Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1859-10-06
CITY Items.

Long before the OF meeting the building though
the largest house Of worship In the city, 70
Its utmost capacity by brilliant hroug of spectators
only tho hrst eight seats In each aisle being for
the members Of the Convention the remaining portion of
to the use Of Ssns
religious gathering have sccn-certainly the lar
gest ever witnessed In this city. Thirythrce were
represented As the bell struck the hour of ten the or
gan sent its glorious and solemn peas through the vast
building its solemn notes awakening feelings Of awe and
and .ssns The mind 70 secn,emplation OF that
thousand years Is but q watch In the night Soon
ster the organ began to sound the Bishops from
tho vestry, and having knelt for a moment In PRAYER
took their seats within the altar enclosure. :
After the usual morning service, In which Reverend
Drs. Hines aud Quniard, Of Tennessee dictated Bishop
Otey, OF the Same State entered the pulpit aud delivered
the opening sermon, taking his from ST. Mark XII
and XIV verse Verify, say unto yeu who.oever shall
not enter therein" p Fl-'-
The address was ono Of rare power aud cioquence
AUG uy sustained the exalted reputation Of the distin
guisneu speaker HIS Remarks designed To point
out the 100 common error OF ncglectng the morals to
cultivate the intellect OF children aud relying upon the
latte. 70 point out the evils which lie in the path of e
anu TO become the groundwork OF elevated morality
lie showed that something else necessary to
training OF the rising generation, II wish to hand
down our institutions unimpared into the hands of those
who follow us and them But while the benefits of n pro
per education. proper moral training was very great
YET IL was not the only induecmcnt such training
Inc ehei and engrossng consideration should not be
mercy 10 make them respected in this life but TO fl them
Tor the Kingdom OF Heaven. The Almighty has inn
P'e'seu one common law upon the whole
ing tue use OF means to the result and never promising
result without the means for its ACKNOWLEDGEMENT .
Truths Justified into the minds of children viii live for
ever IN the memory. They furnish the mind with /.
chord that never vbrate to the touch of %,
postuation We cannot pluck up roots of evil lint
A., eau cypress us development The work is noble the
heavenly temper and divine appointment From the ear
hest times, the moral training of children "a we'll as
teir intellectual enlightenment has be. erioin.d and
from the time OF the Reformation Il has been the nrsc
bed daty OF the ministry examine children in Il @
.a.eehisn, which contains, perhaps mole of what per-
ains TO Christian duty than can be found in any Other
book OF the same compass To the Christian mind tb
world but place where the mind of youth il trained
for the Kingdom of Heaven. Two persons only are an
pointed by Providence 10 perform this sacred tssktwo
whose assduity pcrplexites can oyercome--th. ma
rents Their relative positions fitted by nature Tor
such work and end; perfect dependence on the one
side and perfect sympathy and love on the other The
family circle is the nursery Church and for Ueo
ven There, sympathy and affection all germina AMI
Dun binding It's members TO and God TO time and
eternity There the tender plant of childhood grows up
to be Gust out or to be received high IL is the birth
place OF mans eternal destiny The little babe d,ndc
on the knee is thinking feeling soul which mus b;nI
and feel through all eternity in Heaven or IN hell Oh
parents when your children weeping around your
dying bed, when they catch your trembling hand in
theirs and you feel that have neglected their so
what VIII ye say 10 them what will We answer TO The
200 OF Heaven when eternity closes with all its dark
ness around your spirit:
At the close of the sermon Rev Dr. Minneeerode gave
houce oil various meeting appointments in connection
column. " '''
The Sacrament of the Lords supper was then admin
siered by the venerable Bishop Meade 10 the Bisbon,
who In turn administered to the clerical and Law mem
bers At the conclusion of the holy rite the concres
ton dismissed and
At quarter to two o'clock, the Convention was called
20 order by Rev Dr. Howe Secretary last Couyen
ton, and the members requested TO present their ce6
Gates The list of clerical delegates to the Convention
was then read and the following answered to their
MAISE-Clerical Deputies Rcvs. Alex. Burgess, Geo
W; Durel, Frederick Gardiner, Asa Dalton.
Mn IIasfu
Cont James H. Eames, i. G. Hubbard d. d. Lay Depu-
ty: Mr. Simeon lde
vERHoST-Cerical Deputies Revs John A. Hicks d.
d., George b. Manser, ID. D., David H. Buel r. w Shell
ton. Lay Deputy Mr.. Sylvester Demng
hAssAclTu sErTs-Clerical Deputies: Rcvs George NJ
Randall, ID. D. y. NJ p Wells d. D., George Leeds
Lay Deputies: Messrs. Edward A. Newton Robert G.
winthrop. VIM. Appleton.
Ki'oDE isLASD-Cierieal Deputy Rev. sias A. Crane,
CoSSEcrTcUr-Clerical Deputies: Reys. r. A H,u.n
d. d., A: Lituejohn, d. D., Junius NJ Wiley. Law De-
P'sies Messrs- John Ferguson, VIM. T. Lee
NEw foRE-Clerical Deputies: Revs VIM Creighton
u. u Francis L. Hawks, ID. d., Francis Vinton D. d.
WESTERN Nav YORK-Lay Deputies Messrs Horatio
Seymour Washington Hunt, Joseph Juliand
NEW JERsEY.-Clerical Deputies: Revs Milo Maban
u. d., Clarkson Dunn John Kelly. Lay Deputies
hessrs Daniel b. Ryall j. \ Thompson.
PENSsILvASIA.-Clerical Deputies: Reys VIM n S,c
yens, ID. d., NJ. A. De w. Howe d. D. j. p r. Wilmcr
d. d. Lay Deputies: Messrs. Herman Cone, John n
Con,ngham, VIM WEIGH Felix r. BruuOt
DTLAwARE-Clerical Deputies: Reys Charles Rreck
benjamin Franklin Samuel X. Slack. Law Deputies
aessr, s 7. Du POut, S. N. Curtis, VIM T. Reed VIM.
Cummins, ID. ID. we
MARrLASp.-Clericnl Deputies: Revs. WIN. f. WYATT.
d. D., Henry n. Mason. Lay Deputies Messrs Ezekiel
q Chambers Pavy Evans G: j GOIdsboroush.
SIEGINII.-ClercalD Deputies: Revs. VIM Sparrow d. |
ID, Gssrles w. Andrews. d. d.. Rchd H. Wilmer d |
D.. G. Hinnegerodc, ID. ID.
HoE-u cARotISA.--Clerica Deputies: Revs. Rich 6.
WIN. d. BATE. -'
sourH cAEoLITA.-cierical Deputy: Rev. Peter J.
Shand. Lay Deputy: X. r. W. Aston
lavfa w
Pharmaceutical Deputies Revs j. J. Scott osrood
r. Herrck, Alfred A. Miller w Trcbell Saunders Law
Deputies: Messrs. George r. Fairbanks John Beard
ALABANA.-Clercal Deputies Revs Henry G. Law
d. d., j. NJ Banister y. r. Hanson J. A. Massey Law
Deputies Messrs Henry A. Tayoe, A. W. Eerbe, Rob |
MlssrssrrL-Cerical Deputies Revs. VIM. G. Crane
lBenjsmin N Miller, Henry sansom, d. ID. Lay Deputy
LonIstAsA-Clerical DEPUTIES: Reys n w Tr,..r
Z. Guion Lay Deputies Messrs. J. l.. LobdeTl, G. s.
Gu'op. - "
TkxAs-clericaI Deputies Revs. Benjamin Eaton.
W. T. ID. Dalzel Lay Deputy Mr.. Peter w Gray
TESNEssEE-Cerica Deputies Revs. C. 7. ouintard
ID d.. J. A. wheelock. Lay Deputies Messrs i "
Jett Samuel Oldham, NJ. D.
RESTUcKY.-Clercal Deputies Rev, las Gail N N
Robt AcAurdy, y. NJ whttle J. H. Morrison, D. D. |
Lay Deputy Mr.. A. r. Churchill
OHIo.-Clerical Deputies Revs. Erastus Burr d. ID
Robt. b. Caxton, ID. D., Chauncey w Fitch ID ID Wu'
dleton
IsprANA.-ClerieaI Deputies Revs Jos C. Talbot. d.
d., Geo H. Mcknight 1880 -
iLLtNots-Clerica Deputies Revs. Samuel Chase d.
d., Robt GARRISON. ID. D., Theo. N. Morrison Lay
Deputies; hessrs H. Otis, Antrim Campbell
MIssorE-Cerieal Deputies: Revs s. y McNasters
Ii d., Francis j. Cierc, Robt T. Terry. Lay Deputy
Mr.. II. N. Smith. -
MIciiGiN--Clcrical Deputies Rcvs Daniel T. Grin. |
nell Levi Cerson. Lay Deputies Messrs IT, p Bald
wiz, J.. y. Demi, g. G. Trowbridge
WtscoNsiN-Clerical Deputies: Revs. VIM Adams d. |
d, Geo. II. Eastman, David Keene
CAiIEoRSIA-Cerical Deputy: Rev WIN. n. Hill Law
Deputies Mes7rs Edward Stanley, Jos W. winans
IowA-Clcrical Deputies Revs Samuel Starr John |
uhord, Edward w. Poet. Lay Deputy: Mr. Richard
HeAiister.
On motion, the Convention proceeded to elect Presi
dent ~
Rev. Dr Meade Of Conn, nominated Rev DR. Crc;yb.
ton, OF New York No other name being brought for.
ward for the office, Dr. Creighton was unanmonsy elect
CO. ana conducted to hia seat by Rev. Drs. wyatt of
Maryland and Chase, Of Illinois.
- Or Francis Viuon, Of " y. nominated Rev Dr.
Hove Of PENNSYLVANIA for Secretary who was also re-
0i rcted unanimously.
On mnfinn of DE- Mn.n