National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-10-15
REV. MArTKO PhOCHET, OF ITALY

At this church, Rev. Dr. Addison presiding
services were commenced by singing tn,
hymn, IAN hail the power Of Jesus name.
DR.. Addison then led the congregation IL
prayer.
Almighty God, give Us grace that we may
cast away the works Of darkness and put
upon us the armor of light. Now, In The
| time OF this mortal life, In which Jesus Christ
came 10 visit US In humility, so In the last
day, when He shall come again we may rise
to light immortal, through Him who llyeth
and reigneth. U God, whose blessed Son
was manifested that he might destroy the
works Of the devil and make US the sons Of
God, and heirs Of eternal life, grant us, we
6eseeeh Thee, that having this hope We may
purify ourselves, even as Jesus, that when he
shall appear again with power and great
glory we may be like unto Him. lie llyeth
aud reigneth cver-worlt without end
Almighty God, like TO thine only begotten
Son, Jesus Christ, able TO overcome death,
open unto US the gate of everlasting life. We
humbly besecch thee TO put into our minds
effect through Jesus Christ our father, who
liveth and reigneth with thee, and the Holy
Ghost, world without end.
Oh, Almighty God. who alone can grant
unto thy people that they may love the things
which thou commandst, that so among the
manifold changes may our hearts become
fixed where true joys are To DO found through
Jesus Christ our Lord.
Oh, Almighty God. who has built thy
Church on the foundation Of the apostles and
prophets, Jesus Christ being the chief corner
stone, grant us so to lie Joined together that
we may be made q holy temple acceptable
unto that very Jesus Christ, our Lord.
Oh, Almighty God, who has made together
thine elect In one communion and fellowship
In tha m stIaal hodv nj Thrist nnr Gnd ura ~
us grace to follow the saints OF all and cody
living that we may come to the acceptable
Joys, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
The Rev. Matteo Prochct then addressed
the audience rs follows:
My friends, when last Sabbath evening, In
different halls, about twenty thousand people
gathered to bid adieu to the delegates of the
Evangelical Alliance, some people said that
such u gathering Of people had been brought
about by excitement but that excitement was
not to be taken as real expression of the re-
llglous feelings OF the population Of New
York.
While there was not any speaking going on
In the days past, so far rs the Evangelical Al
lance was concerned, yet, II | Judge from this
church what Is 10 be In the other three
churches, cannot agree with those who will
not take what has happened In the few days
before rs an evidence Of religion; no matter
what they can scoff at, evangelical religion
will survive.
We have had grand time In New York,
and cspecl ally we who have come here trying
10 stammer your language In the best way we
could to say that the people coming from
England, France, Germany Ireland, Norway,
Switzerland, Italy, China, and ] don't know
where else, and all meeting together and fnd-
ing that we arc one. That was an illustra-
ton that the Gospel ID still the same, and that
after nineteen centuries We feel what Christ
said when he spoke to his disciples, aye are
all brethren" These words are still fulhlled.
There Is no bond Of unity but that. They
tried In France last year the putting forward
these three French words, ''liberty, equality,
fraternity" Brotherhood! What Is human
brotherhood out OF the Gospel1 Look at the
smoking ruins of Paris, and you will see what
human brotherhood Is when 1t has not got
real cement1 You must take away from the
hearts of men what sin has put there before
they can become brotherhood.
Twas told by q friend OF mine, to whom
the fact happened, an Illustration Of that. A
German and IN Engllshman met In draw
iDg-room, aud they were common friends