, 1865-10-25
THE UNlVERsALlsT CONVENTION.


This preliminary session or the Universalist
Convention wns held last evening in St Pau1s
Church, corner Of Tnhaah ayc1ue and Van Durrn
treet+ The attendance WIS quite s.nnll, owing to
the extremely unlavorable state Of The weather.
Out Of those present very considerable number
Tic following dcesa1et wc!e present: -
Rey. WI. Rydef. D. 3, NJ; Kev. J. 7. Iuttle.
Mason, Mich; Kev. 4 4 4, 4 Leighton, O.; Rey E.
Sys II ksv s;;s., MeTs NM. Eey !. ss1 Rs1.
lon, O.; Ter. IS. g. IDcn, Ind: ReE: ". ". Nor
s 9s q Sas E., Eev r,ssf VET m I'll heS ri T. Bioa G1
Brooks, II. T.; Re7. 4. Hoe.er1naa, p: Isev: A. ..
III; Hl!s Rev. M j. r. Foss n D. b. iii H. Rs1 o. eia T.
Taiier. a;i III H.; Rev. L. c. L. Kniclerboekr, Mich. "
It wns generaliy understood that there would be
20 business s sst sEsG Soad d..
1re for the emaluess Of The audience.
Aner hymn By the cho!f Of st. Paul's Church,
hes NJ Nyc Of Snt@snshe3d @ rsaa aelesiions 81 l'on
choir. Prayer was offered by Rev. ". u. Lntll. OF
Indiana. 4 chant md The i,oosd hymn werc also
Rev y. S. Bach, Of Galcsbure, delivered the
ioT r1cpa1auon, nom the text, ID verse Of the ID
chapter Of The epistle to The Ephe+tnns.
The sermon, which Was quite lengthy aud didasc,
was tp substance ae tol}ows:
II is incorrect md unjust to cndeayor 10 make
the morality Of one age aud 1ts customs either civil
Or religious. The 1nlss for succeeding ares. The
Inv Of pfoeress. the Development Of humanity, up
1on higher immortality Is ifeef the reason for ih..
So' ,aeo1; nd prsetee, I'd thefe nothing IL i
oi docnaie Character. Christ never claimed that
bis ftyslauons could rot be added to. He gavo
hs T. SnB B% e g & n1 s IL az
piaiu 10 them III lis system Of religion. They
were pot able 10 receive ii The duty 6as BY Lin
sclves Ill vii ahd Law. ef difooSeTi1s the Why 10
Ills purity md r1th. It wonld be nced1eas and
even unw1te 70 attempt to follow the means By
soash IT, ans so re a.
which have brought darkness to Inc hearts Of 20
The text renarks tina. God has reserved still bet
ter things for ut End explains the tucccfsire steps
b which hi. xosa %f fsdeptgfn is ensstsd 1Ra
encidate il. We nsy therefore descend from the
Is ~ tndi.tdua's. ML our duly 10 coniaim to The
ssnee herewith the srligions mind and
9 VIC AZ spe ,hose % Who 10 &c the beate.s e. Of iae
tbe o.d end tatns on Of the new! II has been outs,
been rcc1ean. to cur trust, and this meeting has for
its object Al awakening Of our interest therein.
| How are we best To do this! The fret thing ne
1elaucn to the religious movements orthe day. We
| must moi copy afte1 tho old forms OF sects, or
sttnd among the religious mo.e1acat. Of
the world ike copyt.ts Of the works OF old
masters and clain falsely to be arsist. We must
remember that ours IL progressive system o'reli
glon and We must not merely adsnnce 4 theoreti-
caIx. but fhow it, practical poner, exhibit Il ne q
| practice, life, not theory. philosophy. Having
hxcd ihis purpose In our hearts, on couf=e Of
ncAns Of ptps1esf, and the me NE We deem bc4t arc
moi like those By which faiths haye been
tine ras We do not Geek like the Jesutts spread
o1rpowerb By eahlog sesFet authority over Ine1,s @
ior1h ,he aoas Of Chiist to the hsathcn. We mns1
spread our faith among men. hearts By showing
care their Heavenly FAthez ha! for thcm. We have
ptssed the age Of Faith and CoutroSerfy. and that
oI Hope, al necessities Of the progression, and
M MSiest s and and bisss:t Of ii. that isel'1s whish
is now Spreading eyc1gwhcre nnon. men. X
spread tflif, 1he EpIEt Of true christianity
: onr mistion. this noble, broad plilsuthrop,
common humanity. NC must send rnissionarie.
ont to our work. but we must 1fxt hare them e
send, md we must have lnslttutions in which X
educate them fifty for the work, and It Is tor tha
We must show by ON actions the rcal worth ami
Truth Of our faith, md 10 80 do. enter hear
i and eonl into these great cntesprlses Whcf
win tauy light into tho hearts Of o.
| ard rejoicing, End VIC nust seek IN an things u
render ourselves worthy Of him. following thc max
inns He has given us for our rule Of conduct, , ~
sn e Dee iSHs %s,h III IT, e1' s w ~
Dr., Buleh delivered . concluding prayer. ie7
Dr. Ryder then announced that the regular session
Of the Convention wonld commence al ten oclocl
this morning, end With benedieton BY heE. III
| tall thA yTspptfnp concluded.