New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-10-06
EVANGELICAL ALLIANCE.
SECOND DAY OF THE SESSION.

J GEORGE r. CROOKS, THE DEAN OF CANTERBURY,
THE REV. c. D. MARSTON, THE TT. REV. GREGORY
r. BEDEII- TIE REV. f. F. COOK, AND THE REV.
,. W. CONRAD; AND SPEECHES AND PRAYERS or
TIE REV. FRANK CoNIIN, THE REV. N. sHEsH-
ADRAI THE CONVERTED BRAHMTN, AND OTHERS
The extraordinary interest manifested in the
proceedings of the Evangelical Alliance on
! Friday was increased on Saturday to such
degree that Association Hall was found insult
| fcient to hold the vast audience which clam
ored at its doors. Early in the morning the
main body of delegates had attended dcvo-
tional service at DR.. Adams's Church, on the
corner of MadisOn-ave. and Twenty-fourtb-
st. which was filed at as early an hour az
o'clock. On adjourning thence to the Hall,
at 10 o'clock, it WAC found that another
audience had meanwhile filed it, so that there
was barely room for the delegates. Another
meeting was thereupon promptly organized
in DR.. Crosby's Church, at Fourth-ave. and
| Twenty-secOnd-st, block away. Full re-
ports of both meetings are given below.
The devotional exercises at DR.. Adams's
Church consisted of prayers and singing only,
the pastor and the Rev. Narayan Sheshadrai
conducting the ceremonies.
At Association Hall the meeting was organ
lied by prayer in the French language by the
| Rev. Frank COnlin, ID. D., of Geneva, after
which papers were read by Prof. Charles
| Hodge, ID. d. LII. D., on "UnOn by Faith
with Christ the Basis Of Christian Union
by President Eliphalet Mott Potter, ID. d., OF
| Union College, on christian Union Consist
ent with DenOminational Distinctions" by DIR.
! George r. Crooks of New-YOrk; by the
Dean of Canterbury on the same subject by
| the Rev. c. ID. MarstOn, NJ A., of London, on
1.-THE Communion of Saints-AlOdes of its Pro-
motion and Manifestation y by Bishop Greg
DRY r. Bedell, ID. d., of Ohio, on Christian
Union and Denominational Distinctions" by
the Rev. f. F. Cook, B. A., of Paris, on 1.-THE
Evangelical Alliance in France; and by the
Rev. F. w. Conrad, D. D., of Philadelphia, on
the Interchange of Pulpits." All of these
papers, English, French, and German, will be
found in the report below.
At the imprOmptu session held at Dr.
| Crosby's church several of the above papers
were reread. The Rev. Narayan Sheshadni
of Bombay and the Rev. DR.. Wilkes Of
Canada made speeches which are given IN full
below.
Many of the local pulpits were filled on
! Sunday by the foreign delegates; III the AMER
noon communion service was held IN
PRESBYTERIAN church with the dean of an En-
glish cathedral, Baptist a Lutheran, and
Others officiating; and last evening devotional
exercises were held at the Academy of Music
Short sketches of the sermons OF many OF the
preachers, description of the communion
service, and report OF the Academy meeting
will be found in other pages OF The TRIBUNE.
PROCEEDINGS AT ASSOCIATION HALL
MORNING SESSION.
The arrival Of the hour of meeting in Association
Hall found very nearly all the delegates IA the seats
set apart for them. add great crowd OF interested
! lookers-on in what remained of the siting-room.
and distributed along the aisles. Upon the stage,
with its fresh acquisitions of vines and flowers sat
! the usual number Of prominent cereymen, many of
them delegated by American congregations to repre-
sent their interests in the great organization OF
Christians. Prominent among these was a new
| arrival. Bishop Cummings of kentucky, who has
been detained until now by the lllntss OF his wife.
| and who with the Rev. Dr. Bedeh, makes the see
ond Bishop who has appeared in the Conference.
The session was formally opened by prayer, offered
! in the French tongue, 10y the Rev. +. Conlliin Of
! Geneva Switzerland.
| PRAYER ~ rHE REV. PRANK CONLN, ID.
oh God. We bless Ihec Tor al ' .t",,s anu hicIoles
Thou granted yesterday and to-day and for me
|
jesus Christ 8nr common siylor Al. ngn W. o,'rn
Thee pour Thy holy spirit upon Us IN ORDER 70 saDriy
Win ms fbs morning ana open the hearts OF Tie hearers
so that may DE edited, sauciifed aud strengthened
! In the name OF Jesus Christ. Amen.
The Chairman then stated that the first address
would be on the subject of the Union by Faith
with Christ as the Basis OF Christian Unioa by the
Rev. Charles Hodge of the PnncctoH Theological
! Seminary. Some little delay ensued which Dr.
| Adams explained as follows: Il wO;id state that
there is so great desire 10 attend this Conference
that it has been impossible TO meet the demand SD
spontaneously congregation has been brought
! together in an adjoining church. The programme
will be carried out here agreed for the day. |
hone some of the brethren who have papers 20 read
will after reading them here, repeat them or the
substance of them at this other meeting The people
have assembled in DIR. Crosbys church At least
there will be an expression there Of Christian feel
| inp.p The Rev. DIR. Hodge was then introduced.
| and read the paper given below, the full title OF
which was Union by Faith with Christ the Basis
| of Christian Union
| UNION By FAITH.
| By PROF.. CHARLES HODGE, d. D.. Il. D.
The Church of Christ is one. There is one
fold and one Shepherd, one King and Kim d,m.
Father and family In this sense Of the word the
Ghurch includes all The redeemed in Heaven and those
now on earth. well those who hereafter Ia he
born Our present concern, however Is with the Church
on EARTH 1t is body IN Chris; Jesus The unity Of
the Church. existing here earth, may be viewed in
three distinct aspects First, in relation 10 scattered
believers in part of the world, without any refer
ence ecclesiastical organizations second, IN regard
10 those local churches or congregations which arc
assembled and organized in every part OF Clrsiendom
by believers living together third In reference 10
national ana denominaonal churches which from Tho
earliest ages have been organized in the different parts
| OF Chrstendom
First, with regard to the church CONSIDERED az eonss
j LII. In. d lIin