Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1858-04-27
THE YOUNG MEMS CHRISTIAN Assoc
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In session in Charleston, on Tuesday, visited |
Orphan Asylum in that city. The Central commit
of The Association has been chosen az follows:
Oscnr Cobb, Buffalo, N Y; Wm NJ Gray, Bufa
N 7; EA Swan, Buffalo, n y; N A Hs.bert, B1
lo. n 7; Sanford Eastman, Buffalo. n !; A Mcl@4
Hamilton, C W, William Ssavy, Portsmouth, ~
Allen. Troy. N U; Geo s Fox, Philadelphia;
] Rhees, Washington, ID e; J B Watkins, RichnGl
Va; X C,Ghilchrist. Charleston. 5 e; Thomas j N
New Orleans, La; Thomas s Hays, ST LOWE, "
Saml Lowry, Cincinnati, Ohio; John Archibald. Y
Francisc"i Jefs- Clement, Dubuque, Iowa.
A deeply interesting communications wac read M
the Loui0viile Association, showing with wba' a"l
success they had met. The following resolution 4
adopted:
Resolved. That for TIE maintenance of Bible cla.aj
il il Of the frat importance to secnrs the services y
competent teacher, who, " practicable, should II
layman; and that a committee o! working men beNi
pointed, who shhll co operate with him-ihe eI1
cises 10 consist Of familiar lectures or recitatichs 1
may be best suited to the circumstance Of ri
Gaze.
The following resolutions, reported by the Ce1
mittee on Confederation, were adopted:
Resolved, That the course pnrsued by the Cent?
Committee during the past year. in reference TO |
formation Of new Associations, be, and the same
hereby approved; and the Central Committee ID
quested TO pursue, in relation TO this matter, to sVI
extent az may seem e1pedient, the same policy
heretofore.
.. Resolved, That IN addition 10 tns l~istrpulil
through the District Secretariee or otherwise, oil q
cular or other documents, the Central Commute
through the came medium, may proftsbly inri'e l"d
Associations and the permanent members OF Y
same 10 An effort TO establish similar Associations
neighboring localities.
5. Resolved, That the members OF the CENT
Committee be requested to visit in person or /
proxy, az many OF the Associations irsheir DIs'fl7
"a possible during the coming year, and also "
large and important towns where there se no Ass'
Citations, and endsavor to organize them.
4 Resolved, That it will probably assist the 'ao
end to circulate as above, or to supply TO any per.o1
engaged in the formation of new Associations, 3 ll1
Of Constitution, provided said form be accomPspsT
with such explanations AZ will impress it upon Y
minds OF constituent members rather AZ q type IMAM
q model, and that they ehsll realize the proprleY
adaptation, rather than imitation.
The following resolution was alao adopted
Resolved, That this Convention earnestly urec ;
Associations to appoint zealUus and able men a. d
responding Secretaries; the quty OF such oic.n 4
be: First, to present all communication aho gu.
ments Of the Central Committee 10 their respsc.,,
Associations, making use OF them to awaken ene.
and Intelligence in members second, TO en-Hu1
communication OF the Committee, So The TONNE
shall request; and, third, TO transmit stafeoy, y
without delay, TO the Committee, copiea OF anIps =
ports and all other documents published by tnsh |.
spective Societies, and the nsmes of Presldens -
officers and Of Corresponding Secretary.
The Convention adjourned sine die, Weooeu.,,
about one O'Clock, after q feeling prayer by me "n,,
DR.. Manly, of Charleston. The next session vi" '
held at Troy, New York.