The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-11-06
CITY INTELLIGENCE.

CITY LNTELLIGENCE.
CoLPoRrEUR's CoNvENrIox.-Thi body rc-asscm
bled at nine O'Clock yesterday morning, in the St
Johns Church, Rev. DR.. Websters,) on Libert
street, between Lexington and Fayette, with tn
Rev. J. NJ. W. Williams, of this city, in the chair
The meeting was opened with prayer and re
! hgious services, after which Rev. o. Eastman, o
| New Ork city, delivered the Introductory address
Rev. DR.. Stephenson, of this city, chairman o
the business committee, then reported in part, t.
wit: That the meetings of the convention hereafter
be open for personal narratives, to all the Colpor
! teurs present.
The members of the convention were then re
quested to answer to the call of their names by thu
President and give an account of their experience
| &c.
Rev. Seth Bliss, of Boston, arose and commenced
| by giving long account of his conversion, &c.
| Rev. w. &. Boyd of North Carolina, detailed
some interesting narratives in connection with hi.
duties as Colporteur. He noted quite large
number OF instances wherein great deal of gooC
had been done by the distribution of tracts. He
! also gave account of his conversion
| The Rev. j. Nj. Stevenson, of this CITY, moved
that the brothers and ministers residing in thi:
cty,be invited to join the Colporteur's convention
! as corresponding secretaries. This m otion was
unanimously adopted.
Rev. Thomas Barrow, of Baltimore, then arose
and spoke at some length, in reference to his ex.
perience as Colporteur, throughout this CITY,
He related many incidents of the conversion OF
| persons Dy the reading OF tracts.
| Rev. j. w. Crowder, of Raleigh, North Carolina
| gave account of his conversion his labors &c
and the success attending them. lie stated that he
had been Colporteur in the service of the Ameri
| can Tract Society, for over eight years. He rea-
ted several amusing incidents in relation TO the in
PRODUCTION of the Gospel among the backwoodsmen
in some portions of that State. He also gave seve
raj anecdotes OF their conversion by the reading OF
! tracts. He gave an account of the different Sab
bath schools, &C., and stated that there were forty
COIDOrteurS in hat
! State.
| Rev. Z. Cutherell, of Norfolk Virginia, spoke al
| some length, in reference to his experience as
Colporteur. He has been over. seven wears in the
service of the Tract Society.
Rev. DIR. Johns, of this city, requested to ad-
dress the meeting, but being indisposed, he made
but few remarks. He spoke of the reunion of so
many different sects and denominations and of the
duties of coporteurs.
hymn was then sung by the congregation, after
which Rev. S. S. Murkland, of Virginia, delivered
very impressive prayer.
Rev. Jonathan Cross, of Baltimore, here gave an
account of his conversion from the doctrine of Uni
| vcrsasm. He detailed at length his experience as
a minister of the Gospel, and related many Incl
dents in connection with his duties while preach
er. He spoke at some length upon the duties of a
colporteur, and stated that he had been in the ser
vice of the American Tract Society for the last
thirteen years. He gave exceedingly interest
ing account of his experience among the miners in
the coal regions of Pennsylvania.
\. p. Ensey, of this city, next addressed the
meeting lie stated that he had enlisted himself in
this cause some two months ago, and he felt him
soJo IL rofnrrod to ,,,Init ,1roooJioc, od o,o5
that the position of colpOrteur was just re-
spOnsible as a minister of the Gospel.
Rev. DR.. Brooks, of this city, was called upon,
snrnrsed ot The romnsf os ba go ~ 80 ' u. d
not to speak. He stated that his health would not
permit him to speak any length of time, but he con-
graduated the society upon the success Of the
of on ablinr tLe CoInortaurs to d;trihrto boL o,d
tract GRATIS He closed his ramorls b, co,mnond
inc all nresent to the orace of God and n Lind
proridonca
G Y Crcssov of tlis CITY, r,oda q f,,,, ron,or1,s
aftnr which thc cnnrrnrotiGn ;nio5 ~ s;rino ~
dovologv and rncoiveJ tho honodiotinn at7 tho
hands Of the Rev / NJ w WiIIiorns Of tb;s c;tI.
N Srndor oftornoo, - +Ln.a a;",at- ',o ~: :.
I'll H. LII ~ :1 '.li &c v oiUSN, hGeI,lSS
W. t: ~ % az 'iI loil'H nS iaces 9ecohu res
''''' ~ oii,tn Gotner VI p'i
CbroL D. H. paoI, t"o ISultouisV LiSuoPt'
"; T, ~ 1,i EuI" near ann
In S'IcEt' ~ I-lnSueI Sircl 'eV' Dr. Johh s. cor
"'t vi I'tncul. t.. a. an" teeu stlecls'
N'.l 'Ss"o'luS SoiiG Pl''tc ouSnesS Uhe coh-
NTn''"! 'ulnurheu uii'i' hlie CLOCK inns morning
"heh t"liI re-assempe at the same place.
AIk0clolS luEDER-A foteeMoh htHe" m ms
@ o"" nlEh1 ABOUT CLOCK most vital
nous murder was perpetrated upon ponce officer
toDert NJ klgdon, at his dwelling, NO. 4GS West
baltimore street. Mr.. Rlgdon. left the Western
Poye station a'er ron call ana went 10
MS nome. shortly alter he reached IT, one OF two
~ ~ It Nv I ,i; ~ eetii wang oh 'ne pavement
,nn ~ f iS 'eu 'he ti"i' uopt ior I IIle
b. Goss VI s ou"is soinG Hilutr cIolnhS; MI
u WIG Ny:Ps Il sl'"i, uty S1ouS store anu
N: eu MN soiie surts ana other trtlcieS
" ne III eiu s'utt '? man scanned tle PACK room
erI5 ra,e,uiS c HlIn ~: eIf ana Inen went out
.I" % 'tts Inls WI. hl?uoh was sIot' oh
.ie Mgst sie ~ tne nouse thtre sna5 aey run
d M f t G,t stretI 10 !ne yaru; AZ Tue
it nv " :I' rn oi "Iil!IuS tngIe Is q shail "nio"'
WI s9H Iee' IN anu I"o Ieet IN
~ "ie iF s1"nuins Iif the pacA room WIN
,o G Il, . oI tne nlIe PIece tG assas
gu NiIu 'n ouSu 'le .p"er WGSt pane o, thls WIN,
~ ee Vi me Pstol' Ee oalis' entered
e ""I u On 9 ielt siuG S uS' IeloW m fe
~ ~ H. IL NM J ~ an snol, ne Ie
~ te IoUl itu eA req III ABOUT three minutes. D.
% ieliaI CopN , oeis u e oPposiLe sue Oh tle Street
Cnrr, cone out of the Ill d r's'l ~ GteL
tbn oi,fcnr bo tnrnod onJ Hod ~ H., 49,
on ~ dow, RaItin,oo troa+ ' MI aiaos so. 80 eeu
h - o5 az ell 30 T oiiiSel SSie
charad thn soc"nd sbo ~ G anu us
snod in, do Paitirnor az ~ GooN pul
~ Inv ~ Inn H. eion fI aG 80 csteu
- 60 r''o 90 hit Ill - e .l,ieJ dioLc hots
tb bnad Cnrr,. n,aS toI-on ~ tbo Wo.anI, i a.; IN
trct station bonsa wbarn ho nndaruent on nxon-
nation before Mayor Swam He then stated that
he did not fire the nistol which kliad Rigdon hnt