, 1873-10-07
RELIGIOUS.

Ycstcrtlny's scs4.o III III tho 1ivtitiHsticn1
Alltn,scc--'Ehcoto nnd Phftu*
B0phlChl D3sct1Hai0ns-~PrO&s Guyot
1n tlt1 Nnbtcct OF tho Qrcntt0n.-Th1
Dnr.viniah Tfiodty Thought UP, and
Considered ut Length
New YonK, Got. 1.-The Theological scotfoh
Of tho Evnpgolionl Alliance commenced It's
Boason in Association Hull th;a morning, Dr..
Woolsey presiding. After devotional oxoro'ses
tho Secretary announced that tho dologntcs from
foreign lands wero each to receive from tho
American Diblo Society copy Of tho Holy Bible
In English, as IN expression Of tho interest folt
by tho Society In ovory effort to countoraot tho
influence o. inadolity and superstition.
INVITATION.
Tho dologatos woro also informed thnt tho
American 1ntaltuto Tair was froe to them. and
TINT on Wednesday next carrfagos would bo at
their service for visit to Greenwood Cemotery.
bh. TIFFANY
eald the President had deferred a rnuoh~deBirod
visit to ILLS old companions In ar1ns Of tho Army
Of tho TenpeHaoo to await tho arrival Of tho dele:
gatoa, au announcement which was received with
great applause.
pArERB READ.
rapers on op tho bcst method Of eounto5acting
Loathcs, Of Kings College, Lotldon4 and Prof,
Theodore Oriat1tobj Of tic uniyotbity Of t3onn.
Tho Inter commended against tho exagk idoa
Of tho inspiration Of the books of the Scriptures
inasmuch as no ptophot or apostle had ever
trcatcd with reverend criticism, snd L iaolated
discrepancies arc found, to let them alone.
+. Tho paper prepared BY the Roy. DR.. Cairns, Of
London, wan h,ndcd IN for publication.
President Warren, Of tho Boston University,
mnde tho olosing addross on American Infldol..
itv and ths hcolouicn1 HnctiDn took tho usual
receBa.
The Conforonco reasscmblod in Association
Hall at p. m. Tie hymn, "JosuB ahRl roign
whcreer the sun, having been sung, an address
"FArru AND REASON"
BY tho Rev. Dr.. Washburn, Of New York: Speak
ing of religious thought and action III America,
tho speaker referred to Unltarlanism aa . reac-
tion against tho scholastic divinity Which, like
TINT Of the middle ages, created tho moyomont
PROF, Bovet, OF Ncufchatel, switzorlaud. de-
liyorod brief Address In French On tho aamo
subject.
Tho congregation then sang tho third and
fourth stanzns Of I" Rock Of Ages"
Tho Roy. DR.. Paul Zmmormnn, Of 1oipaic,
spoke on tho controversy between faith aud
reason. A paper prepared bJ Pr9f; t; J.; J. a' Yan
land, was read by tho Rov. Dr. Cohen Stuart, Of
Tho Doxology WIS then sung, and. aftor bono
| diction, the Conference adjourned:
THE PHILOSOPHICAL SECTION.
ADDRESSES MADE.
The Philosophical Section mot in st.. Paul's
Church. tho How. Dr.. Foss presiding. DR.. Nc.
Gosh made an addrcsa on ",rho Religious AZ
followed by Dr.. Weldon, Of London; Dr.. Brown
Of tho Capo Of Good Hope ; and DR.. Dawson, q
| Montreal. The lust nalnel directed himself
chotiy to aconfutation Of tho Darwinian theor.
| Of Development.
INVITATIONS
| wero thon extended similar to those given to tht
| Theological Section, and recess was taken.
| Tho Philosophical Section reassembled at
o'clock in St. paul's Church: Prof. Aruolt
Horny duyot, LLD' spoke , on tho tho Subject
and throughout his discourse reasoned to shov
that tho discoveries Of geology and tho Biblt
were not antagonissc: Speaking about tht
c1eation Of the world, Prof. auyot makes thu
Of lights to divide tic dny and night
aud for signs and seasons, for days ant
for yonrH. Hence the. ,6eyonth -day i
| Of twenty -four hou1H. Principal Dawson
indefinite. God finished creating. and tic tim
Of rest began. Man fell, aud WAS orderod to oh
norvo aud koep holy the seventh day: q
type Of tho rest which ho had lost
Tho Lords Day is the, type Of the, res
makcs tho first three days. eo.called, Q
The Creation indefinitely long periods. Tho day
Of twenty-four hours longth began with tn
placing OF lights to divide tho day from til
night, and for signs and se9sons, @ and Tor AK
day Ii Of twenty.tour honra.
Tho next paper was
's christianity AND HUMANITY"
By Williamson Noyin, Of Lancaster, Pa.
Prof. Edmund speors, Of the UntVorsity q
THEOLOGY AND pu11osopuY.
He dilated at eomo 1ength on the different racot
and thoir relation to each other. He endod b
hoping thAt tho whole world would at Bome fu
turo day become united III thoir religion.
pAnw1N18M.
A gontlomap in the a!slo Of tho church the
rosa and propounded tho following question
Principal Dawson: t'Is there necessary autagt
nsm between ths ths9fy nna
son said TINT it was rather hard question, an
that it would take woll-prepared trcntis
to respond satisfactorily: He said, hon
howeser, that he would DO big bos
forms Of vegetable and animal uaatsor are th
result Of undesigning forco. Darwin REASONS Q
to the possibility of the development OF th
species, but docs not produce my aotentit
factB. There may be modified variety OF trut
in tho Darwinian system as to the various yarlt
ties Of races, but that man waB produced frol
au apo does not at all accord with Soriptural 70
elation."
| A missionary from China, Dr. Atkins, spot
for somo timo on the similarity Of somb portion
of religion of tho barbarous nations, especial
J those OF China, to FORMS Of tho CathoE
Church.
Another speaker spoke enthusiastically in Of
| position to the DRrwiniau By8tom.
Tho President then announced that tho tin
allotted for the afternoon session had expire
and the 9th Hymn WAS Bulg, after which Il
J bonediction was pronounced.
There will be
NO MEETING
of the Conference tonight III st. Pauls Churc
but it will be resumed III Association Hall, whe
the proceedings will be conducted entirely IN Il
French language.
Hosr1rA111IEs OF THE CITY.
Tho recommendation Of Mayor Havemeye
that tho hospitalitieB Of the city be extended
the Evangelical Alliance passed tho board
Aldermen to-day.
. EVENING MEETIk0+
Tho meotlng Of the Alliance ut Associate
Hall Tonight WaH worry thinly attended. IL. H
: ypt Of Paris, presided. The nov. DR.. sclla
, welcomed the frouuh 1elegatoB In bcha)f Of Il
, American branch Of tho Alliance, closing. vi
the hone that France would soon exhibit Il
> blessings Of general education and morality.
r PROF. 0MAnr1En
! responded, after which spoeohes wore nude
t MM. Decoppet, Loliouro, Fisch, Dregnor, a.
i Roohdiea. IL. Decoppet declared that Oatho
oB1n was the great enomy Of Franco, aud
proaching Of tho puro Scriptures the only ho
= for TINT nation.