Year: 1873

Sermon by ithc Rev. ID. II. Ganse-Thc
Evangelical Alliance Practically Com
sidcred-The Good Done to Religion In
Gcncral-Unity and Strength of Chrfst's
Church Not Impaired by Slight Div.
ersfty of Creeds.


The Madison Avenue Reformed church, on the
corner OF nftyseventh street. was well filed by
fashionable congregation yesterday morning, as
the PASTOR Rev. ID. II. Ganse, had announced for
the subject OF his discourse, The Practical side Of
the Evangelical Conference" The reverend gen.
tleman was assisted in the services by the ven-
cradle DR.. Prime.


Mr.. Ganse commenced his sermon by stating that
he did not intend to preach on any particular text
but he would mention the !. Corinthians xvi,
17-2o.-'T am glad of the coming OF Stephanus and
Fortunatus aud Achaicus: for that which was lack
Ing on your part. they have supplied" &c.


The pastor then drew attention to the fact that
st. Paul at Ephesus at the time OF writing the
words he quoted, and he had gone thIther 10 order
to comingle with his associates engaged In the
work OF their Great Master. This was the irst re.
ligious conclave on record. We have lately had
conference in this city Of ministers OF Gods
word from all parts or the world and 1t
had been or such an exciting and interest.
ing nature that he proposed to discuss
whether the good done had been commensurate





work OF gathering together 30 many clergymen OF
different denominations from far OF foreign lands
were manifold, and the difficulty OF keeping them
all clear OF sectarian topics was q great one.
Learned professors came from afar breaking away
from the routine OF their duties and sacrificing
their personal convenience to attend the Confer
ence, their only recompense being the view they
got OF this Western World and an insight into
CURED by oil had been very great and the expense
involved by many was by no means inconsderable; |;
and In addition to the work OF these ministers the
press was deserving OF the highest praise and
bringing the results OF the Conference to the
knowledge OF those who were not able to attend
These results were many First there was the


RELIGIOUS ENJOYMENT;


there, IN theatre or concert room, exhibited
greater amount OF enthusiasm or more
real pleasure experienced than In Asso-
ciation Hall during the days on which the
celent impression which our native American hos
pitality and our various institutions produced
The delegates were Christian gentlemen who came
into Christian homes as guests, not as casual
tell the plan unbiased ana impartial tale OF what
home iie In America really Is among Christian fam
lilies. There also the amcability which had been
established by personal intimacy between clergy
sidered and every minister had learned something
he had never known before about religious sys.
TENS In other countries This was OF vital impor-
tance, because It created religious sympathy be-
q more definite sense had been given to Christians
themselves OF their extensive union, and clearly
rented the idea that Protestants had broken away
rom the Catholic Church and the old landmarks Of
religion and had wandered away into so many


DIFFERENT DENOMINATIONS AND CRREps
tnat they were powerless, ana knew not exactly
how they stood. Until this Conference churchmen
did not know how thin and fragile were the divid-