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held. He visited Lyons, October 3d ; Turin, 

 October 6th ; Milan where a new branch of 

 the Alliance was then formed October 8th ; 

 Venice where a committee was then formed 

 October 10th ; Korne, October 14th ; Florence, 

 October 17th to 19th ; Geneva, October 23d ; 

 Paris, October 27th. The general opinion of the 

 members of the Alliance at these several places 

 was in favor of holding the next general meet- 

 ing (which will take place in 1876) in Rome. 

 A meeting, composed of eighteen evangelical 

 clergymen and laymen, was held in Rome in con- 

 nection with the visit of the British Secretary, 

 October 14th, at which it was decided to form 

 a branch of the Alliance at once. A resolution 

 was passed, declaring that " the time has come 

 when, with the full religious liberty enjoyed in 

 this land, a conference, under wise arrange- 

 ments, of Christians from different countries, 

 held in the city of Rome, would be not only 

 expedient and practicable, but of the deepest 

 interest, and likely to be largely blessed. The 

 testimony that would be given to the doctrines 

 of evangelical truth, and to the union of all the 

 followers of our Lord, notwithstanding nation- 

 al and ecclesiastical differences, would, in our 

 judgment, eminently serve the cause of truth 

 in this land, and greatly encourage those who 

 seek the increase of the kingdom which is 

 righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy 

 Ghost." The active support of the Christians 

 of Rome was promised, and an invitation was 

 cordially extended to members of the Alliance 

 everywhere to make the city of Rome the seat 

 of the next conference. 



THE DOMINION BEAISTCH. The idea of the 

 organization of a branch of the Evangelical 

 Alliance for the Dominion of Canada was first 

 mooted in the city of New York during the 

 great Conference of the Evangelical Alliance 

 which was held there in October, 1873. The 

 Canadian delegates met under the presidency of 

 the Rev. Anson Green, D. D., of Toronto, when 

 it was proposed, and agreed to unanimously, 

 " that the various branches of the Evangelical 

 Alliance in the Dominion be constituted into 

 an organization ; that the head office be in 

 Montreal, and the office-bearers be selected so 

 as to secure a general representation of the 

 Dominion ; and that the first general meeting 

 of the Canadian branch be held in Montreal, on 

 some day in October, 1874." The necessary 

 arrangements for the meeting thus provided for 

 was left in the hands of the Montreal branch, 

 whose officers were requested to act as pro- 

 visional officers on behalf of the Dominion. 

 Evangelical Alliance until the meeting should 

 take place. In the spring of 1874, invitations 

 to take part in the meeting were sent to distin- 

 guished clergymen and laymen in Great Britain, 

 the United States, and the Dominion of Cana- 

 da. The officers of the Montreal branch, under 

 whose care the provisions for holding the con- 

 ference were made, consisted of the Rev. Prin- 

 cipal Wilde, D. D., President ; the Rev. Garin 

 Lacey, Corresponding Secretary ; Mr. Ernest 



Taylor, Recording Secretary ; Principal J. "W. 

 Dawson, LL. D., F. R. S., Vice-President ; 

 Mr. William Clendenning, Honorary Treasurer ; 

 and about twenty-three clergymen and other 

 gentlemen who were associated with them as 

 a committee of arrangements. 



The conferences were opened on the 1st day 

 of October, by a meeting of welcome, held in 

 the American Presbyterian Church, Montreal, 

 at which Principal J. W. Dawson, of McGill Col- 

 lege, presided. An address of welcome was 

 made by the Rev. John Jenkins, D. D., and re- 

 plies and other addresses were made by several 

 delegates. The Rev. Donald Fraser, D. D., and 

 Major-General Burroughs, R. A., represented 

 the British Branch Alliance ; Rev. Mr. Dobbs, 

 of Kingston, Ont., and the Rev. G. Patterson, 

 of Pictou, N. S., spoke for their respective local 

 organizations; and addresses were made by the 

 Rev. Dr. Bliss, of the Syrian branch, the Rev. 

 John Hull, D. D., and the Rev. Philip Schaff, 

 D. D., of New York City, and Mr. II. Thane 

 Miller, of Cincinnati. 



The regular discussions of the Alliance be- 

 gan on the second day, Friday, October 2d. 

 At the opening of the meeting on this day, 

 ex-Governor L. A. Wilmot, of New Brunswick, 

 was chosen President of the Conference, and 

 the Rev. Dr. Taylor, of Montreal, Vice-Presi- 

 dent. A resolution was then adopted that 

 " this Conference does now form a Dominion 

 Branch of the Evangelical Alliance." Letters, 

 responding to invitations to attend the con- 

 ference, were read from numerous persons, to 

 whom they had been sent, in Great Britain, the 

 United States, and the Dominion. 



The subject assigned for the discussion of the 

 day was "Christian Union, and Allied Topics." 

 The first paper was read by the Rev. Dr. John 

 Hall, of New York, and was on " The Present 

 Demands on the Pulpit just and unjust." 

 The Rev. Dr. Philip Schaff then opened the 

 discussion of the regular subject with a paper 

 on " The Doctrinal Consensus of Evangelical 

 Christendom." At the afternoon session, the 

 Hon. James Ferrier presiding, papers were read 

 on " Christian Union," by the Very Rev. Dean 

 Bond, of Montreal ; on " The Scriptural Idea 

 of the Visible Church of Christ as constituted 

 of Denominations of. Christians," by the Rev. 

 Dr. R. L. Dabney, of Virginia ; on " The His- 

 tory and Principles of the Evangelical Al- 

 liance," by the Rev. R. Beems, D. D. ; and on 

 "The Work of the Evangelical Alliance," by 

 Major-General Burroughs. An evening meet- 

 ing was held in the St. James Street Wesleyan 

 Church, at which Principal Dawson presided. 

 The Rev. Dr. Bliss, of the Syrian Branch Al- 

 liance, delivered an address on " Education in 

 Syria ; " and Mr. H. Thane Miller,, of Cincinnati, 

 spoke on the subject " How to win Young Men 

 to Christ." 



On the third day, Saturday, October 3d, 

 the general subjects for discussion included 

 " The Church's Work and Worship, and Allied 

 Topics." Papers were read on " The Relation 



