New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-09-24
CHRISTIAN CONVENTION OF THE UNITED
STATES AND BRITISH PROVINCES.
FIRST DAY-MoRgrsG SESSION.


From Our Own Reporters.
CINCINNATI Wednesday, Sept 10, 1855.
The Con vention met on Wednesday, Sc It, 70, at the
Broad-st. Presbyterian Church Cincinnati, and was
called to order by Mr. W. II. Neff of Cincinnati. Mr..
j. Clement of Buffalo was temporarily called to the
char, and Mr.. VIM J. Rhees ofW sshington appointed
Secretary. The 65th chapter OF Isaiah was read by
the Rev. Yates Hickey Of Rochester, and prayer Of
fered by the Rev. T. n. Haskell of W Washington,
DC HYMN written for the occasion by Mr. Gle
ment of Buffalo was then surg. After appropriate
opening address by the Chairman, who alluded to the
coed influences OF the last Convention held at But
fsO 10 june 1854, gu motion of Alr. Conrad OF
Springfield, Ohio, q Committee OF seven was ap-
pointed 10 report permanent officers fer the Conyen
ZION and also the order of business for the meetings
The Chair appointed the Rev. V. t. Conrad OF Spring
field, James ". Fee Of New-Orleans, Capt. Noble Of
Kingston, n. A. Habert of Buffalo: the Rev. u. Is.
Russell of Ptisburg the Rev. james r. Eells of Ceve-
land, and W. c. Langdon of Washington, as the
Committee.
The Committee On Nominations inside the following
report, which adopted, ana the following officers
Tte,iGeat-w. C. L~cDOs Of Washington.
CsPt '" f. soes q hnso' Oen,da
C. Hipe en- Ia Robert Moore Cincinnst
Seceay,e'- TIE fev. T. Hickey Rochester n y. James
ss.'sc.. " NSse kias,ton, DIT A;sD
spi g6eid w r. Munord RiehmOndi J. Butter, aucatine
lowe
Associations represened should be made in geograDh
ioal order, and limited ts five minutes each. AdogteI
After preyer by the Rev. Mr. Conrad OF Springfield
Ohio, the Convention adjourned uh = - CLOCK r. NJ
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The meeting was opened by prayer by the Rev. Mr.
Van BokkeIen of Ellicotts Mile, nd, and singing
the hvmn, " BEST be the tie that binds"
Mr.. LaDgjon President OF the Convention, then
took the chair making appropriate address.
Mr. John I. Baldwin, delegate from San Francisco
and Stockton, CALIFORNIA; appeared and took his seat
On motion of Mr.. Clement it was
Rtsored That menters of Young Meas Christian Aso;a-
tons dleg2tes and ceTymen present be invited to par
,icipae in the Deliberations Of ths Convention
The Convention then proceeded TO hear reports from
the delegates present, as follows:
kingston Canada by Capt Noble-The Rev. Mr. Roger,
was the principal founder Of this They had adopted
consiituon which well, and they awaited the
cuPied kipss,or and hey h.d pad pheps sG Go 70
beIs one mission school thirty volumes in library The Clergy
all cooperate them Mr Noble Suggested hat pamphlet
.So 1aIt' be pub hed BY the CENTS. COMMUNE
Troy n. MI Cesg-rhis Association aimed mainly 10
cultivate socA fee ina members 1t had been formed
ard be u Ibis Convention for in},uson- , 49,,
ROCHESTER, y. " the Rev Yates Hickey rganLrd I'm
March 1854 200 volumes 10 library so member. tho sc-
tur ng had been monoposed ty Mechanics Association
Thee sunday School Union very efficient IheJ hal
distributed funds collected the cry for the relief oil The poor
and bad done mach 60 10 th' way. u.,e,, 900
volumes 10 br.ry periodical n MEMBER fhs As'o-
citation gent Of 81 100 per snnun has
aeu courses With although the 'uns
Mers Association IA literary soeetyl pfeoeeupied mo sIgu-
On ssei.d bst9r wss sven By ,he e. ,'Y 80 q
$500 for Asoi on aid secured then r.nt Tor s,fS
JeH They h,9 ~ M.'i0a seIGSs , ~ I'M met nonihy
tne bad common iessOn 'oT g. ne schools hA1 h{
"a . 90 and thus sudesvored q civ. scope
the entire oDeIse. Of youos nsn m raj ano s.-ns
f nes tho Rev DIE Bson bsthune iehc'cs on"
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1d June is2. shout 30 usutefs ms As-o-i'tion had
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