The Sun. — 1869-11-27 (London, England)

THE EVANGELICAL ALLIAACE.  There was a numerous attendance at the third day's conference of the Evangelical Alliance at Derby. Lord Alfred Churchill, who occupied the chair, said there had seldom been a time when united action was more necessary. Their great antagonist at Rome was making giant efforts, and a party in their own Church—the Ritualistic party— was also seeking to lead them from the truth. In referring to Dr. Merle D'Aubigne's proposal of a protest against the CEcumenical Council, Lord A. Churchill said it was their duty to do all they could to promote their views of Evangelical Christianity throughout the world. The Rev. Dr. Jobson, President of the Wesleyan Conference, delivered an address on the true basis of Christian union, and insisted upon the exercise of freedom of thought and liberty of conscience, since nothing else would be an abiding basis of Christian union. Acts of uniformity, leagues, and covenants had failed to bind men together, and they must fail. True Christians throughout the world were members of one great family, and while they kept their denominational distinctions they should avoid giving each other unnecessary pain by their written or spoken words. The Church of England—the Church of the Reformation—was at the present time divided into sects, but they must not speak of the Church as if it were all going over to Popery. General Alexander, as a member of the Church of England, entered his protest against infidelity and rationalism, and said he thought the Church was like a vessel bumping on the rocks, that would soon go to pieces, but he meant to adhere to the ship while an evangelical plank remained in it. Later on, the Rev. J. B. Paton, M.A., Principal of the Congregational Institute, Nottingham, delivered an address on the relations of Christian faith to modern science. The duty of the Christian Church in this critical age was to affirm with fearless sincerity the absolute truth of Christianity. He thought that Churchmen were often too timid. The Church had need of an army of scholars, erudite, philosophic, and thoroughly versed in science, in her ministry. The Christian Church could not oppose science. The God of nature and of history was the God of redemption, whatever might be known of Him and His glory was welcome, They must not, however, allow science to usurp authority which did not belong to it. The Church and modern science came into direct and fearfulconflict in the issue of the supernatural element of the Scriptures, andthis was the decisive question on which the controversy turned. This address, which was warmly applauded,, was much admired, and it was suggested that it should be printed. A meeting was held in the evening, at which the progress of religious liberty throughout Europe was discussed, and several foreign ministers and laymen tools part in it.  The Liverpool magistrates decided on Thursday that a bicycle is a carriage within the meaning of the Act, and fined a youth named Carrol for driving one upon a footpath. In the Wood-green murder case it is said that the jury, on finding the prisoner guilty of murder, divided as to whether they should recommend him to mercy, and decided by seven to five against doing FO. The e»Voyes at the Great Western Cotton Works, Bristol, having struck against a proposed reduction of wages, on Thursday perambulated the principal streets of the city in procession. Tho number employed is about 2.000. Fur somo timo past they have worked halftime, in consequence of the dpression in the trade; but recently an order was issued requesting the hands to work full time, but at the reduction of 10 per cent. in their wages. The hands object to this change, and hence the strike. It is stated that the proprietors sustained a loss cf £3OO a week by the work under the half-time movement, and £350 a week upon the full time and reduction uarnapt.