New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-10-20
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.
rr1rr1 srcer.roNs AND cnAveEs.

Tie Rev. John Parker, pastor OF the Sew
enti,-st NJ T. Church preached yesterday on The Re
suts Of the Evangelical Alliance" from text taken
from 18Th and 18th verses of the Ivith Psam
After brief alluEon the meeting OF free reigioniss
during the past week and efforts made by them 70
counefact the good accomplished by the Alliance, the
preacher said that the Evangelical Alliance met TO as
se tnc relation OF the Church Cod the JOY 0i the be
fever I'm Christ aud prophecy her aguihcen future
IL met like the Gcumemcal Council To lay down
particular dogma not TO any limitation the Views
of the followers of Christ but merely 10 hold counsel To-
eether for good, and tO for coming eonfcts Ihe
Gid scandal % six years ago that Professionalism was
failure was met aud answered II was answered from
Germany, who sent her bcst aud greatest men,
FROM France, the scene OF 81. bartholomew;
from switzefland, England, Ireland Scotland,
and Wales. Tue Alliance was the capitalization OF tne
great Protestant idea the night of Immediate access 10
Cod without any human mediator; showed itself tue
freud Of mankind and tue friend 81 Cod heretofore
much time had been spent In controversy hereafter
AM would he a. one. Tue Church of God had been t0
great extent unitod; decentralization had been lor-
gotten there would he less sectarianisn less eaonsy
HencciOrtn the church would be Oueone 10 Keep th7
land from the Church Of Rome one 10 keep tue Bibe Ia
the public schools as pledge 81 our nato1ai ShIlsan
Inv and our faith IN Cod Inc Alliance had humanlta-
rdn character too and devoted time to the oonsideIa
had been welded hereafter there would be less Ike
hhood Of war between the nsll9ns I9ttIs , &
couro-y and respect and tins utlSIahce Of pnohe o
Alliance would long endure, lana should Oe IooWeu Win
hope and the prayers OF Gods people everywn
Tue Rev Newman Hall. ID. D.. OF Surrey Chapel, Lon
don preached In ST. James Methodist Episcopal Church
al 1l6h-s aud Madson-aye. yesterday morning, his
text being "What doth Il profit my brethren, IL
say he hath faith, and hath works. faith save
hmi Epis;le of ST. James, H., H. The preacher began
hy suargng upon the seeming discrepancy between the
words the text and other portions OF the Bible. He
said: well are we not taught hat IL Is fhth that can
In the second chapter OF Epheians does there
not seem variance with these words. There It =
sad mat we are saved Dy tne grace oi Iou surely II
am saved 10 cannot he with works. My stains were 50
washed them away Dy any enpIl Vi NUT
myself too weak 10 break from the
by grace. II others believe their salvation accom-.
plished 10y their good works. by the sincerity OF
ton, am not one Of them. FIVE arguments against
such belief may he stated. First, when have done
my utmost ia effort 1t Is defective and unsatisfactory
secondly, although may be working for righteousness
now, cannot undo the guilt OF the unworthy ana
wicked past Surely, nothing but grace can atone for
that ana secure salvation Inrdy the reward LOT lnose
saved through Christ forth in the Scriptures that of
enjoying the presence Of God and dwelling IN His holy
hatlatlon forever i SO great SO magnnceh so lhn-
nitey hes Ond the possibility of human desert, that who
can believe that they in themselves really merit 1t
FOurthy all works worthy OF Gods acceptance spring
from love toward HIN. Aud how can there be love
unless through trust aud reliance There can be no
hopeful reliance except IN grace Ihen there oe any
trust and confidence salvation, grace must come rst
Filthy If such works as are acceptable In Gods sight
OF fth aud love- the disposition 10 do such works
among men by nature sinful ana deprayed must come
from grace.
The fifth annual reunion OF the Morning Star Sunday
took place. yesterday afternoon at No 100 West
Tweny-sxh-st There about 400 persons present
The Secretary reported that during past year the
average daily attendance 32 the NUMBER OF officers
ana teachers, 5oi the number belonging 70 the Bible
class 50; Intermediate classes, ISL; Iuiant class 15O
short addresses were made to the scholars by the Hon.
william h. Dodge the Rev George Mlngns, snperin-
endent or the City Missions, and the Rev. DR.. Thomas
Anderson Of tue Pdrkaye. Baptist Church
Among the foreign delegates to the Evangelical ALI
ance who sailed Saturday were the following In the
Pereire for Havre aud Brest, the Rev. NJ Robin the
Rev NJ. Lelievre. the Rev. NJ Decoppet the Rev. John
Frederick Ase. and the Rev Mr.. Fisch the city Of
Paris, for Liverpool, the Rev. Mr. Ayeling; in the
DOnau for southampton ana Bremen, the Rev. Prof j.
A. Dorner ID. d. the Rev. A. Dorner the Rev. Prof W.
Kraft, ID. d.. the Rev. Prof TneO. Christeb D. D. the
Rev. Ii. Krummacher, the Rev. W. Noel, and the Rev
Leopold Witte. The Rev. DIR. A. L. Simpson OF Derby,
England, will return, on Saturday, by the Celtic.
The Rev VIM Warner Clark, pastor OF the First Meth
odist Episcopal Church, UnOnave., Brooklyn,
has been compelled by illness TO retire from
active work. Father Fransioh Of st, Peters
and yesterday preached to large congrega-
ton. The Hans0n-pace Baptist Church, Brooklyn,
the Rev. Dr. j. D. Fulton pastor has been enlarged and
repaired The lecture in the rear, forms
of the main edifce, aud new chapel connected with
the audienceroom by double doors, has been erected
The church was reopened yesterday, the Rev. DR. Full
ton preaching In the morning. and the Rev. Thomas
sunday school service held being made
by the Rev. j. W. sarles ID. d. the Rev. j. b Simmons
Cleayer the Rev. DR.. Anderson. and the Rev. Lewis
Raymond. Nearly $4,000 were subscribed during the
day TO defray the expenses OF the enlargement OF the
church.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH UNION.
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 1S.-The Independent or old
School Presbyterian Synod Of Missouri net here yester
day, the Rev. j. G. Fackler, Moderator This is the
Synod which, 1885, asserted Declaration and Testi
mony" which caused it to be ruled out Of representation
at and led 10 its secession from, the Northern General
Assembly, which it then belonged, and it has
been independent Of all higher bodies. The most inter-
esting question before the Synod proposition to
unite with the Southern and Reformed Church. A long
discussion had with DR.. Brooks of St. Louis, the
prominent OpDoser OF the proposition. vote was
finally reached late last night and resulted in ~ TO
80 naye Brooks then asked the 80 opponents Of tho
union to meet hs church this morning to determine
what further action should be taken. The meeting
held and II decided TO take action until after the
Presbyterians nave voted sending commissioners 10
the next meeting OF the Southern General Assembly.
HOMICIDE BY BR0THER-IN-LAw.