New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-10-01
THE EVANGELICAL ALLIANCE
THE APPROACHING GENERAL CONFERENCE
IN THIS CITY.


RANGEMENTs AND PROGRAMME OF THE CONFER
! FvcE-TIE NUMBER OF DELEGATES AND THE
| ARRIVALS FROM ABRoAD-cHRIsTIAN UNITY AND
| THE DEFENSE OF RELIGIOUS LIBERTY THE AIMS
OF THE CONFERENCE.
| The Sixth General Conference OF the
Evangelical Alliance will be held In this city In OCTOBER
from the al to 18th inclusive. The Alliance Il not
union Of churches but On association OF CHRISTIANS TIP
! rosenting all the evangelical denominations OF
Protestant Chrisendom. II is ready TO receive as mem
bers all who accept the fundamental principles and
doctrines OF Evangelical Christianity. namely: The
Divine inspiration authority, and efficiency OF tho
Holy Scriptures; the unity Of the Godhead ana tno
trinity OF persons therein; the utter depraflv OF
human nature in consequence OF the Fan; the inearna
ton OF the Son OF God his atonement ana meda'oIih
nterccssou and reign the justification OF the sinner
nv faith aone the work Of the Holy Spirit In CONVEX
sion and sanctlca:on Of the sinner; the DIVINE ih'W
tuition Of the Christian ministry, and the ODD
cation perpetuity Of the ordinances OF baptism anu
the Lords Supper; the Immortality OF the soul, the
resurrection OF the body the judgment OF the word ~
Jesus Christ with the eternal blessodnes OF the n31t
eous and the punishment Of the wicked This summary
Of belief was adopted a the formation OF the orgahNF
ton at London. IN 1885, and las been accepted oy he
various branches which have since been estaDlisne"
To this general enunciation principles the Alliance
appended the following proviso: II l., however nv
nctly declared that this brief summary u not 70 DC r.
garded in any formal ecclesiastical sense as cree"
or confess sion. nor the adoption II II as invoNhS an
assumption of the right auuoritatiyely to d'1ne th'
limits Of Christian brotherhood, but simply as an Inui'@
non OF the class % persons whom Il Is desirable To en-
brace within the Alliance"
The eri.in OF the Alliance was - convention oi sf
-enativcs from various counties, who osseno.ec
~ Frcemasou's Hal London oa AUGUST ia' $40 90 90
lbcrate on the formation ~ a general alliance flN
distinct religious organizations in Great BRIAN AUG
Ireland, France, Germany. Belgium, switzerland ithy'
Turkey the United States and CanHd, were represented
Sir Chilling Elrley Smith ihe Pr sident OF The 'ol'
v,ution Among Americans VINO took an active pant ID
IT'S dclber tons were the Il ~. Ma.sr s. T. CoN Ia3hi
Kirk, witt Lyman Becc. err Church, Baird scnuc"er
/ O.. D. Abbott, T. H. skinner sryth S'cer oiiA Mason
/ Lvesey, and Emory, with SIDNEY L. Morse. Ca iN'
fifth day Of the Convention after aA exhaustive d-c'-
SION the platform Of principles given ABOVE was hA IL
on The rinal plan of the Convention WIS the ior7i
ton Of general organization to DE composed OF COM
mon membership IN all parts II tle world Several di''
were devoted TO the debate upon the system una Z
! which the Alliance should te cOupos''. Ih' follow
ing pau was finally decided upJn, ans upon De- ~
basis has rested tie existence Of the Evangelical All
auce for the q years Of it5 history;
That the Alliance consist OF al such members % Tho
/ Conference ana members and corr >ooa. IE h'"''i1
% tre divisions Of tie Pr'yi.oar' COM" t , sra'
adhere To the principles ami o,J'i' %, tir A.lt.,,
| psrsors may be admitted 20 tic membership ~ ih9
t br,rl.l Conference and % mculD .r.Ip OF any
district organization by such mode as e1eh "i-tlet
or Tt e ' members Of tne hnanco p, recomuendelio
| form strict ORGANIZATIONS iA ~''t in uiI pr 'l.'
oCS ~ a. 80, Tfo.Irc1 r1vcyr. Er.J Thet rc1
tfe' lance nor th. raspccty' dI-irc nia,z ,ois 'I
he held responsible Cor tie ur9r'c 'ns- ., any S,l.
organization. second. That No meHl'-f ot any a'.lI
organization sb1li be- 1s sucI Ii'l.,'t pI t.
| Tlirl. That Whenever dialrct orHMiliioh ID hl
formed, the mem ers on the Az inte "ilh 'h" H'-.
Man i'm firtnerli,e Of tho above pi'n. IL b' recon-
grisi l' ~ fbs ioloSiaq ,4frt, a. sIe Ul.i
/ kingdom of Graat Bri'mn aui lr.ini; O. 'h3 Ct'rl
zr,ud 1n tbe N5rn OF g. .rurur; Cs flc 7oIta 81 Ger
many ANA German switz rHnN; U H.d.l N'5.h
America: % the West Indies; ANA iH- adii'lonh dr
trlct orgiuz ATOMS IRON ums O. tiue zee 3z % as
such by the concurrence or any tAee PREVIOUSLY e''"-
Tqia General Conference he held at such time and
place. and consist ol such memo Iao Iu, -
CORE u ndeuce between the d. .1ct or'it ,is h"I
! uuder The guidance Of Divine Providence. SHAH h'"
Sffer he de-rrnined by tlor unanimous concurrence.
proTidod: Fit-ila ally nr,lbrr u a.. Aui,qca. Who
was entitled 100 40 end t!s CONFER nee ah ~ 10 '
! his membership she'll be entitled 10 tend a. D. tt
also. Aud ecIudlr chat al. q esq ,is L.. inF - 'A,
cOuyeniug OF SO sIai be- de.eri1iled ~ SUI i' .'
only Of tue district Organizations -s siI io o. "'.i
"a conference any two or NOR, OF the District O'sin
! izatiOls my be Lcld b. mutual "-sc'iueAt.
The Alliance thus founded was greatly cxt,alcI by
the formation OF c0J-ilults associations pa Y'rols
quarters of tie vcgId; ihre. Of these associations -
! cuied England, Ireland, scotland, ami Wal3i one
comprised France, aUOhcr Prussia, another iit'l-
land, AID one VAS formed among ml'.ionar' Do A''-
KEY These ORGANIZATIONS havo been strictly lao'Hen
,av and in lis particular sphere OF effort for the great
! ends for the attainment OF which tho alliance was
formed Tie promotion %. Chr.iu1n union, me miNi-
fe5taton and expression OF tie c-senti. uIly WAC" u
4, claimed exists throu gloIt the deuomn1tlonsoi s'
called Evaueeca Christianity. and the championship,
the protection aui tho diffusion OF sound ideas Of re-
igous liberty and the rights Of Conscience have been
the aims set before ti3 great brJAerhooi. Toe ALI
ance has ever ,tryeu FOR close union or ieelhS aLl
action among Christians and TO tie iuuiente oi l.s
meetings and publications, is duo IN large measure such
proressas has been made in that direction, m the Last
quarter century Is efforts to relieve those oppressed
for conscience sake have not been limited by Tie col'
ancs OF Chriseniom or the bounds % Ike belief TIA
voice has upled In behalf Of Jle Roman Catholic
| the Jew the Monammedan, AMI the pagan, as Well rs
for Baptists LuthcrJns ard other sectorans. Tolsr
ance to all in matters Of faith, whether that Faith be
grounded In uth error, has been the motto AKA tie
object Of EFFORT Tho alliance has sent depata'i9nso'
eminent Christian statesmen, juits, aud cergymen 10
! visit GOV rnments VITA laws ami customs hostile "a
liberty OF conscience. The moral force OF The appeal
Of so great ard noble association carried by such
distinguished representatives as those 10 whom have
been ntrusted the messages and circumstances oi the
! Alliance have been pow eriul religious freedom.
/ Spain and Portugal, Sweden, Turkey. Persia, Rn'''a
/ Germany, Italy, and Japan have all at din'sen
times, some OF them than once, l. IN sought oa
by the ambassadors the Alliance, and their eNpostu
! ations have rarely been IN vain.
In the little quarter Of century OF us exist
euce the Alliance has held General Conference oits
district organizations at Intervals Of four ~ I've year'
| In Paris Geneva Berlin. and Amsterdam these assem-
bies have been held aud have gathered IN generous
numbers men wisdom learning. ooquence, ani tdit
The leaders OF laous thought In Evangelical Protest
autism have been there, and the denominations have
sent their abest theoo-ans pgoioundest scholars and
most allurlng preachers. The influence OF these re-
unions has been 70 greatly srcnghel The hands AMI
drawing together the hearts OF European Christians who