Year: 1873

But, nevertheless, already before the Conference


THERE IS A SOUND OF TROUBLE


In the camp. Two Sabbaths will occur during the
sessions OF the Conference, and on these sacred
days 1t was supposed the delegates would gath
around the table Of the Lord and commemorate His
dying love and manifest their own substantial one
ness IN Christ But the Alliance has failed to pro-
vide for such service, and 1t is asserted that this
failure Is due TO craven respect fear of the Bap.
lists, whose consciences Will not allow them to
commune at the same table with upimmersed
Christians. In the discussions which have taken
place ON this subject IN the religious press the ALI
ance has been mildly denounced on the one hand
Tor It's neglect 10 provide such Sabbath service,
while on the other 1t is lkened to the Bible or
tract or any other society, which have no right,
take OF the communion Of the cody and blood OF
the Lord Jesus Christ. For one purpose OF an
argument the Alliance is looked upon as repre-
sentative Council oi Professionalism, while iOr
another purpose IL Is nothing more than o society
whose members come together periodically for q
given purpose, and when this is accomplished their
powers and duties cease. AS the members speak
various languages and the Conference Is to be di-
vded into sections according to language, several
churches would be required for the communion,
and II Is SAID they can all commune in some church
or other during the sessions of the Conference 1t
Is but just, however, TO add that leading Baptist
editors and writer's contend that the Alliance as
body should hold communion service regardless
of the consciences the cOurteses supposed to be
due to their denomination. They also insist that
Baptists would neither have cause to be offended
nor indeed, would they feel o1ended were such
service provided for. But


ANOTHER SLIGHT CAUSE OF TROUBLE


IN the camp Is found In what is supposed to be q
slight cast upon certain sections and denomina-
tons In our own country The Lutherans and the
Reformed Churches. together with some others OF
the many smaller sects scattered about the south
and West, as well as certain local sections OF the
south, deem That they have been ignored because
none or not many Of their representative men
have been invited to participate In the delibera-
tons OF the Conference. Hence, Rev. DR..
schmucker, Of the Lutheran Church. proposed re.
Gently that the Protestant denominations should
gather here by representatives and seek to effect
an organization Tor the purpose of accomplishing
moral and political reforms II the Evan
gelical Alliance will undertake this woAk
and assume the powers and prerogatives necessary
tneretos well but II not, DR.. Schmucker would have
another christian gathering undertake 1t. But the
opposition whica the Doctors proposition has met
WITH has practically and perhaps forever defeated
IT, The practical union OF the different Protestant
denominations will probably never come by con-
.,ivance, put py love, developed by acquaintance
snip IN Christian work. And in this work the true
remedy Tor sectmaking In our land viii be found.
II the evangelical Alliance shall be able to do any
thing toward this desired end and object during
LIS sc essi0ns here next october 10 will not have met
Ia vain. lts coming VIII be welcomed among us.
aud It's work Will be remembered in the long wears
that are yet before us. We hope 1t Will ACT wisely
and wei,