Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-09-24
The Presbyterian Alliance.
The PROCEEDINGS INSTRUMENTATION Fg.
AT NIGHT.


AT NIGHT.
Correspondence Qr TIE S;Grl
PHILADELPHIA PA, Sept. % lSSa.
Tie Presbyterian alliance met today at the
Academy OF Music and was opened with dis
course by VIM. NJ. Paxton, D. D., OF New York
city. In which the relations OF PreSbyterlanism
10 the civilization and evangelR3tion or the
world were set forth In clear and eloqueat
manner. In all contests with tyranny the Pres
byterfan church was ever at the front: IN Wit
Messing Tor the truth IL was ready and aban-
dant: II was the friend or human progress the
rights OF the people, and the sacred cause OF
liberty. The quotations from Bancroft. testify
lng TO the Influence OF PresbyteT1aaism in
moulding the character or the American people
iD tie early days or the republic, were fun and
explicit AS the friend or education IL was
ever foremost; as q missionary church &c has
spread the gospel in al lands, and ia It's catho-
ltcity 1t embraces all angelical denominations
with no rivalry save that of doing good.
The singing was In charge OF a tine choir aud
the good old tunes with which Preshyterlaas
are familiar, sounded grandiy In The SpacioIs
building as the five thousand who We're present
sang with The spirit aud the UNDERSTANDING
also. The services closed with constituting tue
alliance with prayer; and with singing or the
long meter DoXology, the 1irst session OF the
! alliance closed la The afternoon Il met I'm Hor-
ticultural hal'-a large building adjoining the
Academy or Music. VIM. p. Breed, ID. d., made
the address OF welcome, and some idea OF the
cosmopolitan character OF the meeting may be
thlrty-nine distinctive bodies were present, an
Dr. Breed In his bappiest vein, touched upbn
some points I'm the evangelical history Of the
nations or peoples in which these bodies exist.
Resolutions offered 10y Samuel j. Prime, ID. ID.
editor OF the New York O1Se're3. on the de- ath
OF ReyS. DrS. E. II. Beadle, Henry A. Bfandm IN
and VIM. Adams were adopted. These gentle-
men were all active promoters OF the alliance
and members OF the committee on organization
| and all have recently died. Prof. Wan q. Bat
| ke, ID. d., OF Edinburgh, Scotland, read paper
| on the statistics OF the church. Ia the evening
| Riswell ID. Hitchcock, DID, OF New York city
| read paper on the ceremonial, the moral and
| the emotional In christian life and worship;
| Principal Robert Ratney, OF Edinburgh, on mol
| ern theological thought; ana Principal q. N.
Grant, DID,, OF Kingston, Canada. on religion In
| secular affairs. The interest awakened by the
Academy or Music, which holds five thousand,
| Including those on the stage, was surrounded
| by several thousand who could not obtain an
| entrance. Among the addresses TO be delivered
| tomorrow Will be one by Chief Justice Chas. ID.
Drake, OF Washington city, on "Cnrlstlanity the
friend OF the working classes" Upwards or three
hundred delegates are present, about one fourth
from foreign lands The reception at the Acade.
my OF Fine Arts last night by the governor of
the state. Gov. Hoyt assisted by Mayor SUokely
Gen. Geo. b. Mcclellan, Gen. Hartranft and
Others, was super affair. The rooms decor
ated by the works or art, the music being the
choicest gems fr0m the best masters. the thou5-
ands OF the elite or the city OF 'Brotnerly Love-,
made an occasion long 10 be remembered. The
address OF welcome By the governor aud the re.
Sponses were marked by high degree OF intel
ligence. Though the prevailing clement was
Presby teIial. there were many persons OF other
denominations present Washington was rep
resented by Judge Strong, Judge Charles ID.
Drake, Prof Joseph L. Nourse and Joseph VI.
wilson NAPIER.