The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-10-03
THE EVANGELICAL ALLIANCE.
Reception Of Delegates by the Y. N.
G. A. Of New York..Addresses by
Distinguished Gentlemen. ~

building not even standing room could bt
obtained. The interior decorations wert
graceful and elaborate. The flags OF al
nations, symbolical. OF the cosmopolitan
character Of the. conference, were inter
twined with happy effect, whilst oyer The
platform were placed In large gilt letters
the names Of such prominent reformers
as Calvin, Wyckhffe, Bunyon, Edwards
and Knox.
About 8 p. NJ, the chair was taken by
W. EDodge. After the rendition Of the
lhymn, aFrom all who dwelt below. the
skies" BY the audience, and the reading Of
the Lords prayer BY Rev @. Marstop, oi
London, the Kew. DR.. Adams was intro
duced by the Chairman, and on advancing
to the front Of the platform to deliver the
openipg address was received with the
greatest enthusiasm, He thought 1t q
pleasure in the name Of the Christian
people of the country, to address words
Of welcome, not only TO- those present
from this country, but TO those from
abroad, Some oi the delegates were
known as personal friendaE for q
long time. while the others were
known by their works Of scholarship
for the turtherance OF a good book as well
az the writer's Of q good Christian hymn
He was at home In every part OF the
world. The protector Of some new and
successful scheme OF Christian benevo-
lence was welcome as o friend wherever
there were Christians to worship. Pleas.
ami il was to grasp the hand OF those with
whom they had been long, though unL
spoken In sympathy, but they came not
now as strangers, for they were all fellow.
citizens OF the saints and the household Of
God. He welcomed them most heartily
10 America, her churches. her pulpits and
her homes. g,-..
The event Of the evening marked an
advancing epoch in the great drama Of
human history. The hemispheres were
represented by mighty pillows OF the
western ocean. But as time advanced
they saw how more and more they were
united in the one great plan. The pur.
pose and province Of the old, perpetuates
itself in the new, and the new was not a
q sudden creation. As one travelled over
this continent he could not help noticing
that European history had notched itsell
even into the soil. He claimed that
America had right TO the fame Of every
patriot and scholar and philanthropist
OF the old world Applause Colma did
not join In person, the expeditions to the
American coast, but Colma, Knox, Gran.
mer, Ridley; Latimer and Hooper were
all living In America. John Hampden
did not cease to live there when he fell,
for that noble Statesman still lived in the
nj W land. The good old cause for which
Algernon Sidney prayed with his latest
breath, on Tower Hill, In London, did not
perish when he was beheaded. 1t seemed
TO him as II the audience were connected
with events that took them back to the
ashes Of Huss Of olden times, and it seems
as II the air was filled with the spirits ol
the mighty dead, the common ancestor OF
all, bidding them to behold with graft
tude those institutions OF the land, which
were the result Of faith, and the agonies
OF those now long since gone Tree. The
region Of the tree bible, Tree schools and
tree souls was the legacy OF the past. The
present great themes OF discussion were tc
be christian faith, lie works and chris
tian hope. Whatever was OF essential
value would, In the course Of time, be-
come the property Of all. There was no
private property In good thoughts, good
deeds and good men. The great names
associated with scholarship and piety
were common property, and could not bt
subdivlded. All inventions would, In
course Of time, become universal. He re-
GREETED to say that many Of those who
were expected to grace the meeting BY
their presence, had departed this life, bul
he was certain If the spirits Of the de-
parted were conscious OF what occurred