The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-09-21

meeting Of the Evangelical AL
lance.
The approaching meeting of the Evangeli-
cal Alliance-which assemblies in this city on
the I'd proximo-continues to attract the
attention and evoke comment from our relig
'ous contemporaries, particularly those of the
Presbyterian persuasion. The Observer, whose
senior editor is chairman of the Committee of
Arrangements for the occasion, announces
that the great men who have already arrived
the names of many more on the way, the
grandeur of themes to be discussed, the his
tory of the Alliance, and the aspects of the
questions in their relations to the civil and
moral condition of affairs in the world, give
to this Conference an immense interest and it
cannot fail to exert salutary influence upon
the religious sentiment of the age. Besides
various countries of Europe which will be rep
resented, it is already ascertained that China
India, Turkey and other distant countries will
be heard ON the floor of the Conference by
Christian natives or missionaries who are well
acquainted with the internal condition of
those lands
The Evangelist says the meeting of the ALI
ance on this side of the ocean will mark an
era in its history. Gin no land" continues
the editor, ''could it receive warmer well
come than in ours. With q perfect religious
liberty, that to many foreigners has been
stone of stumbling from the fact that it ex-
tended full liberation to all sects and sections
of sects it has yet resulted in developing
under the influence of free Gospel q degree
Of religious unity in feeling and practice, if
not in belief, to which some established
Churches sanctioned by the State, can lay
no claim
The Evangelist also elaborates upon the sub
ject of ''Arctic Adventure and Missionary En-
terprises," claiming that, ''while not disposed
to detract one iota from the real merit or just
fame of those who have risked life and health
in the Polar Seas, the enthusiasm of that man
who plunges into the wastes Of heathenism,
not to solve geographical problem, but to
instruct and cheer and save human SOUL has
broader and nobler basis than theirs"
The Observer, remarking upon the speeches
made of the dedication OF the Roman Catholic
parochial school of st. Peters parish in New
Church street. this city, and the arrival of one
of the Christian Brothers, accompanied by
twenty-four young men belonging to that So
ciety, who have been educated to serve as
teachers in the Catholic parocbal schools
about to be established throughout the United
States, says:-
This is the beginning Of an organized system OF
schools in opposition to the public schools Of New
York city II the subject is properly treated by the
Romish schools will be the easy solution OF the
vexed question, which has caused so much trouble
purpose and carry it out, to withdraw their chill
dren from the public schools the city will not be
required by any principles OF justice or prOpriety
to regulate the schools to satisfy those who do not
wish to enjoy them for their children.
The Independent presents "a word"-a col
umn and half 1ong-''to the Evangelical
Alliance" It takes it for granted that the
evangelical bodies are not simply gratifed to
have individual heretics join their number,
but also to discover in what they have re-
garded as heretical sects more Christianity
than they had supposed. Referring to the doc
trines of the Universalists the Independent
asks:-
Are men that have this faith. to be excluded from
the meetings OF the Evangelical Alliance-a body
which should include all who wish to honor the
mission of our Saviour Ther iaith is except in
unessentials, the same as that of the rest of Chris
tendon. Do they believe that God will finally
abolish sinsS SO do most OF the honored German
associates Of the Alliance. The Alliance will do
well to reconsider It's action excluding men who
are on the same side with them In the battle with
atheism and inhdclity.
The Christian InteUigencer ayers that the pro-
gramme of the coming session of the Evan
gelical Alliance embraces nearly all the most
important religious questions of the day.
christian union" it affirms, 'underlies
them all ;" and the hteligencer is anti-Chris-
tan enough to designate Catholicism as
among the antagonisms of Christianity.
Our Catholic contemporaries, the Freeman's
Journal, the Tablet the Catholic Reuie,c, the
Boston Pilot and others, are alive to the inter-
ests of their special calling, the subject of
Catholic parochial schools being prominent
topic of favorable consideration.
The Je,oish Tines, Je,oish Messenger and He
breao Leader enlarge upon subjects in the par
ticular interests of Hebrewism and, alto
gether, our brethren of the religious press this
week, from the unusual vigor of their edi-
torial articles, show that ''playday" is over
and that watchful sentinels of our religious
liberties are again at their posts for the season.
The English Press "Eating the Leck''
in Face of Herald Special News
Enterprise.
The HERALD of Saturday, August 80, con-
tanned special news telegram from Central
Asia, announcing the important fact that
Khanate clansmen and sympathizers in
Khiva and Khokand had, just previously,
risen in instruction against the Russians,
and that the movement was suppressed only
by the prompt adoption of the most stern
military action by the Muscovites under
General Kaufmann's lieutenant, the Cars
commander-in-chief being himself temporarily
absent. When this intelligence was made