The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-09-24

Pan'.Prcsbyterian Alliance.
SOCIAL xEcEPfIoS TO DELEuATEs-nlsrrs.
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SOCIAL xEcfPfIoS TO DELEaATss-prsrfs.
GuIsHEp SPEAKERS.
PHILADELPHIA. September 23.-The dele.
I gates 10 the Pan-presby,crisn.A IIiauce
meeting held brilliant social reception last
evening at the Pennsylvania Academy of
Fine Arts. TIE spacious halls and calle.
ries we're crowded with the most prominent
ciergymen and laymen OF the PRESBYTERIAN
I Church In this city, large number Of ladies
also being present. In one OF the most com.
modlous galleries space was reserved for
the delegates and their ladies, and here,
upon raised platform. were assembled
Governor Hoyt. Mayor StokIey, Governor
George B. Mcclellan OF New jersey, cx. Gov
ernor Hartranft OF Pennsylvania, and
Messrs. John Wannamaker and George
Junkin, OF the committee OF arrangements.
The delegates having marched into the
apartment by private staircase, Governor
Hoyt formally welcomed them In a speech,
In which be said:
"The city OF Philadelphia, as indeed
does the Commonwealth OF Pennsylvania,
desires to acknowledge the significance Of
such an assembly as this within Its borders
and to receive them with cordial welcome.
The organization they represent has bad a
| large share in the intellectual awakening OF
\
| in moulding modern thought In Church and
State, and in laying the superstructure Of
religious freedom and civil liberty"
Mayor Stoklev extended the Inequalities
OF the city to the delegates, and Governor
Mcclellan spoke as delegate from New
Jersey. These addresses were responded
10 by Rev. DR.. Cairn Of Edinburgh, Scot
| land; Rev. DR.. Merkland OF Baltimore,
| nr 81 ~ fralo nd
Marian Shoshadri OF India after which the
| Hoyt and Mcclellan and Mr.. Wanamaker.
OPENING SERMON, &C.
| The delegates to the Council assembled
| this morning in the Chambers Presbyterian
church, Broad and Samson streets. and
forming in couples marched to the Acad-
envy Of Music, about square below, where
the opening sermon was preached by Rev.
William NJ. Paxton, ID. d., OF New York.
General Hartranft and Colonel A. Lou
| den Snowden assisted in arranging
| the procession from the church TO
| the Academy. The latter building
was crowded from parquet to dome,
and marked attention was paid TO the
remarks OF DR.. Paxton, who took his text
from Matthew viii, 2. The speaker, after
| an eloquent opening, dwelt at length upon
the past history and future mission Of Pres
byterisnism, and closed with a feeling refer
ence to the death OF Rev. Mr.. Adams, ID.
D., who delivered the last prayer and pro-
nounced the last benediciion at the close OF
the first meeting OF the Alliance, in E0in-
burgb, in 1877.
The first business meeting was held IN
Horticultural Hall this afternoon, when DR..
William Breed delivered an address OF well
come. At its conclusion Rev. DR.. Calder
wood, OF Edinburgh, was elected chairman
OF the meeting. Some unImportant bust
ness was transacted, and the Council i'd
iourDed until 1880 p. NJ.
The Unitarian Conference at Saratoga
SARATOGA, September 23.-At the morn.
ing session OF the Unitarian Conference,
Rev. i. II. Hall, of Worcester, read an essay
on the Bible after which the President, in
few remarks, welcomed =. w. Clayden and
&. u. Badland, delegates from The British and
Foreign Unitarian Association. Mr.. Clay
den made a few remarks with reference 10
the work and the condition OF the denomi-
nation in Europe. Mr.. Badand also spoke
brief under great feeling, and gave the
greetings OF the students in Manchester
College to the American Unitarians. Rev.
G.. +. Piper, secretary OF the Unitarian
Sundsy-SchOOl Society, reported that So
ciety prospecting, aud doing as much work
as its funds would sustain. There are $50
Unitarian Sunday schools, with 5000 teach
crs and $4,000 pupils. The business COM
m;ttee reported in favor OF an appropria-
ton OF $4,000 for missionary work during
the coming year.