New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-10-04

ADDRESS OF PRESIDENT w0OLSEY
We are hero to-day because we believe in the COM
munion Of saints. Applause.l We believe that man IN
his has aspirations has OF want has need
OF REDEMPTION ia one [applausel and that God is
and In all the various unfodings of Christian char
and Christian life there is Christian character
The spirit OF love for God and love to man, resting IN
Jesus Christ Lord. in the hope OF redemption
through Him. [Appausel We can say unto Him VINO
loved us and washed us from sins in His own blood
has made clean unto God His Father 10 HIN DC
glory and praise and dominion forever and forever,
amen. Enthusiastic applausel Aud as in all ages OF
the past from the age of the Apostles down to our ume'
in every land and under every form OF worship "hch
through Christ to the Father there was COIL
munon of the SAINTS; We believe one great universal
Church. that lasted through all time until now anu
is 20 last until the end of all things. lAppiauSe'I
Aud thus. to quote from Bishop Fox:
"wbcrc are the kings snd empires now
But yet Lori. Thy Church !. praying now
Notwithstanding the inefcacy OF prayer has been de
mon strated nv Acknowledgment laughter ana appiuseI
the church goes praying STILL all the same anu as
long AS there are Christians in the world they WI" pray
iucessantly in spite Of all logical conclusions lap
plause.l - -
mel Ihesrd last night OF a friend now here being con-
verified from Natural Panthesm 10 intelligent aud
cordial belief in Christ, and 80 was reminded that
Many shall come from the East and the West, ana sit
down with Abraham and Isaac and Jacob" Here he
Turned TO the turbaned delegated Not many months
ago young japanese called upon me and began, am
Christian and have received an appointment from my
government. Now l want to know, inasmuch as my
government may order me to do something inconsistent
with the profession Of Christian life, what am to do y
told him, OF course, that he was to obey God before
man. and that if he maintained his Christian lite every
thing would be clear him at the time. lApplause.l
The same problem is coming up before the enlightened
Japanese conscience as before ours. 1t is the same
For the past go years the missionary and
social trumphs of the Church have been great but the
assaults and attacks upon Christianity have been almost
equally great and formidable.
And now what is to be the efrec Is it not to bind us
together Christians and make us forget our differ
ences and while value the discipline and the reco
econs handed down TO from our fathers more than
those Of Others will not these assaults of the adversary
make all the regiments Of the army OF God move to-
gether as one united band Gentlemen, need not re-
peat the welcome already given 10 you. Yet as your
President may say 10 you, that we welcome
YOU all we welcome the Lutheran we welcome the
children Of free heroic Switzerland and the representa-
tives France the much suffering and glorious Church
of France. [Applause.l We welcome those from all
other parts of Europe and those who have come like
first fruits from the Eastern lands, and with almost
English hearts beating within us, our friends from
England, Scotland, and Ireland, and those of every
name and trade who are here. lGreat applausel
RULES OF ORDER.
AT the conclusion of President WoOlsey's address
the following rules of order for the guidance of the
Conference were adopted
First The proceedings of the Conference will be con-
Quoted according 20 the rules anu regulations governing
Second: A committee on the Daily Programme shall
be appointed to whom shall be referred without debate
the papers and Overtures and other matters submitted
for the consideration OF the Conference.
81. Ag fha of IA II q
son of views and free discussion and not legislation,
resolutions committing the Conference to special meas
Fourth: No member Shall be allowed to speak more
than once on the same subject without the unanimous
consent of the Conference.
The Rev. James Davis of London, the Rev. NJ.
Cohen Stuart Rotterdam. Holland, and the Rev. DR..
Prime of this city were appointed committee 30
whom shall be referred all credentials not yet
ported and on whose recommendations the names
shall be entered on the roll.
The Committee on Pulpit Supplies made the fol-
lowing announcement.
The first part OF announcement concerns
functions According TO the instructions Of the Com
stand functions to be these 10 mediate between
such ministers OF the gospel who are delegates to this
ments pulpit services and those who send in requests
to for supplies We desire that all who have already
made private arrangements Will report in
writing to the members Of the Committee or
70 ee ali f6Ter5 deenates who are wHg o tat
mimi saryice at the hands OF the COMMITTEES to send
their names to the SecreIarys table or hand them to
some member OF the Committee. We beg leave TO add
this that there is most earnest desire that ali the
foreign delegates who are ministers OF the Gospel will
consent take pulpit service. We would like TO know
when and what services they will consent TO take their
names with statement OF that branch OF the church to
which each belongs The pastors Of the different de-
nominations will consult with that member Of the Com
mtee who represents his church. The Committee Is as
follows:
T. sabin of the Episcopal Church, DIR. Wedeknd OF the
Lutheran Church., who Will also receive applications
from the German DELEGATES Dr. buadington OF tne Con-
gregauona Church Dr. Armiage OF the Baptist Church,
and the Rev. c. ID. FOss OF the Methodist Church. who
will receive the OF those from churches not men,
The Rev. w. Payne Smith, d. D., Dean Of Canter-
bury, then read a communication from the Arch
bishop of Canterbury prefacng it with the remark:
A short time before left England the Archbishop of
Canterbury sent the following letter, with the
quest that would read il IN his before this Gen
eral Conference of Christians:
LETTER OF THE ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY
ADDINGrOS PARK. CROYDON. August, 1878.
MY DEAR DEAN: 1 cannot allow the Dean OF my
Cathedral TO 20 10 America TO attend General Confer
once Of Christians OF all countries without expressing
my good wishes and earnest hope that his efforts to
promote unity in Chrst's Church may be blessed.
In 1870 before the proposed Conference post
poned, owing to the unhappy war between two great
Christian nations) wrote letter to the late amented
Bishop Mcvaine which he kindly undertook present
TO the Conference. hope that you VIII the present
occasion he the OF good wishes in the place of
one whose been felt by Christian wherever
the English language IS spoken
You are aware that I have never been member Of
the Evangelical Alliance, under the auspices OF which
the Conference is be convened But is not possible
for me TO hold the position which God has assigned
me in that Church which has generally been regarded
the bulwark Of the Reformation without praying
for Gods blessing all earnest efforts
10 spread the great Gospel doctrines which
the Reformation vindlcated. Never since the
Reformation has 1t been important that Christian
men should learn understand cooperate with
another aud that they should, by the manifestation OF
their union In faith and good works, offer efectua