The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-09-22
From the Boston Courier. Sent. 20.l
JNIVERSALIST CONVENTION.

This Convention continued its services at the
School Street Church yesterday. So many people
were in attendance that it was found necessary to
hold meeting in the vestry. Morning conference
meetings were also held at o'clock, at the Warren
and Hanover street churches. Rev. Mr.. BoyGen
of Woonsocket, r. J.. presided at the former, and
Rev. Mr.. Peters, of Williamsburg, N. Y, at the
Hanover street meeting.
The proceedings at the School Street Church be-
gan with prayer by Rev. Mr.. Bailey, of Maine.
The record Of Tuesdays business was read, the
roll of members called, and other prelminarles
transacted. The committee on the publication of
the minutes of last years proceedings reported
seventy five hundred copies on hand, which the
members are authorized TO distribute. Rev. J. G.
Skinner, of Nashua, New Hampshire, from the
Committee Church Organization, then read
long report containg a plan for constituting
churches, consisting of a preamble declaratory of
religious belief and constitution adapted to
churches. The Convention voted to discuss the
report in the afternoon when it was likely to meet
with opposition, because of its changing the terms
of church membership, for proposing a church gov
eminent, in form approaching that of the Episco-
pal church, and for other reasons. The occasional
sermon was preached by Rev. G. ii. Fay, of Provi-
dence, r. l., and conference meeting was also
held in the vestry, at which Rev. j. Adams, of
Providence, presided.
In the afternoon a report from the Committee on
the State of the Church was read by Rev. A. A.
Miner, one from the Committee Denomnational
Organization, by Rev. E. G. Brooks, of New York,
and one from the Committee on Education, by Prof
E. Fisher, of New York
There are conferences in the Concord and Hano-
yer Street Churches at s o'clock this morning, and
all reports presented yesterday will be acted upon
by the Convention when it re-assembles at nine
o'clock
The Committee on Nominations reported yeser-
day the following committees for next year
On the State of the Church-Rev. j. G.. Adams,
R. l.; Rev. I. B. Thayer, Mass; Rev. j. D. Will
hanson, Pa.
On Sunday Schools-Rev. A. St. John Chambre,
n. j.; Rev. L. G. Brooks, n. Y; Rev. G. W. Quinn
by, Conn.
On Education-Rev. j. P. Weston, ILL.,; Rev. C.
l.. Demerest Ohio; Rev. }. S. Lee n. Y.
On Complaint and Appeal-Rev. G. NJ. Austin,
N. Y; Rev. c. r. Moore, Me-; Rev. II. R. Nye.
Preacher of the Occasional Sermon-Rev. W. W.
Currio, OF Indiana. Rev. U. s. Spaulding, Mass,
alternate.
Place of Adjournment-New York
THE NATIONAL Fam AT CINCINNATIA Failure
The information we have given in reference to the
National Agricultural Fair at Cincinnati has been
confined to the meagre reports sents by telegraph.
We have accounts of the exhibition from private
sources which lead to the conviction that the en-
terprise is in many respects failure. The attend
ance the first week was limited, as there were few
attractions for the people, whose curiosity had
been satisfied at the numerous exhibitions OF SIM
liar character during the fair season. 1t is report
ed to US that the arrangements at the fair grounds
at Cincinnati are far below the standard of per-
lection, there being no amphitheatre for the exhi
billion of stock, and no seats for the convenience
oil visitors, who seek some degree of comfort at
least when they invited to enjoy such displays.
Stock raisers, in many instances, have withheld
their stables and herds, and the exhibition in point
of interest in that particular has fallen far short of
many of our local fairs. There is said to be good
display in the department allotted to machinery,
but the masses OF the people go to fairs to admire
the beauties OF the animal world.-LouisUiHe Jour.
AMERICAN GUANo.-It will be remembered that
considerable sales of guano from islands in the Pa
cifc were made last Spring to Southern planters.
As crops are beginning to rpen, we now have OPP
portunity to observe the results. The Macon (Ga.)
Telegraph says ave are glad to hear generally
favorable accounts of the influence of the American
guano upon the crops, particularly as doubts have
been expressed in regard to it fertilizer"
The Savannah Ne,rs publishes letter from Chas.
A. Peabody, of Columbus, in the same State,
which speaks Of the "magical effects" of this pecu-
liar substance lately imported in large quantities
from the Pacific Ocean, and calls the special atten-
ton of the press to the fact, that COTTON rvalling
Sea Island for many purposes, is grown in album
dance on very poor lands, with the aid of American
guanO."
Facts of this kind go to establish the value of the
numerous islands containing guano deposits)
which have been appropriated by American mer-
chants and sea captains, under a special law of
Congress passed at recent session.
The Commissioners of Public Buildings, in Phia-
delphia, have awarded to John Macarthur, Jr., the
contract for erecting the public buildings,
which are to be of Pennsylvania white marble, at
cost of about one and quarter million of dollars.