The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1859-10-18


been mainly dependent upon few noble, gener-
Gus hearted individuals.
! The expense OF Agency, &c, for the past year
has been Sl03, as appears from the report of the
"Fiscal Agent"
The above report, with the transaction of con-
siderable miscellaneous business, occupied the
Board during the first day. la the evening, the
Rev. j. 4. Clark OF Adrian, preached Il most
excellent AID appropriate sermon from Tim,
3, ., his tex being The power of Godliness'-
which was most happily illustrated and strongly
enforced upon all professors of Godlincss.
The holy living of the members of the church,
was clearly shown to be the great instrumen.
taty by which the church is tn accomplish her
mission on earth.
Fr,day, October Il.
The Board convened again this morning at S
O'Clock, and prepared their business 10 present,
in proper order to the Convention, which was
/ duly called To order az half past ten, 10y one OF
the Vice Presidents The Rev. j. ). Goodman
then preached the opening sermon before the
Convention, from the text as found in Cor, 3,
!
! lIiatc.
/ W. forgot 30 state in ITS proper place, that at
| the close of the sermon last evening, collection
OF - fer the aid OF Domestic Missions was taken.
/ At the close of the sermon this morning, a
collection for the "Gcneral Fund" was taken,
amounting 10 Sc Is.
/ Ar O'Clock the Convention resumed business,
( the report OF the Board and several committees,
and the reading of an interesting Historical Doc
umeut occupying most OF the time. In the eve
ming Prof 5. Graves preached an excellent dis
course from Matt. d, I0. This evening we no.
tcei many more OF our our citizens in atten-
dance than any previous meeting of the Conven-
ton, filling Representative Hall, (where all the
meetings being heidi very nearly full. Col
lection at the close Of this sermon for Foreign
Missions was ST -.
! The follow ne are the officers elected for the
ensuing year.
| Presjdeni-Eev. A. Cornell, Jr., of Iona.
Secretarg-Rey. J. A. Clark, of Adrian.
! 7fea>.trsr-C. Ives, Esq, of Detroit.
! Aadtor-C. Van IIusan Esq Detroit
| IIce Pr,s;feHts-J. Booth, S. Goodman, P.
Forbes. \. W Baker o. II. Call, C. Cutz, W
| II. Fuller, W u. Potter, 5. +. Holt, .. {. Com
stock, j. Harris, :. lIaska, j. NJ. Gregory, NJ.
Allen, e. ". Harris, j. 4. K. Jones, l.. III. Moore,
X. Powell, :. Chase. J. A b. Stone, |. w. Tag
CART, : Cornelius, j. T.. Johnson, C. X. Nichols,
II. q. No-hrr. J s Boyden, A. f. Mather, f.
Curtiss, {. Elirrd, F. Prescott, A. Bingham, s.
Graves, J. Cahnan, =. Finuev, Ii. Glover T. NJ.
Smith, j. T. Boise, s H. Ran-on, S H. d. Vaun,
A. Walker, X K. Prentice, J. Ross, NJ. Colman,
S Finn, r. c. Smith, A. j. Bingham, A. Lamb.
d. Harrington, H. Stanwood J. Seage, j..
j. Kelley, 5. Slater, T. Hcrvcy, ". F. Pattison,
W. Il. Wcisner, y. ". Alfred. J. Van Week,
!. F. Fay, A. McI.ain, J. Inglis, c. A. Lamb, j..
5. Webber, II. Munger, j. +. Fulton, j. McCon-
nell, J. VI. Coe l.. IL. Shepherd, s. ". jerks,
j. = Marsh, :. Eldrei. T. w. Merrill G. C..
nIilIo-, wv Pack
D;r.ciorS-S W. Pat,ison j. Lyon. T. Eaton.
ID. .. Osborne, f. Steele. g. Ingersol, T.. O!ney,
l.. II. Palmer. F.. ). Durham, z. Van Wrinkle,
H. Smith, w b. Grow, II. b. Fuller, |. VI. Wade.
J. 5. Goodman, Il. H. HickoN, W. Emery. j. :.
Hamilton, C. L. Pattison, f. Anderson, a. Han
dy, 5. 7. Town. A. l.. Freeman, s. d. Rose, W.
Il. Smith. !. G. Armstrong, II. NJ. Gallop.
Saturday, Oct. 10.
The committee on Religious Books, &C.. re-
port the permanent Book Fund" to be 81 AIS
% Interest accruing during the year and on
hand Sill IS, which latter SUM subject to APP
preparation. and has been appropriated except
81 IS.
The committee state that their efforts To gather
fall statistics from all the Churche. of the Con-
an entire failure, because of failure of the
Churches to respon to this call In view of the
growing importance of Sunday Schools, the
committee urge the attention OF the Churches
10 this growing interest
The committee are of opinion that no similar
amount of money expended by this Convention,
has ever, OF can ever produce an equal amount
of good, in any other, a. Well "a in this depart
meut of Christian labor
The committee on the "-nichigdn Christian
Hsrald," state that this paper has been the or
gan Of the Denomination for nearly seventeen
wears, and has been greatly beneficial.
Ii present circulation, they say, is about 5000
copies, and they urge upon all the members Of
the Convention to do all they can to increase
that circulation very largely.
/ The Board have made appropriations from the
Domestic Mission Fund As follows: To Rev. r.
| DcRoche for the French Mission Station, at De-
troit. This appears to be one of the most
interesting fields occupied by the Convention.
Several Papists have abandoned their BEAD
Religion" and embraced the religion of the Cos
pei during the year past. To Rev. J. Gunder-
man, for Essex and vicinity, for three months.
Rev w r. Northrop, of Monroe City, has
applied for and received an appropriation from
the Board This station has been added at the
! present meeting.
| The Rev. l.. II. Moore from the station in
this city, stated that the church here were very
thankful for past aid, and haze determined to
ask from the Board no further assistance. This
church have been struggling hard to erect a
house OF worship, which is now about completed.
and is 10 be dedicated during the present meet
| ing of his Convention.
/ Il has been stated bv a member of the Con-
vcntion that about twenty houses of worship
have been erected nv the churches connected
with this body during the year Just now closed !: