Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-10-16
From New York.
THE EVANGELICAL ALLIANCE.

NEW York, Oct. 10.
The delegates to the Evangelical ALI
ance conference are very busy to-day.
The first section met in Association Hall
at 10 a. m. and p. m, the second in St,
Pauls Methodist church at 10 a. IN. and
2 p. m, the third in Fourth avenue
Presbyterian church at 10 a. m. and p.
M, and the fourth in Madison square
church at = D. N. There will be q Ger
man meeting this evening in Association
Hall, and if the attendance renders it
necessary the Fourth avenue church viii
be opened at the same time. The topic
for discussion at all the sections to-day
is missionary work Tomorrow, Satur-
day, will be devoted to the closing bust
ness. Only one session win be held
in Association Hall at 2 p, m. On Sun.
day evening four public meetings will be
held, one at the Academy of Music,
which win be the farewell services, for
which tickets will be furnished At AS
ISOLATION Hall to-day, after devotional
services, a paper was read by Rev Jo-
.seph Angus, D.. D., Regents Park, Lon
don, on the duty of the church in rela-
ton to missions. The speaker said that
more was done in the last century to
give the Bible to the world than in the
first ten centuries. The prophecy of the
conversion of the world was being en-
forced by the extent of the work done
and the success achieved. A paper on
territorial divisions of missionary fields
of labor and missionary courtesy, writ
ten by Rev Rufus Anderson, D. D., of
Boston, was read by Rev DR. Clark.
Fifty-six missionary societies are at
work, from all evangelical denominations
in Christendom, which spread over So
100000 annually, and have 1000 or
dained missionaries. There is little to
be apprehended from papal opposition
IN barbarous nations, as natives So learn
to- look at them as of a different religion.
The obligations of science, literature and
commerce to the Christian missions
was the title of a paper read by Rev
Thomas Eddy, D. D., of New York.
The ringing of the anvil, and the smoke
of the furnace, and the white sails of
commerce follow the missionary At a
session of the second section an Immense
croud assembled at st. Paul's this mora
ing. The first speaker was Rev. Mr..
Sheshadri, who spoke of Christianity
among the Hindoos. IF Mahomet should
rise out of his ashes he would be borri-
fined il Christianity, as it exists in Him
dostan, was termed by us Christianity.
Time, would fail him should he try to
tell the triunphs of the Gospel in India.
The immense audience was warmin their
reception of the speaker and his words.
In the second section of the alliance,
Rev. Mr.. Woodside spoke on woman's
work in India. He said that the work
of woman in India excites the sympathy
of all nations Bishop e. DeSchweiritz
of Bethlehem, Pa, read paper on mis-
sionary work among. the most insignif-
cant and degraded tribes of the heather
world; after which the section took
recess. until. 9 p. m. .7
In the third section Rev. Mr.. Della
uerde of France delivered brief speech
in French upon the Protestant mission
in France, after which the session adj
journed until 2 p. M, when 1t will unite
with the second section at st. Pauls.
In Association hall Rev. Mr.. Eddy
followed on the same subject. Rev.
Thomas Penecee of London, and Rev.
VIM. Graham of the Scotch Reformed
church, and formerly pastor of the mis-
sion to the Jews at Damascus, addressed
the convention The latter put in plea
for the toilers in Israel, and testified to
the benefit of American aid to the mis-
sion in Palestine. Rev. Mr.. Sheshadrai
thanked God there were Christians
among the Hindoos; some of the best
of the native preachers are Brahmins
An address on the influence of women
in the church was made by DIR. Williams