, 1863-06-07

Of The labors Of the United States Christian Com
mission every association IN the loyal States IL ur-
gently requested to take upon itself hearty coop
Grafton with Eaid Commission, as auxiliary soct-
Eeto2eed. That the associations arc requested
to urge pastors Of cities aud towns to 60 as youn'
tary chaplains for two moths each, under the d.
rcttiou Of the Christian Commission.
Several other resolutions relating to the
business Of the Convention were then passed.
An Executive Committee to perpetuate
Christian Associations, and perfect their or
gantzationE, was appointed, consisting Of five
members ffom Philadelphia, and one from
each State rs follows:
Ihi1adfli .Aia-Gto, II. Stewart, James Grant, J..
B. Shepherd, John West, Geo. cookman.
-4lasaf- Alexander Tyler, Portland.
-Matsahusetfe-Wm. Il. Lincoln, Boston.
Gsnneaieut- Theodore Fowler, Danbury.
LAode L9dnd-AMoe C. Baretow.
Aep Toxic. Vincent Coffin, Brooklyn
ftsr .Itrxey-T1mothy Abbott. Trenton.
Ghlo-H. Thane Miller, Cincinnati.
IUinott-Eyrus Bentley, Chicago.
4ittou'5-Ed. D. Jones, ST. Louis.
1ona~Wm. Ke1,a, Dubuque.
henfucIvjamre Ed. Hardy. -...-
DIst,set ef Columbia William ]. Rces, Wash
zanada-J. Redpack, Denga1l
Mor12and-J. Dean Smith.
-AichdQdn-J. Farne1, Detroit.
4 resolution WIS proposed recommending
Associations to use their influence to send q
Chaplain to every regiment In the army-aud
It was moved as IN addition to the resolution
that a cor1eepordeuce be instituted between
Associations and the Chnplalns already at
work In the army Passed.
]. Redpath Dougall, of Montreal, moved the
following resolution, which was supported By
of New York: a
WuEnrAs, National i11-w5u between nations, IL
between individuals. must be highly dlapleasins to
WHEnEAa, It seems TO be the policy Of the eyil
one to raiec up at times heart buIninss and jealous
lee between the United States and Great Britain
through he iestruneutality Of selhsh
~ Eex1ssS, Thai Il tbiA convcntisz considers IT the
duty Of Christians oi both nations, as well as thei,
Pace, to use all influence put into their hands to
discourage as much "a in them lies, all great iar
mon;ous ieelingss and promote in every way Chris
Christian countries of the world
The resolution was received with 1oud ap,
| plause, and carried by unanimous vote
atter which jubilee hymn was sung.
Mr. Ba1lanlyne, from Washington City,
gave report Of the operations Of that Asso-
ciation. Their work has been largely in con.
ncction with the soldiers, quar- ermaster'a 3
men, dc, not otherwise provided for. They
| employ m active missionary, whose re.
port for the past five months foots up as fol
lows:
Testaments distributed, IL e444; papers, 20, :
sa2; soldiers hymn books, ,sS; books aud
| led, III ,996; held sS1 religious services, and
travelled / ,ss44 miles in the prosecution Of his
| work, and has seen 40 souls converted to God.
| These services have been held among about
| 65, GEO men In the Government service, col
diers, teamsters, mechanics and lab1rers-
The meeting places have been In mess
| hi 10
side, 10 groves, on transports, IN halls of pub
lie buildings, In the rooms Of the Christian
| Commission, In tents, in guard houses and
prisons, in barracks, and among thousands ol
| soldiers In the field.
Great indeed has been the privilege to labor
| among This large class of men-sone sick, g
| few dying, many without chaplains and ex
| posed to vice and sin: all far from home, and
/ I'LL toIling and suffering, aud nearly all e1
potipg their lives for our country!
o. Vincent Coffin, of Brooklyn, n. T., said
their Association kept employment and board
men desiring employment, or those In search
Of boarding places, in which they would BIZ
surrounded By safe and proper Influences and
! companions. He spoke eomewhat ut length
| Of the efforts of the Brooklyn Association to
use the social element as an aid to their work,
and said that the "social reunions month:
II gatherings, where music, short addresses,
] and sometimes Refreshments, are provided
had, in his Judgment, proved the most power
full lever for accomplishing their purposes
| which had yet been introduced. These meet
ings are very nu1ntTously attended BY MEM
bers and others-ladies, Of course, being pres
eDt-and 1t Is made the duty Of the officers Of
the Association to seek out and introduce to
Christian friends and influences, strangers
who may By the invitation, seek feacquaint-
| anceehip by bling present. He said the ques-
ton Of amnsements had been considered By
them. In 1867 an effort WIS made to provide
| for the erection Of . building, In which should
be gymnasium, bowling al1ey and chess.
room, in addition to the library, reading
| rooms, &C., of the Association. Just as the
| subscription had been started and SIC, 900 o1
the $4,000 had been pledged, the bard times
| abandoned. It is, however, the firm deter.
minauon Of our members, at some day II
carry out the project. ....
We now propose commencing IN Q smaller
| way, By the Introduction Of chess into oui
conversation ruomk.
| allotted for eacl speech as having expired.
] The following is a memorandum Of the
general facts regarding the Brooklyn Assocla
| lion, rs given us By a delegate:
Army And navy work since 1861 amounts
value Of goods and cash together-to some
thing over SEQ, Co.,.
Work of the Association, during the yea1
i, SIS. 'AN '''' ~ ~ =
1t the beginning of 1862, we we're in debI
| nearly $500, and the treasury held $19.u
now We are ont Of debt and hare handsoms
working balance in the Treasury.
We maintain three Mission Schools, con
! tanning, In Ill, about 400 scholars.
| Our library contains s, $40 volumes Of books
and adjoining 1t i the reading room, which Il
| well supplied with religious and secular,
| daily and weekly papers, magazines, reviews,
| &c .
The visitors to the reading room number
| from seyeuty-ase to $50 daily.
| Regular book drawers, about 800; number
| Of volumes drawn last year about 600:
Number Of members, June lst, 1858, vas
On second Tuesday Of each month we have
| melting for business and literary exercises,
The hitter to consist Of the reading Of an essay
limited TO twenty minutes-and . discus
sion Of the positions Of the essayist by volun
teer Speakers. Discussion limited to fortJ
On the fourth Tuesday of each month, from
September to May, We haye Social Re-nnion
AZ ~Neh 1here ia music, sometimes refresh
menus, ana TWO or three short addresses, asidk
from the nain element, couveraation
| Onr fooms, accommodating about 500 havt
pecome mucn 100 sInail for these meetings
clearinghouse List and m employment honI
are kept for the use Of members deserrine
situations, and for directing any young men
or others, to suitable boarding places. I
prayer meeting is held on the third Tucsaa:
evening Of each month
Several public entertainments arc usual,
given each year, the Association aiming t.
Offer nothing of This kind which may not b
pnrper1y called frat class.
We have giyeu some attention to the matte
Of 2museuents, and propose the introductlp