EVAGRIUS. 304 EVANGELICAL ALLIANCE. ixxxvi., and there is an English translation Lrj Hanmer (London, 1577, reprinted in Bonn's Ec- astioal Library). The Greek text with the scholia was edited by Bidez and Parmentier (London, 1898). EVALD, Herman Fbedekik (1821 — ). A Danish novelist. The more noteworthy of las novels are: Valdemar Krone's Youth (1860), a ■ sh aristocracy ; Th Nordby Family (1862); Johannes Fall: (1865); Charles Lyng (1882), showing him at his best in the drawing of character; The Swedes at Kronborg (1867); Anna Bardenberg (1880); Clara Bille (1892). The last three are historical novels and have found favor in German translations. EVALD, Johannes (1743-81). The greatest lyric poet of Denmark, born at Copenhagen. His poetry, with an occasional bit of fiction, such as The Temple of Fortune (1764), and Elegies ( 1766) on the death of Frederick V. brought him deserved fame, and his Adam and Eve (1769) was up to that time the best poem in Danish. as his Rolf Krage (1770) was the first original Danish tragedy. His next decade was very pro- ductive in tragedy, comedy, and farce, and closed with a drama, The Fishers ( 1779) , the noblest of his works, in which is the Danish national song "King Christian Stood by the Lofty ]last." Al- ready his health was giving way. the excitement of the first performance of The Fishers was too much for him, and he died after some months of agony, cruelly neglected by his family, but solaced by his friends. The best edition of his Works is by Liebenberg (S vols., Copenhagen, 1850-55), tlie best biographical study his own Life and Opinions (Copenhagen. 1792). For his biography, consult, also, Hammerich (Copen- hagen, 1882) and Jorgensen (ib., 1888). EVAN'DER (Lat. from Gk. EUavSpos, Evan- dros). According to Roman traditions, the son of Hermes by Carmenta or Tiburtis or Themis or Nicostrate. About sixty years before the Trojan War lie is said to have led a Pelasgian colony from Pallantium, in Arcadia, to Italy, and to have landed on the banks of the Tiber, near the foot of the Palatine Hill. From his Arcadian home this sett lenient was named Pula- tium. Tradition represented Evander as having I : much to civilize his neighbors, by intro- ducing trades ami also knowledge of music and writing. To him i- also ascribed the introduc- tion of tin- worship of tin- Lycsean Pan. with that ,,f Demeter, Poseidon, and Heracles, though Her m les is also said to have introduced his own wor- ship when entertained by Evander after his hat- tic with Cacus. Vergil represents him as being still alive when .Eneas arrived i?i Latium after the sack of Troy. Evander was worshiped both at Pallantium. in Arcadia, and at R The story in. clearly devoid of any historical truth, and to !„. merely a late invention to explain ome similarities of worship ami customs which were thou i is( between Komi' and Arcadia. Consul! Schwegler, Romischi Geschichti (Tubin- gen, 1867). EVANGELICAL (from evangelic, Lat. evan- n< Unix, Gk. eio77e«4s, evangelikos, pertaining to the Go pel, from ciayytXiov, evangelion, gos pel, from ei&yyeos. evangclos, bringing good tid- ings, Ft <>'., eu, well + AvyirXXciK, angellein, to announce). Properly, belonging to or based up- on mi heme applied to anything which is marked by the spirit of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. In popular use the term is em- ployed by a portion of the Christian community to denote their own peculiar theological opinions, which are held to constitute the only true and complete expression of Christian belief. In Eng- land and .Scotland dissenters have claimed to he more "evangelical' than the established churches. In the United States the term is appropriated by the more orthodox sects to distinguish themselves from the liberal and rationalistic bodies. In Ger- many all Protestants call themselves Evangelical, in opposition to the Catholics. The modern orthodox-pietistic party in the German churches has made exclusive claim to the designation evan- gelical on the ground that they alone hold to the Gospel in its actual historic shape. In England, after the Methodist revival, those in the Estab- lished Church who shared in general its spiritual views formed a very numerous parly, and called themselves evangelical, as distinguished from others who gave a more formal assent to Protes- tantism. Their great leader was Charles Simeon (q.v.). They have many sympathizers in the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States, and belong to the Low Church party. EVANGELICAL ALLI'ANCE. A volun- tary association of Evangelical Christians be- longing to various denominations and countries. It had its origin in a general and strong desire for a more practical union among Protestants to promote the cultivation of Christian fellowship and the extension of Christian faith. After full conference and correspondence the Alliance was formed in Freemason's Hall. London, August 19- 23, 1846, at a meeting of about 800 persons. Epis- copalians, Presbyterians, Independents. Meth- odists, Baptists, Lutherans. Reformed, Moravians. and others, representing England. Scotland, Ire- land, Germany. France. Switzerland, the United States, ami other countries. The following doc- trinal articles were adopted, not as a binding creed, but simply as an expression of the points of faith considered essential among those who are embraced in the Alliance, i 1 i The divine inspira- tion, authority, and sufficiency of the Holy Scrip- tures. (2) The right ami duty of private judg- ment in the interpretation of the Holy Scriptures.
- i The unity of the Godhead and the Trinity of
the persons therein. i4i The utter depravity of human nature in consequence of the fall. The incarnation of the Son of God. His work of atonement for the sins of mankind, and His mediatorial intercession and reign. Hi) The jus tification of the sinner by faith alone. (7) The work of the Holy Spirit in conversion ami sane- tification. (8) The immortality of the soul, the resurrection of the body, the judgment of the world l> our Lord .lesus Christ, with the eternal blessed] f the righteous and the eternal pun- ishment "f the wicked. (9) The divine institu- tion of (he Christian ministry and the obligation and perpetuity of the ordinances of baptism and the Lord's Supper. The organization thus i menced ha- since been extended throughout Prot- estant Christendom. Branch Alliances have been formed in Great Britain, Germany, Prance. Swit- zerland. Sweden, the United States. Australia, and aiiinic missionaries in Turkey, India. Brazil, ami Japan. The Vmerican branch was organized in 1867. These national branches are related to in 1 1 oi her as members of a confederal ion having equal rights. The whole Ulianee ap| i- in ac
