Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1865-12-14
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MARYLAND SUNDAY School CONvENTIoN-SECoNp
DAYS PROCEEDISGs-The Convention met at $50
A NJ, the President in the chair, religious services
being conducted by Rev. W. Prettyman. resolu-
ton was offered by Mr.. Z. o. Hinkley, and adopted
instructng the business committee to consider the
propriety of appointing executive committee to
consist OF one member from each county and two
from the city of Baltimore, and also to take into CON
sidcration the plan Of organization adopted at the
Convention of 1868.
Resolutions in relation to intemperance were
adopted, recommending to the Sabbath schools
throughout the State the immediate establishment of
temperance organizations and advising the teachers
to make intemperance the subject of special insruc
ton requesting the ministers to preach on the sub
cct particularly on the second and third Sundays in
January and also to notice the evils resulting from
the practice of men and boys lOunging about stores
and taverns The business committee was directed
to report a draft Of lesson on intemperance.
The first question reported by the business com
mittee the mission of the Sabbath schools as an
auxiliary of the church, then taken up and the
discussion opened by Francis I. King; additional
remarks made on the subject by other members
Of the Convention. The next question discussed
was. How best to extend the Sunday school work
all the State. the discussion being opened by
B. +. Kendall, of Washington county, who was fol
lowed by several others. The Convention then
adjourned.
In the afternoon at three o'clock childrens meet
ngs held in ten churches in various sections OF
the city which were addressed by members of the
Convention and others. In the evening number Of
addresses were delivered to a large congregation in
the Central Presbyterian church.
The TROUBLE AT THE VULCAN WoRKs.-Menton
was made yesterday in the Commercial Of strike
on the part of the boiler makers employed by Messrs
Hazehurst Co., at the Vulcan Works on the south
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acertained that their wages sometime since re
duced, and that they demanded an increase, which
was refused-hence the strike" The former EN-
poyerS allege that they had designed increasing the
of portion of the workmen, the most skilltul
and deserving. and so informed committee who
waited upon them in relation to the demand for an
increase. This, however. was not regarded as salts
factory by the workmen, who insisted that the wages
of all casses-good bad indierent-should be in
creased But the employers refused So to do. II is
alleged that the repairs OF the boiler of steamer
| was contracted for by the firm, and the workmen
hearing that it was promised within specified time
commenced operations, and after they had torn the
old boiler to pieces refused to work longer unless
their wages increased. Messrs. Ii. x Co. ad-
hered to their resolution, and thus the matter stands
During the this firm had several large contracts
with the government which necessitated the employ
ment of an extraordinarily large number of hands
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business fell off Messrs. IL. Il Co. decided to retain
| all their hands at reduced rate rather than dis
| charge them, and thus throw them entirely out O
| employment The firm, it is stated, about con
| tracing for quantity of government work, which
| would alone have given these workmen employment
| for more than year, but in consequence of thi
strike" they have been compelled to abandon tn,
| project and the work will have to be taken else
| where
| BANKING House SwISDLE.-Messrs. W 7. Smith
& Co., bankers, No 224 West Baltimore street
were on Monday last, the victims of heavy swind
ling operation. During the day. note was receive,
| by the firm, at the hands of a small boy purportin
to be from Mr.. R. B. Coleman, proprietor of the Eu
taw House, inquring what the firm would sell $40
in gold dfor. They replied PROBABLY by note, and in
shorttimethe boy returned with ardsses note, pur
porting to be sfyom the same gentleman safaf y y
substance, that aehsck for ST. ass Onals Chesap%eak' %
Bank, would be found enclosed, for yssal s ~
.sgold.should begivsnTthe bearer and reEs.ng @ una
/ fin asfags The check was Etake thu
q fSaEtjse boy and nothings sssTaps sstgss !.
iSira5t "a ESS to the matter until tayf morn
ingywhenf EfSSas discovered that the SsheekIwas
niserabl s5rgery, and that Mr.. Coleina kept no &C
| onnnf Iwsiits the Chesapeake Bank. Thexm4tt wa
at oneeplaced in the hands of the police detectives
hut no clue as yet has been obtained as to the perpe