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Meeting or the United States Convention OF
Cniversallsts.

Meeting or the United States Convention q,
CniyersaIists.
numerous meeting Of the Universali..s was held
yesterday Mt Metropolitan Hail, c. IL Rogers, ESQ
Of Philadelphia, in the chair.
prayer having been offered by the Rev Mr.
Sawyer, Messrs. Chaplin, Sawyer, Ballou and Bacon
addressed the audience, and pointed out the benefit.
which would result to society by the adoption Of thu
tenets Of the Universalists.
The Rev. I. B. THAYER offered the following re-
solutioncl
Whereas The Almighty dsposer OF events has seen nj
Of our fathers and brethren highly esteemed tor thc
Resolved That while We will aaectionatey cherish tho
memory Of their fidelity and virtues, here
vows before God and pledge full and entire
ton of ourselves TO that great which they
| IDENTIFY loved and so effectualy promoted.
| Mr.. THAyER said, this is resolution upon which
am called upon to speak to, and / venture to af
firm that il meets with response from every heart
here. We OIL feel that tho memory Of those brave
men, to whom allusion is made, ought to be che
rished by Us all, and the reading Of the resolution
should inspire us with q determination to be like
them to take up the great work they have left and
do as iar as We can, our part towards its compile
ton. Those were great men, and it is impossible
| that we shor'd not love them How pleasant would
il lie for that old soldier Father Railou to be pro-
sent amsng TO day, and soc such host gathered
together, but be locks down from on high and
in some measure TIE gathering in Of tho harvest
which he has sown with SO many tears mud 80 many
sac,iGces And then there was Father Balfour,
another brave old soldier, strong and immoveablo
a. tho high hills OF Scotland from which he
came. lie has set rs an example which We ought
TO follow. lie has done great deal for cause,
and shown us how NO may work also 1t is
not my purpose to go Into detail, but must
make ore alusion 10 Stephen r. Saith, who
all III dad b. AL
honor. He keen ard intellectual Keen
and clear rs Damascus steel, yet humble as
little child. Now what do VIC moan by
| cherishng their virtues, their memories. and
| fidelity What did Christ mean, whom he said 10
| his disciples. sDo this in remembrance OF met"
Was it only to remember that such an as Jesus
| lived, ana that they had been with him and
| looked upon him! / think not. Christ meant that
| they should remember the faithfulncss with which
he lived, and copy into their characters the
| celency Of his; that they should remember him
when be resisted temptations. and refused the earth
y crown that was offered hiln. and the shouts ofthe
crowd which stood around the cross and tho blood
tricking from his brow. Our ,edeemer intendedthat
they should remember that sublimest of all prayers,
Father forgive them. for they know not what thcy
do Now, shall we remember these mon in this way!
| 1--we do so, we shall remember them truly. We
! should not remember them in resolutions of words,
| but follow vigorously the work they have COM
menced God will not come down IS he did in carly
| uges, and convert people by thouslnds, and so we
| should Tcmembcrthoae men by their goodness ana fl
deity There many hard battles to be fought aud
| msny sacrifices to be made This must he done, or
the work will stop. Let depart to homes, and
show by actions that we mean all We say, There
is work enough, God knows, for US to do Regard
the misery that exists in The world. &c M into the
csrfets Of this ctv, where women and infant chill
oren are stpfglrg with poverty, and working foi
sxtcer q eightean hours Gay FOR miserable pit
tarce GO down into the dens where evil regns il
| every tideous shspe, whore wee and crime, which
lc@gars al! description. lie corcea'ed n one grea,
| iii y evil. When think Of this. the conviction
IreS;te strouel! upon me that we ought to conse-
cate ourselves to bis work, which if not ELECTED
the salvation Of the wold is lost. II is for you ard
me to 10 into this work. ros BY resolutions, but by
cnIneSt action, such ne our Gathers esinced This
the bcst way 20 remember them and it seoms to me
that II faithful NJ they were. we also shalt be
remembered when we are called from hence Now,
what can you give! If God did not give you intel
lect be gave You money Give out Of the
| abundance that YOU possess. Give to this
very institution, ard to education. Bat some
| among you may Shy. 80 have a wife and family
TO sun ut, but answer il is much better to give
money 10 education and cause like this, tae-.
! sperd il in surernuties. Give your money e, ar
college, ard You csn then end your ch-drsa'
and sou viii 90 them mQ1e good .aSa acre
them money, for Dlhney 10 only - ~ gwn
wing end leaves rs, but educa and 's e y '"k a
lsve hover can ~ away. "io ia'ln, an
Rev. SEBASTIAN STIIETEE ,;a-r r,,,ro. -.
inely that ny nsD,o was oprnnnc l Iegse, exceed
would sI.ak 70 the fs." luton hicb bas ms, IN
read ~ NY fIesa, because have for saue t g,eo
fssn used y. @d la;d away upon the shelf and il
takes " but 9Gry little while when TINS laid nv
to become dusty, ana disqualideg us to act very
essiiJ n inc feces Of labor Ineed not refer 10 he
refolnt'onthe spirit Of it is hat we should sherish
nc D. nor q I4oss Wk0 baye depar..cd from IA
aaensNS G4. = s,.pute q .e,rcct to the dead IN.
ueee, 70 honor The ilastious departed seems 10 be
sousitatiota, nrcdspcs;Gon Of THO human mind.
we ma that i L 30 n every age and every peoolc
10 wheh aiS'ofy reaches, ard 81 ipr az my cwn OK
ISIelcc y concerned, u Is Wy means scnaeesl
ngggs
IN i ard lcnJ ,b Icon "a !; Ihcre Is pEopriey
,rne In oftr7s h Iibu:c to the yaaa5e ' y
the race, IN the hTst place they deserve Il. not
lcrhtrs fos their ltslsetna pcwtrs. fcr THOSE were
given tLem By Almighty Goai out for the untiring
exercise Of those powers according to their legih
mate sphere Of usefulness in the world This
tribute ought - be rendered because there is a
practical result in It, which Is embraced in this
Julien Say what 40 will of posthumrs. fame, we
/ arc al mere or lesg Influenced by IL. We all wish
! to be spoken well Of by those we leave behind.
I John Wesley wrough. very valuable reform in re.
ligion ut the tirae he lived. Hc looked upon the
English church, which was no. quite dead, for
there was 2 little quiyerirg in IT, as q splendid
inlric destitute q religion. Wesley saw this,
and gayo il new life ard yigor and wha.
wonderful influence have HE laDors had upon
tho state Of religion in Europe. and 10 country.
e. he old rot work any great general revolution.
lie did not touch the root Of Theological and
remove tie old superstition, which lad hung ike
incubus upon every soul in he community. There
nave deem tgfte, HONtNtrY WHO ui1o wrought uN!l.
! mited revolutions II mistake not, ono was LIZ
curgus. by his code, he changed the whole face Of
/ the country FOR ages. Such was Bacon IN ;ie re-
form of philosophy He removed old errors, intro
/ duced new fern. So twas with Luther. lie did
I rot merely produce change in the aspect OF the
society in which nc lived, bat touched Popcry with
/ hard that gave it its death.blow, and produced
reformation, which had it, influence IN every age,
/ ard viii have in al time to cone. Father Ballou
\ tas struck out nev. course, and Father Bal
\ four he's entered with ygor into the great
wcik Of reformation with gigantic power, aud
\ ! can only say, as ore did OF old, If ! for
4 get the virtues Of that man--his zeal, his
4 suGeriigs, aLd his lGbors-may my right hand
\ forget lis cunning, ard may my tongue oleaye
Y forever to The roof of ny mouth desire to die as
I be dco, with my harness on and every inch Of It
. bright by use. Some PEOPLE say that Father Bal
4 leu has done nothing fer literature he has dono
] ssneihing better What Il liLeZa.nre worth with