The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-10-10
the EVANGELICAL ALLIANCE.

THE EYANGELlCAL ALLLhNSE
New YoRK, Oct. 9.-Pere Hyacinthe'
letter TO the members OF the Evangelical
Alliance is published. He Is united BY
faith in the same Christ, the only Son o
God and Redeemer Of men. You are Ia
boring 10 bring together on communion
grounds the different Chriatian comics,
sions, which have been so sadly, and unit
now so irremediably separate. My ambl
ton, I confess, Is still higher. Where yor
are salisfied with an alliance, would de
sire an organic and vital unity. be-
lieve this unity to be In tho iuture des
TIMES OF the Christian Church.
Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, In bis address
last evening at Brooklyn, welcomed ths
delegates 10 the Evangelical Alliance
and said 1t was the determination o.
sects that was sought by this cenvoca
ton. II that was the philosophy, ! GER
tainly should not be Of It, ior do mol
think 1t would be wise TO exterminate the
sects and bring the church into ont
great phalanstery any more than 1t is ben
eficial to society to bring together all the
great families into one phlanastery. We
get along very well, and allow men 10 keep
house as they want to.
The foreign delegates OF the Evangeli.
cal Conference, accompanied by Mayor
Havemeyer and other members oi the city
government, are on visit the public in
etitutions. tl..
The session in Association Hall was
opened by prayer in the usual form, and
Rev. Dr.. Prime announced that the fare.
well address would be made by Rev. Mr..
schenck, in the Academy of Music, on
Sunday evening next, and that meetings
would likewise be held in Tammany Hall
and Steinway Hall. A German meeting
will be held on the same evening at Coop.
er Institute. The announcement was also
made that tickets for home were ready
for the delegates at the different shipping
offices.
The first paper read was on the church
and nation, by Rev. W. Il. Freemantle,
OF London. He argued that 10 q chris.
tian nature the Church and the State are
identical, and there can be no alliance be-
tween them, for they are not independent
powers. He believed that in the future
the pulpit will speak more Of civil gov:
eminent and law, and Legislatures will
feel more OF the influence OF religion.
Judges and magistrates are the true eld.
ers Of this day, and in the scripture the
authority Of the rulers, as they came from
God, Is more insisted upon than that OF
the teacher.
Rev. Mr.. Davis, President Woolsey,
ex. President Hopkins, Rev Mr. Mensic OF
Scotland and others made addresses, and
Charles Reade and Rev. MIR. Gudlestone
were announced as representatives Of the
London Workingmcn's Lords Day Rest
Association.
The afternoon session Of the Evangeli-
cal Alliance at the Association Hall was
devoted to free discussion OF the general
topic Of the day, the relation Of church to
State.
Rev. Mr.. Brunot of Pittsburgh was the
first speaker, and said he was surprised
that such an aggregate Of thought should
be expressed without striking. against the
thought of others. He said that the con-
stitution Of the United States Is one ap-
propriate for all sects and creeds, even
Mshomedan, therefore, he blushed for 1t,
he believed in closer unity Of the church
with the State.
Rev. Robinson Of Philadelphia followed
and said many European nation, are trying
to work up to our American model. II this
be true It concerns Us what that model
shall be. He said that our government
was strictly religious government. Our
law Of marriage was Christian law; bias
phemy Is an offense against the statute
law. Christian religion Is part Of the
common law OF our government Reli-
gious worship is recognized by 1t. Our
legislatures andinstional Senate are opened
with prayer. Public feasts.and thanksgiv.
ings are established by the government
The Christian oath Is administered in the
civil courts and by 1t our civil officers are
qualified. Our system OF education
IL purely Christian one. We
have the bible in our schools, except
10 a few cases where bigotry has caused
its expulsion.
Rev George W. Grant, OF Scotland,
followed, alter which the Dean Of Cantor
bury expressed the idea that what was
practicable In this country Is not 30 IN
England.
Rev. Mr.. Burnett, OF Ireland, and Right
Rev. Bishop Simpson then spoke. The
latter said that tre Alliance had not as
sembled to make constitution Tor the
United States or Tor the church OF Eng
land.
Dr.. English, OF Scotland, Rev. Mr.. Nc
Cook, Of Philadelphia, and Mr.. George
q. Stewart, OF Philadelphia, concluded
the list OF speakers.
NEW YoRK, Oct. "a session OF the
Evangelical Alliance was held tonight
at the Church Of Disciples, corner Of
Madison avenue and Forty-tilth street.
Hon. George Il. Stuart, Of Philadelphia,
presided, and many eminent diyines were
on the platform, among them Dr.. Hugh
Miller, Of Scotland, Bishop Cummins, Rev.
John Hall, Prof Baird, and Rev. DR..
Hepworth. The church was filled to its
utmost capacity. The subjects for discus
sion were "Free Churches on the Conti-
nent," and ministerial Support"
A paper was read on the former sub.
ject by Prot. j. F. Astie, Of Switzerland,
The speaker reviewed the whole system
oil the establishment and support Oi
churches throughout Europe as contrast
ed with America, and argued that 1t has
always been found that where churches
are not supported by the State they thrive
better, the members no doubt feeling II
incumbent on themselves to be more lib
eral and energetic than where endow-
ment Is the rule.
Several hymns were sung, after which
the Rev. Mr.. Hall opened on ministerial
support. "
At o meeting Of the City Mission to-
night at Olivet Chapel, Rev. Mr.. William
Knox, oi Ireland made q short address
giving his experience in the city mission
work In Belfast, Ireland. BE urged min
iatera not 10 conflnel themselves to the