, 1873-10-14
TIFF EVANGELICAL ALLIANCE.

gviss doloRatcs, as we'll rs those representing
various PARTS Of Asia and Africa, have had tholr
eay. md will 10 buck to their homoa to toll tho
wontrous tale how all thcao people, representing
80 many and varied crcoda, had determined to
forget all things aayo their common Christianity,
and 1.-Two In unity and harmony evermoro' Ibe
grand climax of unitloatiou was IN tho groostng
aent to Bishop Reinkens, Of the Old Catholic
Church Of Germany. who, on hfs paf1,
in his own church. dallY oiofoa Meh
mass for tho succoHs OF tho union
of Christians. It soemB, however, that,
while tho proceedings on their Burfaco ahowod
no difforonco Of opinion. thoro was some di8sat-
iafaction. No ioBs than seventy membora pro-
tostod ngainet the recognition Of tho Old Oatno-
lies as nurt Of tho Christian family and wore for
leaving Pore Hyaointho and Bishop Roinkens
out In tho cold. Nor waa tho discomfort confined
to thls. The Dean of Canterbury attended tho
communion sarvico In dissenting (prosbBtorian).
church, and against this act tho Rov. Dr.. Tozor
Bishop Of Zanzibar, not only protested,
but complained of 1t In q epeoial lettor |
to the Episcopal Bishop Of Now York.
Bishop Tozor questioned tho proprioty Of such |
an act by an English Ohurchman in tho Dlocoso
Of New York, and suggested that tho offending |
Dean WAS wanting in courage to do tho samo act
In his own Catholral Town In England
From Bishop Tozor's standpoint, evangelical
unity and concord do not extend topermitting
IN Episcopal Clergyman to commemorate tho
Lords Supper In q Presbyterian church. From
tile standpoint of tho seventy other complain
ing delegates, whoao protests tho Secretary aup-
pressed, evangelical Christianity cannot tolerate
brotherhood with tho Old Catholics who have
rejected tho dogma Of Papal infallibility.
Thougl, tho Evangelical Alliance did not in
their, public proceedings nor in thoir speeches
moution them, We suppose we aro to assume
that the large communities known as Unitariana
| and Upiverealista IRE still placea beyond tho
bar OF Chrlatian unity. Lilo tho Jews, infde1s,
! and papists, tho Univernalists md Unitariana
| will have to walt little longer. Tho Alliance
| made ono grand stride toward toleration whom
! they admitted tho Catholics Of Germany, Who
| naye drawn limo botweon themselves and Papal
infa1libility md supremacy. The" protest of
tho minority cannot DO considered; tho action
Of tho minority in congress Of peace, love,
| and Christian fellowship must, Of course, be
accepted as tho action Of tho whole body. Tho
Old Catholics, therefore, being admitted aa
members Of tho Evangelical Alliance there Will
po an end to tho rolenticss war upon the general
principles Of tho faith OF that Church. Having
como thus far; having welcomed Hishop
Roiulops with his apostolic authority; having
ombrucea tho Dcan Of Canterbury; having al
ready admitted tho arcok Church. 1t is, porhaps,
as much as could be expected OF the Al'iance
rs this session. year hence, when the
fruits of this aeasona iberality will be visible,
whom tho beauty md majesty Of the enlarged
circle Of Christian unity shall be conceded md
admired Of oil mon, and when tho world shall DO
drawn to tho Alliance by that gravity which
draws smallor bodies to tho creator, thoro will
bo room Tor still further expansion Of Christian
, charity, and opportunity tor welcoming other
bodies heretofore excluded because OF such
diveraitics Of opinion have separated the
| Unitarian from tho other Christian scots.
Tho magnauinity Of the Alliance in taking
into their fellowship tho bravo Old Catholics Of
Germany, without requiring them to renounct
. any part OF their creed, Is capable Of over
greater things than that. Itsmission is to make
l tho whole world Christian. How can this bo bot
: tor done than by admitting the whole world tt
: tho Alliance Tho harmony of ChIistlan
> Gun only bo attained BY their bcoom
: ing members Of one family. That thos
! will be objectors is truo; but why shoult
d tic objection Of Bishop Tozor to partaldnl
: tho communion in Presbyterian churc
= woigh against the great result Of rocoguizln
I all Christians, OF whatever faith, as member
J., + of the groat family? Bishop Tozor would /
is in. Pore Hyaointho's church, and also in th
It Methodist Church but, noYertholess. DisAo
!, Tozor can retain his own notions aud ati
b bo faithful monbor OF tho Christian A
10 ianco. Tho Alliance has, as no haye sals
ia done much to break down strifo anon
Or Christian peoples. 1t has conquered it's OF
Of projudicos against Catholicism, and admitte
members of that Church. Having done thi
st why may tho world not look forward to the df
b. when tho UnivorsalistB, and tho Unitarian
lo and the popo with all his people, and egen
ho time tho jews, will bo al gathered together
It ono grand Alliance, all .worahiping tho san
t. God, oil teaoling tho samo morality, and all q
tn miring the wisdom which inspired the organic
on tion of this system Of universal loyo aud tolc
ho ation7
cd THE SUNDAY QUESTION.
no In an address delivered before the Eyaugelle
W Alliance by ox-president Hopkins, Of WilIiar
'1a College, on tho subject "sabbath Made I
'eS Man." he examined very thoroughly the ]
ho atraiuta which tho civil law ought to impo
all +,,o c,,gor,,a,oo =, I'm doo IT, on,,;,.,,,