The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-09-01
Conference Of the Evangelical ALI
anCe at Basle.
Statement Of the Condition of thu
European Wheat Harvest.
General Depression Of Trade In
Great Britain.
Reduction Of Wages of Railroad En-.
piOyes and Cotton Operatives.
Additional Shipments Of Bullion to
the United States.
EVANGELICAL ALLIANCE.

BAsLE, August S0.-The Seventh Gener
al Conference Of the Evangelical Alliance
begins It's session at this ancient city To-
morrow. omore appropriate place could
have been chosen. This city occupies ar
important place in the history OF Protest
antism as the home OF Erasmus and the
Reformer. A large number Of delegates
have arrived, and more than 1900 visitor
have come to attend the session. The
hotels and boarding houses are filed with
delegations from all Protestant nations
and several prominent Protestant theoloc'
ians have arrived from Roman Catholic
countries, The committee OF arrangements
are doing all in their power for the accom-,
mediation Of the guests.
The session, which will continue one
week, In St Martins Cathedral, opens
under the Temporary Presidency OF Herr
Vischer Sarasin. Then the permanent
President will be chosen. Several dele.
gates from the United States will deliver
addresses. The Rev. DR.. Philip Schaff, Of
the International Bible Revision Commis.
sion, will speak on Estate and Church in
the United States;" the Rev. DR.. Hurst,
President Of the Drew Theological Semi.
nary, Madison, on the christian Union
as an Element Of Religious Progress and
its Defense;" the Rev. DR.. Washburn, Of
the Calvary Episcopal Church, New York,
will discuss Socialism" " and the Rev. DR..
Anderson, Of the Park Avenue Baptist
Church, will lecture on Sunday Schools, /"
The two former addresses will be deliver.
ed in German and the two latter in Eng
lish.
Among the English delegates are the
Rev. Drs. William Arthur, E. R. Conder,
Donaldson Frazer, John Strougthon and
]. D. Dikes, Sir Charles Reed and DR.. D.
n. Digg.
France sends the Rev. Drs. Babut, Fish,
Talbot, Lefevre and Pressense; Holland
will be represented by the Rev. DR., Van.
dosterzoe; Italy will send Emil Comba;
Spain, Pastor Fliedner, and Scandinavia,
De Won SCheel.
The proceedings will begin by addresses
on the religious condition OF the various
countries, then the ministry, education,
press, missions, and the Sunday schools
will be treated in their order.
The session will end with communion
service at the Cathedral, the sermon to be
preached by the Rev. DR.. Stockmeyer, OF
Basle, and a brief, formal farewell service
for the delegates will follow.
Great importance is attached 10 the
present session OF the Alliance. The or
ganization has existed for about thirty
years, but until the great session at New
York In 1873 it never assumed cosmo-
polltan character.
The Alliance is now regarded as recog-
nized force in behalf Of Orthodox religion
throughout Christendom. Its active inter.
est with the Russian Government in reliey.
ing the Protestants OF the Russian. Baltic
Provinces; its aid in promoting the inter
ests Of humanity in behalf of the wounded
on the battle-helds; the sympathy it ex-
tended to the suffering Bulgarians, have
made the Evangelical Alliance name Of
endearment to hundreds OF thousands
throughout the world.
Rathsher sarasin has invited all the
guests to general reception, at his gar.
dens, In this city, at 4 o'clock tomorrow.