The sun., 1889-12-06
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 6.-Jefferson Davis
died in this city this morning nt 1245.
THE EVANGELICAL ALLIANCE
One Clergyman Does Not Think the World
IL Growing Worse.

Ono Clergyman Does Not Think tno "OrIu
Is Growing Worse.
BOSTON, Dec. 5.-The second days session
OF the Christian Conference under the auspices
| OF the Evangelical Alliance Of the United
States was held In fremont Temple to-day.
Christian Cooperation in Awakening and Di-
rectinG the Moral Sentiment Of the Com
munity" was the topic OF the morning. and
was opened by the Rev. Moses Hoge,
d. D., OF Richmond. The speaker said he
was not one OF those who believed the world
was growing worse. though he would admit
that 1t was doing SO in places. He did not be-
lieve the pulpit was losing its power, though
some OF the mon who tried to I'LL 1t were, per-
haps. losing theirs. Yet there was need for
work everywhere. The raising up OF
the standard of political and CONNER
cial integrity. the reconciliation of sects
and creeds. the settlement Of the con-
flict between capital and labor, the right edu-
cation Of the youth OF the land, the arrest OF
Sabbath desecratlon. the development OF inter-
national law with view to the settlement OF
questions by arbitration rather than war, were
all problems which might we'll call for the
power and united effort Of the Church.
Archdeacon Alexander Smith, d. D.. OF the
diocese OF New York said that one OF the first
things to be met and overcome was the indlf-
ference OF largo proportion Of the people, and
uOL uluOuS tuo loNoE CldSb clhuoI. LhoSo pSu-
pie felt that there was very little cause for
concern in the way things were going on In
the world. and it was against this Indifference
that the members OF the Christian Church
should stand shoulder to shoulder The
thing needed was fresh baptism Of en-
ergy and devotion for the solution OF the great
problems. 1t was time to come out into CO.
operative methods. to appreciate the new con-
ditions Of civilization and act together. Such
have its due effects on the masses which the
Rentleness and good feeling between the
'Hssf This aiternoon nSe the T9 topc CLrsan coSp
erHHson in fsafi9n PIo MoTs degssS Il
yersity said that his experience as librarian
for the State OF Pennsylvania had given him
an opportunity OF noting all the measures pro;
that many, cunningly devised schemes were
quietly put through every stage purely Tor
ssss9on SsR %as'h n' end Vs N
Country could work Very s4ectiyely for salu.
Sd5 IN the ehssEnE OF pad
certain kind Of admiration TO the skill and en-
ergy with which these measures were pushed.
and he believed that Christian men should
to preyent bad legislation M vi win @ lind themselves
sentatives Of Christian principles who sought
to oppose bad legislation; found m themseivoss
dseene eha Of tHe do
not create truth. but the truth can and must
create was VI sSid that the unan
only needed that those who agreed should 60;
spirit Of cooperation which had marked the
work Of scientific men: even when they T did not
many opportunities for Christian men to exert
P1sRee by avaRG the%sSyes Of
%t'es %as Of vital mporanSe that those
who go before such committees should be fully
prepared. and should rely on logic rather than
rhetoric Whatever means bad men may
adopt good men can only use influential legis-
opinion. The speaker closed by appealing to
all good men to initiate the spirit OF Sam Adams
in orRanizinR for the protection OF their legis-
The Hon. Walter B. Hill Of Macon. Ga.
recommended laws which abolish evils as null
at punishment. The saloon is the worst evil
Of the present time. but he hoped no national
Congress that enacts them is heartily in favor
The Rev. Dr. Howard Crosby said that SELF
denying bipartisan action in urging and sup
porting Christian legislation should replace
The Phhd % hSd hs
He advocated free peWs and an s entire M depend
h OF the sPT q GSd smoke
The Gospel Of the People" Speaking Of the
dinicuty. in reaching the masses, he asked;
the Gospel We preach he because 1t is not in
In tho evening the Rev. Dr. L. T. Chamber
lain OF Brooklyn spoke on the need OF perme-
ating the developing civilizationlor this country
with the spirit of Christ. and said that In the
spirit and teaching OF the living, reigning
Christ must be sought the antidote to the i'm
mnent peris from immigration materialism,
illteracy. &c, that beset the renuhlc.
The Rev. DR.. Greer OF New York spoke on
The Relations of Christianity TO the State"
He said that sharp antagonisms haye arisen
between Church and State. but since the Decla-
ration OF independence Christ's own idea Of a
free Church In n free State has been winning Its
way more and more.