St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-09-22
what 1t Represents.

SShau III represents
The 325 delegates to the alliance rep
resent a grand total of 3,603, 300 commu-
nicants, seventy-eight branches of the
churches and about thirty nationalities.
The churches represented are the Eng
lish Presbyterian church. the United
PRESBYTERIAN church OF Scotland, the
Free church of Scotland. the Presbyteri-
all churches of Australia, the PreSby-
terrain and Reformed churches of the
continent of Europe, the Presbyterian
church of Canada, the Reformed
churches of the United States, the
America. the Presbyterian church in
the United States, the general syHo
Reformed (German) church in the
United States. the Cumberland Presby-
terrain church, the Church of Scotland,
the Reformed Presbyterian church,
original secession; the Welsh Methodist
church and the Irish Presbyterian
church.
At.11 O'Clock Rev. DR.. Caven called
upon Rev. Dr. Aspinwall Hodge, of
Connecticut, who offered prayer, after
which DR.. Caven read portions of Script
ure from the Gospel of st. John. An
other prayer was offered by Rev. DR..
Smith. of Edinburgh, and the congrega-
ton joined in singing couple Of
psalms. led by q quartette from the
Westminster church choir. Rev. DIR.
Caven then preached
An Instructive Sermon.
taking for his text st. John xvi, 10:
''HoWbeit when He, the Spirit of Truth.
is come, He will guide you into all
truth: for He shall not speak of Him.
| self. but wha tsoever BE shall hear, that
| shall He speak; and He will show you
| things to come"
Rev. Prof. Blake, of Edinburgh,
| president of the alliance, delivered his
| inaugural address. During the past
| four years, the reverend gentleman said,
many of the most notable OF the men
| who had been prominent in the council
| of the alliance had passed away in the
| persons of such as Eugene Washer anu
! AlIesandro Gavattzi. whose work in
| France and Italy, respectively, was re :
| markable: DIR. Donald Frazer, once
minister of Canada, but later of London.
| who had been even more OF strength:
| Prof. Emslie, DR.. Whigham, of BALI
nastoe; DIR. Alexander NJ. SOmerville,
| of Glasgow, a modern apostle; DR.. John
| Cairns, of Edinburgh, one of the pillars
| of the alliance; Prof. Ransom Welsh. of
Auburn university; DR.. W. }. n. lay
| lor, of New York; DIR. E. ID. jenkins,
W
Dr.. Howard Crosby, the great moral
| reformer; DR.. Van Dyke, of New York;
| DR.. Vance, of st. Louis, and many
| others.
Since the last meeting in London two
councils have been held in connection
with other branches of the church-the
| great Methodist gathering in Washing
| ton in 1890. and the conference of Con-
gregationalists in London last year.
| Both of these gatherings have been the
Cause of Great Good.
500, too, in reviewing the history of
| the Presbyterian alliance from its estab-
| lishment, he could say, although he had
| his doubts at the oUtsrart, that it had
| been resultant of the greatest amount
| of good. Evil sueeringly predicted had
| not come to pass, but the gathering
| from all parts of the world had vastly
| improved the various branches Of the
| Presbyterian faith. the delegates of
| which had met on common ground.
| Ideas had been profitly exchanged
and views broadened, and there
was every indication that the
stability of the alliance was assured.
| and that it would endure to be a lasting
| medium for the general advancement of
| the principles OF their faith. In con-
| clusion he paid high tribute to Rev.
| DR.. Matthews, the secretary, for his la
| borS in the cause.
After the appointment of committees
| the alliance adjourned to partake of
luncheon in the horticultural pavilion,
where it has been arranged they will
| lunch every day while in session. In
| the afternoon the delegates attended a
garden party given by Maj. and Mrs.
Crosby at their residence. Maplehyrne,