National Republican., 1880-10-02
TIE PRESBYTERIANS.
Fifth Day Of the Great International
Convention.
Religion In Foreign Lands-Tho Press and
Evangelical Chrlstianity-Crowd
Meeting Last Night
Tho Pan-Presbyterian Alliance

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 1.-This mornings
meeting of the pan an.presbyterian council in
Horticultural hall was opened with tho usual
exercises, Row DIR. Prime, chairman of the
business committee, presiding in the absence
Of Rov. DIR. Van Gi,son OF Richmond, Va,
who had been appointed chairman of tho SOS
sion. Rev. DIR. Blake laid before the council
tho report Of the committee on modes of help.
ing European churches The subject OF Amer.
lean aid to the struggling churches in cont l.
mental Europe and the condition of morals
there was discussed by DR.. Blake. DIR. Lang,
DIR. Mcintosh of Belfast, Rev. Adoph Monod
Of Ande Rev. A. f. Buscarlot of Switzerland,
Rev. Ferdinand Cezir Of Klofouk, aud Rov.
Antonio Arrighio of Italy, who gave interest
ing statements as to tho religious condition of
their several localities.
The session was brought to n close with
general discussion of the papers that had
been read at previous sessions on home mis-
sions and evangeistic work, the discussion
being participated in by Rev. Robert Howie of
Glasgow, Henry Day of New YORK, Rev. DIR.
Smith of Edinburgh, Rev. Dir. Boggs of At
anta, and others. Rev. DIR. Smith of Edin-
burgh argued that tho daily newspaper press
should be managed In the interest of evan.
gelical christianity. He lamcntcd the divorce
that exists between evangclicalism and the
press, and suggested that the two could be
united If the churches would support papers
published by men who will saturate their
columns with true christian spirit, and IL
the leaders in the church would become nc
quainted with and form friendship with the
leaders OF the secular press
THE LAST EVENING SESSION.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 1.-The last evening
session of the council was held in tho acad.
emy tonight with packed audience in at
tendance, aud in Horticultural hall were some
l 500 people who could not fluid room in the
academy. Jacob Roedcr, esq, of Easton, Pa,
presided, and the meeting was opened with
singing and with prayer by Rev. j. o. Miller,
ID. d., of York, Pa. The session was devoted
to hearing reports on the condition of chris
tianity in various places on the continent of
Europe, which were given In brief addresses
by Rev. Justus Szalatnay, who described the
state of religion in Bohemia; Rov. Fritz Field
ner OF Madrid, who reported on Spain; Pro-
fcssor Emilio Coniba Of Florence, with report
on Italy; Rev. Leonard Anct of Brussels,
with report OH Belgium, and Rev. Mr..
Rivous, who addressed the council in behalf
of and for French professionalism. He
spoke in French, his remarks being in-
tcrpreted by Bev. NJ. Dodds, who ac-
oompanied him. The speaker in the course
of his remarks said that few months ago he
had seen petition, on which the members oil
II municipal council in France asked for the
change of tho form Of worship from Roman
catholic to protestant. He asserted that 30,-
600 of the 10000 municipalities in France
would DO glad to do the same.
The council will be brought to close by u
session tomorrow morning in horticultural
hall for the transaction OF miscellaneous bust.
ness, particularly the taking of action upon
matters to be reported by the business com.
mittee In the afternoon there will be a fare.
well meeing, at which parting address will
be delivered by Rev. DR.. Charles A. Dickey.
A largo number Of supplementary farewell
meetings will be held on Sunday, when mum.
Der of Philadelphia pulpits will be filled by
tho most distinguished delegates from othor
cities and countries.