud upon il
an inscription in French, WhOsoeyer shall look upon
thiscr0ss shall strike upon MS breast three times
shall have FROM the Bishop OF the Diocese an indulgence
for 80 many weeks" When We 20 back to our homes
et u remember the idea conveyed though we are not
indulgence But, the soldiers Of Christ,
to labor more earnestly, more determnedy, more
Thoroughly for this great object done
bel
tonight and take great pleasure IN saying nothing
MORE but introduce the Rev. DR.. Knox Of Belfast
lAppause
ADDRESS OF THE REV. DR.. KNOX OF BELFAST
BELOVED BRETHREN: We meet tonight to pray TO-
gether for the blessing OF God on the Evangelical ALI
ance. We TO exhibit to the churches and TO the
world our real oneness heart and in faith but we
moet also that we may stir other up
other more and worx for the good we have
never done before My dear friend Mr. stuart Of Pha
delphia, in asking me to speak the first word gave
me this hint: "Do strike keynote
for the meeting tonight" How. beloved can do
OF the apostle. Little children abide in me-" You re-
member the words of the Master, Abide in me-" He
the sinner safe. There only the sinner real
fe theibranch in the vine There, only can the sin
ner get 10y the child in the fathers bosom but
would remind you OF this, beloved that il is just
necessary to stay with Jesus to abide IN m as to come
all in this vast assembage are in Jesus. cannot fiat
could think IL and believe. O that in this vast assem-
bage there is soul out Jesus o, why you
outsdel The Lord invites you all in. There is room
enough In His great heart for all Not only is the
Lord willing. but waiting and pleading and running |
running that He may fall upon the neck of any
ing that may be here God grant that before
separate many here may find lite and joy in Him, Of
Him, Our union 10 formal, perishaoe In Him II Is
vital. MAY the Lord grant to every one Of you
power enjoy that glorious. that everlasting union
that the day OF an assembly ten thousand times
greater than this not one member OF our great Alliance
shall be wanting not one covered by this building shall
be outside And oh, when we meet there we shall not
only be all one In Him; shall be all like Hun. Tne
Lord grant US this benediction (Applause
The Rev. DIR. Stuart then introduced
ADDRESS OF THE REV. DIR. STUART.
have simply to say to the audience that great
many letters have and fully I'M
derstood perhaps. that Mr. sheshadra convert OF the
Free Church OF Scotland was baptized in 1913 by the
Rev. Robert Nesbltt ordained by him to the work OF
Christian ministry in 1854, and after successful
gathered congregation OF his own OF over
2l0 communicates, he was brought to Scotland
OF furtherng the cause which he has engaged in, espe
ciay that OF establishing CHRISTIAN colony, having
been furnished with 500 by tho British Govern
ment for this purpose Hearing OF HIM, We obtained
his presence here. He said he was DESTROYS
OF coming here, but was very much afraid
OF the expense OF living IN America; that
he would not enjoy perhaps the hoSPitalities Of
TO MIN throughout the country than he could possibly
occupy should he stay here until tho millennium Ap
pause He has. therefore, gwen up most important
work Scotland that OF collecting money for MS colony
ders snS In Sda and rust be-
fore no returns viii receive substantial aid from
the Christians OF America not lessonug I'm one ota the
receipts OF our foreign ports. lApplauSe.I
Tho Rev. Mr. sheshadrai then addressed the audience
lie said:
ADDRESS or THE REV. Mr.. sHRsHADRAI.
Before begin speak will correct Just single mis-
take made by my friend II IL not from the British
Goyeynnent that received the land. received 1t from
tho Nlzam Government-i.ooo acres, 100 Of which |
ara for the Bethel, and the rest TO DO put |
under cultivation. But this matter does not |
proIery belong To this Alliance shall not trouble yo
with reference 10 t One OF tho objects OF the
Alliance is the propagation OF tho Chrstian
.ith in India, aud there we have branch Alliance A |
took place there toward tina eoso OF lass